1,363 no cook recipes

This 30-minute microwave enchilada casserole cooks ground beef with chili powder and tomato sauce, then layers it with flour tortillas and sharp cheddar. No oven needed for this retro weeknight dinner shortcut.

Ceviche Acapulco with red snapper, shrimp, and scallops cured in lime juice, then tossed with serrano peppers, olives, tomatoes, and cilantro. Bold, bright, and no cooking required.

Golden onion and zucchini lasagna with slow-cooked onions, sauteed zucchini, nutmeg bechamel, and Parmesan. A refined vegetarian lasagna with no-boil noodles.

Microwave chocolate peanut butter fudge ready in 2 minutes of cook time. Five ingredients, no candy thermometer, no boiling sugar. Sets in under an hour.

No-bake chocolate peanut butter candy squares made with chocolate frosting, oats, and chopped peanuts. Just 4 ingredients, no cooking, and ready in 30 minutes.

Layered banana, mixed fresh fruit, non-fat vanilla yogurt, and chopped walnuts assembled in 10 minutes. A light, no-cook dessert or breakfast parfait with no added sugar.

Italian bean and pasta salad with anasazi beans, spinach spaghetti, fresh vegetables, and a lemon-herb dressing. A no-cook, protein-packed side that improves as it chills.

Raw carrot and orange salad with currants, walnuts, lemon juice, and a pinch of red pepper flakes. A bright, no-cook side dish dressed in olive oil.

Five cup salad with sour cream, coconut, mini marshmallows, mandarin oranges, and crushed pineapple. A no-cook retro fruit salad that chills overnight and feeds a crowd.

Layered Mexican dip with mashed avocado, picante sauce, black olives, sour cream, and Monterey Jack cheese. A no-cook party appetizer served with tortilla chips.

Vegetarian nori rolls with brown rice, cucumber, carrots, daikon, bean sprouts, and umeboshi plum. No-cook, low calorie, and packed with crunch.

Spinach dip in a sourdough bread bowl with sour cream, mayo, leek soup mix, water chestnuts, and garlic. A no-cook party dip served with cubed bread from the hollowed-out center.

Chilled curried avocado soup blended silky smooth with cream and vegetable stock. A no-cook, 6-ingredient cold soup that's rich, spiced, and ready after a quick chill.

Half-raw, half-cooked blueberry pie with fresh berries topped by a glossy cooked blueberry glaze in a pre-baked shell. No oven needed after the crust.

Whipped ricotta blended with Parmesan, lemon zest, nutmeg, and fresh herbs creates a velvety no-cook cream sauce for vermicelli. Light, fast, and on the table in 20 minutes.

Marinated vegetable toss with tomatoes, radishes, red onion, celery, and cucumber in Italian dressing, chilled overnight. A crunchy, make-ahead side salad with no cooking required.