Quick and healthy dinners ... and appetizing too!

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If you are wondering what to eat for dinner that is fast and healthy at the same time, here is the solution. Quick and healthy dinners that are also delicious.

Vegetable tortipizza

The main secret of quick dinners (but that are also healthy and appetizing) is to make very simple and balanced preparations but with something that makes them more attractive. In this case, you can turn a simple French omelette with vegetables into a real feast by cooking it like a pizza. Curdle an omelette, spread it with tomato sauce. Top with sliced bell pepper and mushroom strips. Sprinkle cheese on top and gratin for 5 minutes in the oven preheated to 180º.

Couscous with boiled egg

Another trick to save time and health is to cook very basic and uncomplicated. To make couscous, for example, you just have to heat the broth, add it and let it absorb. Meanwhile, you can blanch some green beans for 3-5 minutes and make a boiled egg as you like. Sauté finely chopped onion, bell pepper and carrot. You mix it with the couscous. And you serve it with the beans and the egg on top.

Hake with ratatouille

You can also throw away foods that you have prepared in advance or take advantage of leftovers from another meal to save time. This is what we have done with this hake with ratatouille. Brown a washed and dried hake supreme in a frying pan with a thread of oil; and serve them on a bed of pisto, sanfaina or sauteed vegetables. If you want it to be more filling, you can add a tablespoon of mashed potatoes or half a potato to the microwave.

Sauteed green beans with ham

Sautéed is one of the infallible techniques of quick and healthy dinners. Boil or steam some washed and chopped green beans for about 3 minutes. Brown sliced garlic, stirring to avoid browning. Add chopped chives and saute a little. Add the drained green beans, and sauté them for 4 or 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add diced tomato and ham, salt and pepper and sauté for a couple more minutes. And garnish with chopped thyme.

Turkey sirloin with spinach

Another healthy espresso classic is grilled meat with vegetables. In this case, it is grilled turkey sirloin with a garnish of spinach that we have made by sautéing them together with carrot strips to give it a more cheerful touch. We finished the dish with a honey mustard sauce, one of our light sauces.

Green beans with smoked salmon

The green beans are very good with smoked salmon, which is also quite light. To save time, cook some baby potatoes in the microwave. 10-15 min is enough. While boiling some green beans for 3-5 minutes or tossing some canned or frozen ones (washed and cut vegetables, as well as frozen and blunted, are the list of healthy processed). Complete with a few strips of salmon, freshly ground pepper, chopped chives, fresh thyme and season to taste.

Squid with sauteed vegetables

Clean some squid (one of the most satisfying foods), wash them, cut them into thick rings and season them. Sauté them in a skillet for 5 minutes and remove. Add a little more oil and sauté chopped onion for a minute. Add carrot and zucchini strips. Sauté for 4 or 5 more minutes, add the squid and season with a mixture of oil, salt and pepper, orange peel zest, lemon juice and sesame seeds.

Scrambled eggs with asparagus and prawns

Sauté some asparagus for 2-3 minutes over high heat and reserve. In the same pan, sauté some prawns for a couple of minutes and reserve as well. Beat the eggs and add them to the skillet. Lower the heat to a minimum, stir and, when they begin to set, turn off the heat, add the asparagus and prawns, and mix well. It is one of the quick and easy recipes for when you don't want to complicate your life.

Grilled chicken with lime salad

Clean a breast, wash it, dry it and cut it into pieces. Mash it for a few minutes in a mixture of oil, lime juice and peeled and split garlic. Meanwhile, wash and chop a lime. Drain the chicken, season and grill on all sides on a griddle along with the lime, and serve with washed and dried salad leaves. You can also add other herbs and substitute the lime for lemon. More recipes with chicken, here.

Zucchini spaghetti with prawns

It is one of the most popular quick and healthy dinners. Take some zucchini spaghetti from the ones they sell ready-made (or make them yourself with a spiralizer or a potato peeler). Sauté them or scald them (they are also delicious raw). Mix them with some peeled and sautéed prawns or prawns; or you can also throw in some that are already cooked to go faster. And season to taste. Discover more recipes with zucchini.

Turkey fillets with mushrooms

Make an onion sauce, add some sliced mushrooms and set it aside. In the same skillet, sauté some whole mushrooms and set them aside as well. Season the turkey and brown it in the pan for 2 minutes on each side. Then add the sauce again, pour in a glass of white wine and let it reduce over high heat. Add a little broth and, when it boils, lower the heat and cook for 3 more minutes. Serve the turkey with the whole mushrooms and sprinkle with the parsley.

Spinach with raisins and pine nuts

To make these Catalan-style spinach, you just have to boil some frozen or fresh spinach, drain it well and sauté it along with raisins and pine nuts. Combined with grilled meat fish, they fit perfectly in quick and healthy dinners. And if you have leftovers, they serve you another day to fill some vegetarian cannelloni, for example, or some dumplings or croquettes. Discover how to make equal croquettes and prevent them from breaking step by step.

Salmon with Brussels sprouts

Boil or steam some Brussels sprouts, drain, and set aside. Sauté red onion, add the sprouts and cook together for a few minutes. Grease a grill with oil, put it on the fire and, when it is hot, add the salmon fillets and cook them for 2-3 minutes on each side. Serve them over the sprouts with the onion, and serve with a mustard vinaigrette, grains of pomegranate (or blueberries, blackberries, raspberries …) and a few strings of balsamic vinegar.

Chicken and vegetable fajitas

It is as simple as sautéing some chicken strips, mixing them with sautéed vegetables (you can use the ones you have on hand in the fridge) and filling some Mexican tortillas with the mixture. If you don't have tortillas, you can also make some crepes and fill them with the same ingredients. Find out how to make crepes step by step.

Eggs with broccoli and tomatoes

In a pan for the oven, place a base of tomatoes cut in half, sprigs of broccoli, diced turkey meat and one or two cracked eggs, and bake until the white is very white. That fast and easy. In addition to being a quick and healthy dinner, it is very light so it is part of the easy and delicious weight loss dinners.

Quick and healthy dinners

Omelette with vegetables and mushrooms. Accompany a French omelette with grilled vegetables and mushrooms, steamed …
Grilled hake with ratatouille. Take advantage of a ratatouille or a rest of vegetables from another meal to accompany fish and grilled meat.
Sautéed green beans with ham. Blanch or steam some green beans and sauté them with onion, tomato and Iberian ham.
Turkey with spinach and mustard sauce. Spinach can be made directly sautéed and pairs well with white meats.
Squid with sauteed vegetables. Make squid, which are very satisfying and nutritious, and accompany them with vegetables.
Scrambled eggs with asparagus and prawns. Scrambled eggs are made in the blink of a stove and admit infinite combinations.
Chicken with salad. Macéralo with lime or lemon and garnish with a green salad.
Zucchini spaghetti with prawns. Instead of pasta, make some zucchini spaghetti with some protein.
Chicken with mushrooms. Mushrooms are very light and filling and go very well with chicken.
Salmon with Brussels sprouts. Accompany salmon or other fish and meat with cabbages.

Tricks to buy time without losing health

Simple cooking. And without complications. The iron, grill, steaming or microwave cooking help you go faster and, in addition, they are healthy cooking.
Precooked healthy . Vegetables cut and washed or frozen, and canned legumes and cereals are some of the processed ones that do not harm your health and that make your work easier when cooking.
Safe food. Another of the infallible tricks is to take advantage of leftovers, so you save yourself cooking a ratatouille, for example, and at the same time you do not waste anything.
Think big. Another tactic that doesn't fail is to overcook and store it (canned, frozen …) in individual servings. For example, you can make vegetable cream and freeze it in cubes to add it to stews, stir-fries. So you just have to heat them and that's it.
Cook at the same time. Instead of doing one thing after the other, while cooking something, take the opportunity to do other things in parallel, prepare the ingredients for the next step, or even take advantage of the same cooking (with a deck pot, for example).