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Fast Recipes

Looking for a healthy fast recipe?  Look no further - here you will find fast family-friendly recipes that are to please the pickiest of eaters.

From Instant Pot Mac and Cheese, Green Chili Stew to meal prepping breakfast with Instant Pot Oatmeal Recipe, fast recipes can be found by the dozen.

White plate with a fluffy buttermilk biscuit topped with creamy sausage gravy.

Biscuits and Gravy

Three large cooked chicken thighs in an air fryer.

Air Fryer Chicken Thighs

Large stainless steel skillet filled with cooked fettuccine noodles tossed in alfredo sauce.

Best Alfredo Sauce Recipe

A white bowl filled with Kung Pao Chicken and white rice.

Kung Pao Chicken

Large white ceramic Dutch oven filled with homemade hamburger helper made with ground beef and macaroni noodles.

The Best Homemade Hamburger Helper

Small while plate filled with lemon chicken orzo.

Lemon Chicken Orzo

Close up of a large white salad bowl filled with shredded Brussels sprouts, kale, avocado, grated carrot, pomegranate arils, tossed in a light lemon vinaigrette.

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad

A close up of food, with Butter Garlic steak

Garlic Butter Steak Bites

A bowl of food on a plate, with Garlic Butter Chicken

Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Zucchini Noodles

Easy Chicken Gyros

20-Minute Chicken Gyros

Blue bowl filled with udon noodle soup made with bok choy, snap peas, green onions, and a poached egg.

Udon Noodle Soup

A person holding a bowl of food, with Roasted Red Pepper Soup and Tomato

Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup

Easy Mediterranean Chicken Wraps made with hummus, salad, feta cheese, and chicken on parchment paper

Mediterranean Chicken Wraps

Large white bowl filled with chopped Mediterranean salad made with fresh veggies, artichoke hearts, avocado, chickpeas, feta cheese.

Mediterranean Salad

Shrimp and Avocado Salad drizzled with Homemade Miso Dressing in a black salad bowl.

Shrimp Avocado Salad with Miso Dressing

Sloppy joe sandwiched between a brioche bun with crispy potato chips.

Sloppy Joe Recipe

Three cooked salmon fillets in an air fryer basket after cooking.

Air Fryer Salmon

Close-up overhead image of four equal-sized cooked salmon covered in a homemade honey garlic sauce.

Honey Garlic Salmon

Close up image of baked salmon covered in a lemon butter sauce and garnished with fresh thyme.

Baked Salmon with Lemon Butter (20 minutes!)

Honey garlic shrimp served with lemon slices set on top of cooked white rice and served with a side of cooked asparagus.

Honey Garlic Shrimp

Overhead image of a large skillet filled with 6 cooked chicken thighs in a creamy tuscan sauce with sundried tomatoes and spinach.

Creamy Tuscan Chicken

White serving plate filled with sauteed Chinese broccoli in soy sauce and garlic.

Chinese Broccoli Recipe (Gai Lan)

Large white shallow bowl filled with easy egg drop soup recipe garnished with sliced green onions.

Egg Drop Soup

Large rimmed baking sheet with six cooked bone-in skin-on chicken thighs with honey soy marinade.

Honey Soy Chicken Thighs

Jar of creamy homemade honey mustard sauce.

Honey Mustard Recipe

Tartar sauce in a small white serving dish on an aluminum pan.

Tartar Sauce Recipe

Waldorf salad made with apples, walnuts, grapes, and celery on a bed of lettuce in a white serving bowl.

Waldorf Salad Recipe

Overhead image of bowl filled with simple chicken salad and fluffy pita bread triangles.

Chicken Salad Recipe

Large white serving bowl filled with bulgur tabbouleh salad.

Tabouli Salad Recipe (Tabbouleh)

Crab salad served over mixed greens and served with buttery crackers on a white plate.

Crab Salad Recipe

Overhead image of a large white bowl filled with mango salsa made with mango, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice.

Mango Salsa

Three ground turkey tacos filled with ground turkey taco meat and topped with tomatoes, lettuce, and cheese, on a small serving plate.

Ground Turkey Tacos

Metal serving basket filled with store-bought cooked frozen french fries and a small bowl of ketchup.

Air Fryer Frozen French Fries

Serving of sausage with bell peppers and onions in tomato sauce on a small white serving plate.

Italian Sausage and Peppers

Platter filled with all of the ingredients for corn salad including corn, cucumber, feta cheese, artichoke hearts, and cherry tomatoes.

Fresh Corn Salad Recipe

Creamy classic coleslaw in a large white bowl.

Coleslaw Recipe

Velveeta cheese dip dripping off a wooden spoon.

Velveeta Cheese Dip with Sausage

Slice of avocado toast on a small white place topped with red pepper flakes, olive oil, and black pepper.

Avocado Toast

White plate filled with cooked air fryer shishito peppers with a side of citrus soy sauce and a lemon wedge.

Air Fryer Shishito Peppers

Fully cooked and well seasoned air fryer chicken legs still in the air fryer basket.

Air Fryer Chicken Legs

A bowl of bruschetta chicken close up

Bruschetta Chicken

Small white plate filled with roasted zucchini with parmesan cheese.

Roasted Zucchini with Parmesan

Close up image of sauteed zucchini with garlic, butter salt, and pepper.

Sauteed Zucchini

Large white skillet filled with cooked frozen meatballs, pineapple, and bell peppers in a sweet and sour sauce.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Shallow bowl filled with noodles smothered in a garlic butter and soy sauce and garnished with grated parmesan cheese and green onions.

Asian Garlic Noodles

Overhead image of a white plate with crispy air fryer chicken wings and a side of ranch dressing.

Air Fryer Chicken Wings (Super Crispy)

A close up of Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi Recipe

Roasted asparagus in a large flat white serving dish garnished with parsley and served with lemon.

Roasted Asparagus Recipe

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Chef Jessica Randhawa of The Forked Spoon

I’m Jessica! Aka mom, wife, chef, and travel-obsessed photographer. Welcome to The Forked Spoon. Here you can browse hundreds of incredible family-friendly recipes covering dozens of diets, courses, and cuisines. Learn more about me.

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