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Home » Recipes » Quick and Easy

Quick and Easy Recipes

When you want a delicious home-cooked meal but you're too busy to cook, think again! We've got some incredible recipes that are a cinch to throw together!

This quick and easy recipes section is one of my favorite collections of recipes. From Quick Turkey Ragu that tastes like rich bolognese to better-than-takeout Chinese Orange Chicken, to scrumptious Cuban Picadillo, here's where you'll find hearty, flavorful recipes that let you get a fabulous dinner on the table in a flash!

 

 

Overhead shot of a white bowl filled with orecchiette pasta tossed with a sauce of sausages and broccoli rabe

Orecchiette Pasta with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe

overhead shot of a glass bowl filled with arugula pesto, on a white countertop, surrounded by arugula leaves, 3 small piles of toasted pistachios and 3 lemons

Arugula Pesto

Cast iron skillet filled with ground beef stew in tomato sauce with olives and a bay leaf.

Cuban Picadillo: Ground Beef Stew

Overhead shot of a white bowl filled with shredded Brussels sprout and arugula salad with toasted pecans and grated parmesan cheese.

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad

Sliced poached chicken on a blue and white platter with a few parsley and dill leave strewn around

How to Make Perfect Poached Chicken

Close up of colorful Brazilian chicken salad with carrots, pease and olives, on a bed of lettuce.

Brazilian Chicken Salad: Salpicão

close up of crispy Italian fried potatoes and peppers

Crispy Italian Fried Potatoes and Peppers

a grey plate on a vivid blue cloth napkin, the plate topped with rice and beans flecked with red bell peppers, scallions and cilantro, and topped with a fried egg

Gallo Pinto: Costa Rican Rice and Beans Breakfast

three broiled glazed salmon fillets in a black serving bowl, topped with chopped scallions

Broiled Glazed Salmon

close up of a platter of shredded brussels sprouts topped with crispy fried shallots and a slice of lemon to garnish

Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Crispy Fried Shallots

6 devils on horseback (bacon wrapped prunes) on a black plate with sprigs of parsley and toothpicks inserted into them

Devils on Horseback

small white bowl on a blue dish towel, filled with toasted pine nuts

How To Toast Pine Nuts - Two Easy Methods

A slice of an asparagus goat cheese frittata with cherry tomatoes, on a spatula, held over the cast iron skillet containing the rest of the frittata

Asparagus Goat Cheese Frittata

Bowl of tuna salad.

Healthy Tuna Salad (no mayo)

White bowl on a black and white striped dish towel, filled with tricolore salad: arugula, radicchio and endive, with wooden salad spoons in the bowl.

Insalata Tricolore: Italian Tricolore Salad

A white bowl filled with Shirazi salad of cucumbers cherry tomatoes green peppers and onions

Shirazi Salad (Persian Cucumber, Tomato and Onion Salad)

6 French Deviled Eggs Mimosa on a light blue plate, decorated with small lettuce leaves.

French Deviled Eggs Mimosa

close up of a Negroni in a tumbler with ice and an orange wedge

How To Make A Negroni Cocktail

white bowl filled with roasted fennel, tomatoes and white beans

Roasted Fennel, Tomatoes and White Beans

Quick Cuban Black Beans

huevos rancheros on a copper colored baking sheet: a flour tortilla topped with salsa, refried beans, two fried eggs, shredded cheese and three slices of avocado

Easy Huevos Rancheros Recipe

a white bowl filled with lentil salad and cubes of feta, on a blue striped dish towel with some fresh chives on the side and a couple of pink chive flowers

Ottolenghi's Lentil Salad with Herbs and Feta

6 grilled swordfish steaks topped with salsa verde

Grilled Swordfish Steaks Salsa Verde

A piece of broiled salmon fillet on a bed of butter lettuce and topped with mango salsa

Broiled Salmon With Mango Salsa

beef chow fun noodles in a cast iron skillet which is on a white tray with a blue dish towel and some scallions strewn around

Chinese Chow Fun Noodles with Beef

3 dozen mini caprese skewers on a white tray, with tomatoes, basil leaves and mini mozzarella balls

Mini Caprese Skewers

Thai cucumber salad with sliced red chili peppers, chopped mint leaves and chopped peanuts, in a white bowl on a pin-striped black and white dish towel with 3 forks

Thai Cucumber Salad with Chili and Mint

white rectangular platter topped with grilled figs, prosciutto and burrata and arugula

Grilled Figs, Prosciutto and Burrata Appetizer

It takes just 20 minutes to make this super flavorful, healthy dinner recipe: Thai Beef Bok Choy Rice Bowl with an egg on top. Add your favorite hot sauce!

Quick Thai Beef Rice Bowl Recipe

egg salad in a white bowl with a sprig of dill in the middle

My Favorite Egg Salad Recipe

Sweet Pea and Spinach Soup with Fresh Mint

How To Make Hummus

white serving bowl on black and white striped dish towel, filled with shredded kale and roasted carrots, potatoes, chickpeas and sliced avocado

Roasted Vegetable Salad with Kale and Chickpeas [Vegan]

glass jar filled with pink pickled red onions.

Quick Pickled Red Onions

Big green salad in a white bowl with a side dish of parmesan cheese

The Best Green Salad

Asian honey soy chicken in a bowl sprinkled with scallions.

Asian Honey Soy Chicken

bowl of angel hair pasta with cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, basil and olives, on a blue and white striped dish towel with four forks pointing to the bowl and lemons in the background

Angel Hair Pasta with Goat Cheese and Cherry Tomatoes (No-Cook Sauce)

Indonesian Grilled Green Beans with lemon aioli dipping sauce

rimmed baking sheet topped with baked chicken thighs, potatoes, red bell peppers, zucchini and green olives.

Baked Chicken Thighs with Potatoes Peppers and Olives

How to make perfect guacamole - recipe by Panning The Globe

Guacamole

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