Cooking dinner in half an hour

Of course, it's great when you have the opportunity to cook something tasty and unusual for dinner, to please yourself and your family. But what if you spend the whole day at work and in the evening you have no energy at all, but you need to feed the whole family? There is no time for frills! But a good and tasty dinner is not necessarily complicated and expensive. The main thing is that the food is not only healthy and wholesome, but also varied.

Three principles are important for fast cooking: simplify, plan and combine. And, unfortunately, we will have to close our eyes to the fact that the prepared food will not be created according to all the rules of haute cuisine.

The simpler the better

If there is very little time, semi-finished meat products will help out.

When you have only half an hour to cook dinner, it is impossible to start something large-scale - bake meat in the oven or make a complex side dish. For such situations, it is worth choosing simpler dishes. The main course can be chicken legs, pork chops, beef cutlets. If there is very little time, semi-finished meat products will help out. From side dishes, you can choose rice or buckwheat, boiled potatoes, pasta. Quite useful and quick to prepare frozen vegetables, as well as eggs, perfectly save the day.

Do you have a plan, chief?

It is important to plan ahead so that the upcoming dinner does not catch you off guard. Even on the weekend, think over the menu for the whole week, buy the necessary products so that after work you do not have to waste time and run to the store. Make sure you have an adequate supply of cereals, pasta and vegetables, and have meat or convenience foods in the refrigerator.

If you need to cook two dishes at the same time, decide which one to start with so that you can do something else while it cooks on the stove. This way you can save time and cook everything at the same time.

If some dishes require additional cooking time, then some of the work can be done in advance - especially for meat dishes. For example, if you plan to cook chicken legs, then you can marinate them with pepper, salt and seasonings the night before or in the morning, and just fry them in a pan before dinner. You can also prepare minced meat for cutlets in advance.

Combine wisely

To keep your simple dishes from being monotonous and boring, you can add a twist to them. For example, boil rice or buckwheat with the addition of frozen vegetables or seasonings. Pasta goes well with broccoli and cauliflower: vegetables can be fried while the pasta is boiling, and then combine the ready-made ingredients. You can give the "marketable" appearance of boiled potatoes if you cut them into large pieces and fry them in oil with the addition of seasonings for five minutes.

You can diversify your food with canned vegetable salads, green peas, vegetable caviar, sauces. Don't forget about fresh herbs and vegetables, as well as delicious bread. Combine dishes and additives, be creative and imaginative, and make adjustments according to your individual preferences.

You can add attractiveness to your dishes with the help of serving: beautiful dishes, appetizing food laid out on plates, cute napkins.

By following these simple tips, you will really have time to prepare a complete dinner for the whole family in half an hour. And your favorite complex dishes can be postponed until the weekend!