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Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The layered salad was popular in the Midwest throughout the seventies. We've updated it for today's speedy lifestyles and lightened-up diets. Round out the meal with a basket of corn bread, and mugs of tomato soup. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This take on classic Caesar salad uses nonfat yogurt in place of oil and egg (or oil and mayonnaise) for a lean but creamy dressing that is enhanced by grated Parmesan.

Wonton wrappers are used for these samosas instead of traditional pastry dough. Betelnut Pejiu Wu in San Francisco serves them with a tropical chutney.

Variations of this salad are often served on Christmas Eve in both old and New Mexico.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

These potatoes and the fish can be roasted at the same time, using the upper and lower thirds of the oven.

This colorful couscous can be prepared in about 15 minutes. To cut that down to 10 minutes, mince the carrots in a processor.