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63 Chinese Food Recipes Even Better Than Takeout

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Cooking Chinese food recipes at home might seem daunting, but thanks to some creative shortcuts, it’s pretty easy to whip up restaurant-quality dishes in your own kitchen.

When you’re craving Chinese food, you have two options: Order takeout and wait for the delivery to arrive, or, in the same amount of time, you could whip up a copycat recipe with the same great flavors but less grease and sodium.

Get ready to start cooking wonton appetizers like crab rangoon and potstickers and filling Chinese chicken recipes like sesame chicken and chicken lo mein. Below are our favorite Chinese food recipes, from apps to mains to sides. As for dessert, homemade fortune cookies are a must.

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75 Chicken Recipes with 5 Ingredients or Less

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You don’t need a full fridge to make these easy chicken recipes for dinner. With a few ingredients, five or fewer to be exact, they’re perfect for busy weeknights. Note: We don’t count basics like water, salt, pepper and fats into the ingredient count.

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23 Lazy Summer Dinners You’ll Never Get Tired Of

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From pasta salad to rib eye roast, these meals are great options for when you want a delicious dinner but don’t have the energy to match your appetite.

After a day in the sun, the last thing anyone wants to do is labor over dinner. After all, summer is all about embracing a sense of ease — whenever and wherever possible. So don’t sweat the dinner plans, we’ve compiled our favorite lazy summer dinner ideas to keep mealtime feeling effortless even when your energy is sapped. These recipes are simple to make and easy to crave.

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71 Super Fresh and Easy Summer Recipes

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Summertime should be about light summer lunches, cookouts in the backyard and simple suppers that take little effort. You want healthy summer recipes and summer side dishes that make the most of the season’s best produce, and summer barbecue staples like grilled meats, potluck salads and fruity drinks.

Don’t forget summer fruit desserts, from fresh strawberry pie to every crumble, crisp and cake under the sun. Make the dog days cool and breezy with our favorite summer recipes!

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20 Easy Pasta Salads Prepped in 20 Minutes or Less

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By Alyssa Asaro
Reviewed by Emily Racette Parulski
Taste of Home’s Editorial Process
Updated: Aug. 08, 2024

A creamy, easy pasta salad perfectly complements a plate piled with grilled meats and barbecue sides. You may think pasta salads are all the same, but this summer classic has so many variations. Maybe you’ve made a mayonnaise dressing for your pasta salad, but what about ranch? Have you ever changed up your pasta shapes? And don’t forget adding a protein like chicken.

The next time you’re looking for an easy summer recipe, start with one of these pasta salad recipes. We chose these recipes as quick-to-make odes to the classic pasta salads you’re already used to, with fresh new twists.

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