DollopBeginner dinners
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If you’ve never cooked a real dinner, start here. Each of these has a short ingredient list, steps that do one thing at a time, and a note that tells you what done looks like, so there’s no guessing at the stove. The quickest is Microwave franks and beans, ready in 8 minutes.
Microwave franks and beans
8 min
Microwave nachos
8 min
No-cook ploughman’s plate
8 min
Microwave black bean burrito bowl
10 min
Microwave cheese ramen
10 min
Microwave dumplings with edamame and chili dipping sauce
10 min
Microwave omelette in a mug
10 min
Microwave peanut butter ramen
10 min
No-cook antipasto plate
10 min
No-cook mezze plate
10 min
No-cook snack plate dinner
10 min
Smashed white bean and avocado sandwiches
10 min
Smoked salmon bagel sandwiches
10 min
Turkey and hummus pita pockets
10 min
Egg white omelette with spinach and feta
12 min
Microwave cheesy hash brown casserole with ham
12 min
Microwave chicken pot pie in a mug
12 min
Microwave elote chicken rice bowl
12 min
Microwave Hawaiian fried rice with ham and pineapple
12 min
Microwave mashed potato bowl with chicken and gravy
12 min
Microwave Mediterranean tuna couscous
12 min
Microwave pierogies with kielbasa
12 min
Microwave Spanish chickpeas and spinach
12 min
Microwave tofu scramble with black beans
12 min
Microwave yaki udon with chicken
12 min
Soft scrambled eggs on buttery toast
12 min
Microwave honey mustard chicken and potatoes
14 min
Air fryer naan pizza
15 min
Better instant ramen with a soft egg
15 min
Black bean and corn salad
15 min
Boxed mac and cheese with broccoli
15 min
Chana chaat (Indian chickpea salad)
15 min
Cheese omelette
15 min
Chickpea salad sandwiches
15 min
Cottage cheese scrambled eggs
15 min
Crispy feta fried eggs
15 min
Eggs and soldiers
15 min
Garlic butter ramen noodles with egg
15 min
Ham salad sandwiches
15 min
Hummus veggie wraps
15 min
Jammy egg avocado toast
15 min
Mediterranean cottage cheese bowls
15 min
Microwave arroz con pollo
15 min
Microwave BBQ chicken stuffed sweet potato
15 min
Microwave mac and cheese
15 min
Microwave tortellini in pink sauce
15 min
Pastina with egg and parmesan
15 min
Pimento cheese sandwiches
15 min
Pizza omelette
15 min
Ramen noodles with ground beef
15 min
Refried bean tacos (tacos de frijoles)
15 min
Salmon salad sandwiches
15 min
Shrimp and avocado salad with lime vinaigrette
15 min
Spicy gochujang ramen noodles
15 min
Tortellini in brodo
15 min
Tuna and white bean salad on toast
15 min
Tuna salad sandwiches
15 min
White bean scampi
15 min
Zucchini noodles marinara with ricotta
15 min
Zucchini noodles with pesto, tomatoes and mozzarella
15 min
Microwave Greek stuffed sweet potato
16 min
Microwave jacket potato with cottage cheese and broccoli
16 min
Microwave pizza baked potato
16 min
Microwave buffalo chicken stuffed potato
18 min
Microwave jacket potato with beans and cheese
18 min
Microwave jacket potato with tuna and sweetcorn
18 min
Air fryer BLT sandwiches
20 min
Air fryer breakfast quesadillas
20 min
Air fryer cod
20 min
Air fryer fish sticks
20 min
Air fryer halloumi
20 min
Air fryer pork chops
20 min
Air fryer salmon
20 min
Air fryer tilapia
20 min
Air fryer tortellini with broccoli
20 min
Bacon and egg ramen noodles
20 min
Black bean and corn tacos
20 min
Black bean chilaquiles
20 min
Brazilian chicken salad (salpicão)
20 min
Brown butter shrimp
20 min
Brown sugar pineapple ham steak
20 min
Butter beans with romesco sauce
20 min
Buttered noodles
20 min
Canned chicken tacos
20 min
Caprese sandwiches
20 min
Cheese quesadillas
20 min
Cheesy savory oats with a soft egg
20 min
Chicken pesto naan pizzas
20 min
Chicken ramen stir-fry
20 min
Chicken salad sandwiches
20 min
Chili garlic shrimp noodles
20 min
Chili lime shrimp with cauliflower rice
20 min
Chinese tomato egg soup
20 min
Chorizo and eggs
20 min
Coronation chicken sandwiches
20 min
Creamy salsa verde pasta
20 min
Crispy black bean tacos
20 min
Crispy ramen egg pancake
20 min
Crispy tuna melts
20 min
Garlicky pork and green bean stir-fry
20 min
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