96 quick food recipes

Three-ingredient chicken pastry bites using crescent roll dough, cooked chicken, and pizza sauce. Quick, kid-friendly finger food that bakes up golden and flaky.

Pizza crust made in the food processor with flour, cornmeal, yeast, and olive oil. Quick to mix, easy to handle, and yields two 12-inch crusts with a slightly crisp, slightly chewy bite.

Caramel sticky buns: soft yeast rolls baked over a caramel topping and inverted to reveal a glossy caramel glaze. A food-processor dough for quick sticky buns in about an hour.

Soft homemade poppy seed bagels: food processor dough, quick poach, then baked golden. Chewy crust, tender crumb, classic poppy or sesame topping.

Quick crustless Spam quiche with Monterey Jack cheese and Bisquick batter baked in 30 minutes. Retro comfort food that's faster than ordering takeout.

A 20-minute microwave tuna casserole using packaged stroganoff noodles, canned tuna, green peas, and chopped pimentos. Quick comfort food for busy weeknights.

Creamy chicken on biscuits made with cream of chicken soup, sauteed celery, green pepper, and pimento. A quick comfort food dinner using leftover cooked chicken.

Skin-on chicken breasts pan-seared French bistro style, finished in the oven, and drizzled with a quick orange-tarragon pan sauce mounted with cold butter. Ready in 30 minutes for a weeknight dinner that eats like restaurant food.

A quick one-pot soup with crispy bacon, shredded cabbage, pasta, and vegetables simmered in beef broth. Warm, filling comfort food ready in 30 minutes.

A quick chicken risotto with tender zucchini, scallions, and pimentos stirred into seasoned rice and finished with melted cheese. Simple comfort food for busy nights.

Quick Parmesan bread made in the food processor with whole wheat flour, buttermilk, rosemary, and marjoram. Savory, herby, and on the table in 40 minutes.

Simple homemade chicken soup with diced chicken, carrots, celery, and onion in a quick chicken bouillon broth with fresh parsley. Comfort food in an hour.

Falafel in pita pockets: cumin and coriander-spiced chickpea patties stuffed into warm pita bread. A Middle Eastern street food staple made quickly at home.

Moist meatloaf made with cream of mushroom soup and onion soup mix for built-in flavor, plus a quick mushroom gravy from the pan drippings. Comfort food that practically seasons itself.

Quick praline peach topping with brown sugar, chopped almonds, and butter spooned over angel food cake. A 5-minute warm dessert sauce with fresh or frozen peaches.

Penne pasta with a blended tuna-walnut pesto sauce, lemon zest, fresh basil, and parsley. A quick no-cook sauce made in the food processor and tossed with hot pasta in 30 minutes.