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To ask what your favourite lazy, but still kind of health dinner is?

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justmeandthedogs · 22/04/2026 18:28

I need inspiration.

mine is a cheeseburger salad. Shredded lettuce, pickled red onions (homemade so they’re exactly how I like them), a bit of cheddar cheese, sauces of your choice and some fried beef mince. If I’m feeling gluttonous I’ll add some bacon too. It feels so decadent but takes ten minutes to make!

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DuchessofStaffordshire · 22/04/2026 18:48

I love smashed avocado on sourdough with plenty of lime, garlic and chilli, chopped up tomatoes and a poached egg on top. Even better with a few rashers of streaky bacon on the side.

weareallcats · 22/04/2026 18:47

Rice (cooked in the rice cooker - favourite kitchen gadget) with fried eggs, stir fried veg and furikake.

TheBlueRobin · 22/04/2026 18:46

Frozen gyozas and edamame beans with lots of soy sauce

MaybeItWasMe · 22/04/2026 18:46

Chicken skewers from Iceland (loads of varieties) in the air fryer with microwave rice pouch and frozen veg or salad. Takes minutes and is really filling but low fat.

Dweetfidilove · 22/04/2026 18:45

An omelette with peppers, sweet peppers, onions and baby spinach. That might actually become a regular dinner when I become an empty nester 😋.

WednesdaysChild73 · 22/04/2026 18:45

Air fried salmon and sweet potato or jacket potato with a pile of whatever salad is in the fridge

AllaMova · 22/04/2026 18:44

Tteokbokki-style gnocchi with broccoli, green beans and spring onion.

Periperi2025 · 22/04/2026 18:44

Calliopespa · 22/04/2026 18:43

Baby tomorrows! That's somehow macabre!

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Thanks for spotting that quickly enough for me to edit!!

frozendaisy · 22/04/2026 18:44

How lazy?

Home made pesto (seconds in the hand mixer), spaghetti, grated parmesan and salad bits chopped in, swirled in pan the spaghetti was cooked in.

Calliopespa · 22/04/2026 18:43

Periperi2025 · 22/04/2026 18:42

Tonight I'm having
Pasta
Fried bacon (from freezer), chopped up baby tomatos, chopped garlic (freezer), chopped basil (freezer). With grated cheese and salads leaves that needed using up.
Takes the 12 minutes it takes for pasta to cook.

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Baby tomorrows! That's somehow macabre!

Periperi2025 · 22/04/2026 18:42

Tonight I'm having
Pasta
Fried bacon (from freezer), chopped up baby tomatos, chopped garlic (freezer), chopped basil (freezer). With grated cheese and salads leaves that needed using up.
Takes the 12 minutes it takes for pasta to cook.

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justmeandthedogs · 22/04/2026 18:42

ThursdayLastWeek · 22/04/2026 18:37

And I also like a cheeseburger salad! I saw a version online recently that was cheeseburger loaded potatoes, same vibe but on a bed of air fried potatoes.

I’m gonna try it next week Grin

Oh amazing, I came up with mine when I didn’t want to eat bread for a burger 😂

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Calliopespa · 22/04/2026 18:40

I came to say homemade beans on toast: Tin of beans, bit of chopped onion, a dash of liquid stock, dash of tomato paste, pinch of chilli, tin of chopped tomatoes - all just bunged in a pot and simmered.

Served on toast with a bit of grated cheddar! Yum!

The baking takes a while but throwing it all in the pot is under 1 minute, and then you don't even need to stir them.

Shallotsaresmallonions · 22/04/2026 18:39

Tuna cheese baked potato. Potato microwaved for 5 mins and then air fried for 15.

ThursdayLastWeek · 22/04/2026 18:37

And I also like a cheeseburger salad! I saw a version online recently that was cheeseburger loaded potatoes, same vibe but on a bed of air fried potatoes.

I’m gonna try it next week Grin

Periperi2025 · 22/04/2026 18:36

Decent quality chilli con carne (that comes without rice as it's much better value) bulked up with chopped pepper and frozen sweetcorn, - 'authentic curries and world food' or 'cook food' single portions will easily feed 2 adults.
Mashed avocado
Chopped up tomorrow
Nachos with grated cheese on (done in microwave)
Boiled rice
Sour cream.
Takes the time it takes for the rice to cook to prepare the whole meal.

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justmeandthedogs · 22/04/2026 18:34

ThursdayLastWeek · 22/04/2026 18:31

Beans on toast

I love beans on toast. Probably my favourite meal while I was at uni

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ThursdayLastWeek · 22/04/2026 18:31

Beans on toast

Cyclistmumgrandma · 22/04/2026 18:31

Salmon fillets, air fried and frozen veg in microwave. 12 minutes and it's on the table.

LilyBunch25 · 22/04/2026 18:29

Chicken thighs, air fried. Then a large mixed salad with small amount of macaroni size pasta mixed in with a light dressing 😋

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