Quick Dinners for Busy Evenings
Home / Dinner / Quick Dinners
On the table in a short time

Quick Dinners for Busy Evenings

A good evening meal does not have to take hours. These pasta dishes, bowls, salads and skillet recipes are designed to get a satisfying dinner on the table without a long list of jobs.

Recipes

Matching recipes

126-150 of 189 recipes

Pasta with cherry tomatoes and burrata as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
30 min Summer

Pasta with cherry tomatoes and burrata

Cherry tomatoes are broken with garlic in olive oil, then mixed with bite-resistant pasta, pasta water and burrata. Do not cook Burrata, but open on the hot pasta; so the kernel remains creamy.

Corn cob with herb butter as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light kitchen
25 min Summer

Corn on the cob with herb butter

Corn cobs are grilled all around and coated hot with lime-herb butter, peppers and chilli. Apply the butter only after grilling, so that they do not drip into the gluten and the herbs remain fresh.

Peach caprese with basil as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
15 min Summer

Peach caprese with basil

Peach splits are briefly grilled and served with mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and a balsamic honey dressing. Mature but firm peaches retain their shape on the grill; add mozzarella and basil only on the plate.

Couscous bowl with grilled vegetables as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
35 min Summer

Couscous Bowl with grilled vegetables

Couscous boils in vegetable broth and is served with grilled zucchini, paprika, chickpeas and lemon tahini sauce. Couscous after the swell loosen with the fork and add vegetables and sauce only after that portion.

Grilled salmon with cucumber salad as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
32 min Summer

Grilled salmon with cucumber salad

Salmon fillets are oiled and grilled with lemon, and a fresh cucumber salad with yoghurt, dill and little honey is created. Grill the salmon first on the skin side and turn only once; salt the cucumber salad just before eating.

Zucchini fritters with yoghurt dip as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
35 min Summer

Zucchini fritters with yogurt dip

grated zucchini is salted and thoroughly squeezed dry, then fried with egg, feta, flour and dill to crispy fritters. The drier the zucchini, the better keep the fritters and the less flour is needed.

Grilled vegetables with herb quark as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light kitchen
38 min Summer

Grilled vegetables with herb quark

Zucchini, paprika, aubergine and mushrooms are oiled, portionally grilled and served with a chives quark. Do not cut vegetables too thin and do not overfill the grill, so that real roasted aromas are produced instead of leaking liquid.

Grilled chicken skewers with lemon as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
1 hr 2 min Summer

Grilled chicken skewers with lemon

Chicken pieces are marinated with lemon, garlic, paprika and olive oil, sprinkled and grilled all around in direct heat. Cook equally large pieces of meat at the same time; the marinade must not hang drip-wet on the meat before grilling.

Mediterranean noodle salad as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
30 min Summer

Mediterranean pasta salad

Short pasta is cooked with a bite and mixed lukewarmly with tomatoes, olives, mozzarella and balsamic dressing. Do not deter the pasta cold; lukewarmly take on the dressing, Rucola and basil are added only before serving.

Watermelon-Feta salad as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
15 min Summer

Watermelon feta salad

Watermelon and cucumber are mixed with feta, mint and lime vinaigrette and sprinkled with roasted pine nuts. Let the melon and cucumber drain well and salt only shortly before serving, otherwise too much liquid accumulates.

Cold cucumber soup with dill as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
1 hr Summer

Cold cucumber soup with dill

Cold cucumber soup with dill is a light summer soup without stove. Cucumber, yoghurt, dill, lemon and olive oil are finely pureed and served well chilled.

Tomato gazpacho as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
1 hr 20 min Summer

Tomato gazpacho

Tomato Gazpacho is a cold summer soup made of ripe tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, olive oil, sherry vinegar and some white bread. It is pureed, well chilled and served freshly tasted.

wild garlic-Fresh Cheese spread as a lovingly prepared Easter recipe for brunch, holidays and family dinners
10 min Easter

Wild garlic cream cheese spread

wild garlic is finely cut and mixed with cream cheese, yoghurt, lemon and olive oil to form a spread that can be spread spread. wild garlic does not process warm and let the spread be pulled short before after salting, because cream cheese already brings seasoning.

Salmon plate with dill-mustard sauce as a lovingly prepared Easter recipe for brunch, holidays and family dinners
20 min Easter

Salmon platter with dill mustard sauce

Smoked salmon is served with cucumber and lemon, plus an emulsified sauce of dill, mustard, honey and olive oil. The sauce should be sweet, sour and sensitively balanced; take the salmon out of the cooling just before serving.

Spring salad with radishes and egg as a lovingly prepared Easter recipe for brunch, holidays and family dinners
28 min Easter

Spring salad with radishes and egg

Leaf salad, radishes, cucumber and boiled eggs are served with a vinaigrette of oil, apple vinegar and mustard. Salad and vegetables must be dry and the dressing is only added immediately before serving.

Carrot ginger soup as a lovingly prepared Easter recipe for brunch, holidays and family dinners
40 min Easter

Carrot ginger soup

Carrots, onion and ginger are sautéed, softly cooked in broth and finely puree with coconut milk. Dose ginger sparingly at first and balance the sweetness of the carrots with lemon juice and salt at the end.

Filled eggs with herbs as a lovingly prepared Easter recipe for brunch, holidays and family dinners
30 min Easter

Stuffed eggs with herbs

Hard boiled eggs are halved, the egg yolks are stirred creamy with mayonnaise, yoghurt, mustard and herbs and filled back into the egg white halves. The filling is smooth when the egg yolks are finely crushed; dose lemon juice and salt only afterwards.

Lamb chops with herb crust as a fresh spring dish with seasonal vegetables and herbs
40 min Spring

Lamb chops with herb crust

Lamb chops are sautéed hot, filled with a crust of herbs, garlic and crumbs and cooked briefly in the oven. After cooking, the meat needs a few minutes of rest to preserve juice and pink seeds.

Asparagus flame cake as a fresh spring dish with seasonal vegetables and herbs
30 min Spring

Asparagus flammkuchen

Flammkuchenteig is thinly smeared and baked very hot with asparagus, red onion and goat cheese. Thin pieces of asparagus and a completely preheated sheet ensure that dough and surface are cooked at the same time.

Rice paper rolls with spring vegetables as a fresh spring dish with seasonal vegetables and herbs
25 min Spring

Rice paper rolls with spring vegetables

Glass noodles, vegetables, herbs and fried tofu are rolled in short-softened rice paper and served with peanut dip. Wet rice paper for only a few seconds and place it at a distance so that it remains elastic instead of tearing or sticking.

Spring Bowl with quinoa as a fresh spring dish with seasonal vegetables and herbs
35 min Spring

Spring Bowl with Quinoa

Quinoa forms the warm base, followed by peas, radishes, avocado, feta and a lemon-herb dressing. Well drained quinoa and an avocado meat cut just before the meal keep the bowl loose and fresh.

Pasta Primavera as a fresh spring dish with seasonal vegetables and herbs
30 min Spring

Pasta Primavera

Pasta is cooked tender but firm and combined with separately fried asparagus, zucchini and peas as well as lemon, parmesan and some pasta water. Fry the vegetables only briefly and bind the sauce with pasta water so that the Primavera becomes juicy instead of heavy.

wild garlic cream soup as a fresh spring dish with seasonal vegetables and herbs
30 min Spring

Creamy wild garlic soup

Potatoes and onion are cooked softly in broth, after which the bear's garlic is only briefly pureed with cream in the hot soup. Bear's garlic loses colour and freshness during long cooking, so it only belongs in the pot at the very end.

Spinach ricotta gnocchi as a fresh spring dish with seasonal vegetables and herbs
40 min Spring

Spinach ricotta gnocchi

Gnocchi are roasted golden brown, then mixed with onion, spinach, ricotta, lemon and a little water creamy. Ricotta must not cook strongly, otherwise the sauce becomes grainy; Parmesan and nutmeg come first to taste.

Vegetable frittata with herbs as a fresh spring dish with seasonal vegetables and herbs
35 min Spring

Vegetable frittata with herbs

Peas, spinach and spring onions are briefly sautéed in the oven-proof pan and set with scrambled eggs and goat cheese. Low heat prevents a dry underside; in the oven, the frittata only needs to reach the straight solid middle.