Creative Dinner Ideas
Believe it or not – we all have tried our hands at cooking at some point in our lives and given up after initial tries.
Only a few brave souls who persisted through the perilous journey were able to master the art of cooking.
While others still continue to rely on quick-fix solutions and outside food, mostly unhealthy junk food in effect loading themselves with extra harmful calories.
What do I do then?
How about starting anew and learning some creative recipes?
Cooking cannot be that bad after all.
And if the recipes are easy to make and healthy then you should definitely give cooking another try.
If you have ever used your imagination while cooking to make a dish palatable or invent a new dish altogether then ‘creative meal ideas’ should be your cue.
Just think what could be a better way of surprising your beloved and kids other than a mouth-watering dish?!
That’s alright, but where should I begin?
Well to begin with, don your cooking apron and chef’s hat and embark on a culinary extravaganza with simple, easy, low-cost and healthy recipes.
You will find a lot of recipes online on a wide range of salads, appetizers, main-course meals, sandwiches, soups, breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Choose the one which you are most comfortable with.
A better suggestion is to seek an expert’s help, preferably your cooking school guide, who will help you sort through the mind-numbing assortment of ingredients and cooking styles while guiding you to perfection.
Besides, their cooking tips and advice would also benefit you in the long run as well.
What creative cooking ideas can be suggested for a perfect dinner?
Dinner is usually a private affair with your loved ones and is the only time of the meal when you can relax and unwind yourself over a plateful of delicious nourishment.
Hence it is only natural that for a perfect creative dinner, you should have an easy recipe to make at hand and avoid exhausting yourself in the kitchen while plating a dish that your family just cannot resist.
Here are some creative dinner ideas that you can try:
Chicken Fried Rice:
- If you have some leftover rice in your fridge and you are wondering what to do with it, then this recipe will solve all your problems.
- Just marinate chopped chicken breast in a mixture of sesame oil and soy sauce for 10-12 minutes.
- Next stir fry your marinated chicken for another 5 minutes on a non-stick pan on a medium-high range while making sure that they are cooked properly.
- Now cook your vegetables in sesame oil and add 1 more tablespoon of low sodium soy sauce to it.
- You can also add other ingredients like leek, garlic, ginger or chilli paste for extra flavour.
- Scramble an egg and mix everything together and cook for 1 minute until golden-brown colour appears.
- See to it that nothing is left undercooked. Add salt and pepper to finish.
- Maximum cook time is 20-25 minutes. Serves – 4 (depending upon the quantity of rice)
Broccoli with sautéed chicken and chickpeas:
- Coat your chicken breast in bread crumbs and sauté in pre-heated olive oil.
- Now in another pan sauté garlic and onion with salt and pepper until garlic is golden-brown and onion is transparent.
- Add broccoli and sauté for another 3-4 minutes.
- Toss in chickpeas, chicken broth and red pepper and stir once before covering and cooking it for 2-4 minutes.
- Finally, add more pepper for seasoning and parmesan shavings and serve it hot.
- If you are a vegetarian then you can add sprouts instead of chicken breasts and use vegetable broth as an ingredient.
- Maximum cook time 25-30 minutes. Serves 4