Even a novice will cope with these six simple and cheap dishes, and, at the same time, it is not a shame to feed them not only with the family, but also to serve the guests to the table.
Pasta with canned fish
Pasta is a cheap and nourishing product, but in Russia for some reason they are considered not to be an independent dish, but a side dish, which, moreover, is improper to serve to guests. Call it pasta, and your dinner party - an Italian party, and no one will say a bad word. In order not to spend money on expensive ingredients like pesto sauce or bacon, choose a simple recipe, for example, Spaghetti al tonno tuna paste.
In addition, in fact, pasta, you will need a jar of canned tuna (about 100 rubles), 1-2 chopped tomatoes and onions with garlic to taste. You can sprinkle it all on top with herb seasoning for fish. Real jam.
Even easier to cook pasta with canned salmon. True, it costs more (150-200 rubles per bank), and it is more difficult to find it. In addition to canned food, you will need cream and spices. Stew the salmon in cream, and then turn the resulting sauce in a pan with pasta (it is better to choose short penne tubes): Spaghetti al salmone is ready!
Toast
I can argue that you have already forgotten about such a wonderful breakfast of Soviet children, like croutons. Buy a sliced loaf, make a talker of milk, eggs, and sugar, dip the bread in it and into the pan. Such a dish will turn out to be no less tasty than a toast with jam or nutela, and it costs several times cheaper.
Unsweetened croutons with cheese, made in the microwave, can be served on the table, like in the best French cafes, with broth or onion soup. Or cook them for beer big company: and no squid and other expensive snacks you do not need!
Vegetable Fritters
Potato or zucchini fritters are a cheap and tasty dish that can be served on your own or as a side dish. On draniki you except, in fact, mashed potatoes, you need only onions, garlic and egg. Stir and put small cakes in the pan. By the way, the smaller the grated potatoes, the more uniform the pancakes will be, and the less they will need to be fried. The main thing is not to grind to the consistency of smoothies - in this form, the pancakes will lose all their charm.
In addition to potato pancakes, you can cook their grated zucchini with Jerusalem artichoke, carrots and pumpkin. And if you learn how to fry them in a Teflon pan without vegetable oil, then the dish will be not only cheap and tasty, but also dietary. But be careful with beet pancakes - they can have a laxative effect.
Bruschetta
Cooking your own pizza or calzone is quite expensive due to the high cost. finished dough, or for a long time - if you decide to make this dough yourself. However, simple and quick way you still have a classic Italian snack on the table - make bruschetta.
In fact, these are sandwiches on toast: you dry or fry bread, grease it with olive oil, rub garlic, and then put tomatoes and a sprig of greens neatly diced. Cheap, tasty and stylish.
If the money is not so bad, you can buy inexpensive ham instead of prosciutto in the store, or fry the mushrooms. The originals make bruschetta with grilled eggplants, herring, and even cheese and nuts.
Apple Honey Flan
This light dessert It is a mere penny and consists of only three ingredients: apples, honey and eggs. Apples need to be baked, then peel the pulp and mix the resulting gruel with honey and egg. Pour into molds, put in the oven.
After 30 minutes, an unusual delicacy is ready. According to the same recipe, you can make a soft cake, which can be eaten by elderly relatives who have already started having problems with their teeth.
Fritatta
This beautiful foreign word denotes the usual omelet with cheese and vegetables. The main secret is to put the dish in the oven for a short time after frying in the pan. Sometimes meat is added to fritatta, and not only expensive hamon and prosciutto will fit, but also ordinary finely chopped sausages or doctor's sausage.
To fryattat well sprouted, vegetables should be added without a lot of water and juice. Cut the tomatoes "dry" with a paper napkin, and cucumbers or eggplants after cutting leave for a while on the air. At first, beaten eggs are poured into the pan, then the filling is filled up, and sprinkle with grated cheese on top, when the mixture is “taken”.
Couscous with vegetables and goat cheese
These are five recipes that you offer to eat as a taxi at work, one for each day of the week. A cup of vegetable broth. Fresh Thyme Hydrate the couscous with boiling broth following the manufacturer's instructions, but try not to add too much fat at the end. Cut the peppers, zucchini and peel the onions into large cubes and arrange with a little olive oil, giving them a few turns with their hands to impregnate well. Make the vegetables on a plate or in a pan until they are fried, but do not discard - for me, vegetables are always a little al dente better than too many facts - and let them bury. Make a vinaigrette with two tablespoons of lime, a little salt, pepper, olive oil and a few fresh leaves thyme or herbs. Mix vegetables with couscous and vinaigrette on the cake. Make two medallions with a roll, mark them with a second on a plate or pan over a very strong fire. Put on your couscous and enjoy.