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Favourite lazy arse dinners

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Spudthespanner · 06/07/2025 20:44

As per title. Tonight I have a plate of pasta (fusilli) with butter melted through and cheddar cheese on top. Teaspoon of lazy garlic mixed through with the butter. When I’m being less disgusting I melt butter and a little garlic into the fusilli, add tuna or chicken and basil, and squeeze a lemon over. But the ultimate lazy dinner is literally a heap of pasta covered in cheese.

What are your ultimate lazy arse dinners?

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ny20005 · 07/07/2025 20:05

Spudthespanner · 06/07/2025 20:56

You beat me! Yes a massive bowl of Frosties. Like a salad bowl size.

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My teens put a whole box of cereal in a mixing bowl & have a midnight snack, usually use all the remaining milk too 🙈

ElizaJ74 · 07/07/2025 20:05

M and S dip with the red pepper chips. Olives and cherry toms so I can kid myself its healthy

Xmasxrackers · 07/07/2025 19:56

JustSawJohnny · 06/07/2025 22:25

Chicken & Mushroom PN with a white bread cheese sandwich cut into strips to dunk in the sauce 😋

Sometimes UPFs are worth it.

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I love this! The cheese starts to melt too…

also nice in tomato soup

Wooky073 · 07/07/2025 19:40

Carton of chicken ramen broth with noodles (instant noodles for extra speed)
Can add frozen veg eg sweetcorn as preferred
Part baked baghettes with sausages or meatballs (I precook and freeze) with sauce (pre-done) or relish.
Cheese and tomato on toast (like a pizza)

carmak · 07/07/2025 19:40

I've just remembered my favourite snack when I worked in a bakery many years ago. Slice of bread just cooled from the oven, buttered, folded over, warm sausage roll in the middle....I'm surprised I've made it to old age.

EternalFogInMyNotSoSpoltlessMind · 07/07/2025 19:28

Peanut butter and jam sandwich, washed down with a cold glass of milk.

Cheese on crumpets grilled in the air fryer, brown sauce for dipping.

Marmite and butter pasta topped with cheese.

Veggie sausages fried up with onion, frozen peppers, chilli and cumin loaded into a pitta.

Scrambled eggs on toast

Bake beans and cheese on toast.

Xmasxrackers · 07/07/2025 19:26

Air fry fish finger sandwich

Big bowl of cereal

microwave scrambled egg on toast

cheese toast

crisp sandwich

pot noodle sandwich (with extra cheese)

potato pops or potato stars with
loads of salt and ketchup

Completelydonechick · 07/07/2025 19:25

Fridge picnic!!! Whatever is in there that can be instantly consumed is fair game! And as a bonus, you clear the fridge for a deep clean!!!!!!

MadeInYorkshire69 · 07/07/2025 19:20

I love it when I don’t have to make dinner for anyone but myself. Heinz tomato soup with marmite toast/ crumpets, or a grilled cheese sandwich if I can be bothered.
Or ramen noodles with pre cooked chicken and a poached egg dropped in

ohime · 07/07/2025 19:16

These are great - I'm stealing some of them. I often wfh right up to or beyond dinnertime and am just too hungry/tired/cranky to faff about with cooking, so I have:

Microwave-baked potato (ca 7 mins) with Heinz beans.

Tinned fish mixed with mayo, lemon juice and spring onions, on crackers (can get a bit messy). Spring onions are vegetables, right?

Minute udon with random frozen veg and cold raw tofu dumped in. If a few minutes sat in boiling water doesn't cook the veg, stick in microwave. Douse with soy sauce and sriracha.

Or, something a friend introduced me to years ago: crackers (rice cakes are ideal) or bread with marmite, hummus and walnuts. Try it, it's much better than it sounds.

OnlyFannys · 07/07/2025 19:09

Cheese omelette with nandos garlic sauce on the side

PeanutsLunadexter · 07/07/2025 19:05

Cook pasta till cooked, drain and put back in the pan it was cooked in for the heat add 2 large spoonfuls of Pesto (Green or Red) stir through and some shaving of Parmesan! delish.

Faceonthewrongfoot · 07/07/2025 19:02

Spaghetti, ketchup and cheese. If I can be arsed I might fry some chopped up bacon and stir that in. Maybe some peas.

Butteredtoast55 · 07/07/2025 19:00

Can't beat a jacket potato with cheese and Branston pickle!

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Spudthespanner · 07/07/2025 18:58

tommyhoundmum · 07/07/2025 18:57

I'd prefer and apple and a chunk of cheese.

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Ok 🤷🏻‍♀️

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tommyhoundmum · 07/07/2025 18:57

Spudthespanner · 07/07/2025 18:52

Pasta with butter and grated cheese?

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I'd prefer and apple and a chunk of cheese.

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Spudthespanner · 07/07/2025 18:52

tommyhoundmum · 07/07/2025 18:51

That would be quite a complicated dinner for me to make.

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Pasta with butter and grated cheese?

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tommyhoundmum · 07/07/2025 18:51

Spudthespanner · 06/07/2025 20:44

As per title. Tonight I have a plate of pasta (fusilli) with butter melted through and cheddar cheese on top. Teaspoon of lazy garlic mixed through with the butter. When I’m being less disgusting I melt butter and a little garlic into the fusilli, add tuna or chicken and basil, and squeeze a lemon over. But the ultimate lazy dinner is literally a heap of pasta covered in cheese.

What are your ultimate lazy arse dinners?

That would be quite a complicated dinner for me to make.

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Spudthespanner · 07/07/2025 18:49

Mimosa3andmore · 07/07/2025 18:36

A good crisp sandwich is food of the gods. I allow myself a maximum of one a week, usually when I'm having a bit of a stressful work day.

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I’m having one of those days so it’s crisp sandwich for me tonight.

But which flavour? I say the only possible flavour of crisps for a crisp sandwich is cheese and onion. And the bread has to be thick white warburtons, buttered.

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GertieLawrence · 07/07/2025 18:41

I just had hot boiled new potatoes with Greek yoghurt, chopped spring onion and a few cubes of feta with black pepper. Told myself it was potato salad, somewhere.

Mimosa3andmore · 07/07/2025 18:36

Gowlett · 06/07/2025 20:59

Crisp sandwich.

Had DS reject pasta last night with butter, salt, pepper.

A good crisp sandwich is food of the gods. I allow myself a maximum of one a week, usually when I'm having a bit of a stressful work day.

Happyonfriday · 07/07/2025 18:33

Pasta and cheese (sometimes with salad cream or mayo) I do chuck in a stock cube sometimes too 🙈

eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 07/07/2025 18:25

ExitPursuedByABare · 06/07/2025 21:01

Packet of walkers plain crisps and a glass of chilled Chenin blanc.

This is my dream diet.... spenny wine, cheap crisps.

Belladog1 · 07/07/2025 18:21

Tin of ravioli and a few slices of buttered bread.

Or I'll open bagged salad, precooked chicken from Tesco, sprinkle of grated cheese and salad cream. 2 slices of garlic bread done in the airfryer in 4 mins.

angela1952 · 07/07/2025 18:20

Dragonfly97 · 07/07/2025 18:11

Cheese on toast with a fresh juicy tomato sliced on top, then an ice cream 😋

Just a tub of icecream maybe? Tomato sounds a bit healthy.