These 15 Minute Dinners Will Change Your Life 

Title: "15 Minute Dinners" Me after 15 Minutes: *still peeling my garlic*

My grandmother taught me to cook. Her #1 rule was “clean as you go”. While something is simmering, frying or boiling, you clean up your work area. 👍❤️

Thank you for the useful recipes Mike! I'm a single dad with 2 kids and 2 full time jobs. Putting home cooked meals on the table is extremely difficult to say the least. This helps me from ordering pizza and eating garbage.

I made the quesadilla for my wife tonight after a really long day and she loved it. And it was done in under 20 minutes. Before this video I would have said let’s just get takeout, but knowing I’d have an awesome home cooked meal with a recipe already in mind… total game changer. Thank you, Mike!

I actually like the "that's just what I have here right now" setup, because that's what most of our kitchens look like

More quick meals please. It is a public service to encourage working people to feed themselves and/or their family a home cooked meal once in a while..... Thank you for a great video.

I just made the pasta (it took about an hour since it was my first try at it). And guys… it is GOOD. 10/10 highly recommended. Cooking down the fresh tomatoes is so much better than the stuff in a jar. I cooked some Italian sausage separately and mixed it into the pasta at the end for some added protein. The pasta is delicious with or without the sausage :)

As a tomato lover and homegrower (usually between 30 and 50 tomato plants each summer). I must say my friends are always impressed when I pull off this tomato pasta sauce 🤤 with homegrown tonatoes, herbs, onions and garlic! Easy to grow AND easy to cook 😎

What makes this for me is the lack of "right" equipment and resources. Watching you smear olive oil because you don't have spray...using olive oil because you don't have neutral...faking the fork....all this encourages me that I don't have do it "right", just do it! Thanks for a terrific vid.

My dad was an executive chef, and he taught me to never leave panhandles sticking off the stove - since someone could inadvertently catapult the hot contents across the room. Just wanted to give a shout-out for kitchen safety.

Fresh Tomato Marinara Pasta Ingredients: 16 ounces of the pasta of your choice 1 onion, diced 2 cloves of garlic, sliced 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil Pinch of salt 2 pints of cherry tomatoes ¼ cup of shredded parmesan cheese ¼ cup of roughly chopped parsley Instructions: Bring a salted pot of water to a boil as well as bring a wide saute pan to a medium heat. Add oil to the wide saute pan. Once it starts to shimmer, add in the chopped onion and garlic. When the garlic and onion soften a bit, approx 2 - 3 minutes, add in the cherry tomatoes and top it with the lid. When the water is boiling add in the pasta. Once the tomatoes are starting to burst, grab a spatula and mash the tomatoes to release the juices. Turn the heat to low, sprinkle in some more salt, and let reduce. Drain the pasta and add it to the tomato sauce. Pour in ¼ cup of pasta water and toss. Let the sauce reduce and add in the parmesan cheese. Toss is the parsley along with a little more water and crack of pepper. Bacon & Veggie Quesadilla Ingredients: 2 flour tortilla 4 strips of bacon, sliced into chunks 1 tomato, sliced ½ cup of fresh mozzarella ¼ cup of spicy gouda 1 cup of spinach Instructions: Heat a large saute pan on medium heat. Drop in the bacon and let that sizzle away. Once there is enough heat, tilt the pan to “deep fry” the bacon pieces. Take the bacon out and pour out 80% of the fat into a bowl or cup. With the leftover fat in the pan, add in your spinach and let it wilt away. In the meantime, prepare the quesadillas. Add mozzarella to the bottom, followed by crispy bacon, the wilted spinach, 2 -3 tomato slices, and some spicy gouda. Fold over and squish. Pour the reserved fat back into the saute pan and place the quesadilla down. Get one side coated in oil before flipping to coat the otherside in fat. Fry until golden brown and crispy. While it fries up you can make some avocado crema sauce to go with it or clean up the kitchen a little. Flip and crispify the other side. Cut in pieces and enjoy! Avocado Cream Ingredients: 1 cup of chopped cilantro (with stems) 1/3 cup of yogurt 1 Avocado 1 clove of garlic Juice of 1 lime Salt and pepper Water if needed to thin out Instructions: In a food processor, add in chopped cilantro with stems, yogurt, avocado, a garlic clove, juice of a lime, salt, and pepper. Blitz until smooth. Drizzle in some water to thin out the sauce. Pour into a container and store in the fridge until ready to use. Thai Noodle Dish Ingredients: 1 -2 tablespoons of neutral oil 1 onion, sliced 1 red pepper, sliced 1 clove of garlic, roughly chopped 1 knob of ginge, roughly chopped ½ cup of bok choy 2 eggs 1 package of rice noodles 1 teaspoon of sesame oil 1 teaspoon of rice vinegar 1 tablespoon of soy sauce 1 teaspoon of fish sauce 1 tablespoon of water A few leaves of basil Instructions: In a medium saute pan, add in 1 - 2 tablespoons of oil. Once it starts to shimmer add in the onion and pepper. Let soften for 1 - 2 minutes before adding in the chopped garlic and ginger. Cook for another 1 - 2 minutes. Push all the veggies to one side. Drizzle in some more oil, and crack in the eggs. Poke the yolk and let one side fry up. Flip to fry the other side and break up the eggs. Combine with the veggies. Drop in the rice noodles and hit it with sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, and water. Toss to combine and soften up the noodles. Toss in a few sprigs of basil and serve it! Chicken Wings & Salad Ingredients: 12 chicken wings 2 tablespoons of flour 1 tablespoons of your favorite spice mix Pinch of salt A little bit of oil 1 tablespoon of lemon juice 2 teaspoon of maple syrup 1 teaspoon of dijon mustard Salt and pepper 2 -3 tablespoons of olive oil ¼ cup of red onion, sliced 1 - 2 radishes, sliced ¼ cup of chopped tomatoes 1 cup of gem lettuce, ripped Instructions: In a bowl, add in the chicken wings with the flour, spice mix, and salt. Toss to combine and place into an air fryer. Spray with some oil and air fry at 380 for 15 minutes. While the chicken wings are cooking, grab a big bowl and add in lemon juice, maple syrup, mustard, salt and pepper. Drizzle in some olive oil while vigorously whisking until you get a nice mustard vinaigrette. Then add in the sliced onion and radish along with tomatoes and gem lettuce. Toss to combine and serve with the hot crispy wings!

This is really encouraging. So many "quick" recipes online take hours still when you count all the prep time. I've been cooking for the household for years, and it's so time-consuming. Just found this channel, and it's got me excited about cooking again.

Agreed, that cherry tomato pasta sauce is one of the GOATs for quick lunches / dinners. I pretty much always have some on hand.

I've been in a depressive rut for awhile, I have almost no energy to cook for myself. This video really made me motivated to cook something for myself. Didn't know I needed this today but I definitely did ❤️

Can't thank you enough for the simple pasta with cherry tomatoes recipe. So much better than jar sauces. It's become one of my go-to dishes for dinner. So easy and so much flavor. Good on ya, Mike. Keep it up.

Every time I try one of your meals my husband is especially appreciative. Just cooked the pasta as I had all of the ingredients on hand and it was super quick, easy and tasty. Love your work Mike!

I’ve been binging on your quick meal and freezable meal videos. I am disabled and cannot stand long in the kitchen while cooking without being in pain. These recipes are a lifesaver along with the freezable meal videos as they also help save time and don’t require me to stand for long periods of time everyday. A lot of us need to save time, some of us need to save ourselves and our bodies. Thank you so much. You have no idea how much videos like this make it easier. I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart. Have a great day! 🥰❤️

PLEASE do more of these, I barely have time to cook and because of that I just end up ordering. Your style of cooking and the meals you create are really in line with how my boyfriend and I eat. I'm so glad RU-vid recommended your channel

I just want to thank you for giving me the motivation to cook. I don’t have the healthiest relationship with food and cooking is something I do only at knife point. I stumbled upon this video today and immediately went to the grocery store to buy ingredients for my first 15 minutes meal. The first one turned out super good. I’m so excited and I can’t wait to make chicken teriyaki tomorrow and coconut curry and many many more dishes on your channel. Thank you! Could you make a video on a week meal plan? That would be really interesting for people who doesn’t have time to cook everyday.

Your channel is changing my life! Started cooking at home recently for the first time and these recipes have been a lifesaver! 🤩

I love that you clean up as you go along. Once I learned that trick, I found cooking so much more enjoyable. Thank you for these tips, who can’t use them?

This is 4 of your Top 10 recipes, you say?? Sounds like you need to make another video with the other 6 recipes! :-D Thank you! These are going to go into the rotation in my kitchen, for SURE!

Awesome video! I want that soup dish in the intro with the two half eggs. Makes me want some Japanese Miso soup from Branson, Mo. Yum yum to my tum tum 😋.

I keep coming back to watch these videos. So many great ideas. Most of us don't have hours to prep or get dinner ready on a regular basis, so I love how relatable these videos are!

I like that you have always something for everyone - vegetraians, non-vegetarians, vegans. And your food is always super customizable to one’s liking. Great job! And yes on more quick meals!

I would definitely be interested in a follow-up with some more 15 minute meals. The more I learn to cook, the more I'm realizing how important it is to have a well stocked pantry and a good selection of fresh ingredients.

I get out at 8pm and need quick dinners. Those stir fry, and enchiladas are items I always have in the kitchen. You have motivated me with the right dinners! More cooking! Less fast food!

I make the same pasta dish at home all the time except I use shallots instead of the onions, add lemon juice, and linguini. Love how you can transform these simple dishes.

I’ve made the pasta before with basil instead of parsley, it’s a go-to and favorite! Highly recommend adding some white wine to the sauce!👌🏼

That was super helpful. I have an infant and wife to feed every day. I've prepared a ton of frozen meals, but sometimes reheating them thoroughly can even take about 15 min. These are great options to use up what's on hand or needs to be eaten. More of this kind of stuff please!

My Mama has always taught me to “clean while you cook”. I’m So Thankful For That💖

Love your channel, Man! I love to cook and I appreciate all these ideas, concepts and lessons. Planning my garden now and putting in some cherry or grape tomato plants for sure!

I love that you said "thank you" when grabbing the eggs, super sweet and humbling... :)

Gotta say- your show has made me braver and more confident in the kitchen. Made cacio e pepe from scratch the other day- after work- and it rocked!

adding an anchovie filet would have made the pasta dish outstanding. (and a few chili flakes!)

I was a professional cook for years and i love you! You're my favorite and I tell all my friends about you. I dig your style. Thank you!!

I was in a panic for dinner on the hectic day I watched this. By chance, I happened to have everything in the kitchen so I decided to make it. The tomato pasta was sooooo good. My three boys devoured it, and even thanked me for making dinner! Thanks for the practical recipes and encouragement. You can definitely get an amazing meal on the table in 15 min.

I NEED 15 MINUTE EVERYTHING, 15 MINUTE BREAKFAST, 15 MINUTE LUNCH, 15 MINUTE WATER (lolwhut), 15 MINUTE 30 MINUTE MEALS. PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASEEEE

wow. life changing way to fry up those quesadillas.... that extra bit of oil makes them so crunchy and carmelized on the outside!! i used my carbon steel pan...and to die for. thank you so much.

Thanks so much. I was feeling very blah about cooking. (I cook most nights and it’s just become a lot). Your little pep talk at the beginning made me feel better about my efforts 🥺 I proceeded to make your pasta with the ingredients in my fridge and enjoying a new pasta dish! Never had this creamy of pasta before. 😋 Thank you so much! 👩🏻‍🍳

This is the content that sets you apart from other cooking channels. Accessible recipes, clear explanations and just getting scrappy with it! Keep it up

Definitly give us more of these 15 min dishes! Really amazing work and well done

We want MORE 15 min Dinners …. Thank You ❤️❤️❤️

The ease that you used the unit of measure "per dia" was so flawless.

The noodle stir fry is legit, I know from literally eating the dish this past weekend, and by literally I mean the one on camera.

Been doing the pasta for years, and got it down to 10 mins. My tips: 1) Fill your kettle & boil. It's faster than boiling a full pan of water. While the kettle is boiling have your pasta pan preheating with a enough water just to cover the bottom. 2) While kettle is boiling & pans preheating, quickly dice onion & garlic. If you have a hand held pulley dicer $8 from Kmart, it makes it really quick & easy. 3) I use a passata base, or tin of diced tomatoes. Some tinned tomato already come with herbs & nothing else added - always check the ingredients, some have added salt. Passata or tinned tomato are also already broken down. Obviously not as yummy as cherry tomatoes, but where I live, cherry tomatoes are $$ and you can keep toned tomatoes/passata in the cupboard for using anytime. 😇 Say no to pasta sauce in a jar people!

Wow, the greenery in your background is amazing!!

I am really trying to overcome my fear of the kitchen and severe anxiety around cooking cooking. Watching these videos to give myself hopefully a safe feeling starting point.

I am 25 now and I cook almost daily for about 8 years now. There is a lot of cooking stuff online but the bangers are those that you can put out on a daily basis. So great Video!

So happy watching how much this channel has evolved over the last several years. Proud of everything you've accomplished Mike. I will never forget Brother's Green though....Congrats on the new set!

Thank you for some wonderful cooking lessons all in such a short amount of time. It's a pleasure to learn from you and to watch you cook. You also instill a sense of confidence in the viewer, and I love the how you teach making wonderfully balanced and healthy meals in this video. Subscribed!!!

The simple sauce in the beginning has ended up being one of my go-tos and it is so tasty. Love it!

I loved these. I work a TON. And we usually are doing frozen pizza, fast food, or spaghetti-Os. While my husband is very picky and doesn't eat hardly any veggies, I crave some home cooked fresh meals. I usually cut corners by buying rotisserie chicken or canned sauses, but you have inspired me to try to look beyond that! I'd love more meals to keep in mind for those days I can cook.

I made the first dish, the pasta, 4 times already since seeing this video. It's literally one of the most flavorful pastas I've eaten! It was so good, I didn't even need any cheesy added. This has become my go-to dinner when I'm lazy but craving some good flavors; it's quick, super affordable, and absolutely delicious!

Would love to see a 15 min dinner high protein edition! Awesome work

Love these quick meal ideas, fresh healthy food without hours in the kitchen, please more videos like this ♥️

The very best pasta dish I ever had was a simple spaghetti bolognese I had in an upstairs restaurant right next to the train station in Rome back in 1990. Halfway through I thought... I hope they take credit cards. They didn't!! It was a family operation, the women cooked and the men were front of house. I used my high school italian to ask 'domani'? Meaning I would pay the next day. They waved us away indicating yes, and then asked if we wanted anything else to eat that night! Amazing. Next day we went back and paid. They took it as normal, not overly effusive or anything. I have never forgotten their commitment to their food and belief in us and also (I imagine) their capacity to write off those who don't come back to pay.) Back to business, I have often wondered why that dish was better than anything I had had in Australia. Now I know, it was using the pasta water.

I'm all about cleaning up the mess as you go. I freak out when I walk into the kitchen when someone else is cooking and there's pans and ingredients all over the counter lol

Love these! Thank you for sharing! Often I cook just for myself and love healthy, flavorful meals! Love your channel!

I have definitely upped my easy cooking game having watched for several years. I have a tendency to over complicate and you always demonstrate how easy it can be! More please!!

Kudos on keeping the lost art of 'cleaning as you go' alive; it's how I learned to manage my kitchen as a kid in 7th grade Home Ec and it really makes a difference. (I'm still having a hard time getting my wife to follow, though!)

I've done the first one (pasta recipe) and it is a game changer. Definitely staying with me for a looong time. Sauce was creamy, rich and delicious! 😇

I made the pasta and quesadilla so far with the avocado crema, so delicious! I love these simple recipes and I am learning so much about how to use what I have in the kitchen that usually goes to waste. Thanks!

Love how efficient you are in the kitchen. Part of the reason i've been put off by cooking is the cleaning afterwards, but you incorporate it into the whole process when you have time, I love it!

Adding a can of Cannellini beans to the pasta and tomato sauce will add fiber and protein. This would be more satisfying and last longer in your belly.

I’m so glad I found your channel. So many others have so many expensive ingredients and equipment. I just want to cook after a long day of work and not have 100+ dishes to wash afterwards.

Вкусно и просто!

I definitely want more of these "quick and easy" dinner recipes. Thanks Mike! It does take longer than 15 minutes for a novice cook to whip up these meals but at least I won't be in the kitchen the whole night cooking and cleaning just to make a meal.

"every home chef needs a few lazy meals" me: *hot dogs* PHC: *beautiful buffalo wings AND a salad*

Just made the pasta--It was excellent! I added some ground breakfast sausage. I separated into 2 pots and made a dairy free version with a dairy-free parmesan cheese out of half of it for my kids who have dairy issues. It was a hit with the kids and adults! It did take about 45 minutes total to make, but was easy and totally worth it. Thank you for sharing this great and simple recipe!

You're so encouraging! Great meals, great tips, thank you.

cherry tomatos are extremely expensive and quite hard to get here in venezuela, i replace them with normal italian tomatos (the long ones, are cheap and year round available) dice them big and stir fri them with a bit of vinegar and sugar to cheat the flavor profile, my mother and brother like to blend them after for quick creamy tomato sauce i like them rough

I'm so glad you've upgraded and achieved more success but the lack of tools really brought us all back to that little kitchen. #BrothersGreen

I just want to say thank you! I made the noodle stir-fry from this video last night and it gave me some newfound confidence in my cooking abilities! I didn't really learn to cook growing up, so trying now as a 29 year old can be daunting at times. But you made it seem easy (heck, it only takes 15 minutes!) and it really did end up being an easy process for me. What I would improve upon next time I make it is I would use way more garlic, ginger, soy sauce, fish sauce, and rice vinegar, because I only used a dash of each and my stir-fry definitely could've been more flavorful.

I can’t tell you how much I love the easy to follow steps.

Been following since brothersgreen way back. So happy to see you’re getting the success and recognition you deserve. I always loved cooking but you guys have shown me a whole new world. Much love 🙏

Loved this video! I’ve been struggling with making meals because they either take too long after I get home from work, or I just don’t want to cook the same things over and over again. Would love to see another one of these types of videos! Thanks!

Thank you for all that you do. I know you invest a lot in your time, money and resources. I’m a teacher for high school sped chemistry students and I appreciate this so much. Making dinner tonight and also my next days lunches with your recipes. Just amazing!!!!!!

just shared this with my two daughters and my two daughters in-law...... Well done!!!

You sir are a street smart cooking genius. Been watchin' for years, always impressed at the simplicity and creativity, and I'm not a novice cook. I will make each one of these. Thank you for making all your fans healthier! 2.7 million views, hell yeah!

This is really smart. My favourite thing about all of these is that it’s perfect for when someone drops by, and you can whip it up in no time. Well done, Mike! I would love to see more of these.

Made the pasta dish (along with some garlic lemon chicken thighs) for the family tonight - delicious! It was so easy and quick! Everyone had seconds!

I loved you easy meals. I really like the way you keep homemade & freshness in them. look forward to more of your easy meals in this fast paced life we live in. more time to do other things. Bless You❤

Yes please post more of these videos!! As a college student, I’m really trying to find quick, nutritious, and good tasting food that won’t break my wallet. This was great!

Thank you! You have no idea how much I need these kind of recipes right now. Please keep them coming.

Well done for coming up with home made quick meals. It beats anything readymade. Thanks

Oh my goodness! Everything looks amazing!

Thank you! I am seeing a trend of using Cherry Tomatoes for a quick pasta sauce and that makes sense. Can't tell you how many times we buy cherry tomatoes and eat 1/2 and the other 1/2 goes to waste. Enjoyed watching the video and inspired me to make even more dishes when I am tired. I have to begin to stock the right FRESH foods and actually use them!

I’ve been making a lot of “stir fry” style meals lately, this was a great source of inspiration to branch out with a quick meal. Thank you!

Made your cherri tomatoe pasta last night, the kids LOVED it, ate the whole pot. Thank you for the concept of 15 minutes dinners.

Yup this hit the spot. Thank you !

I like that you hit all the different notes without being too carb heavy. Love these quick dinners! Thanks for your insight!

Oh my goodness, you have literally saved me sooo much time in the kitchen!!!! This cherry tomato pasta dish was so delicious and the whole family LOVED it!! I find making a bolognese sauce so cumbersome, so this will definitely be my go to from now on. I even added some bacon for some extra flavour :)

Awesome! Yes, we want more of the 15 minutes dishes!!

Thank you so much, these dinner/lunch ideas will come in handy for meal prepping once i start nursing school… quick, easy and healthy.

PLEASE MORE OF THESE VIDEOS!! I've loved learning some really spectacular meals and great cooking techniques from your other videos, but more of these smart quick easy but delicious recipes are awesome!!!

Really appreciate you taking the time to share these! Please share more of the quick 15min dinners you have in your back pocket.

Wow love this! Just what parents with young kids need.

I love it ALL your recipes! I’ve been watching your show / channel for hours and hours. Shout out from TENNESSEE USA 🇺🇸 ♥️🇵🇭

Dude you are the freaking bomb! I LOVE this series of 15 min meals! You are easy to follow and you make me laugh. I love watching all your videos. MORE….MORE videos!! Even though we are mostly plant based I can easily make several meals with your inspiration. Thank you so much!