convenience food that you've only recently discovered

[startingtolooklikemother]

I've only just discovered that you can buy frozen chopped onion, frozen mash and frozen roast potatoes. They honestly have (vaguely) changed my life! What else am I missing out on, what have you discovered.
recently in convenience foods which has (vaguely) changed your life?

[Luckystar1]

I absolutely love frozen onions and frozen garlic. Seriously life changing (I do a lot of slow cooking, it literally halves the prep time).

[LisaRinnasLips]

Frozen sofrito mix - onion celery and carrot. Perfect base for bolognese sauce and soups! Saves so much chopping.

Frozen spinach - chuck it in tomato sauces or soups

Frozen cauliflower cheese isn't too bad either just add extra seasoning and more cheese

[dreamingofsun]

yes to onions. lazy ginger - too much grating for fresh and goes off as i dont use enough. also lazy or frozen chilli

[Luckystar1]

Lisa where do you get the sofrito?

[SunshineBee]

Wait a minute, frozen avocado?!

[rockabella]

The Lazy Company range of garlic, chilli and ginger! Godsend!

[Ughnotagain]

Microwave rice. I know, it's worse for you than normal rice, but jesus it's quick!

[dlwelly]

Tinned carrots! They're peeled, chopped and come in their own water to heat them up in! No more faff with raw ones anymore. Only 30p or so per tin too!

[LadyPeterWimsey]

Garlic oil. No smelly hands or tubes of garlic purée languishing in the fridge, and so quick. Combine it with sofrito and dinner is much speedier.

When I do bother to use whole garlic, I use the ready peeled stuff that comes in jars in Aldi and a queer it through the garlic press.

It is exceptionally lazy, I know.

[SunshineBee]

I have never ever seen frozen avocado but will be on the lookout now. Would be so handy for my nutribullet too!

[P1nkP0ppy]

Microwave rice, no more pans boiling over 😊

[iklboo]

Lazy products (ginger, garlic, chilli)
Boodles (butternut squash noodles)
Frozen herbs

[tabulahrasa]

"Microwave rice. I know, it's worse for you than normal rice, but jesus it's quick!"

Frozen rice, all the conveniance of the sachets but no added ingredients, it's literally just rice.

I have never got the hang of cooking rice, it goes from under to over cooked in seconds, lol.

Frozen rice is amazing.

[LisaRinnasLips]

M&S do a good frozen soffrito

[lem73]

I used to think tinned new potatoes looked disgusting but they've become a godsend to me. They're great for bulking out casseroles and curries.

[MrsJayy]

I cant see how microwave is anyworse for you than normal rice ? Quick cook pasta its all i use now garlic paste i always burn garlic. Frozen caulicheese its only me that likes it so i can have it when i want,

[StrapOnDodo]

Frozen chilli and coriander, cheaper and less waste

[MrsJayy]

Ah ok didnt know that but still rice in 3 minutes

[LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett]

Garlic paste. Amazing. Milder than fresh garlic, no waste (we can't be the only ones who regularly find shrivelled up garlic cloves at the bottom of the veg drawer).

[MrsJayy]

Yes ive stopped buying real garlic id probably use the jar garlic though