Under 45-Minute Mediterranean Recipes

Mediterranean dishes that come together fast — under 45-minute cook time, full per-serving cost and calorie data, step-by-step instructions calibrated for a home stove.

36 recipes match this filter.

Butterfly Prawns

As the name implies, the prawns are split opened at the back and deep fried after coated in batter

Time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Crispy Calamari And Tartar

Tender rings of squid coated in a light, seasoned flour crust and fried until golden and airy. Served alongside a cool, tangy homemade tartar sauce — a classic starter found on menus from seafood shacks to fine dining.

Time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Money Bag

Money bags are delicious finger food filled with any choice of protein and baked till golden brown

Time: 40 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.20/serving

Beer Batter Fish Burger

I know it comes off as a surprise to see us pair beer with chicken, follow on this recipe and watch the magic. It's commonly paired with French fries

Time: 40 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.20/serving

Prawn Native Pasta

Nigerian prawn native pasta combines al dente spaghetti with a deeply flavoured palm-oil and crayfish base, fresh prawns, and assorted peppers. It is a Naija twist on pasta that tastes nothing like Italian — and is better for it.

Time: 40 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $3.00/serving

Spicy Chili Garlic Noodles

These spicy noodles are ready in about fifteen minutes

Time: 40 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $3.00/serving

Pink Pasta

Adding cooking cream to the base of your pasta sauce is a fantastic way of elevating it

Time: 40 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $3.00/serving

Cream Cheese Bread

This cream cheese bread is a tried and proven recipe, it tastes so delicious

Time: 25 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.20/serving

Potato Balls

Crisp, golden-fried potato croquettes with a tender mashed-potato core, gently spiced with white pepper and habanero. Coated in seasoned flour and corn flakes for an audibly crunchy shell — perfect cocktail-hour snack.

Time: 25 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.20/serving

Garlic Bread

Garlic bread is made to accompany most soups

Time: 25 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.20/serving

Buttered Potatoes

This easy buttered potato recipe is a simple way to produce a potato side dish

Time: 25 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.20/serving

Butter Fly Fluffy Moi Moi

Moi moi is a Nigerian delicacy made from beans

Time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.40/serving

Full Salad

This is a very Nigerian salad. Takes me back to when my mom used to make it for us growing up. you can layer as you desire. Feel free to make the dressing a day before.

Time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.40/serving

Chicken Salad

Chicken salad is a perfect side dish to a rice menu, they can be eaten wholesomely as a main dish too, even as a breakfast option

Time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.40/serving

Fresh Fish Pepper Soup

Instead of going out to have your catfish pepper soup. You can enjoy this at the comfort of your home and control the

Time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.40/serving

Bush Meat And Plantain

Grilled or stewed bushmeat — typically grasscutter or antelope — paired with fried ripe plantain. The smoky, gamey meat contrasts perfectly with the sweet caramelised plantain. A beloved combination in southern Nigerian cuisine.

Time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.40/serving

Berry Mix Popsicle

An ice pop is a liquid-based frozen snack on a stick. They are fun snacks for children and can also be enjoyed by adults too

Time: 15 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.30/serving

Whiskey Sour Without Eggs

A refreshing whiskey sour made with bourbon, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup, shaken hard over ice. No egg white in this version — just clean, bright, balanced cocktail. Serve over a large ice cube in a rocks glass.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Tequila Sunrise

A visually stunning cocktail of tequila and orange juice with a grenadine sunrise effect at the base. The layered colours — from amber at the top to deep red at the bottom — make it as beautiful as it is refreshing.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Flavor Mimosa

Flavor Mimosa is the RecipeCrave take on a classic brunch drink — sparkling wine meets a trio of tropical fruit juices for a brunch cocktail with more depth and colour than your average mimosa.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Cosmopolitan

The Cosmopolitan is a chic, rose-pink cocktail of vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and fresh lime. Served straight up in a martini glass, it is tart, slightly sweet, and deeply sophisticated.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Rainbow Paradise

Rainbow Paradise is a colourful layered cocktail with distinct fruit tiers — each sip moves through a different flavour. Vibrant, Instagram-worthy, and as delicious as it looks.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Long Island Iced Tea

Five spirits — vodka, tequila, rum, gin, and triple sec — shaken with lemon juice and a splash of cola. Despite its name it contains no tea, but it does taste surprisingly drinkable. Handle with appropriate respect.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Margarita

The margarita: tequila, triple sec, and fresh lime juice shaken over ice and served with a salted rim. It can be straight up or frozen, blended or spicy — but the balance of sweet, sour, and salt never fails.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Champagne Holiday

Champagne Holiday is a celebratory sparkling cocktail with festive fruit and a champagne base. Light, elegant, and designed for toasting — whether it is New Year, a birthday, or a Tuesday that deserves marking.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Classic Mojito

The classic Cuban highball: fresh mint, lime juice, sugar, white rum, and soda water. Muddled, filled with ice, and topped up until it fizzes. Light, herbaceous, and endlessly refreshing on a warm day.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Passion Fruit Daiquiri

A tropical twist on the classic daiquiri: white rum, fresh passion fruit pulp, lime juice, and a touch of simple syrup shaken hard and served up. Vivid, fruity, and vibrantly tangy.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Wings Signature

Wings Signature is the house cocktail — a bold, fruity blend developed exclusively for RecipeCrave. Bright, effervescent, and lightly sweet with a finish that lingers. Ask your bartender for the full pour.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Classic Martini

The classic martini — gin and dry vermouth stirred over ice and strained into a chilled coupe, garnished with a lemon twist or olive. Bracingly cold, crystal clear, and the benchmark of cocktail elegance.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Moscow Mule

A Moscow Mule combines vodka, fresh lime juice, and ginger beer served over ice in a copper mug. The mug keeps it cold while the ginger beer adds a spicy kick that makes this a year-round crowd-pleaser.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Kiwi Fizz

Kiwi Fizz is a sparkling cocktail built around fresh kiwi, a citrus squeeze, and light fizz. Bright green, zingy, and refreshing — a signature drink that tastes like summer.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Wavy

Wavy is a smooth, tropical cocktail with a gentle gradient of colours and a relaxed, fruit-forward flavour. Light on alcohol, long on refreshment — the drink to order when you want to feel the vibe.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Blue Colada

Blue Colada is a vivid blue twist on the piña colada — rum, coconut cream, pineapple, and blue curaçao blended with ice into a slushy, tropical escape. Bright blue, creamy, and wildly refreshing.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Cinnamon Mimosa

Cinnamon Mimosa adds a warm spice note to the classic champagne and juice pairing. A sprinkle of cinnamon and a cinnamon stick garnish make this the mimosa for autumn brunch tables and holiday mornings.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Bubble Signature

Bubble Signature is a playful layered drink with bubbles, fruit, and a creamy finish. Light and visually striking — perfect as a celebratory toast or an afternoon indulgence.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Whipped Cream Mimosa

Whipped Cream Mimosa tops the classic sparkling wine and juice combination with a cloud of sweetened whipped cream. Indulgent, festive, and best enjoyed slowly before the cream dissolves into the bubbles.

Time: 5 min
Servings: 1 servings
Cost per serving: $3.50/serving

Why these recipes work for "under 45-minute mediterranean recipes"

Every dish on this page was tested in the RecipeCrave kitchen with timing, cost, and calorie data measured rather than guessed. The filter applied here combines a real query intent — for example, "I have an hour after work and I want something Italian for dinner" — with the structural metadata on each recipe so the result is a tight, actionable list rather than an open-ended search. Browse, save what looks good, and the per-serving cost on each card tells you whether it fits the week's grocery budget.

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