Easter will soon be here! Are you planning a special dinner for family or friends? I love to host special gatherings but don't have much time to prep (sound familiar?). I have some 30-minute dinner menu suggestions for you! You really can prepare special dinners in 30 minutes - Flat! Let's get ready...
If you are serving an appetizer course with your dinner, I like the Curry Shrimp Cocktail Party Menu for it's many flavors to complement the main course: shrimp cocktail, a round of camembert; endive, snow peas, asparagus, and bell peppers for a green veggie tray; tamarind coconut curry sauce, pineapple chipolte salsa, water crackers; gourmet olives.
You will find that I use several cooking methods, mix and match, to put dinner on the table quickly. (The foods I use to speed the prep are noted within the parenthesis.) You can always substitute your favorite made-from-scratch recipes when you have more time.
Poultry Dinners:
Crab Stuffed Chicken (boneless, skinless chicken)
Pasta with Fresh Vegetables (boxed pasta)
Crab Apple Salad with Pink Mayo (jarred crab apples)
Banana Napoleons (puff pastry, instant banana pudding mix)
Breast of Chicken en Croute (refrigerated crescent rolls)
Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Pearl Onions (frozen pearl onions)
Egg and Tomato Salad with Pink Mayo
Pears Especialle (purchased macaroon cookies)
Beef, Lamb, Pork Dinners:
Herbed Leg of Lamb (crock pot)
New Vegetable Medley (frozen peas, baby carrots, new potatoes)
Mixed Citrus Salad (bagged salad greens, jarred mixed citrus)
Chocolate Mousse (canned whipped cream, chocolate chips)
Spiral Ham (purchased fully-cooked spiral-sliced ham)
Quattro Fromage (shredded cheeses, boxed pasta)
Peas and Mushrooms (frozen veggie blend)
Mixed Berry Stack (puff pastry)
Seafood Dinners:
Lobster Newburg in Pastry Shells (puff pastry shells, frozen lobster tails)
English Peas with Red Bell Pepper (frozen peas)
Fruit Salad (bagged salad greens, canned pears, bottled vinaigrette)
Coconut Macaroon Kisses and Strawberries (chocolate morsels, shredded coconut)
Poached Fish in White Wine Sauce (frozen fish)
Duchess Potatoes (instant mashed potatoes)
Baby Peas with Dill (frozen peas)
Baked Tomato Halves
Coconut Cream Pie with Berries (prepared graham cracker tart shells, instant pudding mix, shredded coconut)
Vegetarian Dinners:
Linguine Primavera (grated Parmesan cheese)
Watermelon / Raspberry / Strawberry Salad (bottled raspberry vinaigrette)
Fresh Fruit Tart (jarred fruit, purchased pie shell, frozen whipped topping)
Fresh Tomato and Double Cheese Tart (puff pastry)
French Green Beans (canned Frenched green beans)
Pineapple Salad (canned pineapple and mandarin orange sections, bagged baby spinach)
Embellished Chocolate Cookies (prepared cookie dough)
I sincerely hope you have fun with your holiday meal planning and preparation,
Elizabeth Randall and Family
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