Monday, January 26, 2009

Prepare Instant Meal with Simple Dinner Recipes

By Doug Schlette

Preparing dinner in a pinch of time is always a difficult task. Some suggests that eating out all the time is a good way to get rid of preparing quick dinners but experts says otherwise. Eating out everyday not only affects your health but is also expensive. A healthy alternative to this is simple dinner recipes. These recipes are easy to prepare and less time consuming. It helps you in handling this situation and prepares delicious food quickly.

For experts it is not a difficult task to prepare a dinner but for those who are beginners or not-so-creative can also prepare delicious dinners with the help of simple dinner recipes. Simple dinner recipes are available for those who require some aid in preparing a dinner successfully.

Before going to the grocery store and buying dinner items, especially when you are short of time, take a look at what your freezer at home contains. It might hold an item which may be used for preparing a simple dinner dish. With the help of a simple dinner recipe for that particular item one can prepare a delicious and tasty dinner. For instance, if you have frozen chicken all you need to do is take it prepare a dish using a simple chicken recipe.

There are a number of options for you to prepare simple yet quick dinner. Tacos are a good example. For this you need to brown meat, season it with ingredients of your choice and prepare a topping for it. Serve it with the topping and eat a delicious meal. Also, you can serve it with cheese, cream, beans and salsa.

Another delicious, easy yet quick option is to have a burger or sandwich dinner night. For this you need bread or buns, meat, cheese and other items as per requirement. Simply add these items to the sandwich or burger and an instant meal is ready. You can also serve it with your favorite soup and salad.

Sea food is also another option and simple dinner recipes for seafood can be found easily. All you need is to grab a pack of frozen seafood from the grocery store and simply cook it at your home. For example, a packet of shrimps with about 40 shrimps requires only 5-10 minutes cooking in a boiling pot of water. You can add it to a pasta dish or serve it with a sauce and your instant meal is ready.

These were some of the options but the simple dinner recipes are uncountable and one can have numerous varieties. Given below is an easy yet quick simple dinner recipe for you. The ingredients required are:

1. 2 T of butter

2. 2 C of mushrooms

3. Chicken (breast, cut into strips) 1 lb

4. 1 can of cream of chicken soup

5. 1 medium onion (chopped)

6. Sour cream 1 C.

7. 4 C of egg noodles

In 1 T of butter cook vegetables while in the remaining amount cook chicken. Now stir the vegetables in sour cream and soup and let it boil. Then add chicken and heat it thoroughly. Finally, serve it with noodles, salads or Italian bread. - 15275

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