Ultimate Weeknight Family Dinner Ideas in 30Minutes

Life can be busy especially when you are a homemaker. Cooking for family three times a day can sometimes seem challenging. However, with a little bit of meal-prep and planning, it is doable. Workdays can be hectic, and dinner can be either rushed or a takeaway box. Check out these delicious family meals that can be prepared in 30minutes:

Asian Stir-Fry Veggies

In a bowl, mix soy sauce, red chili flakes, brown sugar, honey, miso paste, pepper, salt, and corn starch. Chop some broccoli, bell peppers, shitake mushrooms, snow peas. Sauté minced garlic and ginger in sesame oil. Add the vegetables and stir fry them for 10 minutes until tender. Slowly stir in the sauce and cook for another 10 minutes. Finish with some freshly chopped spring onions. Serve it with steamed brown rice or whole-wheat noodles. If you are wondering which brown rice is best, check out Daawat. To increase the absorption of brown rice nutrition, soak the brown rice in water before cooking.

Gnocchi in Pomodoro Sauce

You can use packaged gnocchi for this recipe. You can also make it fresh at home using leftover boiled potato and flour. Gently knead the dough and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Cut out gnocchi and cook in salted boiling water. In a pan, sauté garlic in olive oil. Add chopped cherry tomatoes and cook for 5-7 minutes. Stir in the gnocchi and finish with chopped fresh basil leaves. Serve hot with a grating of parmesan cheese and black pepper.

Gnocchi in Pomodoro Sauce

Mushroom & Spinach Quesadilla

In a skillet, sauté garlic and chopped mushrooms in olive oil. Add some fresh sprigs of thymes and cheddar cheese. Add salt and crushed pepper to taste. In a grill pan, add tortilla bread to toast. Add the mushroom mix, fresh baby spinach leaves, and fold the quesadillas. Press the top with a spatula and cook until the cheese starts melting. Cut into triangles and serve hot with salsa verde.

Greek Souvlaki Wrap

Slice zucchini, bell peppers, red onion, and portobello mushroom into thin strips. Brush the veggies with olive oil, salt & pepper, and roast in a grill pan. Cook until veggies get the char marks. Grill cubed halloumi slices in the pan. To make the tzatziki dip, mix some Greek yogurt, lime juice, zest, chopped mint, a pinch of salt and pepper with a fork. Warm the pita bread in a toaster oven. Add the veggies, and halloumi in the pita and drizzle the tzatziki dressing. 

These meals will save a ton of time and help you to gather the family around for dinner.

 

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