Quiche/5 recipes

Microwave chicken livers with mushrooms in chicken giblet gravy, cooked in bacon fat with onion. A quick, savory offal dish ready in about 15 minutes using just the microwave.

Microwave beer bread ready in 15 minutes with self-rising flour, a can of beer, and cornflake crumbs. No yeast, no kneading, no oven needed for this quick no-fuss loaf.

Sautéed green beans and cherry tomatoes with garlic and balsamic. A quick one-pan side dish ready in 15 minutes, with seared beans and jammy blistered tomatoes.

Grilled polenta cake with orange blossom yogurt, fresh strawberries, and pistachios. A sophisticated Middle Eastern-inspired dessert built from pantry staples and summer fruit.

A 15-minute chicken or shrimp curry with crushed tomatoes, garlic, and fresh coriander. Quick enough for the busiest weeknights.

Whole wheat carrot spice bread with oats, dates, and warm cinnamon-ginger spice. A hearty, low-fat quick bread made with applesauce and egg whites instead of butter or oil.

Easy oven beef stew for diabetics made with round steak, potatoes, carrots, and stewed tomatoes. Thickened with tapioca, baked low and slow in a Dutch oven.

Hot crab meat canapes on crackers with lemon-cayenne mayo, warmed in the microwave until bubbly. A quick, elegant appetizer ready in 15 minutes.

Open-faced breakfast toast topped with fresh mushrooms, tomato slices, crumbled bacon, and melted Parmesan on whole wheat bread. A quick, savory morning meal ready in 15 minutes.

Easy beef stroganoff with thin-sliced steak, mushrooms and onions in a creamy sour cream sauce shortcut with A.1. steak sauce. A quick weeknight skillet dinner served over egg noodles.

A quick no-cook lunch: canned tuna, white beans, and peppery arugula tossed in a lemon-garlic dressing, stuffed into whole wheat pitas with red onion. Ready in 15 minutes.

Quick cast-iron charred vegetables with corn, zucchini, and bell peppers in lemon-herb dressing. A 15-minute summer side dish with smoky, caramelized edges.

Tender calamari simmered in marinara sauce with garlic, white wine, clam juice, basil, and red pepper flakes. A quick Italian seafood dinner ready in just 15 minutes.

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.

Broiled grapefruit halves topped with crunchy brown sugar-wheat cereal topping. Quick 15-minute retro breakfast treat.

Lightly floured sole fillets pan-seared until golden and crackling, finished with a bright lemon-butter pan sauce. Ready in just 15 minutes for a quick, elegant weeknight dinner.