Quick & Healthy Dinner Recipes to Prepare on Busy WFH Days

 

Weeknights can be busy even during work from home days. Especially, if you must cook an elaborate dinner for your family. With a little bit of meal-prep, you can create healthy and scrumptious meals within an hour. You can cook the grains enough for 2-3 days and store in airtight containers. You can prepare pesto sauces and dips and store in jars. Looking for some delicious weeknight dinner recipes? Check out these delicious recipe ideas: 

Fried Rice with Sweet & Spicy Tofu

In a hot wok, sauté some chopped garlic, ginger, carrots, beans, capsicum, broccoli, and peas. Add light soy sauce, star anise, salt, and pepper to taste. Add cooked brown rice and a handful of raisins. Use Daawat, the best quality brown rice in India. Keep stirring for another 10 minutes. Finish with chopped spring onion. Marinade the tofu in sweet chili, soy, lemon, honey, and vinegar. To make the honey chili tofu, crackle some red chilies in sesame oil. Add the marinated tofu and some chili flake. Finish with a seasoning of sesame seeds and coriander leaves. Serve a generous serving of rice with the honey chili tofu.

If you are wondering which brown rice is best, buy Daawat. They offer full-bran brown basmati rice in India. 

Souvlaki Wrap

Slice zucchini, bell peppers, red onions, and portobello mushrooms into thin strips. Brush the veggies with olive oil, salt & pepper, and roast in a grill pan. Cook until veggies get char marks. Grill cubed paneer slices in the pan. To make the tzatziki dip, mix some Greek yogurt, lime juice, zest, chopped dill, a pinch of salt and pepper with a fork. Warm the pita bread in a toaster oven. Add the veggies, and paneer in the pita and drizzle the tzatziki dressing. This recipe makes for a quick and comforting dinner. 

Spaghetti in Basil & Tomato Sauce

Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water and set it aside. In a pan, sauté garlic in olive oil, chopped cherry tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, basil leaves, and cook for 5-7 minutes. Stir in the pasta and finish with chopped fresh basil leaves. Garnish with fresh parmesan and serve hot. This delicious pasta dish will cater to all your Italian cravings.

Three Bean Soup

This soup makes for a healthy and comforting dinner. In a pot, sauté some garlic in olive oil. Add cooked cannellini beans, kidney beans, and butter beans. Add tomato paste, oregano, salt, and pepper. Cook for 15 minutes and add the veggie stock. Gently simmer the soup for 30 minutes. Add some baby spinach leaves to add a healthy touch. Ladle the soup into a bowl and serve with crusty sourdough bread. 

These recipes are quick to prepare within 30 minutes and make for scrumptious dinner dishes. 

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