When guests are on the doorstep and they need to literally set the table in 15-30 minutes, all quick recipes are forgotten from excitement. And there are a lot of them, by the way. We suggest using our selection of 9 dishes.
Guests on the doorstep - what to do?
Before proceeding directly to cooking, you need to evaluate:
- amount of time in stock;
- number of guests;
- the presence of products in the refrigerator;
- nature of the event.
If you have 1–2 hours left, you can have a look at the store and buy the missing products. For tea drinking, just put on the table cookies with sweets or cakes. And for a thorough feast, you will have to try to cook everything quickly and smoothly. In extreme cases, you can order ready-made meals or some of them in the nearest cafe: pizza, pies or rolls.
Food ideas
The choice of recipe depends on the set of products in the refrigerator. As a rule, these are simple and familiar eggs, cheese, vegetables, and canned food. Few people store red fish fillet, rice vinegar and chilled king prawns for unexpected guests.
If grandiose gatherings are planned, put first to prepare the main dish. Then quickly make snacks. While the guests eat them for a leisurely conversation, the meat, fish or casserole have time to cook.
Cheese Dishes
A rare person does not like cheese. They say that with cheese you can eat anything. The quickest and easiest thing to do with it is to cook a cheese snack. Grate cheese, add garlic, finely chopped greens, mayonnaise. You can stuff tomatoes, cucumbers, place in halves of eggs, wrap in ham or just spread on bread or cracker.
You can cook fast cheese breaded. Cut hard cheese into 2 cm slices, soak for 10 minutes in cold water. Roll them alternately in flour, in an egg, in breadcrumbs and fry for 3-4 minutes on 2 sides. Delicious crispy cheese sticks are perfect for beer, wine and just tea.
Conservation
A thrifty mistress cannot help but have her! Open the pickled tomatoes with cucumbers, put on the table a fish with boiled young potatoes. And from corn and beans, make a simple and tasty salad, adding crackers, a clove of garlic and mayonnaise.
Saving pita bread
Thin pita bread can be a real salvation if guests stand on the doorstep and aggressively ring the doorbell. Wrap in it the products that are in the refrigerator, pour mayonnaise with mustard - and the snack is ready. You can use any salad for the filling or make a semblance of shawarma with chicken, cabbage and Korean carrots. And in pita bread you can put cheese with garlic and herbs and fry in a pan. Options - the sea!
Chicken Dishes
Meat is the most satisfying product. The advantage of the chicken is that it cooks quickly. Literally 20-30 minutes - and the main course is ready. You can fry it with vegetables or bake in the oven marinade. And the chicken fillet makes excellent chops.
Quick pies
You can please guests with a delicious cake. For example, charlotte:
- Beat 6 eggs, gradually introducing a glass of sugar.
- Gently mix a glass of flour into the mass.
- For filling, use apples, bananas, pumpkin, melon or other fruits. Cut them into slices and mix with the dough.
- Bake for 40 minutes by placing the workpiece in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.
If there are no such number of eggs, you can make a pie on kefir or brine:
- Mix 250 ml of kefir, 2 eggs, 140 g of flour, salt and sugar to taste.
- Pour half the dough into a mold.
- Put the filling: boiled eggs with cheese, mashed potatoes with fried onions, sausage with cheese, fruit slices or just jam.
- Pour the rest of the dough and bake for 40 minutes.
Pancakes and Cheesecakes
Pancakes and cheesecakes guests have been welcomed since ancient times. Fortunately, the recipe includes simple ingredients, and the preparation itself does not take much time. To add zest, add apples, herbs, banana, lemon zest, raisins or candied fruit to the cheesecakes. Pancakes are a universal dish. You can put pancakes with honey, jam, caviar on the table and wrap the filling in them.
Oven vegetables
If your guests are committed to a healthy diet or even vegetarians, they will surely enjoy oven-baked vegetables. Cut into small slices bell pepper, onions, tomatoes, zucchini, zucchini. Put the vegetables in a gastronomic container, lightly pour with vegetable oil, salt, add a clove of garlic, mix and bake for 30 minutes under the lid. 10 minutes before cooking, remove the lid to brown the vegetables.
Spaghetti
And you can meet guests in Italian. Boil the spaghetti. Add to them boiled shrimp, vegetable mixture, mushrooms or just grate the cheese while the spaghetti is still hot. Done. The dish goes well with red wine and intimate conversations.
Casseroles
Potatoes are the most popular side dish in Russia. This vegetable is found in every home. And to make it look more festive, all kinds of casseroles can be made on its basis. Boil potatoes until half cooked, put on a baking sheet, put onion, tomatoes, something from meat (bacon, fried chicken) or mushrooms on top. Next, pour the sauce or mayonnaise over the mass and grate the cheese on top.
An unexpected arrival of guests can take anyone by surprise. Any housewife is worried: what can I cook, what to feed? As you can see, there are a lot of options, even if the refrigerator is half empty. The main thing is to turn your wit. Women can make a scandal out of nothing, a hat and a salad!