Quick Dinners for Busy Evenings
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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.

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Nasi Goreng with fried rice, Kecap Manis, fried egg, cucumber and fried onion
30 min Indonesian

Nasi Goreng

Nasi Goreng works best with chilled rice from the previous day, kecap manis, sambal, egg and briefly fried vegetables. The rice should remain loose and not steam in a wok.

Samosas with crispy dough, potato and pea filling and chutney
1 hr 10 min Indian

Samosas

Samosas are crispy pastry bags with spicy potato-pea filling, cumin, coriander, ginger and garam masala. The filling must cool before forming.

Chana Masala with chickpeas, tomatoes, spices, coriander and rice
45 min Indian

Chana Masala

Chana Masala is a strong chickpea curry with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, garam masala, cumin and amchur or lime.

Butter chicken with creamy tomato-butter sauce, cream, cilantro and rice
1 hr 30 min Indian

Butter Chicken

Butter chicken is cooked with marinated chicken, tomatoes, butter, cream, garam masala and kasuri methi. The sauce is supposed to be mild, creamy and spicy.

Greek farm salad with tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, red onion, feta and olives
15 min Greek

Greek village salad

Greek peasant salad, horiatiki, consists of tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, red onion, olives, feta, olive oil and oregano. Leaf salad does not belong in the classical way.

Moussaka with eggplant, potatoes, minced meat sauce and golden béchamel
1 hr 45 min Greek

Moussaka

Moussaka is layered with eggplant, potatoes, spicy minced tomato sauce and creamy béchamel. After baking, the casserole needs a short rest period.

Salade Niçoise with tuna, egg, green beans, tomatoes, olives and anchovies
30 min French

Niçoise salad

Salade Niçoise is a salad in the South of France with tomatoes, green beans, egg, tuna, olives, anchovies and a clear Dijon vinaigrette.

Croque Monsieur with ham, béchamel, gruyère and golden cheese crust
30 min French

Croque Monsieur

Croque Monsieur is a French ham and cheese sandwich with béchamel, gruyère and crispy toasted bread. It is baked in the oven until golden brown.

Crunchy spring rolls with vegetable filling, dip, sesame seeds and spring onions
55 min Chinese

Spring rolls with vegetables

Spring rolls with vegetables need a dry, briefly fried filling of cabbage, carrots, mushrooms and glass noodles. This is the only way to make the shell crisp.

Dim Sum Dumplings in bamboo steamer with soy sauce, chilli oil and spring onions
1 hr Chinese

Dim Sum Dumplings

Dim sum dumplings succeed with juicy stuffing of minced pork or shrimp, cabbage, ginger, spring onions and ready-made dumpling dough sheets.

Fried rice with egg, vegetables, spring onions and sesame seeds in a bowl
27 min Chinese

Fried rice with egg and vegetables

Fried rice is best with cold rice from the day before, egg, vegetables, soy sauce and high heat. The rice should be fried, not steamed in a wok.

Som Tam green papaya salad with tomatoes, beans, chilli, lime and peanuts
25 min Thai

Som Tam

Som Tam is a Thai green papaya salad with lime, fish sauce, palm sugar, chilli, garlic, green beans, tomatoes and peanuts. It is only lightly toasted in a mortar.

Pad Thai with rice noodles, shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, peanuts and lime
35 min Thai

Pad Thai

Pad Thai is a Thai rice noodle dish with tamarind, fish sauce, egg, tofu or shrimp, bean sprouts, lime and peanuts. The balance of sour, salty, sweet and nutty is crucial.

Tteokbokki with red rice cake, fish cake, egg and spring onion
30 min Korean

Tteokbokki

Tteokbokki is Korean street food with soft rice cakes in a sweet and hot gochujang sauce. Fish pie, spring onions and boiled eggs make the pan filling.

Sweet and sour chicken with bell pepper, pineapple, rice and shiny red sauce
45 min Chinese

Sweet and sour chicken

Sweet and sour chicken is prepared with crispy fried chicken, peppers, pineapples and a sauce made from vinegar, sugar, ketchup, soy sauce and cornstarch.