When a girl lives alone, she rarely thinks about cooking herself dinner every night. After all, usually a lady watches her figure, works a lot and has no time left for cooking. When a family is created, from now on dinner has to be prepared every day. And then the question arises about what to cook for dinner quickly and tasty. There are hundreds of options and experienced housewives will say this, although young girls may not believe such a statement the first time.

Recipes using simple ingredients will help you prepare dinner in a hurry. These are the options for preparing a wide variety of dishes on our extensive culinary portal that are collected in one section. As a result, you can safely bookmark this section of the site. When your culinary imagination runs out and you simply can’t imagine what else you can cook for dinner, then feel free to open the bookmark and look for a suitable recipe for yourself. This method works, and many housewives have already appreciated all its advantages and benefits.

In this section, we have not only collected options for what to cook for dinner quickly, easily and inexpensively. The recipes here are presented in many options, and they help you cook something unusual every day. Moreover, if you have the same dishes on hand. It’s probably not worth talking about how many ways there are to cook potatoes or chicken in a short conversation. But for a long conversation this topic is endless. This infinity can be traced in the recipes that are presented on the pages of this section of a large culinary project.

Facilitates the process of preparing simple dishes for dinner, quick recipes with photos. Photos help to understand exactly how products should look after one or another heat treatment process, and what a proper dish should look like after cooking. By the way, these quick recipes are suitable not only for dinner at home. Many of them can be safely considered for serving on the holiday table. After all, the fact that dishes are prepared quickly does not in any way diminish their taste.

What to cook for dinner quickly and tasty? A quick dinner, recipes from simple products can be very diverse and this is not just unfounded. Feel free to flip through the pages of this thematic section to see how simple products allow you to display culinary creativity in all its glory. I would like to believe that the work we have done in collecting and checking recipes with photographs will be useful to you. From now on, it will be possible to whip up a wide variety of dishes to ensure that your family is always nourishing and tasty.

04.01.2019

Cookies "Minutka" with jam according to GOST

Ingredients: butter, sour cream, flour, jam

If you want to pamper your homemade baked goods, but you don’t have the opportunity to cook something grandiose, then the recipe for delicious and tender Minutka cookies with jam will come to your aid.
Ingredients:
- 200 g butter;
- 150 grams of sour cream with a fat content of 21%;
- 500 grams of premium wheat flour;
- 300 grams of jam.

02.01.2019

Beef Bourguignon

Ingredients: beef, onion, carrots, tomato, wine, broth, champignon, thyme, bay, coriand, rosemary, garlic, pepper, flour, butter, salt

If you want to surprise your family and guests with an incredibly tasty meat dish, then we advise you to prepare beef Burgundy in the classic version: with vegetables, spices, red wine and broth.

Ingredients:

- 1 kg of beef (shoulder without bone);
- 250 grams of onions;
- 120 g carrots;
- 200 grams of tomatoes;
- 0.5 liters of dry red wine;
- 0.5 liters of beef broth;
- 400 grams of champignons;
- 3 sprigs of thyme;
- 4 pcs bay leaves;
- 1.5 tsp. coriander;
- 1 sprig of rosemary;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- 2 pieces of chili pepper;
- wheat flour, olive oil, salt, pepper.

24.12.2018

Ratatouille in a slow cooker

Ingredients: eggplant, zucchini, tomato, onion, bell pepper, garlic, basil, oil, salt, pepper

Ratatouille is the national dish of France. Today I have prepared a recipe for this amazing slow cooker dish.

Ingredients:

- 1 eggplant;
- 1 zucchini;
- 3-4 tomatoes;
- 1 onion;
- 1 sweet bell pepper;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 2-3 sprigs of basil;
- 70 ml. vegetable, olive oil;
- half tsp salt;
- a pinch of ground black pepper.

30.11.2018

Cake "Rotten stump" with jam

Ingredients: butter, cocoa, sugar, milk, meringue, sour cream, vanillin, crackers, flour, jam, egg, kefir, soda, salt

I make this delicious and beautiful cake for almost every holiday. Of course you'll have to work hard in the kitchen, but it's worth it. Absolutely every housewife can prepare this cake.

Ingredients:

- 300 grams of flour,
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp. Sahara,
- a cup of seedless jam,
- 2 eggs,
- a cup of kefir or sour milk,
- one and a half tsp. soda,
- a pinch of salt,
- 500 ml. sour cream,
- 2 tbsp. powdered sugar,
- vanillin on the tip of a knife,
- 2 tbsp. breadcrumbs,
- 50 grams of butter,
- 2 tbsp. cocoa powder,
- 50 ml. milk,
- 3 meringues.

30.11.2018

Mussels in shells

Ingredients: mussel, garlic, pepper, oil, wine, tomato, salt, parsley, bread

For lovers of the unusual, today I suggest cooking mussels in their shells. Preparing the dish is not difficult, but you still need to know some subtleties.

Ingredients:

- 1 kg. mussels in shells,
- 1-2 cloves of garlic,
- hot peppers,
- 1-2 t.l. olive oil,
- 80-100 ml. white wine,
- 1-2 tomatoes,
- salt,
- black pepper,
- 2-3 sprigs of parsley,
- 3-4 slices of white bread.

30.11.2018

Salted silver carp pieces

Ingredients: silver carp, water, vinegar, onion, bay, pepper, sugar, salt, oil

I really like salted fish. My husband is a fisherman, so I often salt the fish myself. What I like most is salted silver carp in pieces. Today I will teach you how to cook this delicious appetizer.

Ingredients:

- 1 silver carp,
- 1 glass of water,
- 2 tbsp. vinegar,
- 1 onion,
- 5 bay leaves,
- 7 pcs. black peppercorns,
- 1 tbsp. Sahara,
- 1 tsp. salt,
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil.

10.11.2018

Mushroom caviar from honey mushrooms with carrots

Ingredients: honey mushrooms, carrots, onions, garlic, oil, bay, pepper, salt

I make mushroom caviar from honey mushrooms every year. The preparation is not just tasty, but it is magnificent. The most important thing is that preparing it for the winter is as easy as shelling pears.

Ingredients:

- 350 grams of honey mushrooms,
- 50 grams of carrots,
- 50 grams of onion,
- 2 cloves of garlic,
- 3 tbsp. vegetable oil,
- 2 bay leaves,
- 3 peas of allspice,
- salt
- black pepper.

10.11.2018

Leg of lamb in sleeve

Ingredients: leg of lamb, onion, salt, pepper, coriander, star anise

Have you ever cooked a leg of lamb dish? It turns out you can bake a leg of lamb in the oven in a sleeve. The dish is very tasty and will surprise many.

Ingredients:

- 4 kg. leg of lamb;
- 1 onion;
- salt;
- a mixture of peppers;
- coriander;
- 2 pcs. star anise.

23.10.2018

Cake pigeon's milk"

Ingredients: sugar, flour, egg, butter, vanillin, baking powder, agar-agar, water, lemon juice, condensed milk, chocolate

Usually Bird's Milk cake is prepared with gelatin, but today we will prepare a simply magnificent cake with agar-agar. Making this cake is not difficult at all.

Ingredients:

- 415 grams of sugar,
- 125 grams of flour,
- 5 yolks,
- 250 grams of butter,
- 7 grams of vanilla sugar,
- 2/3 tsp. baking powder,
- 5 egg whites,
- 8 grams of agar-agar,
- 125 ml. water,
- a couple of drops of lemon juice,
- 60 grams of condensed milk with sugar,
- 70 grams of dark chocolate.

23.10.2018

Delicious homemade salted salmon crust

Ingredients: pink salmon, sugar, salt, pepper

Having bought one pink salmon, you can pickle pink salmon yourself at home, which will taste like salmon. The recipe is very simple and quite quick.

Ingredients:

- 1 pink salmon;
- 1 tsp. Sahara;
- 3 tbsp. salt;
- 20-25 black peppercorns.

27.09.2018

Chanterelles fried with sour cream and onions

Ingredients: chanterelle, onion, sour cream, butter, salt, dill, parsley

Ingredients:

- 350 grams of chanterelles;
- 100 grams of onion;
- 110 grams of sour cream;
- 30 grams of butter;
- salt;
- parsley;
- dill.

16.09.2018

Warm seafood salad

Ingredients: seafood, tomato, dill, salt, pepper, spice, oil

In just 15 minutes I suggest you prepare a delicious warm seafood salad. The recipe is simple. I propose to serve this dish on the festive table.

Ingredients:

200 grams of seafood cocktail,
- 1 tomato,
- a bunch of dill,
- a pinch of salt,
- a pinch of ground black pepper,
- a pinch of nutmeg,
- a pinch of marjoram,
- a pinch of chopped ginger,
- 20 grams of butter,
- 3 tbsp. olive oil.

26.08.2018

Zucchini soup with cream

Ingredients: zucchini, onion, carrots, cream, butter, paprika, bay, seasoning, herbs, salt, garlic, croutons

Creamy zucchini soup is definitely a very tasty and satisfying dish. It won't take much effort for you to prepare it.

Ingredients:

- 1 zucchini,
- half an onion,
- 1 carrot,
- 120 ml. cream,
- 2.5 tbsp. vegetable oil,
- 1 tsp. paprika,
- 1 bay leaf,
- 2 allspice,
- 1 thyme flower,
- 2 sprigs of dill,
- a sprig of parsley,
- salt,
- black pepper,
- 10 grams of chili pepper,
- 2 cloves of garlic,
- croutons or crackers.

26.08.2018

Lazy khachapuri with cheese in a frying pan

Ingredients: salt, egg, flour, cheese, sour cream, dill, pepper, butter

Be sure to try these very tasty and easy to prepare lazy khachapuri with cheese in a frying pan.

Ingredients:

- salt;
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp. flour;
- 200 grams of cheese;
- 200 grams of sour cream;
- a bunch of dill;
- pepper;
- 30 grams of vegetable oil.

26.08.2018

Lamb loin on the bone

Ingredients: loin, garlic, basil, oil, salt

We bring to your attention a simple recipe for preparing a low-calorie meat dish - lamb loin on the bone.

Ingredients:

- 1 lamb loin,
- 5 cloves of garlic,
- 3 sprigs of basil,
- 3 sprigs of rosemary,
- 3 tbsp. sunflower oil,
- a quarter tsp salt.

And a delicious dinner? Are the recipes you have in stock too long-lasting or boring? We will help!

After a hard day at work, you really want to come home, eat something tasty, homemade and as hot as possible, and not hastily cook pasta and sausages. In conditions of constant workload of city residents, the most viable option, unfortunately, is the second option. Of course, it is periodically enlivened by food delivery, but this is still not an equivalent replacement. What should those who want to preserve their hearth and save energy do? Below we will tell you how to prepare a delicious dinner quickly and easily.

Educational program

The main waste of time in the process of preparing dinner after a hard day at work is the lack of a plan. Impromptu is always wonderful, but often not everyone is capable of performing it well. Therefore, in order to “spread straws” for yourself, you need to prepare in advance. We are talking about the usual planning of the diet for a week in advance. No, no one forces you to spend your hard-earned Sunday preparing food that will spoil by the middle of next week - so you will still return to pasta and dumplings. We will help you create an easy, tasty and quick dinner every night without much effort on your part. All you have to do is sit down and make a list of the ingredients you need to prepare the meals your family enjoys. At the same time, in order to provide a delicious dinner quickly and easily, these dishes should be prepared for a maximum of half an hour and require minimal input from you.

So, the procedure is as follows: we make a list of foods and a list of ingredients necessary for its implementation, and go shopping for products that will survive a week of storage without problems. Anything perishable can be grabbed on the way home from work. The general preparatory work is now complete.

Lifesavers

To extend the life of your products, you can use the following techniques:

• Marinades. Wonderful looking workpieces. Meat, poultry, and fish will spend at least a couple of days in it (in the refrigerator!), without losing any of their taste or quality.
• Freezing. A wonderful thing. You can make the same stuffed cabbage rolls or pancakes; all you have to do is pour the sauce over them and bring them to readiness, or simply fry them. Also, if the family loves freshly baked sweets for evening tea, then in a free moment you can make shortcrust pastry and freeze them. So you can make cookies for dinner quickly, easily and tasty - just take out the supplies and bake without defrosting.

Now let's look at the food options.

Fish

This is an excellent option for a quick dinner, as this product is prepared very quickly. The recipe we offer is different in that you can provide yourself with a luxury dinner without much effort - just marinate the fish in advance. Practice has proven that storing it in this form only makes it tastier. We will need:

Finely chop the onion. Mix all ingredients except the main one. Cut the fish into portions. Coat it with the resulting mixture on all sides, place it in a container and fill it with the rest of the marinade. Don't be afraid of the honey in the composition - it will provide you with an unforgettable delicious dinner quickly and easily.

Cover the container with a tight lid and refrigerate at least overnight. If necessary, take out the required number of pieces and bake on foil for a third of an hour at a temperature of 200 o C.

Chicken

Wonderful product! Especially the fillet. It is low-fat, satisfying, and does not leave a heaviness in the stomach. You can cook in several ways:

You should not compare these methods in terms of energy consumption - these are all quick recipes for dinner, and their preparation period is about 15 minutes.

In the first case, you just need to beat the fillet, rub it with your favorite spices and fry it in a hot frying pan - with oil if you want a crispy crust, or without it if you want a thin waist. It’s better to salt it right away in the pan, so the meat will remain juicy.

In the second, you need to take cream with a fat content of at least 20%, add a mixture of your favorite spices to it, maybe mustard beans. Pour the resulting sauce over the chicken fillet, cut into portions, and remove as needed, simply fry in a frying pan. For 500 grams of meat you need 300 ml of cream. Thanks to this recipe you will get the most tender, light, tasty and quick dinner, just add to the meat

In the third case, we are not talking about the mayonnaise in bags that can now be found in every supermarket, but about its homemade variation, which is simply an egg-oil emulsion. Chicken fillet is dry on its own, but the oil makes it juicier. For mayonnaise you will need:

• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• vegetable oil - 200 ml;
• citrus juice - 1 tbsp. spoon;
• favorite spices - to taste.

Beat the eggs, slowly adding oil to them. The mass will immediately thicken. Add juice and spices, stir. Pour this mixture over 500 grams of fillet, cut into portions, and remove as needed.

Paste

Yes, yes, the ill-fated pasta is still vying for your light dinner. Easy dinner recipes would be incomplete without them, you’ll agree. But we come from a canteen with the motto “But it’s satisfying!” Let's move on to Italian cuisine, which is impossible without pasta. The simplest, but no less tasty variation is “Carbonara”:

Cook pasta according to instructions.

At the same time, melt the butter over medium heat. Finely chop the onion, garlic and bacon, fry until intense and appetizing. Avoid burning! Otherwise, an easy, tasty and quick dinner will not work out, and the mood along with the food will be ruined.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the cream, yolks, Parmesan, salt and pepper until smooth. Pour the mixture into the onions and bacon, stir quickly and turn off immediately.

Add the resulting sauce to the prepared pasta, stir and serve immediately.

If desired, bacon can be replaced with ham, vegetables, and mushrooms. Of course, it won’t be Carbonara, but the main thing is that it’s delicious.

Soups

Today you can find countless varieties of soups, but they are based on canned fish, which is not very healthy. We offer you a wonderful, healthy and tasty soup:

This is a great option for those who don't know, it's quick, easy and tasty. And even a rookie on the kitchen battlefield can cope with the task.

Place a pan of water or broth on the fire. Finely chop the onion. Peel the potatoes and carrots, cut into small pieces. Cut the fish into small pieces. As soon as the water boils, add peppers and onions and cook for 5 minutes. After this, put the potatoes and carrots into the pan and cook until half cooked. Add fish and pour in cream. Add salt and cook until the vegetables are soft. You can serve by sprinkling each serving with finely chopped herbs.

Side dishes

In order to prepare dinner quickly, tasty, and inexpensively, you do not need to have special culinary skills. A little preparation with ingenuity - and you are on top. In the case of side dishes, the ideal option, in addition to the usual potatoes and boring pasta, is what came to us from the east. You don’t even need to cook it - pour boiling water according to the instructions on the package, wait a little and season with your favorite spices, sauces or oil. At the same time, the amount of protein and beneficial microelements in this product is off the charts - you won’t regret it!

Salads

A delicious “quick and easy” dinner would be incomplete without a salad. In some cases, it can even completely replace an evening meal - this is important for those who are watching their figure. Today we will look at just such an option - low-fat and satisfying:

• chicken or turkey fillet - 300 grams;
• young carrots - 200 grams;
• celery stalks - 150 grams;
• soy sauce - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• low-fat yogurt or sour cream - 150 grams.

Boil the fillet in boiling salted water for 15 minutes. Remove and let cool. Cut vegetables and fillets into small pieces. Mix yogurt (sour cream) and soy sauce. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix. You can serve.

Dessert

An all-time favorite for after-work dinners is the Fondant cake. This is what will complete a delicious dinner, quickly and easily turning it from an ordinary meal into a small family celebration:

Preheat the oven to 220 o C. Melt the chocolate and butter in a water bath until smooth. Add flour and powdered sugar to the chocolate mixture. Stir. Beat in the eggs and yolks. Stir until smooth.

Pour into 6 identical silicone molds and bake for 10 minutes. All. What’s great about quick dinner recipes is that the hostess doesn’t have to spend hours at the stove.

Run a knife carefully along the sides of the pan and carefully invert onto a plate. Top with a scoop of ice cream and serve immediately.

Rescue in a slow cooker

A great outlet for busy people. Try stewed cabbage with chicken:

• cabbage - 1500 grams;
• chicken fillet - 500 grams;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• carrots - 2 pcs.;
• water - 200 ml;
• tomato paste - 1 tbsp. spoon;
• vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. spoons;
• salt - to taste;
• spices - to taste.

In order to prepare a quick, easy one, first of all, chop all the ingredients: chicken into small cubes, carrots, onions and cabbage into strips.

Place the meat in the multicooker bowl, after greasing the latter with oil. Set the "Baking" mode for a third of an hour and cook, stirring. After the set time has passed, add onions, carrots and tomato paste.

Set the "Bake" mode again for 20 minutes. After 10 minutes, add the remaining ingredients. After this, switch to the “Baking” mode for half an hour and go about your business while dinner is being prepared.

Easy recipes for a romantic dinner

Even in harsh everyday life there is room for romance. Indeed, cooking with 4 hands really brings people together. We will offer you a dinner option that combines satiety and lightness at the same time:

• chicken fillet - 500 grams;
• white bread - 4 slices without crusts;
• garlic - 1 clove;
• Mozzarella cheese - 200 grams;
• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• flour - 3 tbsp. heaped spoons;
• mixture of your favorite vegetables - 500 grams;
• favorite dried herbs;
• olive oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• salt - to taste;
• pepper - to taste.

Preheat the oven to 200 o C. To prepare a great tasty dinner quickly and easily, cut the fillet into portions. Grind bread, spices, salt, pepper, garlic and 100 grams of cheese in a blender until smooth crumbs.

Place flour in a separate plate. Wash the vegetables and cut into small pieces. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl.

Dredge the chicken pieces first in the flour, then in the egg and finally in the cheese and bread mixture. Place the finished pieces on a baking sheet lined with foil.

Place vegetables between the chicken slices, sprinkle with spices, pour a little oil and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Bake until the vegetables are done.

That's it, a light dinner for two is ready. Recipes for such cases, as a rule, are distinguished by their simplicity and the ability to combine the main dish with a side dish.

A balanced diet for the whole day will provide the body with all the necessary elements, and in the evening you will be able to afford to eat something that is not only tasty, but also healthy, including for weight loss.

It is not recommended to refuse dinner. The body requires energy to maintain its vital functions (the functioning of all organs). He gets it from food. You will be sluggish and incapacitated in the morning if you don't eat. Calculate your evening diet so that the feeling of hunger does not bother you. To do this, you need to know the amount of time spent processing carbohydrates, proteins and fats. This determines how long they will remain in the digestive unit.

It takes 6 hours for protein to be digested in the stomach. During this entire time you will be full. Carbohydrates are broken down quickly, especially those that are easily digestible. Fats in the evening diet use only vegetable fats or from eating fish (preferably fatty).

Easy dinner for weight loss and its recipes

Make up your correct, and most importantly healthy, diet for the day, divide it into 4 parts and plan your last meal 3 or 2 hours before bedtime. At the same time, take into account your daily rhythm of life and the functional characteristics of individual organs that take part in the digestive process.

The liver, kidneys and pancreas reduce their function after 16 hours. Do not put large nutritional loads on these organs by eating carbohydrates and fats at dinner. Inadequate breakdown of them in this period of time will lead to deposits on the waist and sides and will add weight to you, which is not desirable in the process of losing weight. When planning your daily diet, stick to the required amount of calories recommended for women and men, taking into account their age category and lifestyle.

For weight loss, their total amount for working men is from 2 thousand to 2200, for women - from 1500 to 1800. For dinner, plan no more than 20% of the total diet. By observing the correct interval between all meals - 4 hours, you will not feel hungry in the evenings. Using different recipes, include a large portion of fresh vegetable salad and 200 grams of protein in your menu.

Basic Rules

Achieving quick weight loss results is difficult and wrong. The process must be gradual. For the first three days, by eliminating salt, you can lose up to 3 kilograms. In the subsequent period, without harm to health, they reduce weight by 400-500 grams. As this indicator increases, health problems associated with the endocrine system appear. An early dinner when losing weight, taking into account the prescription of a nutritionist and recipes for its preparation, can be the starting point for the entire process.

By keeping a 12-hour break between your last and first meals, you can easily lose weight.

• Drink a glass of water 20 minutes before dinner.
• Do not drink coffee an hour before and after meals (coffee affects the adrenal glands, which interferes with the full digestion process).
• Meal duration is 40 minutes.
• Eliminate salt completely from your diet. Replace it with a variety of seasonings that enhance taste buds and aid digestion.
• Chew thoroughly (the initial stage of the digestive process occurs when food is combined with the secretion of saliva, while simultaneously neutralizing consumer products).
• Use weight loss recipes in your dinner menu.
• A serving of the main dish is 300 grams (meat, egg, fish, cheese or cottage cheese).
• 100 – side dish of legumes or stewed vegetables.
• Pair your main course with a salad (to be eaten before you start your meal). Such nutrition is simply necessary for weight loss.
• Dinner in front of the TV, reading a book or sitting at the computer is not recommended.
• Eliminate carbohydrates completely, including bread and fruits (fruits contain acids that irritate reflex receptors, causing an increase in appetite).
• Compensate for the desire to eat within two hours before bed after eating with green tea or water (you can drink without limitation).
• To lose weight, use recipes with a protein product for dinner.
• Do not use animal fat for cooking.

The right dinner for weight loss and recipes for preparing it

Make a weight loss menu for a week that should include a protein product and stick to it. This will allow you to prepare food in advance and not experience discomfort from its absence during cooking. In your diet, we recommend using recipes that include products such as chicken or turkey breast, lean beef or lamb, fatty fish (the more fat it contains, the faster your internal body will be used up to process it), cottage cheese, cheese, egg or mushrooms. Steam them, bake them in the oven or boil them.

Use different names of weight loss products and recipes for their preparation, alternating them throughout the week. Pork was not included in the proposed list, as it contains a lot of hidden fat. Using chicken or turkey meat, remove the skin (it contains a lot of subcutaneous fat). Before starting your meal, eat a large portion of fresh vegetable salad, creating a base for the digestive process to begin. To refuel greens, we advise you to adhere to the following tips for the correct combination with weight loss products:

• For meat, chicken and turkey - low-fat sour cream, kefir or yogurt.
• For mushrooms and fish – vegetable oil with lemon juice.

To make dinner healthy and help you lose weight, use the following recipes:

Marinated veal

Cut a layer of meat 2 centimeters thick. The cut should be perpendicular to the direction of its grain. Beat one side of the meat with a hammer. Rub the workpiece on both sides with vegetable oil, sprinkle with black or red pepper and leave to marinate for 30 minutes (the time for marinating meat can be increased if the product is stored in the refrigerator). Do not add salt before cooking to preserve the product's juices. Further heat treatment is at your discretion.

Use a steamer, grill or foil for this. Vegetable oil will loosen the bond of meat fibers, which will significantly speed up the cooking time. Exactly this method of preparation, but without the additional process of tapping with a hammer, will ensure the integrity of the product's structure and will require more time for its preparation. This dish is perfect for dinner.

Fish dishes

The fillet of the product is pre-marinated by rubbing with vegetable oil, soybean, dry cilantro and ground black pepper. Do not add salt until ready. Use fatty pieces or fillets of sea fish (the fattier the selected varieties, the more vitamin - fish oil - you will get when consuming it). The time required for marinating is 30 minutes (the time can be increased if the product is kept in the cold). The fish cooks very quickly. If it is a grill, then you need to turn the pieces over, ensuring simultaneous heating on both sides until a light crust appears.

Using a steamer, you will have dinner within 15-20 minutes from the moment it boils. Baking in foil will take 20 minutes. If you are not using additional packaging, cook it on a meat tray. Before serving, pour lemon or orange juice over the fish and garnish with herbs.

Meatloaf

Recipes proposed by nutritionists may be different, but we recommend the following. Use a layer 1.5 centimeters thick with the cross-section of its fibers. Beat one side of it with a kitchen hammer, rub with vegetable oil, sprinkle with black pepper and any spices you prefer. Sprinkle the meat with lemon juice or rub with a piece of kiwi. Leave it to marinate in a glass or ceramic container for three or two hours.

After this time, take it out and place it on a flat surface. From one edge, from which you will wrap the roll, place the garlic cloves along the cut. Roll the meat into a tube and tie it with thread. Roll the roll in black sesame seeds and place in the oven to bake. On the shelf under the container with meat, place a baking tray with water (it will regulate the temperature and prevent the meat from drying out). Cook the roll for 45 minutes over medium heat.

Chicken roll

Different chefs offer different recipes for preparing the roll, but we recommend breast meat as the main product for its preparation. Open it using the layer-by-layer method with a knife. Start from the middle and gradually move your hand until you get a flat circle. Tap it with the back of a knife (this will separate the bundles), rub it with vegetable oil, sprinkle with black pepper and leave to marinate for 30-60 minutes. After this time, roll the chicken fillet into a roll. Prunes, garlic, a slice of lemon, walnut grains, dried apricots, pineapple or whatever you like are placed in its middle.

Tie the roll with thread and wrap it in foil. It is cooked at 180 degrees Celsius for 15-20 minutes. Garnish the dish with herbs and serve.

Chicken satsivi

Boil the breast until tender and drain the broth. Place it in a blender and blend with the ingredients listed below. Slice the breast while it is still hot and pour the prepared heated seasoning mixture over it. When the satsivi has steeped, you can eat it.

The quantity and list of products used is as follows:

• Breast fillet – 500 grams.
• Chicken broth – 300 grams.
• Walnut – 100 grams.
• Red wine - 50 grams.
• Wine vinegar - a teaspoon.
• Khmeli-suneli - 0.5 teaspoon.
• Garlic - 3 cloves.
• Ground black pepper and salt to taste.

Dinner will be beneficial for weight loss when you supplement it with salads prepared according to the recipes given below:

Greek

Combine iceberg cabbage, olives, grated cheese, cherry tomatoes and feta cheese, season everything with low-fat sour cream or yogurt.

Cabbage salad

Chop white or Korean cabbage (chumchi) into cubes. Grate the red carrots on a large shredder. Cut the white onion into cubes and sauté in vegetable oil. Separately prepare the composition, which you add to a hot frying pan and immediately turn it off.

For seasoning, squeezed garlic, red sweet and bitter peppers, ground cilantro and soy sauce are used. Passed onions combined with seasoning are combined with cabbage and carrots. Add lemon juice to the salad and mix everything.

Video: Easy dinner recipes for weight loss

Conclusion

If you decide to lose weight, use the recipes and recommendations proposed in the article. With the right and comprehensive approach to this problem, you will easily overcome all difficulties.

Giving dinner to an enemy in order to lose weight is not a good idea. In the evening, the body must be pleased with tasty, healthy, but not too heavy food. Today we invite you to discuss recipes for a light diet dinner.

A gourmet delight

The simplest and fastest recipe for dinner is easy. Cut large grapes (green or dark) into slices. Meanwhile, chop ½ bunch of arugula, chop the avocado, 100 g of cheese and mix them. Dress the salad with a sauce of 60 ml olive oil, 1 tsp. lemon juice. Sprinkle the salad with sesame seeds. A delicious, original and easy dinner is ready.

Cabbage lightness

What can you eat for dinner while on a diet, besides salad? Cauliflower is a perfectly acceptable alternative. Boil 600 g of cabbage inflorescences in salted water and place them in a heat-resistant form, greased with oil. Whisk 2 eggs with 100 ml of milk, 80 g of grated cheese and a clove of garlic. Salt and pepper the mixture to taste, pour it over the cabbage and place in the microwave at full power for 10 minutes. Fresh herbs will organically complement the casserole.

Cutlets in Bordeaux

Vegetable cutlets are an excellent dinner when on a diet. The recipe for beet cutlets confirms this. Sauté an onion with 2 cloves of garlic in oil, add 3 boiled grated beets to them. Add herbs to taste, sprinkle with 3 tbsp. l. semolina, mix and wait 10-15 minutes for it to soak. Then we form cutlets, roll them in semolina and simmer under the lid for 6 minutes on each side. Beetroot cutlets for dinner - tasty and healthy. For piquancy, you can add raisins or other dried fruits to these cutlets.

Enchanting peppers

A great option for dinner on a diet is stuffed peppers. Boil 80 g of brown rice and mix with finely chopped tomato, carrots, parsley and 7 pitted olives. Fill 4 sweet peppers with minced meat, place them in a deep baking dish and fill with water to the middle. Cook the peppers in the oven for 45 minutes at 200°C, covered with foil. This dinner will definitely satisfy your hunger until the morning!

Turkey transformation

Turkey meatballs will fit well into your diet dinner menu. Fry chopped onion, garlic and 3 stalks of celery in oil. Grate a medium zucchini and squeeze out the liquid. Pass 600 g of turkey fillet through a meat grinder, combine with the rest of the ingredients, 3 tbsp. l. oatmeal, add salt and spices to taste. Grate 1 medium carrot, finely chop 1 onion, and fry. We make meatballs from the minced meat and simmer in water, frying, covered, for 30 minutes. Serve them with white yoghurt or tomato sauce - they're good either way.

With sea views

Dietary pancakes are a good recipe for a light dinner made from simple ingredients. Mash 2 bananas with a fork and pour 250 ml of boiling water. Pour in 150 g of ground oatmeal, 100 g of semolina, 1 tsp. cinnamon and ½ tsp. baking powder. Pour in 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil, honey to taste and beat the liquid dough with a mixer. Fry the pancakes in a hot frying pan until golden brown. Top them with maple syrup or honey and a satisfying dinner is guaranteed.

Fruits in zero gravity

Do you like cottage cheese? Then prepare a tender casserole with fruit. Using a mixer, beat 250 g of low-fat cottage cheese with 2 egg whites and 2 tbsp. l. powdered sugar. Cut pineapple, orange and mango into cubes. You can take any fruits and berries that you have on hand, raisins or other dried fruits. Mix them with the curd mass, put them in a heat-resistant form and place them in the oven preheated to 180°C for 20 minutes. This delicacy for dinner will definitely please both you and your loved ones.

Sweet colors

A thick fermented milk smoothie will be a tasty and healthy end to the day. Peel and cut into slices an apple, a banana and 3 kiwis. Beat an apple and a banana in a blender with 50 ml of kefir, kiwi, 120 ml of yogurt, ½ bunch of spinach and 1 tsp. honey Carefully pour the mixture into a tall glass. This smoothie will please the eye and recharge the body with vitamins.

Find more light dinner recipes with photos from our readers on the “Eat at Home!” website. We look forward to creating your own delicious and healthy dinner recipes that will help you get in shape quickly. It’s also very easy to prepare a delicious and light dinner with “Eat at Home” frozen vegetable and fruit mixtures. Stews, baked vegetables, soups, vegetable casseroles, as well as light and tasty desserts with berries and fruits: cook deliciously!

Even in Ancient China there was a famous rule: the health of the body is based on the harmony of body and soul. But at that time there was not the variety of products that we can see today. So what should a diet dinner for weight loss of a modern person consist of in order to maintain harmony not only of the soul, but also of the body?

Everything is very simple. If the harmony of the soul is supported by a state of calm and relaxation, then you need to be attentive to what contributes to this. In other words, watch what and how you eat before bed. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the basic recommendations for a dietary dinner. Light meal recipes will help you get all the necessary microelements and vitamins without negatively affecting your figure.

Basic Rules

Girls who are advanced in matters of weight loss (and today 70% of the entire female population are such) will, without hesitation, tell you the basic rules on which a light diet dinner should be based:

• Eat 2-3 hours before bedtime.
• Drink a glass of water, green tea or kefir before dinner. Ideally, of course, kefir, because it starts the necessary digestive processes in the intestines.
• Do not under any circumstances refuse dinner, because hunger, like overeating, leads to metabolic and sleep disorders. If you don’t feel like eating or don’t have time to prepare a full dinner, a fruit smoothie or a light vegetable salad will save you.
• Dinner should not exceed 300 calories.

Don't forget to work up an appetite. Walk, dance or swim. Always be on the move.

What to cook with

Experts in the field of figure modeling, nutritionists and doctors of medical sciences, provide in their articles and books more specific recommendations on how to choose a quick and tasty dinner while losing weight. By following these simple rules, you will know exactly what to cook for dinner today.

• First, your dinner must contain protein. That is, any meat (boiled chicken, turkey dishes, fish or seafood), dairy products (low-fat cottage cheese, cheese), beans or eggs. In general, it is better to structure your daily diet so that most of the protein is absorbed at breakfast and lunch. Save the rest for dinner.
• Secondly, a healthy dinner should consist of fiber or vegetables. Fresh, stewed or canned - choose any. Preference should be given to greens and fresh green salad, as they enrich the body with essential vitamins and minerals.
• Thirdly, the ratio of protein and fiber proportions should be 1 to 3.

As you can see, creating a diet dinner menu is quick and easy.

How to prepare a dietary and healthy dinner

Many diets include the need for fasting days.

For example, an idea Michael Mosley's 5:2 Diet consists of reducing the number of calories to 500 2 days a week. In this case, food intake is divided only into breakfast and dinner. A dietary, and most importantly, healthy dinner here can be a piece of steamed white fish, seasoned with lemon juice or pepper, or a grilled chicken breast with vegetables. It is preferable to cook vegetables in olive oil. And foods such as cucumbers and green salad can be eaten in unlimited quantities, even on fasting days, as they contain a minimal amount of calories.

By applying the rules of low-carb (on which Jennifer Aniston and Renee Zellweger lost weight), you can reduce the amount of carbohydrates in your diet dinner.

Star nutritionist Colette Hemowitz created a dietary nutrition program for Kim Kardashian when she needed to quickly get in shape after giving birth. Dinner according to this system consisted of vegetable noodles, chicken with zucchini, vegetable stew or turkey salad.

These 3 modern examples prove the effectiveness of the rule about the need for fiber on your plate during a dietary and healthy dinner.

But the Cosmopolitan-90 diet, described in the magazine of the same name in the first year of its publication, offers another alternative to a diet dinner. It is worth noting that many girls today consider this diet effective and relevant. For example, dietary dishes for dinner according to this system are: a third of a bar of dark chocolate and a glass of milk or just 2 glasses of cocoa.

What you shouldn't forget

Don't forget that age is an extremely important factor in determining your life. Likewise, in matters of diet and healthy eating, your age plays a key role. It's no secret that foods are digested differently at every age. Therefore, before you blindly trust the diets on which 20-year-olds lost weight (or vice versa, 30-year-olds), check what from their diet will help you lose weight.

• You can have dinner without risking your weight 10 hours after breakfast.
• All cuisines of the world have a wide variety of easy recipes for dietary dishes for dinner. Thanks to the Internet, recipes with photos can be quickly found. Leading chefs provided people losing weight with delicious turkey or chicken breast dishes and diet omelettes.
• Remember about positive attitudes. They have a much stronger influence on your will, aspirations and emotional state than negative ones. Therefore, instead of: “I’ll give up dinner today,” it’s better to think: “My dietary-healthy and delicious dinner will help me lose weight quickly!”

The best foods for a diet dinner

15 delicious healthy foods for late dinner. These products can be consumed as an independent, tasty, but dietary dinner or as a complex dish.

Cellulose :

• fruit smoothies;
• vegetables/vegetable stew;
• beans;
• green salad.

Protein products:

• boiled/grilled chicken;
• turkey dishes;
• fish or seafood;
• eggs/diet omelette.

Dairy:

• low-fat cottage cheese/curd casserole;
• low-fat kefir;

Diet desserts:

• dark chocolate;
• popcorn;
• cocoa.

Sample menus and recipes

There are many options for dietary dinner. For example:

• eggs marinated with beets;
• chicken fillet with honey;
• pumpkin casserole;
• vegetable stew;
• dessert popcorn.

You can also prepare:

• dietary zucchini pancakes;
• simple dietary omelette;
• Greek salad;
• Greek Spanakorizo ​​(rice with spinach);
• vegetable stew with jacket potatoes;
• seafood with bell pepper;
• dietary cottage cheese pancakes;
• chia seed casserole;
• fruit salad with yogurt;
• pumpkin pie;

Eggs marinated with beets

Ingredients :

• eggs (hard-boiled) - 4 pcs.;
• beets (large size) - 1 pc.;
• wine vinegar - ½ tbsp.;
• sugar - 2 tbsp. l.;
• sea ​​salt - 1 tbsp. l.

Preparation:

1. Mix vinegar, sugar, salt and 2.5 tbsp in a large saucepan. water. Bring to a boil, stirring.
2. Add the beets cut into small cubes and cook over medium heat until they become soft (25-30 minutes). Let the brine cool, pour it into a jar (which can be closed with a lid), immerse the eggs in it and put it in the refrigerator.
3. In 2-3 hours everything is ready! This low-calorie egg dish will not only satisfy your evening hunger, but will also not burden your body with work before bed.

Chicken fillet with honey

This chicken dish will take you no more than 40 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients (volume is selected according to the number of servings):

• chicken fillet;
• seasonings to taste;

How to cook :

1. Salt and pepper the chicken fillet.
2. Coat a baking sheet with olive oil, place the fillet and bake for 10-15 minutes. in an oven at a temperature of 180-200 °C.
3. Then brush the pieces of meat with honey and leave to simmer for 10-15 minutes. A delicious end to your healthy dinner is ready!

Pumpkin casserole

Low-fat fresh cottage cheese has long been considered a dietary product. Therefore, all nutritionists in the world advise including dietary cottage cheese dishes in your daily menu. For example, in the form of pumpkin casserole. This is a kind of curd dessert that promotes rapid weight loss.

We will need:

• low-fat cottage cheese - 100 g;
• egg - 2 pcs.;
• pumpkin - 100 g;
• dried apricots - 50 g.

Preparation:

1. Grind the pumpkin on a fine grater, and cut the dried apricots into very small pieces (the smaller, the juicier the casserole will be).
2. Mix pumpkin, dried apricots, cottage cheese and eggs and place in a mold.
3. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.

This light dinner will be the perfect end to the day.

Dietary vegetable stew

Ingredients :

• zucchini - 1 pc. (you can use zucchini);
• onions - 2 heads;
• cabbage - ¼ head. (you can use cauliflower or broccoli);
• eggplant (small) - 2 pcs.;
• tomato (medium) - 3 pcs.;
• garlic - 4 teeth;
• basil - to taste.

How to cook :

1. Cut the onion into medium pieces and place in a frying pan heated over medium heat (with olive oil). While the onions are frying, grate the carrots on a coarse grater and immediately add them to the pan. Cover with a lid.
2. Cut the eggplants into medium pieces and fry them evenly in a second frying pan (you can immediately add them to the carrots and onions - your choice). Cut the zucchini into medium cubes and add them to the carrots and onions. Cover with a lid.
3. Don't forget to stir the vegetables and add olive oil or water as needed. Peel the tomatoes: place the tomatoes in the pan with the carrots for a few minutes, turn them over, and the peel will begin to peel off on its own. Let them cool. Once the zucchini is soft, add the fried eggplants and stir. Cover with a lid.
4. At this time, cut the cabbage into medium pieces. Add it to the rest of the vegetables. Simmer the stew for 5-7 minutes until the cabbage becomes soft and only after that add the tomatoes cut into large pieces. Add garlic, coarsely chopped. Now you can add spices and salt to taste.
5. Don't forget that the taste of vegetable stew is much more intense when hot. Therefore, determine in what form you want to serve this dish and add spices. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, add spices to taste. At this stage you can add greens. The stew should sit for 1-2 hours.

The main task in preparing vegetable stew is to determine which vegetables take longer to stew than others. They must be cooked first and the remaining ingredients must be gradually added to ensure the stew is smooth and juicy. You can also add any dietary meat, such as turkey, to the vegetables.

Using this recipe, you can easily and quickly prepare a healthy dinner from any vegetables!

Dessert diet popcorn

If you like to spend the evening watching your favorite TV series or movie, then this diet popcorn recipe is definitely for you. 120 calories - and you’re guaranteed a wonderful, quick evening without the threat of gaining weight!

Ingredients :

• popcorn (ready) - 3 tbsp.;
• parmesan - 2 tsp;
• sea ​​salt - to taste.

Mix all the ingredients. The dish is ready!

What kind of dinner will help you lose weight?

• During the diet, forget about the so-called fast carbohydrates for dinner. These include all those foods that are digested very quickly and just as quickly stored as fat: cakes, pastries, buns, etc. According to the rules of some diets, at a certain time you can eat any food, without exception. For example, for breakfast you can allow yourself to eat 1, 2 or 3 pieces of cake (taking into account, of course, your daily activity). But during a diet dinner, try to limit, or better yet, not consume fast carbohydrates at all.
• Not eating at all before bed is a bad idea, modern nutritionists say. Only those people who go to bed no later than 22:00 can afford not to eat after 18:00. If you consider yourself one of them, then you can safely refuse a late dinner! If not, nutritionists strongly recommend eating turkey dishes or a diet omelet. Plan your dinner so that it meets the requirement “dinner = fast and tasty.” After all, excess weight gain begins not because of the time at which you had dinner, but because of the foods that you consumed.
• Equally important is your activity not only during the day, but also after the evening meal. To better assimilate a late dinner, light physical activity is necessary. This could be a walk in the park, playing with a child, or choosing and trying on clothes for tomorrow.

The kilograms go away if:

• Eat 2-3 hours before bedtime.
• Drink a glass of kefir before dinner.
• A light dinner is better than nothing.
• Don't go beyond 300 calories.
• Always be on the move (before and after dinner).
• Your diet dinner will include any meat.
• Make it a rule to have vegetables for dinner.
• Stew vegetables only in olive oil.
• The break between breakfast and dinner will be at least 10 hours.
• Remember about positive attitudes.
• A delicious dinner will be dietary (look for recipes above).
• Eliminate fast carbohydrates (cakes, pastries) from your dinner.

3 easy dinners: video

In conclusion, it is worth saying that when choosing a diet, try to stick to it for at least six months. The body needs time to get used to a new diet and new weight. Make your daily menu based on your lifestyle, your predisposition to be overweight in general, and your emotional states. Maintain balance in everything, harmony of body and soul.