Quick Recipes with Ten Minute Prep Time

Homemade Lemon Shrimp Scampi
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Recipes that cook in a short amount of time are invaluable for the busy cook. But even recipes with a 10 or 15 minute cook time can take 20 to 30 to 40 minutes to prepare. Finding recipes with a short prep time is the key to spending less time in the kitchen.

These recipes are all super quick and have a 10 minute prep time. That means you will be collecting ingredients, prepping ingredients, and getting everything together to go into the oven, grill, or fridge in about 10 minutes. Then all you have to do is wait until the recipe cooks, or grills, or bakes, or otherwise gets itself together; then eat.

Enjoy these easy recipes, and be on the lookout for more! 

Recipes with Ten Minute Prep Time

  • Quick Shrimp Scampi
    Shrimp Scampi is special enough for company, and with this recipe you'll hardly work at all! Keep the ingredients on hand so you can make this for dinner anytime.
  • Scrambled Eggs Benedict
    Eggs Benedict is made of eggs placed on toasted English muffins and ham, topped with a creamy sauce, and broiled. I like to use scrambled eggs because I don't like undercooked eggs, both for aesthetic and food safety reasons.
  • Bay Scallop Scampi
    Like Shrimp Scampi, but with tiny bay scallops!
  • Honey Nut Chicken
    Chicken is rolled in honey and then in nuts and crunchy cereal, then baked until tender in this fabulous recipe.
  • Pesto Peppers with Pasta
    Just three ingredients, including frozen mixed bell peppers and basil pesto, make a wonderfully flavored main dish recipe in less than 25 minutes.
  • Pasta Crab Salad
    Crab meat combined with mangoes, tiny sweet grape tomatoes, and pasta in a Lime Ginger Salad Dressing is simply spectacular.
  • Cheesy Garlic Bread
    This quick and easy side dish or appetizer pairs with just about anything. Kids and adults will both love this toasty, cheesy treat.
  • Spaghetti Carbonara
    This is my go-to recipe when I'm too tired to cook.
  • Fettuccine Carbonnaise
    This wonderful recipe was the result of an empty fridge. The secret ingredient is mayonnaise, and it works!
  • Grilled Chicken Nachos
    You can buy cooked chicken in the supermarket, or cook a bunch, freeze it, and keep it on hand for wonderfully easy recipes like this one.
  • Bacon Cheese Soup
    Buy shredded carrots to make this recipe super quick; all you have to do is chop an onion and shred some cheese!
  • Grilled Ham Salad
    When ham is grilled it takes on a sweet and smoky flavor. When combined with salad greens, peach preserves, and a honey mustard dressing, you'll love this salad.