270 20 minute recipes

Texas-style chocolate sheet cake with buttermilk, cocoa, and a hot fudge icing poured over the warm cake. A 30-minute one-bowl chocolate sheet cake that feeds a crowd at potlucks and church suppers.

Quick ground beef stew with tiny meatballs, carrots, potatoes, and celery in herb-spiked broth thickened with red wine and flour: hearty one-pan dinner in 20 minutes.

Beans on toast, with curry.. Because beans on toast is the most boring food known to mankind! Quick, cheap and easy meal for a tiny budget. it's actually quite delicious ;)

Buttermilk pancakes for two with optional blueberries. A small-batch breakfast recipe with fluffy, tender pancakes ready in 20 minutes. No leftovers.

Shredded carrots simmered with orange juice concentrate, raisins, and a pinch of cinnamon. A light, naturally sweet side dish ready in 20 minutes.

Quick side dish with cooked brown rice sautéed in margarine with mushrooms and green onions. Simple, nutty, and ready in 20 minutes using leftover rice.

Buttermilk blueberry muffins: a classic from-scratch recipe with tangy buttermilk for tender crumb and a generous load of fresh blueberries. Bakery-style results in 20 minutes.

Roasted red bell pepper soup blended velvety smooth with cream, Creole seasoning, cumin, and a squeeze of lemon. Ready in 20 minutes with corn and tortilla strips on top.

Simple gazpacho with fresh garden vegetables in tomato or V8 juice. Classic cold soup that's vegan, gluten-free, and ready in 20 minutes with no cooking required.

Whole wheat apple pancakes blend half whole-wheat and half white flour with milk, eggs, and grated fresh apples for a hearty, fiber-rich breakfast pancake. Ready in 20 minutes.

Moist chocolate brownies use sweetened condensed milk, cocoa, and semisweet chips for a fudgy, no-butter brownie that bakes in 20 minutes. A leaner brownie with all the deep chocolate flavor.

Super blueberry muffins, packed with two full cups of fresh berries for maximum fruit-in-every-bite. A simple one-bowl recipe ready in 20 minutes for breakfast or snacking.

Cream of potato soup made with just 5 pantry ingredients in 20 minutes. Mashed potatoes simmered with garlic, salt, and cream into a velvety bowl, finished with bacon, scallions, and sour cream.

Cornmeal waffles fold beaten egg whites into a yellow cornmeal batter for crisp-edged, tender-centered Southern-style waffles. A 20-minute breakfast that holds up to maple syrup, butter, or fresh fruit.

Whole wheat orange pancakes use fresh orange juice and zest in a half-whole-wheat batter boosted with wheat germ. Bright, fluffy and high-fiber. Ready in 20 minutes for a healthy weekend breakfast.

Silky homemade low-fat chocolate pudding made with cocoa powder, nonfat milk, and a hint of espresso. Ready in under 20 minutes, this rich stovetop pudding proves you don't need heavy cream for deep chocolate flavor.