Many housewives cannot spend much of their time cooking. After all, often they work, try to take care of themselves, spend time with their families. We must not forget about the rest! Therefore, recipes for fast and delicious dishes are always popular. Lunch is one of the main meals. Someone does not see it without a rich soup, and someone without a light side dish with meat products. Almost anything you can eat for lunch! Simple recipes can help you do this really fast without spending a lot of time.
Appetizing potatoes in the oven
Many people like potato dishes. According to this recipe, the ingredient is juicy, with a delicious crust. It is noteworthy that very little oil is needed, which affects the calorie content of the finished meal. Such potatoes are cooked for an hour and a half. It’s worth monitoring it only the first time to understand how a particular oven will handle it. For the rest, you can safely leave the dish for this time and go about your business.
For this dinner, from simple products you need to take:
- one carrot;
- a kilogram of potatoes;
- one tomato;
- onion head;
- a couple of tablespoons of seasoning for potatoes;
- a tablespoon of vegetable oil;
- clove of garlic;
- greens to taste.
When serving, some also add a spoonful of aromatic sunflower or olive oil. But you can skip this step.
The process of making tasty potatoes
How to cook potatoes for lunch quickly, simply and tasty? First, clean the vegetables. Potatoes are cut randomly, but not too thin, so that it does not become dry. Carrots are cut into bars, and onions are cut into half rings.
The tomato should be grated, discarding the skin. Tomato juice will make the dish more juicy. In a bowl mix vegetables, oil, seasoning. If necessary, add salt. All placed in a sleeve for baking. Keep in the oven, heated to 180 degrees. Garlic is peeled, finely chopped. Season the hot potatoes with garlic and chopped herbs, cover and let stand for another ten minutes. After that, serve to the table. Such a simple lunch can be supplemented with meat ingredient, or you can leave it as it is.
Eggplant with cheese
For potatoes, the recipe of which is given above, you can serve a variety of dishes. Those who for some reason do not eat meat can accompany the dish with eggplant appetizer. It is also very easy to prepare. For this dish you need to take:
- one eggplant;
- 30 grams of cheese;
- three teaspoons of mayonnaise;
- clove of garlic - optional;
- cooking oil for frying;
- salt doesn't taste good.
Eggplant is cleaned, cut with plates. Slightly salt. Oil is heated in a pan, each slice is fried on both sides until golden. Garlic and cheese on a fine grater, season with mayonnaise. When the eggplant has cooled slightly, grease it with cheese, wrap it in a roll. You can fix it with a toothpick. This option can be part of a simple and tasty multi-course meal. If you don’t feel like wasting time folding the roll, you can fry the eggplant in circles, and simply lay the cheese mass on top.
Cream Breasts
Tender chicken breasts baked in a creamy sauce can be served with potatoes. To prepare them you need to take:
- two fillets;
- 400 ml cream with a fat content of 20 percent;
- a teaspoon of provencal herbs;
- a tablespoon of olive oil;
- salt to taste.
Wash breasts, carefully rub salt and pepper. Cream is poured into the ladle, salted, introduced Provencal herbs and brought to a boil. Oil the baking dish, spread the breasts and fill them with cream with herbs. Tender fillet is baked for thirty minutes at a temperature of two hundred degrees.
Stewed vegetables in a multicooker
This is another easy-to-cook side dish. For him you need to take:
- two zucchini;
- two carrots;
- a couple of cloves of garlic;
- onion head;
- three tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- Bay leaf;
- spices to taste.
Zucchini is cleaned, cut into cubes. Seeds are harvested from a mature fetus. Young zucchini can be left in the skin. Peel and rub the carrots on a coarse grater. Chop onions and garlic in any way. Oil is poured into the multicooker bowl, all vegetables are placed. Add your favorite spices, salt to taste. Set the mode "Extinguishing" for forty minutes. In the process, the dish is not mixed. Juicy vegetables themselves will release liquid, will be prepared in their own juice. They are served as an independent dish or as a side dish.
Chops in batter
This dish can be served with any side dish. It goes well with vegetables, both fresh and stewed.
To prepare you need to take:
- 10 chops;
- two glasses of flour;
- some salt and black pepper;
- 50 grams of butter;
- 100 ml of chicken stock;
- 50 ml of olive oil;
- 1.5 cups of milk.
Chops are salted, seasoned with pepper on both sides. Flour is poured into a bowl, salt and pepper are added. Are mixed. Melt the butter in a pan, then pour in the olive.
Each chop is dipped in flour, sent to fry on both sides until a crust forms. The softness of the meat is checked with a fork. Then they transfer the pieces to napkins so that the excess oil drains.
Heat the broth, add half a glass of flour, mix thoroughly so that no lumps form. After pouring milk, a couple of tablespoons, until the mass becomes thicker. When serving, the finished chops are poured with sauce. You can also decorate them with sprigs of dill.
An excellent side dish can be steamed vegetables in a slow cooker, boiled pasta or just a vegetable salad.
Ham pasta
What to cook for dinner quickly, simply and tasty? Of course, pasta! A variety of pastas are hearty, mouth-watering, beautiful. And cooking really does not take much time. For this option you need to take:
- three hundred grams of pasta, better than thick tubes;
- 300 ml cream with a fat content of 20 percent;
- 50 grams of mashed tomatoes;
- a tablespoon of olive oil;
- one hundred grams of ham;
- a couple of sprigs of parsley.
Boil the pasta, following the instructions from the packaging, and then fold it into a colander to make the glass liquid.
Ham is cut into strips. Fry in vegetable oil, stirring. After cream and tomatoes are introduced. Again, mix and warm until bubbles appear. Then add the pasta. Season the ingredients with salt to taste, garnish with parsley. Again, everything is thoroughly stirred and removed from the stove.
Such a simple lunch does not require any addition. Indeed, it already has everything in it: from the side dish to the sauce.
Pasta with zucchini and meat
What to cook tasty and simple for lunch, for those who love meat? This option will appeal to those who like bright and beautiful dishes. Bright pepper, juicy tomatoes and fresh zucchini - all this allows you to get a really tasty and simple lunch that even children will appreciate. For this recipe you need to take:
- 150 grams of long pasta;
- three hundred grams of minced meat;
- 150 grams of zucchini;
- one hundred grams of red or yellow pepper, you can mix;
- half the onion head;
- clove of garlic;
- Provencal herbs - to taste;
- salt and ground pepper;
- 200 grams of tomatoes in their own juice;
- cooking oil for frying.
First, clean the zucchini, cut it into cubes. If the zucchini is young, then you can leave a thin peel. Peppers are also cut into cubes, removing seeds and partitions.
Garlic and onions are peeled, finely chopped. Fry them in vegetable oil for three minutes. After adding vegetables, also stir. Fry for about a couple of minutes. Introduce the stuffing. Fry until it changes color.
Tomatoes with juice are crumpled in a separate bowl, after which they are poured with ingredients in a pan. Cover and simmer for ten minutes. Pasta is being cooked at this time. Throw it back in a colander to glass the liquid.
Ready minced meat with vegetables season to taste. Put the paste on a plate, pour sauce over it. Such a simple lunch can be decorated with a sprig of parsley.
Chicken minced pasta
What to cook for dinner with simple products? Pasta with minced chicken! It perfectly saturates and also has a delicate taste. To prepare this dish you need to take:
- 250 grams of any pasta;
- two hundred grams of minced meat;
- clove of garlic;
- onion head;
- a piece of butter for frying;
- salt and spices.
To start, cook pasta. Onion and garlic are peeled, chopped finely. Fry vegetables in butter. Unlike vegetable, it will give a more delicate taste to the dish. After the onion is soft, add the stuffing. It is stirred so that it is crumbly. Season to taste.
Add pasta to the minced meat. Stir thoroughly. Warm up together a couple of minutes, and then served at the table.
Tender Chicken with Spinach
Everyone can cook a breast for lunch quickly and simply. The easiest way is to boil it. But this is boring enough. Appetizing fillet with tomato and spinach can be a great addition to any side dish, or an independent dish.
For this dish you need to take:
- 500 grams of breast;
- 400 grams of tomatoes in their own juice;
- onion head;
- clove of garlic;
- a bunch of spinach;
- spices to taste.
The chicken is washed, cut into pieces. Fry it in a small amount of oil, until golden brown. Peel the onion, cut in half rings, enter the fillet. After adding the tomatoes, mix thoroughly so that they disperse. Peel the garlic, chop it finely, add it to the meat, put a bunch of spinach. Warm up for half a minute, mix. Add spices to taste, remove from the stove.
Spinach is tender, aromatic. In addition to a simple lunch, a vegetable salad can become.
Vermicelli Cheese Soup
Many people cannot imagine lunch without soup. However, they often dwell on familiar but boring recipes. In addition, many soups take time to prepare. This cheese soup allows you to cook for lunch quickly, simply and deliciously mouth-watering dish. For him you need to take:
- 50 grams of thin vermicelli;
- 700 ml of water;
- a tablespoon of vegetable oil;
- one hundred grams of cream cheese;
- 60 grams of carrots;
- some salt.
To begin with, heat the oil in a saucepan and send the vermicelli. Stir and fry a couple of minutes. This will allow the ingredient to become bright, not to boil when heated. Peel the carrots, rub on a coarse grater or cut into bars. Sent to vermicelli. Stir, fry for another three minutes. Boil water, pour into a pan. Season with salt. The cheese is introduced in parts, stirred to melt. After that, cook the soup under the lid for another five minutes, and then let it brew for the same amount. When serving, you can decorate it with sprigs of fresh herbs.
It turns out a very bright lunch: simple, fast and tasty. You can also change the taste of the broth if you use spices and cheese with different additives, such as bacon.
Gentle Wing Soup
Those who like more traditional soups can try the delicious pasta soup. To prepare it, you need to take:
- six chicken wings;
- a glass of pasta;
- onion head;
- four potato tubers;
- a couple of teaspoons of salt;
- some favorite spices;
- 30 grams of celery root;
- a bunch of parsley;
- clove of garlic;
- three liters of water.
To begin with, carefully wash the wings, put them in a pan, fill with water. Cook thirty minutes after boiling. In the process, foam will appear, it must be removed.
Potatoes are peeled, washed, and then cut into large cubes. Pour into the broth, cook another ten minutes. Dice the onion and add to the potato. Celery root is cut into thin bars, added to the broth. Ten minutes later put the pasta. Season to taste and then boil for five minutes. Garlic is passed through a press, and the greens are finely chopped. Add both ingredients, remove the soup from the stove. Allow to stand under the lid for five minutes.
Tender Buckwheat Chicken
You can also prepare a simple lunch in the oven. For this recipe, you need to take:
- 500 grams of chicken;
- onion head;
- a glass of buckwheat;
- 30 grams of butter;
- 150 grams of cheese;
- three tablespoons of sour cream;
- spices to taste.
For this recipe, you can take any part of the chicken, for example legs or wings. Those who monitor calories can choose breast.
How to cook buckwheat in the oven?
To begin with, grease the baking dish with oil, lay the washed and dried cereals. Peel the onions, cut them into cubes, distribute them over the buckwheat and lightly add. Spread chicken pieces, add spices. Lubricate the pieces of the bird with sour cream, put pieces of butter between them. Pour one and a half glasses of water. Cheese is rubbed on a coarse grater and they fill the dish with it.
Buckwheat is sent to the oven, heated to 190 degrees, for forty minutes. Serve it in portions, laying out cereals, and meat, and a cheese cap. You can also decorate the finished dish with chopped fresh cucumbers, parsley.
A variety of dishes can be served as lunch. For example, rich soups, side dishes, meat dishes. However, you should not spend a lot of time on delicious recipes. Indeed, many delicious dishes are prepared very quickly!