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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.
19 recipes in this collection
Filtered by total recipe time of 30 minutes or less.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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