5 Easy Dinner Recipes
Turkey Meatballs with Herbs
Serving: 2
Difficulty: 2
Preparation Time: 10-15 minutes
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
- 19 oz. lean ground turkey
- 1 medium zucchini
- 15 oz. tomatoes with juice
- 1 tsps. garlic
- 1/2 medium onion
- 1 tsps. dried basil
- ½ tsps. red pepper flakes
- 1 tsps. dried oregano
- ¼ tsps. sea salt
- ¼ tsps. black pepper
Preparation:
1. Set the oven to 400 F.
2. Grate the zucchini into a cup’s worth.
3. Chop the onions and garlic finely.
4. Blend all the ingredients, tomatoes excepted.
5. Make 18 balls the size of golf balls. In a baking dish, put the turkey balls.
7. Bake them for 30 minutes or so.
8. Heat the skillet to medium.
9. Include meatballs and tomatoes with juices.
10. Prepare them for more than five minutes.
Nutrition:
Calories: 316 kcal; Protein: 36 g; Fat: 15.5 g; Carbs: 10 g.
Zucchini Salmon Salad
Serving: 2
Difficulty: 1
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 4 (150g each) salmon fillets
- 1 tbsps. soy sauce
- 3 zucchinis, sliced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsps. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsps. sesame seeds
- Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
1. Drizzle soy sauce over the salmon.
2. Bring a grill pan to medium heat. Salmon should be grilled for a few minutes on each side.
3. Add the zucchini to the grill along with the meat. Season it with salt and pepper. Cook until golden on both sides.
4. Combine the salmon, zucchini, and the remaining ingredients in a bowl.
5. Serve the salad immediately.
Nutrition:
Calories: 224; Fat: 19 g; Protein: 18 g; Carbs: 0 g.
Pan Fried Salmon
Serving: 3
Difficulty: 2
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 x 150g salmon fillets
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsps. dried oregano
- 1 tsps. dried basil
- 1 tbsps. extra virgin olive oil
Preparation:
1. Add basil, oregano, salt, and pepper to the fish’s seasoning.
2. After the oil in the pan has heated, add the salmon, skin-side down.
3. Fry for 2 minutes on each side, turning once, until aromatic and golden brown.
4. Present the warm, fresh fish.
Nutrition:
Calories: 327 Fat: 25 g; Protein: 36 g; Carbs: 0.3 g.
Moussaka with Paprika
Serving: 3
Difficulty: 3
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3 medium eggplant
- 1 cup ground chicken
- ⅓ cup white onion, diced
- 4 oz. Cheddar cheese
- 1 potato, sliced
- 1 tsps. olive oil
- 1 tsps. salt
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tbsps. butter
- 1 tbsps. ground paprika
- 1 tbsps. Italian seasoning
- 1 tsps. tomato paste
Preparation:
1. Cut the eggplant in half lengthwise, then season with salt.
2. Finely chop the onion into cubes.
3. Add the potato slices to the pan after adding the olive oil.
4. Cook the potato in the oil for two minutes on each side.
5. After that, put it on a plate.
6. Include the eggplant in the cooking process and fry it for 2 minutes on each side.
7. Add milk to the pan and heat until boiling. Cheddar cheese should be chopped.
9. Include cheddar cheese, butter, paprika, tomato sauce, and Italian spice.
10. Next, combine the onion with the chicken ground.
11. Line the casserole dish with a single layer of the potato slices.
12. Add 1/2 of the sliced eggplant after that.
13. Distribute half of the chicken mixture over the eggplant.
14. Add the remaining eggplant after that.
15. Cover the eggplants with the milk mixture.
16. Bake the moussaka at 355°F for 30 minutes.
Nutrition:
Calories: 387 kcal; Protein: 25.4 g; Fat: 21.2 g; Carbs: 26.3 g.
Tuna Salad
Serving: 3
Difficulty: 1
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 0
Ingredients:
- ½ chunk light tuna, packed in water (preferable drained)
- 1 ½ cups of lettuce greens
- ¾ cup other veggies
- Salad dressing (preferable low calories)
Preparation:
1. Cut the vegetables first. Ingredients including tomatoes, broccoli, onions, and others are available.
2. Arrange the vegetables for the salad on a platter.
3. Include the tuna and vegetables.
4. Douse the top with the dressing.
Nutrition:
Calories: 110 kcal; Protein: 24.2 g; Fat: 1.5 g; Carbs: 2.8 g.
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