Feeding a family can feel like a juggling act - especially when you're trying to serve something everyone will actually eat without blowing the grocery budget.
If you’ve added our handmade dumplings to your Dimples box (great move), here are some simple, cost-effective ways to turn them into wholesome, satisfying meals using seasonal produce and pantry staples.
🥬 1. Make a Dumpling Soup (15-minute wonder)
Great for: Stretching a smaller pack of dumplings
Feeds: 4–5 with ease
How to do it:
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Simmer vegetable or chicken stock with garlic, ginger, soy sauce and sesame oil.
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Add seasonal veg like Asian greens, zucchini, sweetcorn or carrot.
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Drop in dumplings and cook for 5–6 minutes, until piping hot.
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Optional: top with soft-boiled eggs, chilli oil or fresh herbs.
✨ Add a side of rice to bulk it up for hungrier bellies.
🍜 2. Toss with Noodles & Stir-Fried Veg
Great for: One-pan dinners with max flavour
Feeds: 4+ depending on your noodle-to-veggie ratio
How to do it:
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Cook your noodles of choice (egg, udon, soba, rice — all work!).
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Stir-fry veggies like cabbage, capsicum, beans, mushrooms, carrot.
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Steam dumplings or crisp them in a pan and serve on top or alongside.
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Mix with a quick sauce: soy, oyster sauce, garlic, sesame oil, and a dash of honey or vinegar.
🥕 Add tofu, egg, or frozen edamame for extra protein.
🥟 3. Build a “Pick & Mix” Platter
Great for: Fussy eaters and lazy Friday dinners
How to do it:
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Cook up the dumplings, spring rolls or prawn toast.
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Add bowls of sliced cucumber, rice, dipping sauces, cherry tomatoes or steamed veg.
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Everyone builds their own plate — minimal fuss, zero complaints.
🍉 Include seasonal fruit like watermelon, mandarins or grapes to round it out.
It Doesn’t Have to Be Fancy
These dumplings and snacks are packed with flavour - you don’t need to do much to turn them into something the whole family will love. A little broth, a handful of veg, or a noodle stir-fry, and dinner’s sorted.
At Dimples, we’re all about making fresh food easy, fun and flexible. So next time these land in your box, know you’ve got options - and they don’t have to cost a fortune.
Got a combo you love?
Tag us @dimples.au and show us how you’re making it work for your crew.
#dimplesdelivers #familyfeast #easyfamilymeals #dumplingnight
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