Favourite lazy arse dinners

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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?

Tray bake. Just chuck everything that needs using up into a baking tin, throw some olive oil
over it with herbs/chilli/lemon/whatever you like, give it a shuggle, and cook for about 45 minutes. That feeds the whole family a dinner cooked from scratch with practically no effort. I even cook the carrots whole.

I know, but a packet of crisps these days is so small

Chip butty usually
Although sometimes just a random "what's in the freezer"

True, 3 x packets

Chicken in a white sauce from a can on buttered toast, either white or granary.

packet of cold meat. Preferably eaten stood up from the fridge.

chicken dippers in a wrap with grated cheese from a bag

tuna mayo in a bowl

cereal

pasta with butter and Parmesan and chilli flakes

avocado on toast (I buy it frozen)

Cheese on toast. If I'm feeling fancy I sprinkle a bit of Italian seasoning on the top.

Potato waffle in the toaster. Eat between two slices of buttered bread with ketchup.

Spaghetti carbonara, or pasta with tomato sauce…

Packet ramen (the spicier the better) with an egg cracked into it. Sometimes I’ll add broccoli or whatever greens are in fridge at same time as the noodles. If I’m feeling super fancy I’ll have it with frozen goyoza.

Spaghetti aglio olio e peperoncino https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/may/29/recipe-for-aglio-olio-e-peperoncino-by-giorgio-locatelli

I love that although my recipe of choice is penne, with marg (not the v v cheap kind but not real butter, no idea why) and loads of grated cheddar, and i microwave it for 60secs after adding the cheddar. Then black pepper. Heaven. Glass of red.

Oh, or pizza toast! Which is toast with tomato puree, various cheeses and whatever toppings, herbs

Fried eggs on potato waffles with ketchup!

Fish finger sandwich with mayo, ketchup and hot sauce. I do the fish fingers in the air fryer (in a little enamel bowl so I don’t need to clean the air fryer).

Bit of rocket if I can be bothered.

I learnt this from another thread on Mumsnet!

Block of feta and a tub in cherry tomatoes drizzled with olive oil in the oven for 20 minutes

Cook pasta

Mix the lot together and stir some fresh rocket through to serve

My ds is disabled so I prepare clip lock boxes full of salad stuff in advance.

i airfry a jacket potato and just shove a salad on the side with some mozzarella!

Granola with Greek yogurt and I add more almonds
A protein shake with vanilla powder and a handful of frozen berries thrown in
cooked chicken breast, tzatziki and black pepper in a wrap/ baguette
baked Camembert with a few cloves of Garlic pushed in with baguette
a Thick slice of ham spread with Philadelphia and rolled
An extra special or whatever mushroom and mascarpone pizza
peanut butter spread on apple slices cubes of cheddar cherry tomatoes cucumber sticks and baguette.,, yes I could eat it at every meal
Lazy arse dinners are most days here tbh
I’ve lost appetite with age and medication and I can only eat one meal a day, but my weight is stable so it’s fine

Ham and tomato sandwich with mustard between brown bread

Down in three bites

I do this as well! Gorgeous double carbing!
Sometimes I add a cheese slice (the processed kind!).

Salmon in the air fryer, pouch of rice in microwave, frozen peas.

I will definitely be doing this!

Scotch pancakes topped with yogurt and fruit.

Seeded bagel with smoked salmon and cucumber.

@crazeekat pasta’n’sauce??

They're AWFUL and I love them. The ham cheese and leek one is like crack cocaine. I put extra parmesan on because I'm a monster

Air fried fish fingers, microwaved peas, bag of microwave rice or packet of barbecue lentils. Add mayo!

Either pasta with butter and half a chicken oxo mixed in.

Or lazy but wanting real food - salmon fillet in air fryer for 8 mins, microwave sticky rice packet. Chunks of cucumber on side, drizzle of soy sauce and hoisin sauce over top.