Tag: Dinner

Chicken and courgette meatballs, the idea for dinner – Gordon Ramsay’s version

If you are looking for healthy, light and tasty chicken recipes, then you absolutely must try these meatballs of chicken And zuchinis!

Preparing them is really child’s play: just grate the courgettes, chop the chicken and mix them with salt, pepper, sesame seeds, aromatic herbs (I chose thyme) and breadcrumbs. At this point you can make meatballs and cook them in a pan with a nice drizzle of oil (this will form a nice crust on the surface!).

These meatballs can be an excellent idea for dinner for the whole family or even for an aperitif with friends.

They are very delicate and I recommend serving them with one sauce accompanying (such as classic mayonnaise or Greek yogurt-based) to make them even tastier!

The extra idea

To make the meatballs even tastier you can enrich them with a little grated Parmesan cheese or with other chopped aromatic herbs such as rosemary or parsley. And to give a touch of freshness, you can also flavor them with a little grated lemon zest.

How to cook chicken meatballs

For this recipe, I decided to cook the chicken and courgette meatballs in a pan in order to obtain a nice golden crust, but if you prefer, you can also cook them in the oven (at 180 degrees for approximately 25-30 minutes, turning them halfway through cooking) or in an air fryer (at 180 degrees for approximately 20 minutes).

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Grottese Ciambutella, the ancient recipe from Irpinia ready in 5 minutes for a quick and delicious dinner – Gordon Ramsay’s version

The grotese ciambutella is a sauce typical of Irpinia. The main ingredients are tomatoes, green and red peppers, basil and garlic. It is called this way because the term ciambutella in dialect means mess. In fact, to the eye the dish is very messy. But nevertheless a chaotic presentation the result is excellent. Another peculiarity is that the garlic is added only at the end of the preparation. In the Grotese tradition, a lot of this sauce is prepared and it is preserved in glass jars to use them throughout the winter. Also in this case the garlic is added only at the time of cooking.

Grotese donut sauce

Ingredients

tomato sauce
green and red peppers
peeled tomatoes
basil
garlic

Preparation

The first thing to do to prepare the Grotese sauce is cleaning the peppers. Remove the end, the internal filaments and the seeds and cut them into slices. Let them dry in the sun sprinkled with salt if possible. Meanwhile, prepare the tomato sauce. Wash them and cook them until they are well cooked, then puree everything. Cut to ‘pacchetell’ also the peeled tomatoes and recover the peppers. At this point you have all the ingredients and start putting them in jars alternating first a little sauce, then the chopped peppers and tomatoes and a few basil leaves; the operation is repeated until the jar is completely filled.

If you like spicy, you can also add some chili Peppers, both whole and cut into slices. Close the jars and boil them for at least 1 hour from the moment of boiling. Remove them the next day from the container in which you sterilized them, then store them in the pantry for winter consumption. They will be an excellent one ready-made homemade sauce, to take out when you want a tasty but quick meal. Only at the time of cooking add the sliced garlic. Your Grotese donut ready. For dinner you can also cook eggs in the donut and you will also have a quick and tasty second course in just a few minutes.

Potato roll, the perfect and super quick dinner saver – Gordon Ramsay’s version

If I say “roll” do you think of the sweet one? I don’t blame you but, believe me, even in the savory version it’s delicious! So today we prepare the potato roll, the perfect dinner saver that you prepare while you undress, put on your pajamas and choose what to watch on TV. For this recipe, in fact, you don’t have to boil the potatoes, you can customize the filling as you like and in just over half an hour it’s ready on the table!

How to make a potato roll

When I say that the potato roll is the perfect dinner saver, I’m not joking! And I know that when you think of potatoes you think of all the time it takes to blanch them, let them cool and then use them in the preparation. But this is not the case! My potato roll is prepared in 30 minutesyou use raw potatoes and fill it with what the fridge has to offer!

And then, I’m sure everyone at home likes it… children, adults, elderly people, rebellious teenagers included! Its delicate and tasty taste at the same time and its softness would conquer anyone! Since the potato roll recipe is very simple, I want to give you some original ideas for the filling:

Emmental and speck: this is my version and if you like the smoky flavor of speck you will go crazy!
Sautéed radicchio and gorgonzola: a pleasure! The bitterness of radicchio goes well with gorgonzola. All you need to do is finely cut a head of radicchio, cook it in a pan with oil, garlic and salt and in a few minutes it will be ready to use inside the potato roll. A few flakes of gorgonzola and you’re done!
Rocket, brie and walnuts: this filling is no joke either! Perfect if you have vegetarian guests (but the one above is fine too), quick and super good.

Admit it, with this potato roll I made dinner tonight or any evening when you’ll arrive home late but want something easy and delicious!

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