Ah, girls!How familiar we are with the situation when time is running out and guests, as they say, are on the doorstep. And anyway... You didn't plan anything like that, but suddenly it turns out that you need to prepare a festive dinner. And look how interesting! A festive breakfast is a concept from the realm of fantasy - we don't celebrate holidays in the morning. A festive dinner is usually an event that is planned in advance, and we approach its preparation with feeling, with sense, with arrangement. But sooner or later almost every woman has to prepare a festive dinner in a hurry. Well, that's reality. So let's stock up on a few recipes that will help you easily solve this problem and quickly prepare a quite decent festive dinner.
What does that require
First of all, be prepared for the fact that such a dinneryou will have to cook not only in a hurry, but also in a hurry. In such situations, it always turns out that some necessary products are not at home, and you urgently need to run to the store. It’s good if you find out about a sudden holiday and the need to cook dinner for this occasion on the way home (or almost on the way), then you can buy everything on the way. But what if not? For this case, you should always keep at home:
- Frozen chicken (the bird is getting ready very quickly);
- A packet of frozen vegetables;
- A can of canned peas or corn;
- Canned fish;
- Mayonnaise.
Well, flour, vanilla, eggs, a set of traditionalspices should be in the house of any self-respecting housewife. Naturally, other products will be in the refrigerator. Believe me, this alone will be enough to prepare a decent festive dinner in a hurry. In addition to the standard set of products for such an occasion, always have a clean tablecloth and napkins ready (you can even have a pack of paper napkins). It is desirable that you have a service or a set of beautiful plates, a cake dish or a platter. If you have pots or cocotte dishes - great! Then you will always be able not only to quickly prepare a hot dish, but also to serve it effectively. In general, a beautifully set table is already a guarantee of the success of your festive dinner in a hurry. And if you serve a hot dish, a couple of salads or a cold appetizer and dessert for tea or coffee to such a table, then the dinner will be delicious! Well, now, the promised recipes.
For hot
The easiest way to quickly cook poultry.If you have a microwave, you can quickly defrost the chicken, and if not, you can easily stew frozen chicken. Chicken in its own juice Ingredients:
- Chicken meat;
- Salt and pepper;
- Any spices for meat or poultry.
Preparation:Quickly defrost the carcass or even cut up a slightly thawed chicken. It's quite easy to do. First, cut off both legs, then both wings. Now separate the breast from the back and cut the breast into three parts, and the back into two. First, cut off a third of the breast from its sharp edge, and then divide the remaining part in half along the sternum. Cut the back across the spine. Take a large roasting pan with a lid and sprinkle its dry bottom with salt and pepper. Now tightly place all the chicken pieces in the roasting pan, and sprinkle them with pepper and salt and any seasonings on top: curry, Italian or French herb mix, or just put a couple of bay leaves. That's it! Put the roasting pan on low heat, and in half an hour your fragrant, tender and juicy chicken in its own juice is ready! You can serve this chicken with any side dish or even with a regular vegetable salad. Swallow's Nest Cutlets Ingredients:
- A pound of any minced meat;
- 3 slices of a loaf;
- 3 garlic cloves;
- 2 eggs;
- 100 g of cheese (solid);
- Head of onions;
- A large fresh tomato;
- A punch of Bulgarian pepper;
- Mayonnaise;
- Ketchup;
- Salt, pepper and greens.
Preparation:Turn on the oven and grease a large baking sheet with vegetable oil. Mix the minced meat with eggs and a loaf soaked in milk or water, season to taste with spices, herbs and salt and knead it well. Form twelve flat patties from the minced meat and place them on the baking sheet. Wash and cut the tomato into slices, and clean the bell pepper from seeds and cut into rings. Cut the onion into rings as well. Now grease the cutlets with ketchup, put onion rings, mayonnaise, tomato slices and cheese slices on top. Now “put” a pepper ring on each cutlet and send the baking sheet to the oven. Bake for half an hour at 180 degrees. Roast in pots Ingredients:
- Chicken or pork;
- Potatoes;
- Bow;
- Carrot;
- Garlic;
- Bay leaf;
- Salt and spices.
In addition to these ingredients, you can add to the roastfresh mushrooms, tomatoes, green beans or green peas (not canned). Preparation: Turn on the oven. Prepare pots for the number of expected guests and rub the inside of the pots with garlic and put a bay leaf on the bottom. Now peel the potatoes, onions and carrots. The amount of potatoes is also calculated based on the number of guests - one (two) potatoes for each guest. Cut the meat into small pieces, the chicken can be chopped with bones (as for pilaf). Cut the potatoes into slices, cut the carrots into circles, and the onion into half rings. Now put the meat in the pots, salt and pepper it. Put a layer of onion on top of the meat, carrots on top of it and put the potatoes on top. Salt and pepper the roast again, cover the pots with lids and put them in the oven. After half an hour, the roast can be served.
For a snack
Salads and appetizers can also be prepared very quickly. You can do this while the main course is cooking. Salad "Blonde" Ingredients:
- 3 large potatoes;
- 2 large fresh tomatoes;
- 100 g of cheese;
- Garlic clove;
- 150 g of boiled sausage;
- Mayonnaise;
- Vegetable oil.
Preparation:Wash the potatoes, peel them and grate them on a Korean carrot grater. Now rinse them in cold water and lay them on a towel to dry. To dry the potatoes faster, you can pat them dry with a paper towel. Then fry the potatoes in a deep fat fryer (in a large amount of hot vegetable oil) and place them in a colander or on a layer of paper napkins. Place a layer of sliced tomatoes on a dish or a large plate and grease them with mayonnaise mixed with grated garlic. Put the sausage cut into thin strips on top, pour mayonnaise over it and sprinkle with cheese shavings. Grease the cheese with mayonnaise too, and put the fried potatoes on top. Leave the salad to soak for about fifteen to twenty minutes. Cheese salad with olives Ingredients:
- Olives canned (without pits) - 10-15 pieces;
- Fresh tomatoes - 2 pieces;
- Cheese - 100 g;
- Leaf salad;
- Salt and pepper;
- Olive oil.
Preparation:Wash, dry and chop the salad leaves. Cut the hard cheese and washed tomatoes into cubes and cut the olives in half. Place all the ingredients in a salad bowl, add salt, season with pepper and mix. Drizzle with olive oil on top. Mayonnaise Pie Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise;
- 5 tablespoons of sour cream;
- 3 eggs;
- 6 tablespoons of flour;
- A bag of baking powder for dough;
- A bunch of dill;
- A pound of white cabbage;
- Sesame.
Preparation: Turn on the oven.Shred the cabbage (the finer the better), rub it with salt and mix with finely chopped dill. For the dough, beat the eggs, add sour cream, mayonnaise, flour and knead the liquid dough. At the end, add the baking powder and mix thoroughly. Put the cabbage in a greased form and pour the dough over it. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and put in the oven. Bake the pie at 180 degrees for half an hour.
For dessert
If you want to save as much as possible ondessert, buy some delicious creamy ice cream, serve it in bowls, sprinkle with grated chocolate and/or nuts, pour any syrup or jam over it, or simply decorate it with fresh fruit. If you love and know how to bake, make a sweet pie for tea. Wine pie Ingredients:
- Half a glass of white wine;
- Half a glass of vegetable oil;
- A glass of flour;
- A glass of sugar;
- Three eggs;
- Vanilla sugar;
- A bag of baking powder;
- Packing of frozen cherries.
Preparation: Turn on the oven.Grind eggs with granulated sugar and vanilla sugar, add butter, wine, flour and baking powder. Knead the liquid dough. Grease the form with butter, sprinkle with flour and pour the dough into it. Put frozen cherries on top and put the form in the oven. In twenty to thirty minutes our pie is ready! Cookie cake Ingredients:
- Any cookie is square or rectangular;
- A pack of soft curd or curd mass;
- Bank of condensed milk;
- Canned or fresh fruit (soft) or berries;
- Sweet, cold tea.
Preparation:Grind the cottage cheese with condensed milk (you can use boiled condensed milk). Cut the fruit (oranges, kiwi, mango, peaches, strawberries) into small pieces. Prepare a dish or cake bowl and start assembling the cake. Dip each cookie in tea and place the first layer on the dish. Grease with curd cream and sprinkle with fruit. Place the second layer in a checkerboard pattern relative to the bottom layer. Also coat it with cream and lay out with fruit. In this way, assemble the cake to the desired height, grease the top and sides with cream and sprinkle with cookie crumbs. These are the recipes you can use to prepare a festive dinner in a hurry. Well, a bottle of good wine (cognac, whiskey, champagne, liqueur), candles, a vase of flowers will make your meal not only festive, but also beautiful. Cook with pleasure, even if you have to do it in a hurry. Bon appetit and success in your culinary endeavors!
