Every day, after returning home from work, we have to quickly solve one problem - which dish to prepare for dinner. I offer 6 reliable recipes for delicious, nutritious and simple meals. The dishes will please everyone without exception.

Get ready for dinner!

  • Pre-wash, dry, shred, shred, send in a special container in the freezer. The resulting cut is suitable for quick preparation of salad or side dish for meat, and will be stored for 5-6 days.
  • Choose recipes with the minimum amount of ingredients that do not require pre-treatment.
  • Use modern kitchen appliances (slow cooker, blender or electric meat grinder) to quickly create food. With such assistants, work will go much faster.

Delicious daily dinner dishes

What should I cook for dinner after work, when I don’t have time and energy left, and the fantasy at the end of the day is already running out? The scale of the problem is close and understandable to both beginners and experienced housewives. The presented selection of 6 dishes is designed just for such cases. I use no more than 3-4 ingredients in each recipe. The products are cut into strips, small pieces or thin slices. In this way, I reduce the cooking time.

In the oven

I'll start with two simple recipes for dinner for those who are not afraid to experiment. Men sometimes express some displeasure upon learning about the composition of the dishes. Most of them prefer "banal" meat with pasta or potatoes. But after the first piece of the original dish, there will be no trace of whims.

Casserole with minced meat and apples

Do not be surprised at the slightly unusual composition of the recipe. The combination of fruit and meat component gives an amazing result. After the first test, nothing will remain on the dish!

casserole with minced meat and apples
Photo: deliciousmagazine.co.uk
  • Time: 30 minutes (+ 15 minutes for preparation).
  • Servings Per Container: 4 Persons.
  • Calories: 254.01 kcal / 100 g.
  • Purpose: breakfast, dinner.
  • Difficulty: simple.

On a note! For such a casserole, it is better to use hard and acidic varieties of apples such as Antonovka. When saturated with juice, the meat becomes soft, delicate and piquant in taste.

Ingredients:

  • butter - 30 g;
  • minced meat (any) - 400 g;
  • cheese (hard) - 80 g;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • apples - 160 g;
  • mayonnaise - 40 g;
  • ginger, nutmeg - according to preference.

Cooking sequence:

  1. Add the egg and grated nut to the minced meat, mix the composition thoroughly.
  2. I clean the washed fruit from the peel and seeds, grate it coarsely.
  3. Grease a baking dish with butter.
  4. I spread the minced meat on the bottom, distribute the mass in an even layer.
  5. I place prepared apples on top. For flavor, it is advisable to add ginger root, previously peeled, ground on a grater.
  6. I cover the fruit row with cheese sliced ​​into thin slices.
  7. I coat the surface with mayonnaise.
  8. I bake the workpiece in the oven at 180 ° C for 30 minutes.

Before serving to the table, I give 2 minutes to cool. Apple and meat casserole is a godsend for lazy housewives. Everything is done quickly and without serious labor.

Chicken breast baked with orange in foil.

Stunningly tasty, quick to prepare and, no less important, diet food derived from simple foods.

chicken breast with orange
Photo: marieclaire.fr
  • Time: 25 minutes (+ 5 minutes for preparation).
  • Servings Per Container: 1 Person.
  • Calories: 95.74 kcal / 100 g.
  • Purpose: lunch, dinner.
  • Difficulty: simple.

Advice! Take meat exclusively fresh, elastic, moderately elastic, of a pleasant color and aroma characteristic of a high-quality product. Orange is only ripe, juicy and heavy. Light fruits will be dry and fibrous.

A set of ingredients:

  • chicken breast - 1 pc.;
  • orange - 1 pc.;
  • salt;
  • ground pepper;
  • fresh greens.

Cooking Method:

  1. I wash wet breasts, get wet with napkins. I take a sharp knife, make a deep incision from the thick side of the fillet so that I get a “pocket”, but the layer remains intact.
  2. I rub the meat with salt and pepper.
  3. I peel off the orange. The remaining pulp is shredded into slices, carefully removing the partitions.
  4. I put slices of orange in an educated "pocket".
  5. Wrap the prepared breast in foil, spread on a baking sheet, bake for 25 minutes. in the oven at 200 ° C.
  6. If you want to get a delicious crust on the fillet, open the package in 10 minutes. until the end of the process.

I take the meat out of the oven, decorate the dish with herbs and specially left slices of fresh oranges.

In a slow cooker

Happy multicooker owners can quickly and tasty feed their families. This unit not only helps save time, but also quickly get a tasty and satisfying dinner.

Buckwheat buckwheat with pork

The dish is attractive because the meat is cooked immediately with a side dish. This is important in the face of time pressure. In addition, instead of pork, a dietary product, such as chicken, is suitable. The taste of the dish will become especially tender and refined.

merchant buckwheat
Photo: miss-koketka.livejournal.com
  • Time: 40 minutes
  • Servings Per Container: 3 Persons.
  • Calories: 146.53 kcal / 100 g.
  • Purpose: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
  • Difficulty: simple.

Do you know why this dish got its name? The fact is that in Ancient Russia porridge on a peasant table was considered a delicacy, served only on major holidays. That is why such a dish and began to be called food "merchant".

Component List:

  • pork - 300 g;
  • onions - 90 g;
  • buckwheat - 130 g;
  • garlic - 1.5 cloves;
  • carrots - 90 g;
  • water - 300 ml;
  • sunflower oil - 25 g;
  • salt;
  • dry spices (optional).

Cooking:

  1. I randomly cut pork into medium-sized pieces.
  2. I pour aromatic oil into the multicooker bowl, spread the prepared meat. I turn on the "Extinguishing" mode, detect it on the timer for 20 minutes.
  3. At this time, doing vegetables. I chop the peeled carrots with cubes. I pass the garlic through the press. I dice onions.
  4. After the signal of the appliance, I load the prepared vegetables, mix the mass, stew for 5 minutes.
  5. Add washed buckwheat, pour water. At the same time I season the products with salt and selected spices.
  6. Cooking in the "Extinguishing" mode for another 15 minutes.

Buckwheat in a merchant's best served hot, hot with heat.

Minced potatoes

This dish is a kind of “lifesaver” in case the family is already assembled and is looking forward to dinner.

minced potatoes
Photo: salvabrani.com
  • Time: 30 minutes
  • Servings Per Container: 3 Persons.
  • Calories: 129.81 kcal / 100 g.
  • Purpose: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
  • Difficulty: simple.

Component List:

  • minced meat - 350 g;
  • potatoes - 650 g;
  • salt;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • garlic - 1 clove;
  • carrots - 1 pc.;
  • vegetable oil (any) - 15 g;
  • ground pepper.

Advice! To create a better taste, I advise you to pre-fry the minced meat with onions and carrots, and only then add potatoes. Heat treatment can be carried out immediately without the extinction stage, by turning on the “Baking” or “Frying” mode. Periodically, you need to open the lid and mix the contents of the bowl so that nothing burns.

Step-by-step execution:

  1. First I clean and wash the vegetables.
  2. I chop the onions arbitrarily and chop the carrots on a grater. I transfer the products to the multicooker pan, passer with the addition of oil in the "Frying" mode for 6-7 minutes. The mixture is gradually browned.
  3. Add diced potatoes.
  4. I spread the minced meat on top, and then salt the products, season with pepper and mix.
  5. I select the “Extinguishing” program, close the device, set the time on the timer for 30 minutes.
  6. After the signal I add garlic squeezed through the press and chopped greens (parsley).
  7. I leave the food under the lid in the “Preheat” mode for another 2-3 minutes.

For a side dish, I make out a salad of fresh vegetables.

On the stove

The most common way of cooking is to heat the food on the stove. I offer two tasty and at the same time simple recipes with a detailed description.

Pasta with chicken in sour cream sauce

For lovers of poultry meat, a delicious pasta dinner with chicken is suitable. The dish is simple and it takes very little time to cook.

pasta with chicken in sour cream sauce
Photo: yellowblissroad.com
  • Time: 30 minutes
  • Servings Per Container: 4 Persons.
  • Calories: 200.76 kcal / 100 g.
  • Purpose: lunch, dinner.
  • Difficulty: simple.

On a note! Having such a recipe for every day in the arsenal, you can cook a variety of dishes, changing only the pasta variety. So that poultry meat does not lose its juiciness, it is necessary to use cast-iron or ceramic dishes for frying. In it, heat spreads gradually and evenly.

Product List:

  • pasta (feathers) - 500 kg;
  • chicken fillet - 750 kg;
  • garlic - 5 cloves;
  • sour cream - 125 g;
  • salt;
  • vegetable oil - 20 g;
  • ground pepper.

Cooking method:

  1. I pour water into the pot, set it on fire.
  2. After boiling salt and fall asleep pasta. I cook aldente (until half ready).
  3. At this time, I chop the onion into cubes and cut into medium slices of fillet.
  4. I pour oil into the pan. Fry meat with onions in it. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. I filter the pasta, let it drain in water, return it to the pan.
  6. Add sour cream and garlic squeezed through the press to the meat. I mix the composition, stew for 8 minutes.
  7. I transfer the contents of the pan to the pan, carefully combine the components.

If desired, before serving, a hot dish can be lightly sprinkled with fresh chopped herbs (dill or parsley).

Pork chops

The easiest and easiest way to get a luxurious meat dish for a limited period of time.

pork chops
Photo: coolmomeats.com
  • Time: 20 minutes
  • Servings Per Container: 3 Persons.
  • Calories: 294.33 kcal / 100 g.
  • Destination: dinner.
  • Difficulty: simple.

For work you will need:

  • pork - 600 g;
  • salt;
  • vegetable oil - 35 g;
  • pepper;
  • seasonings;
  • garlic powder.

Important! Fry meat in hot oil. To make the meal as soft as possible, do not salt the pork before cooking, otherwise the dish will turn out to be rather dry. You can take advantage of the salt shaker at the moment when the chop that exudes a wonderful aroma is already on the plate.

Cooking Technology:

  1. I cut the meat into portions.
  2. I beat off the billets with a kitchen hammer and pepper.
  3. I put the frying pan on the fire, pour oil and give time to warm up.
  4. Spread chops in boiling fat. I fry for 10 minutes until golden brown. So that the meat warms up evenly, after the appearance of a fried crust, I turn the pieces over every 2 minutes.
  5. I remove the pan from the stove. Add seasonings and garlic. I water the chops with fragrant oil and salt.

 

Garnish is suitable for leaf lettuce and fresh vegetables (preferably tomatoes).

casserole with minced meat and apples

Casserole with minced meat and apples

Do not be surprised at the slightly unusual composition of the recipe. The combination of fruit and meat component gives an amazing result. After the first test, nothing will remain on the dish!
Training15 mins
Cooking30 mins
Total time45 mins
Dish on: Dinner
Kitchen: International
Person: 4
Calories: 1941.95kcal

Ingredients

  • 30 g Butter
  • 400 g Minced meat (any)
  • 80 g Hard cheese
  • 1 PC. Egg
  • 160 g The apples
  • 40 g Mayonnaise
  • by preference Ginger, Nutmeg

Step-by-step instruction

  • Add the egg and grated nut to the minced meat, mix the composition thoroughly.
  • I clean the washed fruit from the peel and seeds, grate it coarsely.
  • Grease a baking dish with butter.
  • I spread the minced meat on the bottom, distribute the mass in an even layer.
  • I place prepared apples on top. For flavor, it is advisable to add ginger root, previously peeled, ground on a grater.
  • I cover the fruit row with cheese sliced ​​into thin slices.
  • I coat the surface with mayonnaise.
  • I bake the workpiece in the oven at 180 ° C for 30 minutes.

Final word

Before serving to the table, I give 2 minutes to cool. Apple and meat casserole is a godsend for lazy housewives. Everything is done quickly and without serious labor.