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If you want a meal that is quick, easy to make, and a bit, well, out of the ordinary, Asian dishes are the way to go. This Chicken Chow Mein recipe is a lot easier to put together than you might think, and it works nicely as a side dish, a main course, or even a full meal, depending on your needs. And as with most any stir fry dishes, this chow mein is a rather versatile recipe. If you have some extra veggies you need to use, or you just like to tweak things to your tastes or experiment a bit, most anything goes. The recipe is really yummy as-is, though, and I certainly would make it again.

Traditionally, stir fry recipes such as this are made in a wok, though any large skillet will do if you don’t have a wok available. You will work with the same basic formula, whether you use this exact ingredient list or tweak things a bit; it’s a matter of making a bunch of things separately and then combining them into one big dish at the end.

Recipe and photo courtesy of 12 Tomatoes

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Quick tip: Serve with fried rice.

Stir-fry is a great way to make a bit of an exotic-tasting dinner without investing a lot of time and effort. This Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry recipe cooks in 25 minutes and just a few easy steps, meaning you can find the time and energy for it on even rather hectic weeknights.

I do love some stir fry. It’s just such a versatile platform and allows you to prepare a great meal with the flavors of another culture without having to spend forever in the kitchen or develop master chef-level cooking skills. This beef & broccoli dish is one of the simpler stir fry recipes that I make, but sometimes, simpler is just better.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Damn Delicious

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All the delicious taste of good ribs, made easy!  These Slow Cooker Thai-Style Ribs will make for a great party appetizer or part of a full main meal.  And you have all of that delicious flavor, with some Asian flair, with no grilling or oven time required.  Just marinate them, put them in your slow cooker, and voila!

I do enjoy my ribs…in all forms, really.  Of course, a good marinade makes all the difference in the world, and all ribs do best if you cook them slowly.  Why not, then, let the Crock-Pot do the cooking, especially when you have the perfect marinade?  That’s what I did here, and I was happy with the results.

Recipe courtesy of  MyRecipes.com.

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Quick tip: Serve with rice for a full meal.

Yes, it’s another fantastic Chinese food recipe for your slow-cooker!  You can’t beat a slow-cooker recipe for convenience, and this delicious Slow-Cooker Cashew Chicken tastes a lot better than most takeout options.

I have been to some absolutely out of this world Chinese restaurants in my time, but most of the time, when I want a little Chinese food without cooking, I find myself settling for the usual buffet or takeout options.  It’s not bad, really, and some of it is even approaching good, but I can still tell that there’s something missing, you know?  I was eager to break out my Crock-Pot again and try this recipe, and I thought that it turned out very well.  If you have the time to let your slow cooker work its magic, you can put together some great meals without much hassle at all.

Adapted recipe and photo courtesy of  12 Tomatoes; original recipe by The Recipe Critic.

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Quick tip: Serve with rice or noodles.

Even if you are fortunate enough to grow up around a talented cook, you may fall prey to some limiting food myths. Here are two that Mother passed on to me: (1) Good Chinese food is really too complicated and impractical to make at home. (2) It is extremely difficult, if not nearly impossible, to make a dish that is really good AND really healthy. This recipe goes a long way to dispel these notions.

Just to be clear: I don’t plan on giving up all of those less-than-healthy things. I will always love my bacon, and I still believe that butter makes plenty of things a whole lot better. But I do believe in maintaining a balanced diet and mixing in healthier options when possible, and I do like variety. The fried rice dish here allows me to take down all of those proverbial birds with one stone. It offers a healthy sampling of the better carbs and is low in fat–much better than the usual Chinese takeout–and offers me a bit of departure from the everyday food options for home cooking without breaking the bank.

Recipe adapted by 12 Tomatoes

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Quick Tip: Adjust the amount of ginger powder to your liking!