How many times have you wanted to make a quick meal without turning on the oven? These simple meals require no cooking and are easy to assemble in just a few minutes. Try these quick and easy recipes to make flavorful meals in minutes any time.
These no-cook meals can be healthy too by using low-fat and low-sodium products wherever possible and using small amounts of oil where needed.
- Combine marinated artichoke hearts (drained and chopped), capers (rinsed and drained), Swiss cheese cubes, chopped red onion, and chopped apples. Toss with some oil from the artichoke hearts and some chopped fresh dill. Mix together completely and make individual servings by stuffing mixture in hollowed out sourdough rolls and serve along with a simple salad of baby spinach leaves and sliced cucumbers dressed in olive oil and vinegar.
- Combine shelled, cooked shrimp (tail removed and cut into chunks), thinly sliced celery, jarred roasted red peppers (drained and chopped), chopped scallions, chopped yellow bell pepper, pitted and chopped black olives. Toss ingredients in an olive oil vinaigrette and fill a soft tortilla shell with mixture for a simple wrap sandwich. Serve with apples and pear slices.
- Use some store bought prepared rotisserie chicken for this easy no cook meal. Shred some of the chicken with a fork and combine with chopped red bell pepper, minced fresh dill, lemon zest, and sour cream. Place the mixture in a quartered tomato and top with a sprinkling of pine nuts. Serve with pear slices tossed with a little honey, chopped fresh mint, and some cinnamon.
- For a flavorful sandwich, spread some blue cheese dressing on one side of two slices of whole grain bread. On one slice of bread place a couple of slices of smoked salmon, a sprinkling of dried dill, thin slices of apple, some pitted and sliced green olives, and thinly sliced red onion. Top sandwich with the second piece of bread and serve along with a side of cut up tomatoes tossed with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.
- Make a simple and flavorful layered salad of bottled eggplant slices (drained), thinly sliced peeled jicama, canned black beans (rinsed and drained), canned fired roasted tomatoes (drained and chopped), crumbled feta cheese. Top salad with a sprinkling of pine nuts and chopped fresh cilantro. Serve salad with sourdough rolls. - 30289
These no-cook meals can be healthy too by using low-fat and low-sodium products wherever possible and using small amounts of oil where needed.
- Combine marinated artichoke hearts (drained and chopped), capers (rinsed and drained), Swiss cheese cubes, chopped red onion, and chopped apples. Toss with some oil from the artichoke hearts and some chopped fresh dill. Mix together completely and make individual servings by stuffing mixture in hollowed out sourdough rolls and serve along with a simple salad of baby spinach leaves and sliced cucumbers dressed in olive oil and vinegar.
- Combine shelled, cooked shrimp (tail removed and cut into chunks), thinly sliced celery, jarred roasted red peppers (drained and chopped), chopped scallions, chopped yellow bell pepper, pitted and chopped black olives. Toss ingredients in an olive oil vinaigrette and fill a soft tortilla shell with mixture for a simple wrap sandwich. Serve with apples and pear slices.
- Use some store bought prepared rotisserie chicken for this easy no cook meal. Shred some of the chicken with a fork and combine with chopped red bell pepper, minced fresh dill, lemon zest, and sour cream. Place the mixture in a quartered tomato and top with a sprinkling of pine nuts. Serve with pear slices tossed with a little honey, chopped fresh mint, and some cinnamon.
- For a flavorful sandwich, spread some blue cheese dressing on one side of two slices of whole grain bread. On one slice of bread place a couple of slices of smoked salmon, a sprinkling of dried dill, thin slices of apple, some pitted and sliced green olives, and thinly sliced red onion. Top sandwich with the second piece of bread and serve along with a side of cut up tomatoes tossed with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.
- Make a simple and flavorful layered salad of bottled eggplant slices (drained), thinly sliced peeled jicama, canned black beans (rinsed and drained), canned fired roasted tomatoes (drained and chopped), crumbled feta cheese. Top salad with a sprinkling of pine nuts and chopped fresh cilantro. Serve salad with sourdough rolls. - 30289
About the Author:
Laura Cokherell, is a food lover and health enthusiast. Visit her site at Quick Salad Recipes.com where you will find a large selection of quick meal recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, dessert, and more no cook meal ideas. These fast recipes with few ingredients, minimal preparation, and fresh, natural food will easily create healthy everyday meals quickly.
