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Home | 30-Minute or Less Recipes

30 Minute or Less Recipes

Need something quick, easy, and full of flavor? These 30-minute (or less) recipes are perfect for busy weeknights and last-minute meals. One of my personal favorites is this healthy and flavorful Mahi Mahi Recipe, while my son always asks for tacos made with this simple and delicious Ground Beef Taco Meat.

Readers also love the quick and juicy Garlic Butter Pork Chops, ready in just 15 minutes, and the flavorful Bok Choy Recipe, a 10-minute side dish that’s as nutritious as it is easy. These fast favorites prove you don’t need a lot of time to make a satisfying, homemade meal. Enjoy!

Hand scooping fresh pico de gallo with a tortilla chip from a bowl garnished with lime and green chiles.

Authentic Homemade Pico de Gallo (Salsa Fresca)

Overhead view of shrimp fajitas on a sheet pan with bell peppers, onions, lime wedges, and fresh cilantro.

Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas Recipe

A bowl of spicy mayo garnished with chopped green onions and served with crispy sweet potato fries for dipping.

Homemade Spicy Mayo Recipe

A wooden basting brush drips thick Korean BBQ sauce back into a glass jar. The sauce is deep red and glossy, showing its ideal sticky consistency.

Homemade Korean BBQ Sauce Recipe (Sweet, Savory & Spicy)

A close-up of deep red mumbo sauce being poured from a saucepan into a clear glass storage jar.

Homemade Mumbo Sauce Recipe

Front view of a glass bottle filled with freshly made French dressing, showing its smooth consistency and rich color against a light background.

French Dressing Recipe

A minimalist shot of a tall glass filled with creamy poppyseed dressing, with salad greens and lemon in the soft-focus background.

Creamy Poppyseed Dressing Recipe

A rustic wooden spoon scoops up perfectly seared shrimp from a pan of blackened shrimp, with steam rising and lemon wedges on the side.

Blackened Shrimp Recipe

A close-up view of the finished sesame dressing with a ceramic spoon lifting the mixture, showcasing floating sesame seeds and a balanced oil-vinegar emulsion.

Asian Salad Dressing Recipe

Creamy ginger dressing in a rustic bowl, garnished with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.

Japanese Ginger Salad Dressing

A spoonful of Thousand Island dressing being drizzled over a fresh green salad.

How to Make the Best Thousand Island Dressing

A small white bowl filled with creamy blue cheese dressing, sprinkled with blue cheese crumbles and chopped chives, surrounded by fresh raw vegetables like sugar snap peas, carrots, and celery for dipping.

Easy 5-Ingredient Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

Perfectly cooked and fluffed basmati rice in a small pot

The Best Way to Cook Basmati Rice (Without a Rice Cooker)

A big, round serving bowl brimming with a colorful house salad, perfectly layered with fresh lettuce, crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, shredded carrots, Cheddar cheese, sliced hard-boiled eggs, and golden croutons, all finished with a generous drizzle of ranch dressing.

Everyday House Salad Recipe – Quick and Customizable

Overhead view of glass jar filled with creamy honey mustard sauce. A spoon is raised slightly out of the sauce, showcasing its thick, dip-ready texture.

5-Minute Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

A dark, glossy bowl of homemade Japanese BBQ sauce, topped with white sesame seeds and ready to serve as a dipping sauce or glaze.

Japanese BBQ Sauce Recipe

A close-up shot of Alabama White Sauce being drizzled over crispy golden-brown baked chicken legs.

Alabama White Sauce Recipe (White BBQ Sauce)

Homemade Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce in a glass storage jar with a spoon set to its left and a Dr. Pepper can in the background.

Dr. Pepper BBQ Sauce Recipe (No Ketchup Needed)

Salad tongs lifting a serving of Greek salad from the white platter.

Traditional Greek Salad Recipe (Horiatiki)

Pork chop served on a white plate with apples, onions, and sauce drizzled on top.

Pork Chops with Apples & Onions – Easy One Pan Recipe

Homemade BBQ sauce dripping off a large wooden spoon back into a medium saucepot.

Best Ever Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe (Kansas City-Style)

Large shallow plate filled with cooked rotini pasta coated in a homemade creamy sun-dried tomato sauce.

30-Minute Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta with Spinach

Large skillet with cooked fettuccine pasta coated in creamy Alfredo sauce, topped with two sliced chicken breasts and garnished with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Easy Chicken Alfredo Recipe (So Creamy!)

Shallow white serving bowl filled with spicy ramen noodles garnished with sliced green onions, chili crisp, and a beautiful fried egg.

15-Minute Spicy Ramen Noodles Recipe

Two perfectly seasoned, golden bone-in pork chops on a white plate with lemon wedges.

The Juiciest Air Fryer Bone-In Pork Chops Recipe

Large mixing bowl filled with a prepared ramen noodle salad consisting of toasted ramen noodles and almonds, coleslaw mix, and sliced green onions tossed in a simple sesame dressing.

Ramen Noodle Salad

Homemade sloppy joe mixture sandwiches between a toasted hamburger bun.

Sloppy Joe Recipe

Homemade olive tapenade recipe made with pitted olives, basil, anchovies, parsley, garlic cloves, olive oil. .and capers in a white serving bowl garnished with fresh basil leaves and served with crispy crostini.

Olive Tapenade

Round serving plate with crisp Romaine lettuce, iceberg, radicchio, halved cherry tomatoes, black olives, sliced pepperoncini, shaved parmesan, and croutons.

Italian Salad Recipe

Wooden serving spoon filled with cooked shrimp in a spicy chipotle sauce with onions and bell peppers.

Chipotle Shrimp

White bowl filled with perfectly cooked green lentils.

How to Cook Lentils

White bowl filled with penne pasta in a creamy Boursin cheese sauce with cooked cubes of chicken and spinach.

Boursin Cheese Pasta

Two thinly sliced parmesan crusted chicken breast pieces on a small white serving plate garnished with chopped parsley and fresh lemon.

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

White plate filled with cooked orzo in a lemon cream sauce with shredded chicken, peas, and feta cheese.

Lemon Chicken Orzo

Shredded Chicken Tacos

Large forkful of shredded cooked chicken breast hovering above a glass dish filled with additional shredded chicken breast.

Super Easy Shredded Chicken Recipe (Three Ways!)

A raw, uncooked spatchcock chicken on a large cutting board flattened with breast-side-up.

How to Spatchcock a Chicken

Large white bowl filled with chopped romaine, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, green onion, red onion, corn, avocado, and crumbled cheese, topped with plump tail-on cooked shrimp and drizzled with cilantro lime vinaigrette.

Chopped Salad with Shrimp

Cast iron skillet filled with juicy cooked tail-on shrimp marinated in cilantro lime marinade.

The Best Cilantro Lime Shrimp Recipe

Saucepot filled with silky smooth cheese sauce made from scratch.

15-Minute Homemade Cheese Sauce Recipe

Glass jar filled with homemade Shake and Bake seasoning with a spoon set on top.

Homemade Shake and Bake

Two boneless cooked pork chops seasoned with paprika, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder, on a white plate with mashed potatoes.

Air Fryer Boneless Pork Chops

White bowl filled with creamy, rich, and fluffy mashed potatoes and topped with melted butter and minced parsley.

Mashed Potatoes Recipe

White bowl filled with creamy, rich, and fluffy mashed potatoes cooked in the Instant Pot and topped with melted butter and minced parsley.

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

Medium saucepan filled with homemade cranberry sauce made with fresh cranberries and garnished with thin ribbons of orange peel.

Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Large silver platter filled with well-seasoned Cajun shrimp garnished with chopped parsley and served with sliced lemon.

Spicy Cajun Shrimp

White soup bowl filled with Sopa De Fideo (Mexican Noodle Soup) made with a light tomato broth and small fideo noodles.

Sopa de Fideo (Mexican Noodle Soup)

Classic cheese ball coated in chopped pecans and garnished with fresh parsley on a plate and served with various types of crackers and crostini.

Cheese Ball Recipe

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