Preparing dinner for the kids can mean one more reason for stress for any parent. After all the obligations and tasks of the day, no one wants to start preparing elaborate and laborious dishes. And this on many occasions means throwing away ultra-processed and unhealthy products for children.
Dinner should be light so that the child can achieve a restful sleep. Foods Highly processed, fried and abundant, they slow down digestion and cause problems falling asleep, stomach discomfort, and even nightmares and night terrors. For all these reasons, we are going to help you with these ideas of light dinners For children, this way, you can offer them the best without having to spend too much time in the kitchen.
Cook in a practical and efficient way
Most of the dishes that we are going to mention can be prepared in advance and stored in the freezer. This means that you can cook different portions in one sitting and keep cold for different occasions. You will save a great deal of time and money.
Broccoli and cheese burgers
Ingredients:
- 1 bunch of broccoli
- grated cheese to taste
- Carrots 2
- bread crumbs
- 2 eggs
- shawl
- olive oil virgen
Preparation:
- Cut the broccoli and remove the stems
- Put a saucepan with water on the fire, when it is hot add the broccoli and cook for about 12 to 14 minutes.
- Strain and refresh with cold water and reserve.
- Now cook the carrots until they are tender
- Chop the vegetables very finely and mix in a bowl, add the eggs, grated cheese to taste and a pinch of salt.
- Add breadcrumbs until you get a dough consistent.
- Take portions of the dough and with your hands see giving the hamburger shape.
- Grilled cooking with a pinch of olive oil
You can freeze the burgers individually separated on plastic wrap.
Zucchini Omelet
Ingredients:
- 1 large zucchini
- 4 eggs L
- 1 sweet onion
- shawl
- virgin olive oil
Preparation:
- Wash the zucchini and chop, first in half and then thinly sliced.
- In a microwave-safe container, place the zucchini with a drizzle of virgin olive oil. Cook for about 8 minutes at maximum power.
- Chop the onion very finely and sauté in a little oil made of olives.
- Mix the zucchini with the onion and beaten eggs, add salt to taste.
- Prepare a pan with a bottom and a drizzle of olive oil, cook the omelette in the usual way.
Cream of zucchini
Ingredients:
- 3 zucchini big
- 2 potatoes
- 1 leek
- 4 small cheeses in portion
- olive oil virgen
- shawl
Preparation:
- Wash and chop the zucchini, the potatoes and the leek.
- Prepare a large casserole and add a drizzle of olive oil, bring to the fire and sauté the vegetables for a few minutes
- Add water to cover the vegetables and cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
- If the puree has too much water, remove a little and reserve in case you need it.
- Blend with the mixer and add the cheeses in portion.
- Rectify salt and the consistency until it is to your liking.
Baked chicken wings with sweet potato sticks
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of chicken wings
- barbecue sauce
- 2 sweet potatoes
- shawl
- virgin olive oil
- pepper
Preparation:
- Clean the feather wings and traces of blood, dry with absorbent paper and separate the pieces of each unit.
- Prepare a baking dish and Pre-heat the oven at about 200 degrees.
- Soak each chicken wing in the barbecue sauce and go placing in the baking dish, making sure that they are not too stuck to each other.
- Place the tray in the oven and cook for about 45 minutes, until the wings are well cooked and golden brown.
- Meanwhile, peel the sweet potatoes and wash with cold water.
- Dry with absorbent paper and cut into canes not too thick, not too thin, a medium size.
- Drizzle the sweet potato with a drizzle of oil olive, a pinch of salt and pepper, mix well with your hands so that all the pieces are well covered.
- Place on a baking sheet on a parchment paper, spread the sweet potato sticks so that they are separated.
- Bake for about 30 minutes approximately, until well browned.