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30 Minute Dinners

Fast does not have to mean flat. This collection gathers recipes with total times of 30 minutes or less so dinner can still feel colorful, specific, and worth sitting down for.

30 minute dinners
quick dinners
weeknight recipes

19 recipes in this collection

Filtered by total recipe time of 30 minutes or less.

Pan con Tomate

Pan con Tomate

Toasted bread rubbed with garlic and ripe tomato, then finished with olive oil and flaky salt.

15 minutesEasy4
Greek Chickpea Salad

Greek Chickpea Salad

A bright chickpea salad with cucumber, tomato, feta, olives, oregano, and lemon.

18 minutesEasy4
Classic Ceviche

Classic Ceviche

Fresh white fish cured in lime with red onion, aji, cilantro, sweet potato, and corn.

20 minutesEasy4
Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry

Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry

Soft scrambled eggs folded with juicy tomatoes, scallions, and a light savory sauce for a fast rice-friendly meal.

20 minutesEasy3
Pesto Pasta

Pesto Pasta

A fast basil pesto pasta with pine nuts, parmesan, garlic, and glossy olive oil.

22 minutesEasy4
Garlic Fried Rice with Egg

Garlic Fried Rice with Egg

A simple Filipino-style breakfast rice with crisp garlic, day-old rice, scallions, and a sunny egg.

25 minutesEasy4
Green Papaya Salad

Green Papaya Salad

A crunchy sweet-sour salad with shredded green papaya, tomatoes, green beans, peanuts, lime, and chile.

25 minutesEasy4
Injera Breakfast Plate

Injera Breakfast Plate

A quick breakfast plate with injera, soft eggs, spiced tomatoes, greens, and yogurt.

25 minutesEasy2
Kimchi Fried Rice

Kimchi Fried Rice

A fast skillet fried rice with kimchi, gochujang, scallions, sesame, and egg.

25 minutesEasy3
Nasi Goreng

Nasi Goreng

Indonesian fried rice with kecap manis, garlic, shallots, egg, chile, and cucumber.

25 minutesEasy3
Classic Beef Sliders

Classic Beef Sliders

Mini cheeseburgers with juicy beef patties, melted cheddar, pickles, lettuce, and a quick burger sauce.

27 minutesEasy4
Lebanese Fattoush Salad

Lebanese Fattoush Salad

A crisp chopped salad with toasted pita, cucumber, tomato, radish, herbs, lemon, olive oil, and sumac.

28 minutesEasy4
Menemen

Menemen

Soft scrambled eggs with tomatoes, peppers, onion, olive oil, and warm spice.

28 minutesEasy3
Scallion Oil Noodles

Scallion Oil Noodles

Springy noodles tossed in fragrant scallion oil with soy sauce and a touch of sugar.

28 minutesEasy3
Singapore Chili Shrimp

Singapore Chili Shrimp

A home-friendly take on chili crab flavors with shrimp, tomato-chile sauce, ginger, garlic, and soft ribbons of egg.

30 minutesEasy4
Thai Basil Chicken

Thai Basil Chicken

A fast skillet version of pad krapow with ground chicken, garlic, chiles, basil, and a salty-sweet sauce.

30 minutesEasy4
Yakisoba

Yakisoba

Saucy stir-fried noodles with cabbage, carrots, pork, and a tangy-sweet yakisoba sauce.

30 minutesEasy4
Cacio e Pepe

Cacio e Pepe

A Roman pasta classic with spaghetti, Pecorino Romano, black pepper, and starchy pasta water.

22 minutesMedium4
Dan Dan Noodles

Dan Dan Noodles

Springy noodles tossed with sesame-chile sauce, savory pork, scallions, and a gentle Sichuan pepper tingle.

30 minutesMedium4

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