Monday, April 2, 2012

30 Minutes Dinner Recipes - When you have this type of time limit

3 Meal Ideas for When You Only Have 30 Minutes

Here are 3 easy dinner recipes for when you only have 30 minutes before getting supper onto the table.

Baked Fish with Pecan Coriander and Parmesan Crust -

For this Easy Dinner Recipes, Need total 25 minutes time for Preparation and Cooking.

You can serve 4 to 6 Persons.

Ingredients:

(1) 1¾ lb / 800g firm white fish fillets - cut into 4 - 6 portions
(2) 3 tablespoons oil

Topping:

(A) ½ cup fresh breadcrumbs
(B) ½ cup chopped almonds or pecan nuts
(C) ¼ cup fresh coriander, chopped
(D) ¼ cup parmesan, grated
(E) 1 tablespoon unwaxed lemon rind, zested
(F) Salt and Pepper to season

Let's start cooking -

Heat the oven to 350° F / 180 ° C.
Lightly grease a baking tin or oven-proof dish.
Place the fish fillets on the baking tray and smother them with the oil.
Mix together the topping ingredients. Pack this mixture onto the top of the fish fillets. Some of it may fall onto the pan. Don't worry, but try to

get most of the crust on top of the fish.
Bake, uncovered, for about 20 minutes. The topping should be slightly browned and the fish should be just cooked - if it is translucent in the

middle, give it another few minutes.
Serve this with rice and a large salad.


Chicken Curry Recipe

For this Easy Dinner Recipes, Need total 20 minutes time for Preparation and Cooking.
You can serves 4 to 6 Persons.

Ingredients:-

(A) 1 whole cooked chicken
(B) 1 can coconut milk
(C) 2 - 3 tablespoons red curry paste
(D) 1 fresh stalk lemon grass, cut very finely
(E) ½ cup raisins
(F) 1 cup loosely packed coriander leaves

Method:-

Carve the chicken off the bone. Shred or sliver the slices.
Add the coconut milk to a pan over a medium heat. Add the finely chopped lemon grass and red curry paste.
Add the raisins and coriander leaves.
Add the chicken. Simmer until the chicken has heated through and the raisins and lemon grass have softened. Allow the coconut milk to

reduce so that it is has a thick consistency - about 10 minutes.
Serve this easy Chicken Curry recipe with rice and green vegetables or a salad.

Garlic Chicken Pasta Recipe

For this Easy Dinner Recipes, Need total 22 minutes time for Preparation and Cooking.
You can serves 4 to 6 Persons.

Ingredients:

(A) 1lb / 450g fresh pasta
(B) 1lb / 450g boneless skinless chicken breasts
(C) 1 cup fresh basil leaves (1oz / 30g), finely chopped
(D) 2 cloves garlic, crushed
(E) 2 - 3 tablespoons lemon juice
(F) oil for shallow frying

Let's start cooking :-

Boil the pasta in plenty of salted water, according to the instructions on the packet.

Fresh pasta cooks much more quickly than dry pasta - about 7 minutes.


Heat a little oil in a pan. Slice the chicken breasts into slivers. Fry in 2 - 3 batches until they are golden brown.

Add the basil leaves, garlic and lemon juice. Cook for a further 2 minutes.

Stir the chicken through the pasta. Serve this Garlic Chicken Pasta recipe with a big green salad.

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