8 recipes · from 10 minutes · all vegetarian
Noodles in 20 minutes, none of them boring
The quickest dinners are noodles, and the quickest way to make noodles exciting is to steal one move from another cuisine. Every bowl here is on the table in 20 minutes, using things that keep in the pantry or the fridge door.
- 15minStovetop
Kimchi Butter Udon with a Jammy Egg
The kimchi fries in butter until its edges caramelize, and its own brine becomes the sauce for chewy frozen udon.
15 minVegetarianeggs - 18minStovetop
Chili-Crisp Peanut Soba with Smashed Cucumber
Chili crisp goes straight into the peanut sauce, so every strand of cold soba gets crunch and heat, and salted smashed cucumber keeps it fresh.
18 minVeganpeanuts - 20minStovetop
Brown-Butter Miso Pasta with Lemon
White miso whisked into nutty brown butter gives plain spaghetti a deep, savory sauce in the time it takes the pasta to boil, and lemon zest keeps it bright.
20 minVegetarianparmesan - 20minStovetop
One-Pan Lemon-Pepper Orzo “Risotto” with Peas
Orzo simmered in broth like risotto releases its starch in half the time, so you get a creamy, lemony bowl without 25 minutes of stirring.
20 minVegetarianparmesan - 10minStovetop
Cacio e Pepe Ramen
Instant ramen noodles, minus the packet, are thin, springy and starchy enough to make a proper cacio e pepe sauce in under 10 minutes.
10 minVegetarianpecorino - 18minStovetop
Stovetop Gochujang Mac and Cheese
Gochujang whisked into the milk before the cheddar goes in gives creamy one-pot mac a sweet, smoky heat that builds instead of burns.
18 minVegetariancheddar - 20minStovetop
Peanut-Lime Rice Noodle Salad with Crunchy Vegetables
Rice noodles and edamame soak in the same bowl of hot water, so the only cooking is boiling a kettle, and a sharp lime-heavy peanut dressing keeps it light.
20 minVeganGluten-freeedamame - 20minStovetop
Tahini Carbonara with Smoked Paprika Chickpeas
Tahini whisked into the egg yolks makes a carbonara sauce that’s silkier and harder to scramble, and smoky crisp chickpeas stand in for the bacon.
20 minVegetarianeggs