Your Guide to Simple and Quick-to-cook Dinner Recipes for Busy Days
Homemade food is interesting to cook on the condition you have enough time to prepare. If you are busy, stop ordering food. Several simple recipes take 20-30 minutes to cook. Such recipes will save your time and offer you healthy and rich homemade food. They contain everyday ingredients and require less time and effort. Check out the 4 recipes below, gather the ingredients and follow the methods to cook healthy and excellent food at home in no time.
Spicy Sausages with Rice
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Spicy Sausages with Rice |
- 5 spicy sausages
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large red pepper, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, cut
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/5 cup rice
- Some wine
- 2 cups chicken stock
- Spring onions, diced
- 1 tomato, diced
- Parsley, chopped
First, drop chopped onion on olive oil in a pan and cook for 5 minutes. Then add red pepper and garlic and mix together. Turn up the heat to the maximum and cook together then add pieces of spicy sausages in and mix. Add paprika to your mixture, then rice, and give everything a good mix. Pour wine and stock in the pan, stir quickly and let it simmer for 15 minutes on low heat. Turn off the heat and add spring onions, tomato, and parsley and give everything a quick stir. Enjoy your meal and all the flavors incorporated in it.
Meatballs in Coconut Oil Broth
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Meatballs in Coconut Oil Broth |
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Minced beef
- Dry chili flakes
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 3 tablespoons milk
- Pepper seeds
- Cardamom seeds
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- slices of fresh ginger
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup coconut milk
- Fresh lime zest
- 1 lime juice
In a hot pan, pour olive oil and add onion and garlic in. let them cook for 2 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper and give everything a stir. Add dry chili flakes and cook for another 2 minutes together. In a bowl, sprinkle salt and pepper over minced beef, give it a mix, and set aside. In another small bowl, move milk with breadcrumbs and add the mixture to the beef bowl. Now add the onion and garlic combination and combine thoroughly. With your hands, make your medium-size meatballs. Place the meatballs in a pan with some olive oil and cook; don’t forget to turn over and move them until all sides are cooked nicely and equally. Meanwhile, add pepper seeds, cardamom seeds, turmeric, cinnamon powder, and ginger and cook with meatballs to give a mixture of lovely flavors and fragrances. Time to use liquids in your recipe, so pour chicken stock and coconut milk and let everything simmer for 10 minutes. To finish, sprinkle lime zest over your meal with lime juice and enjoy this rich fragrant super tasty, and super healthy meal.
Leek and Bacon Quiche
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Leek and Bacon Quiche |
- 200 g flour
- A pinch of salt
- 100 grams unsalted butter at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons water
- Ingredients of filling
- Olive oil
- Bacon, diced
- Leeks, chopped
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons cream
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- Cheese, grated
- Fresh parsley, chopped
In a bowl, sift flour and add salt and butter over it then rub them together. Now add water and mix with your hands until you get a firm dough. Keep mixing until your dough is smooth. Cover and refrigerate it for 20 minutes to rest. Get your dough out and divide it into 4 pieces. Roll out each piece evenly and place it in a pan or dish and press gently, then use foil over it to get it crispy. Bake your dough in the oven for 10 minutes before you add the filling.
For the filling, cook bacon and leeks together and set them aside. Whisk eggs in a bowl with cream then add salt, pepper, and cheese and continue whisking. Now add the bacon and leeks mixture over and mix well. Finish with parsley and give everything a quick mix. The filling is now ready to pour over the previously baked pastry. Grate more cheese over and back to the oven for 20 minutes. Your quiche is ready, enjoy the flavor!
A Stunning Pasta Dish
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A Stunning Pasta Dish |
- Olive oil
- 10 medium mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- Leeks, chopped
- 1 cup chicken stock
- Pasta
- 1 cup cream
First, boil pasta in water until ready to use. Meanwhile, add mushrooms over olive oil in a pan and toss. Put garlic and leeks in and cook. Then add cream and let everything simmer for 5 minutes over low heat. Finally, add the pasta over the rich sauce and let it sit for a while before serving to get the beautiful flavors. Serve with toast or garlic bread and enjoy this simple and quick pasta dish.