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Quick & Easy

Looking for a quick lunch or dinner? You’ve come to the right place! Our Quick & Easy recipe collection includes all our recipes that take less than 30 minutes to make and generally require fewer ingredients. Here, you’ll find recipes like our 10 Minute Thai Basil Chicken and 15 Minute Lazy Noodles.

Quick & Easy: All Recipes

Air Fryer Tofu on plate with ketchup

Air Fryer Tofu

how to cook jasmine rice

How to Cook Jasmine Rice

how to make perfect scrambled eggs

How to Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs 

Garlic Green Beans

Garlic Green Beans

pan-fried tofu in pan

Pan-Fried Tofu 

pan seared salmon recipe

Fried Salmon (easy!)

Chinese Sweet Black Sesame Soup

Black Sesame Soup (芝麻糊)

Coconut Shrimp Curry

Coconut Curry Shrimp

steamed egg with okra

Steamed Eggs with Okra and Soy Sauce 

Okra Stir-fry with Chicken

Okra Stir Fry with Chicken

Cold Noodles in a Jar for Meal Prep

Cold Noodles: Mason Jar Meal Prep!

Scallion Pancake with Avocado

Avocado Scallion Pancake

Picking up soy sauce pan-fried noodles with chopsticks

Cantonese Soy Sauce Pan-Fried Noodles

Asian Shrimp Salad

Asian Shrimp Salad 

Shanghai Fried Noodles

Shanghai Fried Noodles (Cu Chao Mian)

How to Toast Sesame Seeds

How to Toast Sesame Seeds

Steamed Egg

Steamed Eggs (蒸蛋)

Fried Corn for salads or as a side dish

Fried Corn (For Salads or an Easy Side Dish) 

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