855 no cook recipes

Cold quinoa summer salad tossed with pecans, black olives, mushrooms, plumped raisins, and scallions in a lemon-soy-olive oil dressing. No cooking required.

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.

Fresh summer salad with ripe tomatoes, chickpeas, sweet Vidalia onion, and basil tossed in a tangy Dijon red wine vinegar dressing. No cooking, no oil, ready in 15 minutes flat.

A tangy yogurt-based onion dip brightened with lemon juice, horseradish, and a dash of hot sauce. No cooking, no sour cream, and no guilt. Mix, chill, and dip your way through snack time in a diabetic-friendly way.

No-bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies cooked on the stovetop in one pan. Drop on foil and ready to eat in under 30 minutes. The classic boiled cookie, no oven required.

Tex-Mex garden salad with tomatoes, zucchini, corn, avocado, and green onions in a picante-cilantro-cumin dressing. A fresh no-cook side for grilled meats.

Grape marmalade made the old-fashioned way with just grapes and sugar, no added pectin. Slip the skins, simmer the pulp, then cook it down until the syrup sheets off the spoon and sets.

Gedunstetes Weisskraut, a German skillet cabbage with shredded cabbage, celery, green pepper, and onion cooked crisp-tender in one pan with no fuss.

Smoked fish spread with mayonnaise, sweet pickles, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. A no-cook appetizer dip that chills for deep flavor, served with crackers or party breads.

House Park beans are Texas-style pinto beans slow-boiled with chili powder, garlic, and a touch of sugar. No soaking, no meat, just simple seasoned pintos cooked low and long.

No-bake chocolate walnut cream balls rolled in cocoa-dusted powdered sugar. Five ingredients, no cooking required, and ready in 20 minutes. Old-fashioned bonbon-style sweet for the holiday tin.

Spinach dip with sour cream, mayonnaise, and chopped onion. Four ingredients, no cooking, and it tastes even better after chilling overnight.

Crunchy Southeast Asian cabbage salad with a tangy soy-vinegar dressing, fresh chiles, garlic, cucumber, and roasted peanuts. A bright, no-cook side ready in 10 minutes.

Honey mustard salad dressing with a creamy sour cream and mayo base, Dijon mustard, and honey. Five-minute no-cook recipe that doubles as a dip for chicken tenders or veggies.

Sweet and fiery pineapple mustard horseradish sauce with apple jelly and dry mustard. A no-cook condiment for ham, roast beef, or charcuterie boards.

Quick no-cook pita pockets stuffed with cubed Spam, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, and tomatoes tossed in Italian dressing. Ready in just 10 minutes for an easy lunch.