A little secret: it is better to make small patties, they cook faster and look better.
What about dinner? Could replace it with a glass of kefir?
Sometimes it is useful, but it is better not to deprive a body full evening servings of protein. Not too fatty meat and fish dishes - what we need tired man for 1-2 hours before bedtime! We offer a selection of recipes for an easy dinner.
Cod in a spicy sauce
Instead of fried fish, which is not very good for your health, you can cook for dinner cod fillet with sauce of tomato, cheese and some homemade mayonnaise. Ingredients for the main dish:
400 g cod fillets
350 g fresh tomatoes
120 g of hard cheese
1 large onion
100 g chopped herbs (dill, parsley)
Ingredients for homemade mayonnaise:
2 egg yolks
120 ml of refined vegetable oil
1 tsp lemon juice
½ tsp mustard
½ tsp salt
½ tsp sugar.
How to cook:
First you need to make mayonnaise. It's very simple: in a container for whipping put yolks, add salt, sugar and mustard. Beat with a mixer at low speed, and then, continuing to whisk, slowly introduce vegetable oil, immediately after add the lemon juice. Beat until thick.
Now you can begin to prepare the other ingredients. Rinse the cod fillets, cut into large cubes, chop the onions and tomatoes, cheese grate. Fish put in a bowl multivarku, the remaining ingredients to mix with mayonnaise, pour this sauce slices of cod, salt, add the spices. Cooking in the "Quenching" 50 minutes. Finished cod sprinkle with chopped herbs.
Steam cutlets of chicken
Tender diet dish. In combination with a low-calorie vegetable salad (eg, cabbage and carrots) - this light dinner. Ingredients:
500 grams of chicken
1 onion
100 g chopped parsley
Salt and pepper to taste.
How to cook:
Mince chicken with onion purified. Add chopped herbs, salt and pepper to taste, stir to form patties, put on the grill and steamer to cook for 30 minutes (15 minutes to flip - burgers be treated with steam on both sides).
A little secret: it is better to make small patties, they cook faster and look better.
Pasta salad with tuna and peas
Dish is - two in one: a fish with a side dish and salad. Unusual, but very tasty! Use pasta made from durum wheat and homemade mayonnaise. Ingredients (2 servings)
400 grams of pasta of any shape (smaller is better, but it does not matter)
1 can of canned tuna in its own juice
1 can of green peas
100 g green onions (feathers)
1-2 tbsp. L. mayonnaise (homemade)
Salt to taste
Grated cheese in small quantities for decoration.
How to prepare
Boil pasta in salted water, drain in a colander, rinse and place in a salad bowl. From pasta to cope quite simple - the main thing to make sure that they do not seethe and not stuck together.
A little secret: when cooked, add the water a tablespoon of vegetable oil, and pasta will not stick together!
About tuna: must be taken not canned in oil, and in its own juice. And be sure to pieces - jars that say "tuna salad" contain unappetizing gruel, which is not something that for salads - for animal feed will not do!
Open a jar of tuna, drain out the liquid, pull the fish on a plate and mash with a fork. Fold in a colander green peas and wait until all the juice is drained. All of the above ingredients are mixed in a salad bowl and add the chopped green onions. Mayonnaise, salt to taste. Salad is ready. Before you submit to the table, you can sprinkle it with grated cheese.
Lasagna from cabbage leaves with minced chicken
Good alternative to classic lasagna - too high-calorie, heavy and starchy dish. Ingredients:
1 large head of cabbage
1 large carrot
2 onions
3 cloves of garlic
400 grams of minced chicken
120 g of hard cheese
50 g of butter
1 cup milk
Salt and spices to taste.
How to prepare:
Cut the stalks of cabbage, put it on for 2-3 minutes in a pot of boiling salted water, drain in a colander, and discuss on the leaves. Clear carrots, garlic and onions. Grate the carrots, onion, cut into small rings, and chop the garlic with a knife. Minced chicken fry in butter, add chopped garlic, onions and carrots, as well as salt and spices. Prepare the sauce: fry in a separate deep frying pan with 1 tablespoon flour butter, milk boil, pour into the pan with flour, stir and bring to a boil.
In a glass baking dish to assemble the lasagna, alternating cabbage leaves stuffed with minced meat. Pour sauce over top and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake in preheated oven at 190 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
That's all. Now you know what to cook for a light dinner. It only remains to choose a recipe and start acting.
