9 recipes for a special family dinner

Family dinner is always a special moment with the people we love, but it gets even better when we try that different and delicious recipe, right? And nothing better than sharing moments – and delicious food – with the family.

That’s why we’ve separated some recipes that, in addition to being great to share with the family, aren’t too complicated to make. I mean, you can have that little hand in the kitchen too! Watch:

Vegetable lasagna with bechamel sauce

Time: 1 hour

Performance: 6 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 eggplant
• Salt, olive oil and oregano to taste
• 1 courgette
• 3 sliced ​​tomatoes
• 300 g of sliced ​​ham
• 300 g of sliced ​​mozzarella
• grated parmesan to sprinkle

White sauce:

• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 3 tablespoons of wheat flour
• 1/2 cup (tea) of cream
• 3 cups of milk (tea)
• Salt and grated nutmeg to taste

Method of preparation:

Thinly slice the aubergines on a mandolin and spread them in a pan. Drizzle with olive oil, salt and cook in a preheated medium oven (180 ° C) for 15 minutes. Reserve. Then cut the courgettes to the same thickness and set them aside. For the bechamel, melt the butter in a pan over low heat and sprinkle with flour. Fry for 2 minutes. Pour in the milk and stir until it thickens. Add the cream and season with salt and nutmeg. Let it cool down.

In a medium refractory, spread the béchamel and make a layer of eggplant, one of tomato, seasoned with salt and oregano, and one of ham and cheese. Make the second layer in the same order using the zucchini instead of the eggplant. Repeat the layers alternating eggplant and zucchini. Complete with béchamel and grated parmesan. Bake in a preheated oven (180 ° C) for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Finally, serve it at the family dinner.

Chicken Quiche With Vegetables

Time: 1h20

Performance: 8 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1.5 kg of ground chicken
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 sachet of onion soup powder (68 g)
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Filling:

• 1 cup of fresh cream (milk)
• 1 cup (tea) of Catupiry® cottage cheese
• 2 eggs
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 grated carrot
• 1/2 cup boiled green beans (cooked)
• 1/2 red chili pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup of fresh peas
• 1/2 cup cauliflower (cooked and chopped)

Method of preparation:

In a bowl, place the ground chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, olive oil, onion powder, salt and pepper. Then mix until a homogeneous mass is formed. Line the bottom and sides of a 24 cm diameter removable rim pan.

In another bowl, whisk the cream, Catupiry® and eggs with a wire whisk. Season with salt, pepper and add the vegetables, stirring. Spread on the dough and take it to a medium oven (180 ° C), preheated for 50 minutes or until it is firm and golden. Let it cool, turn it out of the mold and, finally, serve it at your family dinner.

Macaroni with white sauce

Time: 40 min

Performance: 5 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 packet of noodles with bow tie (500 g)
• Freshly grated Parmesan to taste

Sauce:

• 4 tablespoons of butter
• 1 chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons of wheat flour
• 3 cups of milk (tea)
• 1 cup canned peas (drained)
• 2 cups of ham (diced)
• 1 cup (tea) of cream
• Salt and grated nutmeg to taste

Method of preparation:

For the sauce, melt the butter in a pan over medium heat and sauté the onion for 4 minutes. Sprinkle with flour and fry for 2 minutes. Add the milk and stir until it thickens. Add the peas, ham, cream, season with salt, nutmeg and cook for another 2 minutes. Turn off and book. Cook the macaroni according to package directions and combine with the sauce. Transfer to a large refractory, sprinkle with Parmesan and serve at family dinner.

Salmon with Parmesan risotto

Time: 1h20

Performance: 6 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 6 salmon fillets
• Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
• 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh oregano
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons of butter

Risotto:

• 2 liters of hot water
• 3 cubes of vegetable broth
• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 cups of arborio rice
• 1/2 glass of dry white wine
• Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
• 1 cup (s) of grated Parmesan cheese
• Salt and chopped parsley to taste

Method of preparation:

Season the salmon with the lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper. In a non-stick pan, melt the butter over high heat and brown the fillets, a little at a time, for 3 minutes on each side or until golden. Book hot. For the risotto, in a pan, mix the water, the vegetable broth and keep warm over low heat. In another pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and brown the onion for 3 minutes.

Add the rice and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the wine and sauté for 3 minutes or until it has evaporated. Add the water with the dissolved broth, little by little, ladle after ladle, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the rice is al dente. Turn off the heat, add the lemon juice, lemon zest, Parmesan and the remaining butter. Season with salt, stir in the parsley and serve immediately with the salmon.

Ground beef steak with gravy

Time: 40 min

Performance: 6 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 700 g of minced meat
• 1 egg
• 1 sachet of powdered onion cream (68 g)
• 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
• Salt, pepper and chopped parsley to taste
• 6 tablespoons of oil
• 1 chopped onion
• 1/2 cube of beef broth
• 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon of tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons of oil
• 1 teaspoon of wheat flour
• 1 cup (tea) of water

Method of preparation:

In a bowl, mix the ground beef, egg, cream of onion powder, and breadcrumbs. Season with salt, if necessary, pepper and parsley. Model 6 steaks. In a large skillet over high heat, heat the oil and brown the steaks on both sides. Reserve.

In the same pan heat the oil and brown the onion for 2 minutes. Add the beef stock, Worcestershire sauce and extract. Stir for 1 minute, dissolving the meat broth. Sprinkle with flour and mix for 1 minute. Gradually add the water, stirring until it thickens. Spread over the steak and then serve at the family dinner.

Chicken escondidinho

Time: 40 min

Performance: 6 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons of oil
• 800 g of diced chicken breast
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 2 chopped tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
• 1 cup canned peas (drained)
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley (green)
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Mashed potato:

• 3 cups of boiled and mashed potatoes
• 1/2 cup (tea) of Catupiry® cottage cheese
• 2 tablespoons of sour cream
• Salt to taste

Method of preparation:

For the puree, place the potato, cream cheese, cream cheese and salt in a pan and place over medium heat, stirring well until smooth and creamy. Turn off, put in a pastry bag with a flat tip and set aside. Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat and fry the chicken until it begins to brown.

Add the onion, garlic and saute until golden brown. Add the tomato, salsa, peas, parsley, salt, pepper and cook over medium heat until a thick sauce forms. Turn off and transfer to medium refractory. Cover with the purée kept aside in a decorative way and place in a preheated medium oven (180 ° C) for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.

Green broth with cassava

Time: 1 hour

Performance: 6 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 700 g cassava, cut into pieces
• 1 tablespoon of oil
• 1 small onion, grated
• 2 cups kale (finely chopped)
• 1 Pair sliced
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Method of preparation:

Put the cassava in a pressure cooker and cover with water and salt. Cook for 30 minutes after the pressure starts and turn off. Relieve the pressure under running water and open. Heat a pan with the oil and brown the onion and the pair for 5 minutes. Remove the cassava filaments and beat, a little at a time, in the blender with the cooking water until a medium-thick broth is obtained. Pour into the pan of the couple and boil. Add the cabbage and cook for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve at family dinner.

2 cheese fondue

Time: 30 minutes

Performance: 8 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 glass of dry white wine
• 1 box of sour cream (200 g)
• 200 g of grated Emmenthal
• 200 g of grated Gruyere cheese
• Ground black pepper and grated nutmeg to taste
• 1 clove of garlic cut in half
• 1 Italian bread, diced
• 300 g of sausage, sliced

Method of preparation:

Put a pan on low heat with the wine until it boils. Add the cream and mix. Add the cheeses, pepper, nutmeg and cook until the cheeses melt. Reserve. Rub the garlic inside the fondue pot, rubbing. Pour the cream cheese into this pan and put it in the réchaud. Keep warm and serve with bread and sausage for family dinner.

colorful blender cake

Time: 1 hour

Performance: 6 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/2 cup (tea) of milk
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups of flour (wheat)
• 1/2 cup (tea) of oil
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder
• 1/2 cup (s) of grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 vegetable stock cube
• 1 cup (tea) of milk
• Salt to taste
• Oil and wheat flour for greasing
• 150 g of grated mozzarella

Filling:

• 300 g of crumbled and chopped ricotta
• 1 can of drained green corn
• 50 g of chopped black olives
• 1 cup of frozen peas
• 1 chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley (green)
• 1 teaspoon of oregano

Method of preparation:

Beat the milk, eggs, wheat flour, oil, yeast, cheese and vegetable broth in a blender. Reserve. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for the filling. Pour half of the dough into a 25 cm x 35 cm greased and floured baking pan, then lay the filling and the rest of the dough on top. Sprinkle the grated mozzarella on the dough and place it in a medium oven, preheated, for 30 minutes or until the dough is golden.

And you, were you able to choose which of these recipes to prepare for your family dinner? With so many options it is even difficult to choose… Enjoy your meal!

Source: Terra

Benjamin

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