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To ask for your laziest solo meal

192 replies

CuriousMama · 13/12/2022 14:17

I'm home alone today. I've warmed up some tinned mixed beans and mixed them with Ainsley's spicy cuppa soup and a Heinz tomato cuppa soup. I'm lazy aren't I? Not usually this lazy and enjoy cooking I just really cba.
Eating this in a bowl.
Any Royle family fans, this is cuppa soup with a big twist 🤣

OP posts:
xogossipgirlxo · 13/12/2022 15:22

I love frozen pizza and those stir fry noodles from asda. Mmmm. Or baked beans.

Lastqueenofscotland2 · 13/12/2022 15:22

Packet noodles
Hummus on sourdough
Hallumi in a bagel with hotsauce
cheese on crumpets

FirewomanSam · 13/12/2022 15:27

Tin of butter beans with a tin of tuna, a few anchovies, a glug of olive oil and lots of pepper, all mixed together in a frying pan for a few mins until heated through. The anchovies make it lovely and savoury and there’s no prep involved beyond opening tins.

I ate this once in a house share and my flat mate told me I eat like a pregnant woman with weird cravings.

ScottChegg · 13/12/2022 15:27

Lump of cheese, tin of pineapple.

SirenSays · 13/12/2022 15:27

Packet ramen with eggs or veg if I can be bothered.
Frozen char siu buns with chili dip.

FirewomanSam · 13/12/2022 15:28

And I had to make a solo dinner in a hotel room on a recent hotel stay so I went with a cup of instant noodles, a pack of raw mange tout and a pack of cooked prawns. Was practically a stir fry.

Backtoreality1 · 13/12/2022 15:29

Egg and Beans on toast.....had it for lunch today - amazing!!!

LadyOfTheFliessssss · 13/12/2022 15:29

ScottChegg · 13/12/2022 15:27

Lump of cheese, tin of pineapple.

Oooh good choice.

ShakeItOff40 · 13/12/2022 15:32

CuriousMama · 13/12/2022 14:31

You really like beans and sausages from a tin don't you?🤣

@CuriousMama I'm a sucker for them! 😂

ShakeItOff40 · 13/12/2022 15:33

Stardustkid · 13/12/2022 14:56

@ShakeItOff40 love potato smiles. I have been known to walk across the road to the store and get microwave chips (they sell them insingle packs) and tin of sausages and beans. Sausage beans and chips in the microwave crap day crap food pure yum

@Stardustkid I haven't had microwave chips for years!!!! I need to fix this.

holyfrijole · 13/12/2022 15:35

A microwave Mac and cheese with extra cheese grated on top and a side of oven chips. Double carbs.

NotMeNoNo · 13/12/2022 15:35

If we have a takeaway curry I box up and freeze the leftovers into single portions with rice etc.

Bintymcbintface · 13/12/2022 15:38

Microwave rice with ready cooked salmon flakes mixed through. Awesome filling dinner in 2 mins

CMOTDibbler · 13/12/2022 15:39

Break rice noodles into a jug, cover with boiling water, microwave for 2 min (or just leave for 5), drain roughly, pour a tin of Heinz tomato soup on top, stir, microwave for 2 mins and leave for a couple of minutes. Sprinkle ready grated Parmesan or other cheese. Slurp straight out of jug

Whichwhatnow · 13/12/2022 15:39

I always have those single portion microwaveable bags of frozen rice and veg in my freezer. Add cheese/tuna/egg/shredded ham/leftover meat as desired, plus a bit of extra soy sauce and hot sauce. Takes under 5 mins and has the added benefit of actually being pretty healthy.

My grill takes ages to heat up so if I fancy cheese on toast I toast the bread in the toaster then add cheese and microwave for about 30 seconds. Can also add tomato puree or sliced fresh tomato to make pizza toast.

WookieMama · 13/12/2022 15:39

I usually just have crisps 😬

Justleaveitblankthen · 13/12/2022 15:44

Last night: 2 soft boiled eggs with toast, Pineapple chunks straight from the tin, Peanut butter Straight from the jar (only me and the dogs eat it)
later, still hungry so several rounds of bread and butter with a Jaffa easy pealer to finish off.
I was more concerned about not creating washing up as I was already in my Pj's can't sleep with washing up in the bowl

Justleaveitblankthen · 13/12/2022 15:45

easy peeler

sunnydayhereandnow · 13/12/2022 15:47

OK I admit it. Sometimes at work I buy a container of cottage cheese and a pack of crisps and use the crisps to eat the cottage cheese...

NewToWoo · 13/12/2022 15:50

I stare at all the veg in the fridge then pour a bowl of muesli and turn on the TV.

Or cook pasta, heat up some chopped tomatoes in the microwave with garlic granules, dried oregano and chilli flakes tossed in and call it all'arrabiata. I could live on that.

declutteringmymind · 13/12/2022 15:51

Granola with yogurt

maddiemookins16mum · 13/12/2022 15:51

tinned ‘chicken’ in white sauce with microwave rice. I add lashings of ground black pepper and eat it from a bowel with a spoon.

Leothebear · 13/12/2022 15:52

Cereal and milk

Soozikinzii · 13/12/2022 15:52

Baked potato 10 mins in microwave spray oil and salt then 10 mins in airfryer. Little tin of flavoured tuna lemon and herb or garlic on spud with a little butter and whatever salad we have in . Yum yum.

Catlitterqueen · 13/12/2022 15:54

Can of tuna stirred into Uncle Bens Mexican flavour microwave rice