Preparing your own inexpensive dinner ideas

Whether you are looking for eating out in restaurant or planning to prepare your own meal at

home there are different inexpensive dinner ideas you can opt for. These dinner ideas are

cheap and you can have them at a cost of few dollars. If you plan it properly, you can easily find

it in the vegetables and fruits. These dinner ideas can make delicious, tasty and inexpensive

dinner ideas for you and your family.

Some of these dinners can be store and freeze. This can be eaten as breakfast or you can carry

it for lunch so there is no worry about wasting it if you cooked it in excess.

Vegetable based dishes are budget friendly and makes inexpensive dinner ideas for any

occasion. Italian vegetarian risotto with sun dried tomatoes makes an excellent vegan main

dish. This dish is colorful and can be flavored with fresh parsley and basil. To make vegan

sundried tomato risotto you have to sauté the garlic and onion (minced) in 3 tablespoon olive

oil till it softens. Put Italian risotto rice and cook while stirring constantly. Cook till the rice turns

brown. Then add one cup of vegetable broth or water and stir well. Add salt, pepper, basil,

tomatoes and parsley with another cup of water. Continue adding water or broth as the water

gets absorbed while stirring constantly. You can sprinkle parmesan cheese on top before

serving. This Italian risotto is perfect for a family dinner and any get-together.

Another risotto recipe that makes a perfect inexpensive dinner ideas is asparagus mint and

lemon risotto. This dish is simple and delicious too. Simmer hot chicken or vegetable stock (700

ml) in a saucepan. On the other pan heat olive oil with butter and add celery and onion. Cook

until they soften. Then add risotto rice and cook with constant stirring. Instantly pour in the

wine or vermouth and continue stirring until the wine has evaporated leaving a lovely smell on

the rice. Now add the stock to the rice a scoop at a time, stirring before adding the nest scoop.

Continue cooking the rice while adding the stock until the rice has absorbed all the stock and

become soft.

Finally add the rice risotto and finely cut asparagus stalks as well as the tips to the remaining

stock in a large pan. Simmer and bring to the boil until complete stock is absorbed and the

asparagus and rice are cooked completely. Once it is cooked, season it with mint, parmesan

cheese and lemon juice. Add pepper and salt if required. Keep for some minutes with a covered

lid and serve with olive oil and parmesan cheese. You can also sprinkle sliced scallops or peeled

prawns or fresh lobster meat if you want to fancy and enjoy the mouth-watering asparagus

mint and lemon risotto fiesta.

Salads are perfect dishes that are filling as well as nutritious. Vegetable salads such as Greek

salads, celeriac and carrot remoulade, warm cauliflower salad and potato salads are simply

awesome and delicious. Greek salads are flavorsome and are inexpensive. Combine irregularly

cut tomatoes, roughly chopped cucumber, thinly sliced onion, olives, oregano, chunks of feta

cheese with extra Greek virgin olive oil. This colorful, fresh and tasty salad can be eaten as a

main dish or can be serve with grilled chickens or beefs.