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Home » Under 20 Minutes

Under 20 Minutes

Make a 20-minute meal with recipes like Japanese egg drop soup, green beans with sesame dressing, and stir-fried tomatoes and eggs.

Latest in Under 20 Minutes

An oval shape plate containing Pan-Fried Curry Chicken garnished with lettuce.

Pan-Fried Curry Chicken (Video)

5 from 7 votes
White plates of fresh green salad with lettuce, cucumbers, radishes, and cherry tomatoes, topped with vibrant orange carrot ginger dressing and served with a gold fork on a marble surface.

Carrot Ginger Dressing 人参ドレッシング

4.86 from 249 votes
A wooden bowl containing tomato egg vermicelli soup garnished with green onion.

Tomato Egg Vermicelli Soup (Video)

5 from 3 votes
A white scalloped plate containing stir-fried Butter Ponzu beef with komatsuna green and maitake mushrooms.

Butter Ponzu Beef (Video)

5 from 9 votes
A white plate containing Honey Gochujang Chicken sprinkled with sesame chicken served on green salad.

Honey Gochujang Chicken (Video)

5 from 9 votes
Wooden soup bowls containing Spinach and Mushroom Miso Soup.

Spinach and Mushroom Miso Soup ほうれん草と椎茸の味噌汁

5 from 2 votes
A large shallow bowl containing multi-grain rice and Chicken Bok Choy Stir Fry.

Chicken Bok Choy Stir Fry (Video)

4.60 from 5 votes
An oval plate with scalloped edge containing Pork and Eggplant Stir Fry served with multigrain rice and miso soup.

Easy Pork and Eggplant Stir Fry (Video) 豚と茄子の炒め物

5 from 2 votes
Lacquerer miso soup bowls containing Kale Daikon Miso Soup.

Kale Daikon Miso Soup

5 from 1 vote
Delicious Chicken Yakisoba with tender, moist chicken thighs and crisp veggies in a sweet savory sauce plated on a beautiful white plate with blue scalloped edge.

Easy Chicken Yakisoba チキン焼きそば

5 from 1 vote
A mason jar of homemade Japanese mayonnaise next to a bottle of Kewpie mayonnaise.

How to Make Japanese Mayonnaise (Kewpie Mayo) マヨネーズ

4.90 from 614 votes
an assortment of green tea in teacups on a wooden table

How to Make Japanese Green Tea

4.89 from 9 votes
An oval plate containing Chicken Stir-fry with Garlic Chives served on the table along with tea pot and small plates.

Chicken Stir-fry with Garlic Chives (Video)

5 from 3 votes
A bowl containing ahi tuna and salmon poke along with edamame, avocado, sushi ginger, and radish over bed of steamed rice.

Poke Bowl Recipe

4.78 from 61 votes
Wooden bowls filled with Pork Tofu Soup, served alongside steamed rice and a chicken dish on the table.

Pork Tofu Soup (Video)

4 from 3 votes
An indigo round plate containing chopped cabbage dish called Yamitsuki Cabbage served with a pair of chopsticks and small dishes and sake cups and the table.

Yamitsuki Cabbage やみつきキャベツ

4.86 from 124 votes
A glass mason jar containing homemade teriyaki sauce.

Teriyaki Sauce 照り焼きのたれ

4.74 from 332 votes
A bottle of Bulldog vegetable & fruit sauce (Tonkatsu sauce) and a mason glass jar of homemade tonkatsu sauce.

Homemade Tonkatsu Sauce とんかつソース

4.71 from 778 votes
A light wooden bowl containing Spicy Pork and Bean Sprout Miso Soup sprinkled with ground sesame seeds.

Spicy Pork and Bean Sprout Miso Soup (Video)

5 from 5 votes
A Japanese black mortar containing cut tomato wedges dressed in ground sesame ponzu seasoning, garnished with mitsuba leaves on top.

Tomato Salad with Sesame Ponzu (Video)

5 from 3 votes
A Japanese meal consisting of small dishes or bowls, each plating Teriyaki Salmon, steamed rice, miso soup, pickles, tamagoyaki, and green bean gomaae.

Teriyaki Salmon (Video) 鮭の照り焼き

4.82 from 375 votes
Japanese bowls containing Classic Udon Noodle Soup called Kake Udon or Su Udon, topped with sliced green onion, onsen tamago (poached egg), and fish cake slices.

Udon Noodle Soup (Kake Udon) (Video) かけうどん

4.67 from 93 votes
Small Japanese bowls containing Japanese cucumber salad called Sunomono.

Japanese Cucumber Salad (Sunomono) (Video) 酢の物

4.66 from 146 votes
An isobeyaki mochi cheese pull!

Isobeyaki Mochi with Cheese 磯部焼き餅

5 from 3 votes
A green plate containing Japanese rice cake (mochi) coated with kinako (soybean flour).

Kinako Mochi (Rice Cake with Soybean Flour) きな粉餅

5 from 2 votes
A bowl containing Chicken Teriyaki glazed with homemade teriyaki sauce on the bed of steamed rice.

Chicken Teriyaki (Video) チキン照り焼き

4.76 from 379 votes
Donburi rice bowls containing gyudon, simmered beef and onions over steamed rice.

Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl) (Video) 牛丼

4.74 from 505 votes
A plate containing three tuna mayo onigiri and pickles, served with a wooden bowl of miso soup.

Tuna Mayo Onigiri ツナマヨおにぎり

5 from 3 votes
A large ceramic donburi rice bowl containing Sukiyaki Don, thinly sliced beef, tofu, and vegetables simmered in a savory dashi soy broth and served over steamed rice.

Sukiyaki Don すき焼き丼

5 from 4 votes
A round bowl containing Niku Miso, a savory Japanese ground pork dish seasoned with miso, mirin, and aromatics.

Easy Niku Miso (Video)

5 from 6 votes
A large blue and white bowl containing udon noodle soup topped with fish cake, bok choy, fish cakes, and jammy soft boiled eggs in a savory dashi broth.

Easy Udon Noodle Soup (Video)

5 from 2 votes
An oval scalloped plate containing shredded carrot and tuna salad garnished with parsley and lemon.

Carrot and Tuna Salad

5 from 2 votes
A donburi bowl containing mapo tofu over bed of steamed rice, served with a small bowl of miso soup and a glass of green tea.

Easy Mapo Tofu (Video)

5 from 5 votes
Chopsticks pulling noodles from a black bowl containing Soba Noodle Salad topped with sesame seeds and chopped cilantro and green onions.

Soba Noodle Salad (Video) 蕎麦サラダ

4.75 from 206 votes
A light-colored wooden tray containing a bowl of miso soup with soft tofu, wakame seaweed, and thinly sliced green onions, along with a bowl of steamed rice, a small plate of tamagoyaki, and a smalll side dish.

Easy Miso Soup (Video)

5 from 3 votes
A black round plate containing metaiko pasta - Japanese spaghetti with spicy salted cod roe topped with julienned shiso and shredded nori seaweed.

Easy Mentaiko Pasta (Video)

4.34 from 3 votes
A round plate containing Japanese chicken curry over steamed rice, garnished with fukujinzuke pickles.

Easy Japanese Curry (Video)

4.75 from 4 votes
A Japanese ceramic bowl containing Oyakodon, a chicken and egg rice bowl dish garnish with green onion.

Easy Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Bowl) (Video)

4.88 from 8 votes
An olive colored oval plate containing Yaki Udon, Japanese stir-fried udon noodles with chicken and vegetables.

Easy Yaki Udon (Video)

5 from 3 votes
An oval plate containing Napolitan (Japanese Ketchup Spaghetti).

Easy Napolitan (Japanese Ketchup Spaghetti) (Video)

5 from 1 vote
A white ramen bowl containing Korean ramen (ramyeon), topped with soft-cooked egg, kimchi, and green onions.

10 Minute Meal – Instant Ramen Recipe (Video)

4.67 from 3 votes
A round black plate containing shiratama dango (mochi balls).

Shiratama Dango (Mochi Balls) 白玉団子

4.85 from 26 votes
A mason jar containing Homemade Shiso Pesto.

Homemade Shiso Pesto 大葉ジェノベーゼ

4.70 from 30 votes
A white plate containing okra with ginger soy sauce.

Okra with Ginger Soy Sauce オクラの生姜醤油和え

4.82 from 16 votes
Glass bowls containing Coffee Jelly, drizzled with cream and topped with fresh whipped cream.

Coffee Jelly コーヒーゼリー

4.77 from 59 votes
A glass plate containing cold natto udon topped with kimchi, onsen tamago, blanched okra, fresh cucumber, and grated nagaimo.

Cold Natto Udon

5 from 2 votes
A white plate containing Blistered Shishito Peppers With Ginger Soy Sauce.

Blistered Shishito Peppers with Ginger Soy Sauce

4.72 from 21 votes
A glass bowl containing cold somen noodles with dipping sauce.

Japanese Cold Somen Noodles そうめん

4.79 from 38 votes
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