No-Cook Main Dish Recipes

"These attractive rolled tortilla bites always go over great at parties! A cheese, sour cream and green onion mixture is spiced up with minced jalapenos and rolled up in small flour tortillas."

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Ingredients: cream cheese, flour tortillas...

"From Woman's Day Specail Interest Publication "Eating Light" (1998) in a section called "No Cooking Required". A very easy and quick weeknight dinner. Served witha salad. Dinner can be on the table in 15 minutes. Their recipe calls for pork, but I substitute chicken with excellent results."

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Ingredients: flour tortillas, mung bean sprouts...

"I recommend you make your own humus and salsa or purchase at the store. I prefer to know exactly what is in my food! P.S. The hubby was impressed that it made him full without any meat. We are severe carnivores and this is a nice change."

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Ingredients: mesclun, cucumbers...

"You don't need a frying pan for this taco meat! A food processor works just fine! Its rich, full of flavor, and super fast to whip up."

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Ingredients: cumin, garlic powder, paprika...

"We’ve all gone to restaurants and ordered the typical club, but you can make just as good of a sandwich at home, if not better! If you'd like to view tips for this recipe & additional photos, visit my cooking blog: http://redlab27.alissahebert.com/"

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Ingredients: turkey meat, honey dijon mustard...

"What usually happens when you reheat pizza? Microwaves makes the crust into soft bread, and ovens take a long time and overcook the pizza. Here's a simple solution that works on the best thin crust pizza from NY, to the incredible deep dish of Chicago. All you need is a microwave and a toaster oven."

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Ingredients: parmesan cheese, prepared pizza...

"The conception of this salad has been floating around in my head for several weeks. I was inspired by a picture of a salad with thin, ribbon-sliced zucchini in a magazine I looked at recently. I didn't care for the other components of the salad, but the picture got my brain "a-whirring"! I thought it was such a beautiful and fun presentation..."

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Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, frozen tiny peas...

"This is a delightful specialty sandwich originating in Nice, in the South of France. The Pan bagnat is a popular lunch time sandwich and also a great make ahead dish to pack in the picnic hamper along with fresh fruits, some cheese and a bottle of wine or sparkling lemonade. I hope you enjoy!"

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Ingredients: rolls, canned tuna...

"Caesar-flavored mayonnaise kicks up this simple sandwich. From Martha Stewart Living. Note: If storing overnight, top bread with lettuce first, then dressing (to keep sandwich from getting soggy)."

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Ingredients: smoked turkey, fresh lemon juice...

"Recipe courtesy of Chef Sophiane Benaouda, Grand Café, San Francisco, CA. Lobster Salad Yields: 5 Cups - tastes aweomse! The mayonnaise is great for dipping seafood .Make it first, since it needs to be refrigerated for about an hour or more. :) I had a problem with the computer - it is meant to be read cooked lobster roe - sorry - so it reads..."

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Ingredients: lobsters, butter lettuce...

"Super yummy!!"

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Ingredients: fresh basil, lemons...