Quick

Traditionally, this Mexican staple is simmered for hours in an olla, or clay pot. You can achieve a similar result by using canned beans and instant ramen.

The clams’ natural briny sweetness serves as a surprising foil for the tender fritter batter—just be sure to pull off the tough outer coating of the siphon.

Rather than breaded and fried as you might expect croquettes to be, these are something more akin to a seared chicken salad patty.

Consider every birthday cake, brownie, and cupcake covered (in this frosting, that is).

A plant-based spin on chorizo to put toward tacos, quesadillas, and more.

This side dish is flavorful enough to also serve as a main course.

“Soft and pillowy, custardy and light—they were unlike any other scrambled eggs I had experienced before.”

Crispy tots topped with savory-sweet sauce, mayonnaise, furikake, scallion, and katsuobushi.

A quick-fix dinner thanks to store-bought tortellini and chicken broth.

This crunchy, creamy salad has everything you want for a cookout.

A short list of ingredients comes together in this elegant sake martini.

This quick breakfast or dessert is renowned in Yemen and throughout the Arabian Peninsula.

This simple dish of beans simmered in a spicy sauce is found in every corner food stall in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Real cheddar cheese meets charred green chiles in our best recipe for queso. For extra points serve the molten dip with warmed tortilla chips.

Chewy noodles, tinned fish, and hardy greens in an umami broth.

Love a tuna melt? Meet your new favorite nachos—fast and filling all thanks to tinned fish.

A satisfying weeknight dinner from Tiffy Chen. Serve with rice or noodles.

With lightning-quick shrimp and an easy garlic butter sauce, this crowd-pleasing pasta builds flavor fast.

Named for a Scottish revolutionary, a New York City operetta—or both—this effortless scotch cocktail is built to last.

Among the easiest appetizers ever.