2,388 cooked recipes

Chicken and orange salad with avocado, cilantro, green peas, and a cinnamon-spiked mayonnaise dressing. A Mexican-inspired no-cook lunch with citrus and lime.

Heat wave spaghetti sauce is a no-cook tomato sauce with fresh basil, lemon verbena, garlic, and grated gouda. A summer pasta that uses the heat of cooked noodles to warm the marinated sauce.

Smoky pumpkin soup built on bacon fat and beef stock, finished with Marsala wine and crisp bacon. A savory, deeply autumnal bowl that skips the cream and leans on real depth.

Yeast-free brown rice bread made with whole wheat flour and cooked brown rice. Hand-kneaded 300 times and naturally leavened overnight. Dense, hearty, and vegan.

Black bean and rice salad with a generous amount of fresh cilantro tossed in a lime juice and garlic dressing. No-cook vegetarian side ready in 15 minutes.

Easy eggplant Parmesan casserole layered with sauteed eggplant, Italian breadcrumbs, cooked rice, spaghetti sauce, and melted mozzarella. A hearty vegetarian main dish.

No-cook black bean fiesta salad with corn, red peppers, red onion, and jalapeño in a zesty lime-cilantro-cumin dressing. Vegetarian, vibrant, and feeds a crowd in 20 minutes.

Layered brown rice casserole with white beans, corn, tomatoes, and tamari sandwiched between two layers of cooked rice. A hearty vegan one-dish dinner with no added oil.

Wild rice and black-eyed pea salad with yellow bell pepper, jicama, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes in a lemon-Dijon vinaigrette with rosemary. No oil, no cooking required.

Leftover rice is great for making fried rice, add whatever veggies you have in the fridge or freezer. Any your favorite stir-fry sauce or a combination of sauce binds everything together, scrambled eggs is always a great addition to add. Quick and easy to put together, and goes well with any Chinese dishes.

Lentil loaf: a vegetarian meatloaf alternative made with cooked lentils, tomato, onion, parmesan, and breadcrumbs. A hearty, protein-packed weeknight dinner for four.

Crab and avocado salad: sweet crab meat tossed in a zesty picante-mayo dressing with green olives, piled into ripe avocado halves. A no-cook, 20-minute Tex-Mex lunch or appetizer that looks far fancier than it is.

Authentic frijoles refritos made with cooked beans mashed in lard or bacon drippings and topped with melted longhorn cheese. Three ingredients, 15 minutes, real Mexican flavor.

THis one was yummy.I heeded the advice of those who went before and used plenty of salt and also coarse chopped the spinach before cooking and skipped the processing. I didn't have any ricotta or tomato in the house and was dying to try it so I substituted extra firm silken tofu and just skipped the tomato. It was still delicious!

Mexican brown rice with green chiles, tomatoes, mushrooms, cumin, and chili powder. Oil-free, vegan, and ready in 30 minutes using pre-cooked rice.

Four-ingredient thermos lunch with black beans, corn, brown rice, and salsa. No cooking, no microwave needed. Pack it hot in the morning and eat it warm at your desk.