Being a parent is a full-time job, which in most cases leaves parents with very little time to invest personally. For this reason, it is important to lighten certain tasks to be able to squeeze the time to the maximum, and to have a little time each day to dedicate it individually.
Dinner is one of those tasks that nobody wants, because Who wants to cook after having spent all day working and taking care of the children? The problem is, that in many cases it ends up resorting to processed and fast products, which are also too caloric and unhealthy. A practical solution that can help you in this task is to prepare a list of light dinners to refer to when you need inspiration.
Plan the menu to improve your shopping list
One of the problems when cooking and that produces the most laziness, is thinking about the dish that is going to be cooked. Instead, if you have a ready-made list of quick and light recipes that being able to consult at any time will save you on more than one occasion.
In addition, it is important to have some planning of the weekly menufor both children and adults. In this way, your shopping list will be more effective and you will always have healthy food for meals. You can run away from processed and unhealthy products.
At night, the food must be light so that it can be digested well and sleep peacefully. Here are some light recipe ideas for those parents with very little time.
Zucchini spaghetti with garlic prawns
Ingredients:
- 2 zucchini or 400 gr of zucchini spaghetti
- 400 gr prawns frozen
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 or 2 chillies
- shawl
- extra virgin olive oil
Preparation:
- Cook the zucchini spaghetti in water with a little salt, in 4 or 5 minutes they will be ready.
- Meanwhile, peel and chop the garlic finely.
- Sauté the garlic in a drizzle of olive oil and add the chillies.
- Add the prawns and cook for about 4 or 5 minutes.
- Add the zucchini spaghetti and heat up a couple more minutes, serve hot.
Smoked salmon wrap
Ingredients:
- 2 wheat tortillas or corn (you can choose them whole)
- 1 Avocado
- 200 gr of ssmoked almon
- a bowl of baby sprouts or mixed lettuce
- 3 tablespoons of qcream bone
- 1 tablespoon of mustard
- a handful of capers (optional)
Preparation:
- Mix the cream cheese in a bowl, mustard and capers finely chopped. Season to taste.
- Peel the avocado and cut into thin slices.
- Cut the smoked salmon in not very thick strips.
- Wash and drain the lettuces well
- Lastly, prepare a small skillet. When hot, place the tortillas and heated on both sides.
- Fill the tortillas as follows, first spread a little sauce, place a little lettuce, smoked salmon and finally the avocado.
- Roll up the wrap and put some chopsticks to keep it closed while eating.
Baked chicken wings with honey mustard sauce
Ingredients:
- 500 gr chicken wings
- 6 tablespoons of miel
- 6 tablespoons of sweet mustard
Preparation:
- Pre-heat the oven about 200 degrees
- Clean the wings well, remove the feathers and wash with water to remove blood and any other debris.
- Dry with absorbent paper and cut to separate the pieces of each wing.
- Prepare a sauce in a bowl mixing honey and mustard.
- Soak each piece of chicken with the honey and mustard sauce and place in an oven-safe dish.
- Put in the oven and let it cook completely for about 40 minutes.
- Halfway through cooking, turn the wings so they brown on both sides.
Cous cous tabouleh
Ingredients:
- 200 gr cous cous
- Half red pepper
- Half sweet onion
- Half green bell pepper
- 1 tomato
- 1 / pepino 2
- A bowl of black olives
- Virgin olive oil
- Sal Island
- The juice of a lemon
Preparation:
- Place the cous cous in a recipient with enough background.
- Heat two glasses of water With a drizzle of olive oil, when it starts to boil, pour it into the container with the couscous.
- Stir well and cover the recipient. Let it cook while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- Wash and chop the vegetables in small cubes and place in a salad bowl.
- Drain the olives and cut into small cubes, add to vegetables.
- Add the couscous to the salad bowl and mix with a fork.
- In a bowl, mix 4 tablespoons of olive oil, lemon juice and salt to taste. Beat well until you get a homogeneous mixture and dress the salad.