Meals on the table within 30 minutes - quick and easy recipes - page 107

A rich, simple Mexican pork chicharron quesadilla recipe with Oaxaca, Asadero, Quesillo, or Monterey jack cheese and fresh corn tortillas.

Sautéed cremini mushrooms and crumbled chorizo are the filling for these simple quesadillas with melted Oaxaca, Asadero, Quesillo, or Monterey jack cheese.

For this ground beef gyros recipe adapted from Food.com, spiced meat is stuffed into pitas with lettuce, tomato, and onion, served with yogurt sauce.

In this easy, refreshing gluten-free tabouli recipe adapted from Whole Foods Market, cooked quinoa is seasoned and mixed with parsley, green onions, grape tomatoes, and cucumber.

An easy cream cheese dip (adapted from Chowhound community member DLAOKC) with the bite of grated radishes and some aromatic support from fresh dill and chives. You can make it a day or two ahead and store it, covered, in the fridge. As it sits, the radishes exude liquid, Just pour off and re-stir before serving.

Fresh, tangy goat cheese and smoked paprika flavor this delicious baked white bean dip adapted from Chowhound community member Ali.

Scallions, fresh dill, and chives provide the flavor for this easy cream cheese and sour cream dip. Serve with vegetable crudités, crackers, and chips.

“The whole point about cucumber sandwiches is that, unless done really well,” writes author Felicity Cloake (we adapted her recipe from The Guardian), “they’re as dull as the sum of their ingredients. They glory in their own delicacy.” Here, cucumbers, good butter, salt, white pepper, and white bread add up to the perfect tea sandwiches.

Grilled chicken is just the beginning of this deli-style sandwich, piled high with roasted red peppers, pepperoncini, and shredded iceberg on toasted white bread.

Tuna packed in olive oil is the heart of this deli-style tuna sandwich, with mayo, Dijon mustard, chopped cornichons and pepperoncini, and shredded iceberg on white toast.

Creamy nacho cheese sauce, tortilla chips, and pickled jalapeños top grilled spiral-cut hot dogs in this ode to movie theater noshing. Learn how to spiral cut a hot dog by watching this Chow video

Fresh cherries sautéed with a habanero chile and balsamic vinegar are the zesty topping for spiral-cut hot dogs.

Thin-sliced bacon and cheese adds to the deliciousness of the spiral-cut hot dog.

The idea for using filet mignon for this classic Vietnamese dish comes from The Slanted Door in San Francisco: cubed, tender beef, stir-fried briefly in a hot pan, before adding the ingredients to form a simple, flavorful sauce. Serve shaking beef on a bed of watercress with lime wedges and thinly sliced scallion or red onion.

Super simple and incredible flavorful, these one-bite stuffed pepper appetizers are very addictive. If you can’t find the Spanish marcona almonds in your supermarket or specialty food store, simply roast raw, skinned almonds with a little olive oil and coarse salt until golden. Find Peppadews at the olive bar of well-stocked markets, or in the grocery aisle next to the jarred olives. Serve with glasses of dry rosé or Barcelona-style gin and tonics.

Tartar sauce is mandatory for many fish dishes, but especially for Fish and Chips. This version results in a fresh, slightly chunky dipping sauce that will make you wonder why you ever bothered with the jarred stuff.