A Quick Dinner With Simple Ingredients: Step-by-step Recipes With Photos And Videos

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Fast, tasty and hassle-free: 7 quick dinners

For a working woman, there is always an acute question of what to cook for dinner. I want to feed my family and tasty, and without unnecessary hassle and time. The selection contains recipes for hearty dishes that are prepared quickly and easily.

Content

• 1 Stew "Bachelor"
• 2 Zucchini casserole with cheese, onions and garlic
• 3 Chopped chicken cutlets with cheese
• 4 Eggplant with minced meat and thyme
• 5 Creamy omelette with royal mushrooms and bell pepper
• 6 Cutlets on skewers
• 7 Chicken with Italian motives, baked in the oven
• 8 Video: chicken fillet with vegetables and paprika

Stew "Bachelor"

In order to quickly feed home-made fragrant tasty stews, you will need high-quality smoked sausages.

Foods for 4 servings:

• 4 smoked sausages;
• 6-8 potatoes;
• 2 carrots;
• 1 onion;
• 4 things. celery stalk;
• 1 tomato;
• 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• salt to taste;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 500-600 ml of boiling water;
• some greens and hot chili;
• 1 bay leaf.

Recipe:

1. Dice the carrots, onions and celery stalks. Fry them in a skillet with hot oil. Add potatoes, chopped into medium-sized strips, bay leaves, a little greens and hot chili to taste. Then pour in boiling water. Simmer, covered for 10 minutes.

   

   Vegetable cubes should not be very large

2. Cut the tomato into small slices and add to the stew along with the garlic chopped through a press and slices of sausages. Season with salt and simmer for another 15–20 minutes.

   

   If the tomato is watery, it is better to remove the seed box

3. Spread the finished stew into deep tarlekas and garnish with hot pepper.

   

   Stew "Bachelor" will become a hearty and warming dinner for the whole family

Zucchini casserole with cheese, onions and garlic

Light but very satisfying dish with a spicy aroma.

Foods for 4 servings:

• 2-3 medium zucchini;
• 2 onions;
• 300 g of hard cheese;
• 3 eggs;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Recipe:

1. Grind the courgettes into very thin slices.

   

   For thin slicing, you can use a slicer or a special grater

2. Cut the onion into thin half rings.

   

   Casseroles need fresh and juicy onions

3. Beat eggs with a culinary whisk, add garlic, salt and pepper to them. Grease the refractory form with oil, put the zucchini in it, shifting them with onions, and pour over the beaten eggs. Cover the dish with foil, put in the oven and bake at 180 ° C for half an hour. Then remove the foil, sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for another 15 minutes.

   

   Zucchini casserole with cheese, onions and garlic is good with vegetable salad and fresh bread

Chopped chicken cutlets with cheese

An excellent recipe for those who do not like to mess with minced meat, but love cutlets.

Foods for 5-6 servings:

• 700 g chicken fillet;
• 250 g of hard cheese;
• 1 egg;
• 3 tbsp. l. potato starch;
• 1/2 tsp favorite spices;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• 2-3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil.

Recipe:

1. Cut the chicken fillet into small cubes.

   

   Skin must be removed from chicken fillet

2. Beat the egg and add the starch to it.

   

   You can use cornstarch instead of potato

3. Mix the chicken fillet with the egg mass, add the cheese, chopped into cubes, salt and pepper to taste. Add your favorite spices and let the cutlet mixture stand for 5-10 minutes. Then heat the oil in a frying pan and put small round or oval pancakes on it. Fry them on both sides until golden brown.

   

   Chicken cutlets with cheese can be served with mashed potatoes or boiled rice

Eggplant with minced meat and thyme

The dish of eggplant and minced meat takes on a Mediterranean flavor thanks to thyme. It is better to take fresh thyme greens rather than dry - it will be more aromatic.

Foods for 4 servings:

• 2-3 eggplants;
• 400 g minced meat;
• 1 onion;
• 150 g of hard cheese;
• a couple of sprigs of fresh thyme;
• 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• salt and black pepper to taste.

Recipe:

1. Cut the eggplants into slices.

   

   If the eggplant has a thick skin, you can remove it

2. Add finely chopped onion and spices to the minced meat.

   

   Minced meat is best used chilled, not frozen

3. Grease a baking dish with oil and lay the eggplant slices and minced meat in layers. The final layer should be eggplant. Then sprinkle the contents of the form with grated cheese and bake for 40 minutes at a temperature of 180 ° C. Sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves when serving.

   

   Eggplant with minced meat and thyme tastes best hot

Creamy omelet with royal mushrooms and bell pepper

Foods for 4 servings:

• 4 eggs;
• 150 g cream;
• 1 onion;
• 1 large bell pepper;
• 200 g of royal champignons;
• 50 g fresh parsley;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• 1 tbsp. l. butter.

Recipe:

1. Fry the mushrooms and onions in butter for 5-7 minutes. Then add the red pepper, cut into strips, pepper to taste and fry everything together for another 5 minutes.

   

   Royal mushrooms and onions should be golden brown

2. Beat eggs with cream and salt.

   

   For an omelet, it is better to take eggs with a bright yolk

3. Pour the omelet mixture over the mushrooms, bell pepper and onion, sprinkle with chopped parsley and cook, covered, until thickened.

   

   Omelet with royal mushrooms and bell pepper can be served with fresh herbs and vegetables

Cutlets on skewers

An unusual dish for lovers of meat delicacies.

Foods for 4 servings:

• 500 g ground beef;
• 12 thin slices of bacon;
• 1 onion;
• 4 wooden skewers;
• 1 egg;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil.

Recipe:

1. Mix the minced meat with finely grated onion, garlic, egg and spices. Knock it out on the table for 5 minutes, and then form spindle-shaped cutlets around the wooden skewers.

   

   Well-beaten minced meat forms without problems around the skewers

2. Wrap each cutlet in five slices of bacon and fry in hot oil on all sides. After the appearance of a golden brown crust, transfer them to a refractory form and bake in a preheated oven at 200 ° C for 15 minutes.

   

   Cutlets on skewers are served with a variety of vegetable appetizers and hot sauce

Chicken with Italian motives, baked in the oven

A low-calorie and healthy dish will delight you with its bright taste and aroma.

Products for 2 servings:

• 2 chicken fillets;
• 1 ripe tomato;
• 100 g mozzarella;
• a pinch of dry garlic, paprika and basil;
• salt and black pepper to taste;
• 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• fresh lettuce for serving and sauce of your choice.

Recipe:

1. Grate chicken fillet with oil and spices.

   

   Chicken fillet should stand in the marinade for half an hour

2. Cut the tomato and mozzarella into slices.

   

   Tomatoes and mozzarella are the basis for many Italian dishes

3. Make small cuts in the chicken fillet, in which to place slices of cheese and tomato. Put the prepared fillet in a fireproof dish and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes at 180 ° C. Serve hot, with crispy green salad and small mozzarella balls.

   

   Chicken with Italian motives, baked in the oven, is also suitable for a festive table

Video: chicken fillet with vegetables and paprika

If you need to cook a quick dinner, then I always use a simple and proven recipe. I fry chicken fillet cut into strips (250 g) in vegetable oil (a couple of spoons), add frozen vegetable mixture (450 g) and rice (250 g). Salt, pepper and pour boiling water over everything. I cook under the lid for half an hour. Sometimes I add turmeric, curry or Provencal herbs for variety. Such a dinner does not take up energy and is prepared very quickly.

It is not necessary to stand at the stove for hours to prepare a delicious dinner. There are many simple recipes that guarantee stunning results. Pets will appreciate your ingenuity and desire to pamper them with delicious.