It's difficult for me to time recipes that I'm developing, because I'm used to cooking so fast. That isn't bragging - it's just true. At Pillsbury, I usually made 10-12 full recipes in about 7 hours. When my husband helps me in the kitchen, I usually finish my task and take over his.
At any rate, I do think that because there is little prep time for these recipes, you can make them in less than 20 minutes. Using frozen vegetables, prepared meats, mixes, and sauces can cut preparation time to about five minutes.
Be sure to read through the recipe and make sure you have all the ingredients (or good substitutes) on hand. And if you aren't experienced in the kitchen, don't rush! Just enjoy the process. You may not be ready to eat in 20 minutes, but you are still putting an excellent meal on the table with little effort. Enjoy.
Twenty Minute Recipes
Quick Shrimp Scampi This is one of my favorite recipes; the secret ingredient is frozen fully cooked shrimp. Make it soon!
Red Snapper and Yellow Squash This easy microwave recipe can be made with any flat, thin fish fillets. It's fresh and delicious!
Scrambled Eggs Benedict Four Cheese Alfredo Sauce is the secret ingredient in this comforting and quick recipe.
Mesquite Chicken Sandwiches These spicy and delicious sandwiches really can be on the table in just about 20 minutes.
Chicken with Peppers Frozen sliced onions and bell peppers are a fabulous ingredient that slashes preparation time in this super easy recipe.
Bay Scallop Scampi I love the combination of lemon juice and garlic, the dominant flavors in scampi. This recipe uses tender and sweet bay scallops instead of shrimp.
Ramen Corn Chowder Start with Ramen noodles and in 20 minutes you'll have a hearty soup to serve.
Orange Chicken Stir-Fry Cashews, baby peas, and an orange honey dressing make tender chicken breasts into a fabulous entree.
Linguine with Peppers Frozen bell pepper and onion stir-fry is a wonderful frozen veggie combo that you should have in your fridge for recipes just like this one.
Grilled Chicken Nachos With a few other appetizers, you can make a meal out of this quick and easy recipe.
Summer Steaks An easy marinade makes almost any cut of steak tender and delicious.
Grilled Pizza I love cooking pizza on the grill. Once again, learn this method and make your own special pizza recipe.
Hot Seafood Sandwiches Deli salads make delicious quick sandwiches when paired with cheese and a savory sauce.
Salmon Fried Rice Any leftover meat or canned meat can be used in place of the salmon in this easy recipe. It's delicious and fun to make.
Garbanzo Chile Soup This fabulous soup recipe uses prepared hash browns, garbanzo beans, canned corn, and spicy hot vegetable juice so it's quick and easy.
Ham Couscous Salad Just five ingredient make this main dish salad recipe simple.
Tangy Glazed Fish Fillets Wow - the combination of flavors in this glaze are wonderful. Parmesan cheese, mustard, lemon juice, and horseradish certainly are 'tangy'!
Asian Apricot Chicken The deli is the source for the fried chicken in this simple stir-fry recipe. Yum.
Kung Pao Pork If you like it hot, you'll love this recipe! Broccoli slaw is the secret ingredient that makes it ready in 20 minutes.
Grilled Ham Salad The combination of peach preserves with honey mustard salad dressing really brings out the flavor of ham in this recipe.
Herbed Mostaccioli This recipe is a good example of a simple way to dress up pasta. Substitute bell peppers for the squash, and another herbed cheese for the Havarti and you have a brand new dish!
Tomato Cheese Fish Filets Another microwave recipe! Tomatoes and cheese add spark to mild fish fillets; serve it with a spinach salad.
Sole with Walnut Butter Any kind of nut butter is delicious on fish; you could substitute cashews or pecans if you'd like.
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