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30-Minute Recipes

By Text: Jason Horn October 23, 2008
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Prosciutto and Gruyère Strombolis

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Five ingredients and just over 10 minutes is all it takes for a warm, chewy, cheesy, meaty rolled sandwich. This is a great way to use whatever you've got on hand for a quick and easy dinner. Any kind of sliced leftover meats or cold cuts can go into these, along with your favorite cheese and whatever veggies you've got in the fridge.

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Cashew Sweet-and-Sour Pork

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You can cook this stir-fry completely while waiting for the rice to cook. A simple combination of pork, peapods, and pineapple is held in a thick, glossy sweet-and-sour sauce that gives everything great flavor. The crunchy cashews make a nice counterpoint to the tender pork and fluffy rice.

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Cherry Tomato Spaghetti with Toasted Pine Nuts

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Simple ingredients propel this dish a long distance. Pasta with olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, basil, and pine nuts comes together in a snap, but yields lots and lots of flavor.

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Chicken with Pecan Cream and Mushrooms

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This dish is really fast―it takes less than 15 minutes―and packed with nutty flavor. Sautéed chicken, mushrooms, and pasta are topped with a surprisingly elegant sauce made from ground pecans. This dish is ripe for variations: Try different kinds of nuts, or swap out rice, orzo, or couscous for the noodles.

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Halibut in Tomato-Shiitake Broth

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Stir-fries are common quick-and-easy dishes, but this recipe brings a whole different kind of Asian flair, just as fast. Poaching in a curry-flavored broth cooks the fish quickly, while leaving it tender and flaky and giving it tons of flavor.

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    1 of 5 Prosciutto and Gruyère Strombolis
    2 of 5 Cashew Sweet-and-Sour Pork
    3 of 5 Cherry Tomato Spaghetti with Toasted Pine Nuts
    4 of 5 Chicken with Pecan Cream and Mushrooms
    5 of 5 Halibut in Tomato-Shiitake Broth

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