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101 Real Food Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less, Start to Finish

March 20, 2013 by KerryAnn 3 Comments

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Earlier this week, I had a Q&A about making real foods doable in a time crunch– working outside of the home, caring for elderly or sick children, homeschooling and the like. One of my pieces of advice was to stick to meals during the week that require 30 minutes or less, start to finish (or 20 minutes total time if you’re in a big time crunch).  It sounds daunting, but it is doable.

Here’s a list of 101 real food recipes that are thirty minutes or less, start to finish. The only forethought required is to thaw meat. I stopped at 101, but I there are many more out there.  Many of these recipes can be batch cooked for extra time savings! Dont’ be afraid to cook ahead and freeze or eat the extra on another night, giving you additional time savings in the kitchen.

We’ll follow this post up next week with meals that are 30 minutes or less of hands-on time, with additional time needed for chilling, baking, soaking or the like. Those meals are convenient for days when you’re home but engaged in other activities.

We’re doing some minor repairs and renovations at home right now, so I’m making good use of these lists myself. We’ll be back on the blog next week, once the repairs are done.

Enjoy!

Breakfast

  • Apple ‘Museli’ (grain-free)
  • Bacon and Egg Cups
  • Blueberry Lemon Muffins
  • Buckwheat Sorghum Pancakes
  • Cream Cheese Banana Pancakes
  • Create Your Own Breakfast Skillet
  • Egg Muffins
  • Fresh Figs with Cheese and Walnuts
  • Fried Oatmeal
  • Killer Grain-Free Pancakes
  • Pancake Apples
  • Protein Packed Pancakes
  • Purdy Durn Good Breakfast Patties
  • Spicy Sausage
  • Vanilla Coconut Flour ‘Donuts’

Dressings, Sauces and Condiments

  • Alfredo Sauce Recipe
  • Cranberry Orange Relish with Ginger and Nuts
  • Hollandaise Sauce
  • Honey Mustard Dip
  • Mayo with Coconut and Avocado Oil
  • Mayo with Coconut, Sesame and Olive Oil
  • Peanut Butter and Molasses Pancake Sauce
  • Ranch Dressing
  • Thai Peanut Sauce

Dips

  • Fast and Yummy Bean Dip
  • Super Simple Guacamole

Drinks

  • Chia Seed Probiotic Lemonade
  • Creamy Coconut Avocado Smoothie
  • Orange and Green Smoothie
  • Peppermint White Hot Chocolate
  • Spicy Hot Chocolate
  • Strawberry Watermelon Slushee

Chicken

  • ‘Bourbon’ Chicken– our all-time family favorite.  It’s quick and it’s a dish worthy of company, too!
  • Chicken and Cashew Stir-Fry
  • Chicken ‘Crocodile’ Nuggets– chicken and veggie nuggets with a green color to appeal to the crocodile-loving kids
  • Chicken Salad Wraps
  • Chicken Taco Bowls
  • Cumin Chicken Skillet
  • Easy Baked Chicken Nuggets
  • Parmesan Crusted Chicken– use homemade mayo

Beef

  • Basic Hamburgers
  • Basic Meatballs
  • Eggroll in a Bowl
  • Sloppy Joes, Hold the Bun
  • Stuffed Peppers
  • Quick Chili
  • Taco Meat
  • Taco Salad

Fish

  • Baked Fish Sticks
  • Mom’s Salmon Patties
  • Rich Salmon
  • Salmon Croquette Salad
  • Teriyaki Salmon
  • Tilapia Tacos
  • Tomato, Corn and Fried Cod Salad
  • Too Good to be True Tilapia

Pork

  • BLT Stuffed Tomatoes
  • Honey Glazed Pork Chops

Liver

  • Easy Pate
  • Rumaki– Rumaki is chicken liver wrapped in bacon

Meatless Main Dish

  • Black Bean Veggie Burgers
  • Eggdrop Soup
  • Indian Curry

Side Dishes

  • Fermented Garlic and Dill Carrots
  • Garlic and Cheese Peas
  • New Potato Salad
  • Roasted Baby Carrots with Tarragon, Sea Salt and Butter
  • Sauteed Radishes with Butter and Parsley
  • Simple Garlicky Asparagus
  • Zucchini, Squash and Onions

Desserts and Snacks

  • Butterscotch Sauce
  • Cherry Bars
  • Easy Bananas Foster
  • Four Ingredient Almond Bars
  • No Bake Coconut Delights
  • Peanut Butter Balls
  • Peanut Butter Bean Fudge
  • Peanut Butter Blondies
  • Pumpkin Bean Fudge
  • Savory Baked Kale Chips
  • Silky Smooth Bean Fudge
  • Three Minute Ice Cream
  • Warm Chinese Pears with Cinnamon and Nuts

This post was shared at Nourishing Gourmet

Photo- Weird Clocks by Psyberartist from Flickrr

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I'm KerryAnn Foster, a crazy vibrant Jesus Freak with a heart full of hope. I'm not afraid to love on the least of these or get my hands dirty. This blog is my journey from ineffective, uptight, obese wallflower to a woman on fire for God and living the most vibrant, passionate life possible!

I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband, Jeff, and our two teens. I blog about self-confidence, health and home, homeschooling and living a vibrant, wide-open Jesus-centered lifestyle. I have over seventeen years of real food, natural lifestyle and health experience. We have homeschooled our children since birth and both Jeff and I run home-based businesses. We're crazy, we know it, and we love every second of it!

Read about my journey to health through celiac disease, PCOS, food allergies, obesity, adrenal fatigue and heavy metals.

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  1. Meagan says

    March 24, 2013 at 11:36 pm

    Hey 🙂 Thanks for linking up my almond bars!
    Meagan recently posted..Grain-free Coconut flour Spice Cake.

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  2. Genet Harris says

    March 27, 2013 at 9:32 am

    LOVE THIS ! You’re right about it really NOT taking that long.
    I think sometimes we tend to make things more complicated. My kids are VERY happy with eggs and pancakes for supper, or lay out the crackers, cheeses, meat and fruit bits on a table cloth in the living room floor and have a picnic lunch !
    I also like the meals in 15/15 minute concept. There are a LOT of meals that only take 15 min of prep in the morning and 15 min of prep in the evening for a nice dinner! An example of this would be crockpot meals.
    You’re right. . . .the only trick is to think ahead a little bit and have meat thawed, etc. 🙂

    Reply

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    […] So these recipes are fast, but they have additional hands-off time for baking, chilling or the like.  If you need something that is complete and ready to eat in 30 minutes, check out our 101 Real Food Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less, Start to Finish post. […]

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