185 instant recipes

A quick blender sauce of ripe mango, bloomed curry powder, fresh mint, and lime juice. Tropical, tangy, and ready in under 15 minutes. Drizzle over grilled shrimp or chicken for an instant flavor upgrade.

Friendship brandied fruit is a perpetual fermented fruit compote built over months by adding peaches, pineapple, cherries, sugar, and brandy to a starter. Spoon over ice cream, pound cake, or yogurt for an instant dessert.

Pocket soup is a homemade instant soup powder: split peas, bulgur, dried vegetable flakes, sesame and sunflower seeds, and nutritional yeast ground to a fine powder. Add boiling water for a quick vegan broth anywhere.

Six flavored popcorn ideas: strawberry, cappuccino, blue cheese, curry-cumin, chili, and Tabasco. One base recipe, six seasoning combos mixed into melted butter.

Pepper-crusted stuffed flank steak filled with savory sauteed mushroom and onion stuffing, then grilled over hot coals for a smoky char and juicy medium-rare center.

If you wish you could have Thanksgiving all year-round then try this simple recipe that will help you make a scrumptious and tantalizing dinner.

Turkey shortcakes with a melted cheese sauce served over biscuits, toast, or cornbread. A quick, creamy way to use up leftover turkey in about 25 minutes.

Overnight monkey bread coffee cake with frozen dinner rolls, butterscotch pudding mix, brown sugar, pecans, and melted butter. Five ingredients, zero effort, and a gooey pull-apart Bundt cake by morning.

Microwave creamy mushroom soup with fresh mushrooms, onions, sour cream, and Worcestershire. A quick single-serving soup ready in 15 minutes for two with no stovetop required.

Garden Swiss steak made with flour-pounded round steak simmered in beef bouillon with carrots, zucchini, tomatoes, and dill. A complete skillet dinner with tender braised beef and fresh vegetables.

Microwave stuffed steak roll with cornbread stuffing and sherry sauce. Round steak pounded thin, rolled with vegetables, and cooked tender in minutes.

Mexican omelet filled with chopped chicken in a blended chili-tomato sauce. A protein-packed breakfast or dinner with smoky spice and a from-scratch filling.

Had this at my friend's place, and it was so delicious! Now I have the recipe too, and I will try to make it again very soon.

Creamy stovetop tuna with sauteed mushrooms and celery in a homemade white sauce. Diabetic-friendly comfort food from two cans of tuna and a handful of pantry basics in 45 minutes.

Low-fat cherry cheesecake built on blended cottage cheese and whipped egg whites for a light, airy slice, with no added sugar. A crustless lightened cheesecake topped with sweet bing cherries.

Use some of those apples you got from the store with this scrumptious cookie that is perfect with the morning coffee.