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    Quick and Easy Recipes

    These quick and easy recipes are great for when you're short on time or energy but still want to eat a healthy and wholesome homemade meal.

    If you're feeling something lighter try my hearty chickpea and vegetable soup or herb crusted cod with broccoli parmesan orzo if you're feeling something lighter. Or try Romanian chicken pilaf which is a low effort one pot meal that really delivers on comfort.

    If you're short on time you can have a meal ready in about 30 minutes with spiced red lentil and cauliflower stew or one pot creamy sun dried tomato pasta made with only 6 ingredients.

    Coconut curry meatballs are a perennial favorite on the blog and only need about 15 minutes of hands-on prep.

     

     

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      Easy Instant Pot Beef Curry
      Cook Time1 Hours
    • An overhead view of the coconut curry meatballs in the sauce with a circular swirl of coconut cream and cilantro on top.
      Melt-in-Your-Mouth Coconut Curry Meatballs
      Cook Time45 Minutes
    • mediterranean rice cover
      Mediterranean Rice with Chickpeas and Sun Dried Tomatoes
      Cook Time25 Minutes
    • pita bun cover
      Pita Buns for Burgers & Sandwiches
      Cook Time1 Hours 30 Minutes
    • quick easy fluffy pita
      Quick Easy Fluffy Pita
      Cook Time1 Hours 30 Minutes
    • ciulama cover
      Romanian Creamy Mushroom Stew (Ciulama de Ciuperci)
      Cook Time40 Minutes
    • cover lemon feta orzo
      Lemon Orzo with Feta
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    • A jar of oregano vinaigrette with a white spoon holding some of the vinaigrette. Some fresh oregano in the background.
      Oregano Vinaigrette
      Cook Time5 Minutes
    • buttery dill potatoes cover
      Buttery Dill Potatoes
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    • pesto fregula with summer vegetables cover
      Pesto Fregula Pasta with Summer Vegetables
      Cook Time20 Minutes
    • close up corn black bean vegetable rice
      Mexican Vegetable Rice with Corn and Black Beans
      Cook Time25 Minutes
    • chickpea salad cover
      Mediterranean Chickpea Salad with Oregano Vinaigrette
      Cook Time15 Minutes
    • broccoli alfredo cover
      Easy Cheesy Feta Broccoli Pasta
    • A larger bowl full of bean salad being stirred by a large wooden spoon.
      Mixed Bean Salad with Zucchini & Roasted Red Pepper
      Cook Time15 Minutes
    • Romanian green pea stew served in a bowl with bread.
      Romanian Green Pea Stew (Mancare de Mazare)
      Cook Time1 Hours
    • close up cover potato cheese puffs with chili
      Potato Cheddar Puff Pastry Turnovers
      Cook Time35 Minutes
    • pilaf mediterranean veg cover
      Mediterranean Vegetable Pilaf
      Cook Time40 Minutes
    • oat crust chicken serving
      Crunchy Oat Crusted Chicken Schnitzel
      Cook Time35 Minutes
    • A plate of rigatoni pasta with smoked sausage, kale, red pepper and walnut crumble.
      Smoked Sausage & Kale Pasta with Walnut Crumble
      Cook Time22 Minutes
    • one pot chicken goat cheese and spinach pasta square crop
      One Pot Tomato, Goat Cheese & Spinach Pasta
      Cook Time25 Minutes
    • sun dried tomato rigatoni square
      One Pot Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta (6 Ingredients)
      Cook Time20 Minutes
    • herb crusted cod over orzo square crop
      One Pot Herb Crusted Cod & Broccoli Parmesan Orzo
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    • chickpea and brown rice soup with vegetables square
      Hearty Chickpea and Vegetable Soup with Brown Rice
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    • chicken pilaf cover square
      Easy Chicken Pilaf (One Pot Romanian Healthy Comfort Food)
      Cook Time45 Minutes
    • beef and potato hash close up
      Beef and Potato Hash with Red Pepper and Feta
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    • spiced cauli and red lentil stew close up
      30-Minute Spiced Red Lentil & Cauliflower Stew
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    • fava beans with tomato sauce
      Fresh Fava Beans in Tomato Sauce with Dill & Garlic
      Cook Time30 Minutes

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