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51 Low-Lift 30-Minute Meals for Nights When You Just Can’t
Delicious ways to get dinner on the table, even when it feels impossible.
Guacamole
This easy chunky guacamole recipe gets warmth from a dash of cumin and heat from fresh or pickled jalapeño.
Three Cup Chicken (San Bei Ji)
This Taiwanese classic gets its name from the generous amounts of soy sauce, sesame oil, and rice wine it calls for.
Ginger Pudding
If you love the taste of ginger, this simple dessert is for you. It requires no baking or steaming and has only three ingredients: milk, sugar and ginger juice.
Easy Butter Beans, Paprika, and Piquillo Peppers
Simple, quick, and bursting with flavor, these beans are perfect on their own, with a slice of toast, or tossed into a salad.
3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
This easy peanut butter cookie recipe is streamlined for minimal fuss and they’re flourless, so those on a gluten-free diet can enjoy them too.
Vegan Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Nondairy butter and a flax “egg” make these easy cookies deliciously vegan—be sure to buy dairy-free chocolate and vegan sugar to keep them that way.
Sumac-Roasted Snapper With Lime Yogurt
This whole roasted fish recipe is the perfect place to put the trinity of sumac, lime, and yogurt to work.
Horsey Goat
An easy spreadable blend of fresh goat cheese, horseradish, and heavy cream.
Chaat Masala Mixed Nuts With Cornflakes
These spiced nuts are tangy, spicy, and the perfect thing to nibble on during the holidays. With extra crunch from cornflakes and a determined kick from cayenne, these will keep you coming back for more.
Goat Cheese and Salami Stuffed Dates
As a last-minute party snack or an addition to your dinner party table, these one-biters can’t be beat.
Miso-Maple Walnuts
These easy miso-maple walnuts are crunchy, savory, a little sweet, and beautifully caramelized.
Cosmopolitan Spritz
This is an especially refreshing take on the cosmopolitan cocktail. You can batch the cosmo mix up to 10 hours in advance to cut down on last-minute fuss at your next cocktail-worthy occasion. (If you’d like to mix it together earlier than that, add the lime juice at the last minute.) To retain maximum fizz, pour the chilled club soda and sparkling wine into each ice-filled glass first—then you don’t need to rigorously stir to mix the bubbles into the heavier cocktail base. This recipe makes eno.…
Baked Brie With Almonds
This easy baked Brie is a great appetizer if you’re hosting a small holiday party. While it’s simple, there is some serious wow value during that first oozing fresh-from-the oven Brie slice.
Raw Cranberry and Fuyu Persimmon Relish
Tart cranberries meet their perfect match in persimmons, the glorious fruit that ripens in time for Thanksgiving. For this cranberry relish, use Fuyu persimmons, which are eaten while still hard, like apples.
Cranberry-Orange Relish
The best cranberry-orange relish recipe is a simple chopped mix of fresh cranberries, orange, sugar, and a touch of cinnamon.
Turmeric-Cumin Margarita
Bright, peppery turmeric and a smoky cumin salt on the rim make this vibrant drink perfect for celebrating Diwali. To serve, garnish with fresh mint and a wedge of lime.
Mushroom Stroganoff
Stroganoff is endlessly comforting—and this version can be made in under 30 minutes.
Instant Pot Japchae
A Korean classic of bouncy noodles, julienned vegetables, and a sweet-and-salty sauce—and this version only takes about 20 minutes.
Clams With Sherry and Olives
The complex flavor of this dish—briny, aromatic, slightly spicy—belies the extraordinarily simple method of actually making it.