Your favourite takeaway-inspired meals can be made at home. Enjoy a budget-friendly option that’s better for your family, kinder to your budget and perfect for a night in.
Turn takeaway night on its head with a family “fakeaway” night instead. Recreate your favourite crispy buttermilk chicken or silky pad thai. For something healthier, try our selection of nutritionally approved fakeaway recipes, including fish and chips or satay chicken. Get the same delicious flavours with less strain on your budget. You might even prefer to stay in rather than order out with these homemade fast-food dupes!
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Crispy air-fryer buttermilk chicken
This budget-friendly, six-ingredient recipe is guaranteed to be your new go-to Friday night feast. Enjoy our version of buttermilk chicken pieces. Skip the guesswork of 11 secret herbs and spices for our pre-seasoned Italian-style roasting portions. They’re cooked in the air-fryer for the perfect crunch!
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Lamb souvlaki wraps
You don’t need to leave home to savour a Greek feast. Try these affordable and delicious bundles of lamb, garlicky yoghurt and salad. Perfect just as it is, but even better with some quinoa tabouli to add as an extra topping to the wraps. Put the Mediterranean on your table in no time. Kali oreksi! (Bon appetit!)
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Fettuccine ragu
Enjoy restaurant-quality Italian at home with pasta night done right. This dish couldn’t be easier as you let the slow-cooker do the work and come back to tender, shreddable beef combined with fettucine and a rich pasta sauce. The best part? It’s budget-friendly as well!
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Smash-burger tacos
Beef tacos are already a tried and true family favourite, but have you seen this creative twist for taco night? Mexican deliciousness meets the cheeseburger in this simple smashburger taco recipe. This flavour-packed dinner is super easy to make and tastes delicious.
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Crispy bacon & veg fried rice
Clean out your fridge and save money when you recreate this takeaway favourite at home. Make the most of leftover day-old rice, and any spare vegetables you already have. Budget-friendly and on the table in less than 30 minutes, this crispy bacon and veg fried rice is the ultimate recipe for savers.
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Healthier chicken ramen
You’ll thank yourself for adding this budget-friendly chicken ramen to your repertoire! Ready in 15 minutes, it’s the perfect winter meal when you’re running short on time but don’t want to compromise on flavour. Don’t forget the soft boiled egg as the cherry on top of your healthier homemade masterpiece.
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Nachos pie
Another creative take on two different classics, this hybrid Mexican pie is a flavour hit. The filling is cocooned in a crispy tortilla base and there’s crunchy nacho chips on top; it’s all pulled together with delicious cheesy goodness. The family will have so much fun whipping up this dinner, especially because it’s ready in no time at all.
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Chicken pad thai
This one is easy and ready in 20 minutes, so you’ll love being able to recreate this favourite for fakeaway night. Tantalise your tastebuds with silky rice noodles, crunchy fresh veggies and a crushed peanut garnish. It’s an affordable crowd-pleasing classic!
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Cheese-stuffed beef burgers
Level up your burger night with this oozing, cheese-stuffed masterpiece. It’s budget-friendly and bound to please both little and big kids. Get your hands around the perfect homemade burger: tender beef and crispy bacon feature on a sweet brioche bun.
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Healthier Lebanese-style pizza
Enjoy a guilt-free pizza night with this nutritionally approved recipe that tastes as good as takeaway. Loaded with aromatic flavours and plenty of crunch, this Lebanese-style pizza with beef mince, red onion, tomato and tasty cheese won't disappoint.
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Korean-style chicken wings
You’ll want to cancel plans to stay in for this saucy fakeaway! Budget-friendly and finger-licking good, these Korean-style chicken wings are coated in a sticky honey-soy sauce. As the ultimate finger food, they’ll be gone in a flash.
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Bánh mì chicken burgers
Transform traditional Vietnamese bánh mì flavours into an irresistible chicken burger, complete with crunchy salad, chilli, coriander and mayo. These budget-friendly burgers are the ultimate in fresh and tasty Asian fusion.
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Simple butter chicken
Butter chicken has to be one of the most popular Indian takeaway dishes. Bring those aromatic flavours home with this super simple recipe. Budget-friendly and packed with fresh and spicy flavour, it’s a recipe you’re sure to hit the save button on.
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Beef & coleslaw tortilla pockets
What about a budget-friendly burrito for family fakeaway night? Think tender beef with crunchy coleslaw wrapped in a fluffy tortilla. Yum. Follow this easy recipe to have tasty tortilla pockets in your hands in 20 minutes.
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Healthier Thai green curry
The perfect blend of fresh but spicy flavours, Thai green curry is a well-loved takeaway treat. We’ve done the work for you, making sure this recipe is nutritionally approved and budget-friendly so you can enjoy delicious curry that’s better for your family and your wallet!
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Healthier air-fryer fish & chips
The family will love this affordable fakeaway fish and chips. Adding chopped parsley and lemon zest to the breadcrumb coating adds extra freshness and zingy flavour to the fish, and the sweet potato chips make a tasty alternative to regular fries.
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Healthier satay chicken
Satay chicken rates highly on most people’s takeaway hitlists, so why not give this healthier version a try? Add some steamed rice and your favourite green veggies, and you’re done. To give it even more takeaway appeal, serve this with some easy healthier Thai fish cakes, too.
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Tuna & avocado sushi
Make cooking dinner the highlight of family night by rolling your own sushi! Enjoy this kid-friendly combo of tuna and avocado or make it your own and get the kids involved in assembling their favourite fillings. Save time by having all the ingredients prepped and ready to go once the rice has cooled down. It’s simple and delicious.
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Spicy popcorn chicken
Enjoy this easy, budget-friendly version of a takeaway favourite: popcorn chicken. Ready in less than 25 minutes, it’s the perfect finger food for family movie night. You can reduce the amount of heat in the dipping sauce by swapping the ¼ cup of sriracha with the same amount of tomato sauce.
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Pork & noodle stir-fry
Stir-fries are great for when you’re short on time and looking for something good for your family that also tastes amazing. Enter our budget-friendly pork and noodle stir-fry. Make a meal in a flash with pork stir-fry strips, vermicelli noodles, cashews, carrot, spinach and fried shallots.
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15-minute Mexican chicken burgers
It’s super simple to make these flavour-packed Mexican chicken burgers at home. All you need are four ingredients - chicken, taco seasoning, a coleslaw salad kit, bread rolls - and 15 minutes to whip up this easy and affordable meal.
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Healthier veggie pizza
Pizza that’s good for you? Let’s do it! Get the whole family involved in making these delicious pizzas that are nutritionally approved and packed with veggies. Ready in 30 minutes, this recipe doesn’t compromise on flavour; it has juicy tomatoes, creamy ricotta and zesty rocket to top it off.
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Healthier burgers
Wholemeal bread rolls, lean beef mince and some hidden grated carrot and onion to ramp up the veggies, and – tada! – you have fabulous burgers at the ready. Not only that, but they take 20 minutes from start to finish. Enjoy this nutritionally approved version of a much-loved favourite.
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Mini fish sliders
Skip the takeout – Woolworths COOK fish slider kit will have you serving up delicious bite-sized burgers in an instant. For under $2.60 per serve, they're the perfect at-home alternative to the classic Filet-O-Fish burger. Serve the sliders with homemade air-fryer potato chips for the ultimate night in.