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What's your go to, cba cooking meal?

51 replies

Athenajm80 · 14/05/2022 21:36

I live on my own and at the moment have trouble sleeping, therefore often spend the entire day shattered and can't be bothered to do anything. Today I have felt on the verge of falling asleep all day, so the thought of cooking has not appealed. Instead I've just eaten a bowl of cereal for lunch and the same for dinner. Whilst this isn't the most unhealthy option, I know that eating healthier would be better for me, so what are your go-to having a lazy day meals? Preferably low/no carb (I know cereal doesn't fit into this) but any quick and easy things you do.
My other go to is cheese with slices of apple and a bit of chutney 😋

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ThreeLocusts · 14/05/2022 23:21

It's possible to microwave eggs into a really silky consistency if you add about the same volume of milk/miso soup (from powder)/stock (from cube). You need something crunchy with it - carrot stick, pepper, crisp bread.

I have sleep issues too, it's shit. Hope you find something that helps.

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 14/05/2022 23:24

Dice up and fry a bit of chorizo and cherry Tom's. Scramble egg in the same pan once the chorizo and Tom's are cooked. Squirt a dollop of brown sauce on the plate.

Or, salted crisps and a tub of hummus.

rea2022x · 14/05/2022 23:29

Low fat creamy cajun chicken pasta. Quick, easy and can save some for lunch for next day and add it to salad and eat it cold x

userxx · 15/05/2022 08:40

rea2022x · 14/05/2022 23:29

Low fat creamy cajun chicken pasta. Quick, easy and can save some for lunch for next day and add it to salad and eat it cold x

Do you have a recipe please ?

Hyperion100 · 15/05/2022 08:46

Huel black edition

NutellaEllaElla · 15/05/2022 08:48

Some of these seem quite involved to me! My lazy dinner is spaghetti, tinned tomatoes, a bit of yoghurt and a ton of pesto.

ElizabethinherGermanGarden · 15/05/2022 09:04

Top tip for the bread-greed is to keep a sliced loaf in the freezer - it will toast in a few extra seconds but you do have to toast it so I find the extra effort stops me having slice after slice.

Nice easy pasta dish is spaghetti with tinned white crab meat, a red chilli chopped fine, juice of a lemon and some parsley leaves.

AliasGrape · 15/05/2022 09:09

Mine are quite carby usually:
-something on toast
-quesadillas - basically mash a tin of black beans in a dish, mix with grated cheese, some seasoning (paprika, cumin). Put a tortilla wrap in a dry pan, spread a dollop of the mixture over it and fold. Cook till toasted on the bottom then flip. You could do precooked chicken or whatever other fillings you wanted.
-porridge - use the microwave sachets if you wanted, though I don’t find it much more effort to do it in a pan. Chuck in nut butter/ ground almonds/ seeds/ berries if you want to up the nutrition content. I often add grated apple, carrot and courgette - which sounds a faff but I use the grater function on my food processor which lives next to the hob anyway so takes seconds. (To be fair if it was just me I’d just have porridge and a shit load of syrup but it in sometimes doing it as a quick supper for dd I feel like I should add in the veg!)
-pasta, add frozen peas to the water to cook at same time. Drain but retain some of the water. Stir through a dollop of Philadelphia—quick stir fry whatever veg we have in in sesame oil, usually some spring onion and pepper, chick in a packet of microwave rice, some frozen peas or tinned sweetcorn, stir fry a couple of minutes, crack in an egg, stir fry a bit more, add soy sauce
-packet of egg noodles boil for 4 mins, dress with some combination of sesame oil, soy sauce, lime juice, coriander, chilli, sesame seeds or other chopped nuts, or nut butter thinner with water to make a dressing. How many toppings depends on whether I can be bothered and what’s in the cupboard/ fridge. I usually just eat this which isn’t very balanced but you could add precooked or tinned fish/ meat/ veg
-shop bought falafel on pitta/ wrap with salad and hummus. You could just do it on a plate with salad if you wanted to avoid the bread.
-I actually quite like the ready made Spanish omelettes you can get in supermarkets. They keep for a while, heat up in the microwave or dry pan in minutes and if you check the ingredients I often find they’re literally just egg, potato, onion and oil with a bit of salt so not too bad. With salad on side.
-tinned mackerel, tinned new potatoes and some kind of veg (green beans or frozen peas usually). This isn’t one I eat but DH and DD love it.
-couscous - again I’m not a huge fan but it’s really quick and easy and you could just add some precooked fish, or meat, or feta cheese, chopped tomatoes and cucumber and spring onion, a few chickpeas from a tin or jar - whatever. Or do the same with one of those microwave packets of mixed grains.

less carby ideas
-Greek yoghurt, fruit, add some seeds or ground nuts or nut butter
-scrambled eggs with spinach wilted in, bit of cheese on top
-hummus or other dips with veg sticks, maybe something like oatcakes or rice cakes which are carbs but less likely to scoff the whole packet than with bread. Add your cheese and apple, or some olives

Notsureaboutusername · 15/05/2022 09:15

Frozen Jacket Potatoes 4 mins in the microwave add anything easy peasy.

springsmiles · 15/05/2022 09:17

Scrambled eggs with what everyone is I. The fridge or baked beans is my go to

Gufo · 15/05/2022 09:18

Greek salad - lettuce, feta, tomato, cucumber, red onion, olives.

Either have on its own or with some precooked meat.

Iwanttenofthose · 15/05/2022 09:23

My 5 minute healthy meal:

If you like Asian food the pouches of dahl you can get in Waitrose and Sainsburys (and probably other supermarkets but that's where I've seen them) are amazing. They're not full of additives, when you read the ingredients it's just the healthy ingredients you'd use if you were making it yourself. 90 seconds in the microwave, or you can stick it in a pan and stir spinach through for extra nutrients. Serve with pouch rice if you're hungry or on it's own for a soup type meal. Also nice with a dollop of Greek yoghurt on top, and/or wholemeal pita on the side.

hepaticanobilis · 15/05/2022 09:24

I usually have Whitworths bean pouches in the cupboard, they do a few different flavoured ones like smoky beans that have grains and a sauce in. Just microwave to heat up and have with something - I like them with cottage cheese and a toasted pitta bread. It's like a healthy readymeal.

Or just snacky bits like falafels, cherry toms, cucumber slices and hummus.

Feckingfeck · 15/05/2022 10:31

PBC....
Pasta
Beans
Cheese

Feckingfeck · 15/05/2022 10:32

Haha missed the low carb part...

PBC also known as the vegetarian classic 😉

Georgyporky · 15/05/2022 11:57

Stick a chicken in the oven (whole, quarter, whatever), cook, eat with whatever you fancy from the fridge/cupboard.

PuppyMonkey · 15/05/2022 12:12

I think many of these misunderstand the notion 'can't be arsed cooking'. Grin

Cheese and crackers.
A banana.
Packet of crisps/nuts.
Big bowl of Special K.
Tin of Stagg veg chilli and Veetee microwave rice.

AlisonDonut · 15/05/2022 12:15

PuppyMonkey · 15/05/2022 12:12

I think many of these misunderstand the notion 'can't be arsed cooking'. Grin

Cheese and crackers.
A banana.
Packet of crisps/nuts.
Big bowl of Special K.
Tin of Stagg veg chilli and Veetee microwave rice.

My proper 'no cook meals' are all really carb heavy.

coodawoodashooda · 15/05/2022 17:39

AlisonDonut · 14/05/2022 21:48

julienne onions, peppers, courgette and fry in sesame oil in wok, add pepper and chili. Soak 3 minute noodles in boiling water for 3 mins, strain and tip into wok. add soy sauce, turn onto a plate once soy soaked up by noodles [30 seconds] and add a dollop of mayo and eat.

Thanks for this.

MadameFantabulosa · 15/05/2022 17:41

Egg and lentil curry.

DilkushaKitchen · 15/05/2022 17:45

I've just rediscovered tinned sardines, I keep a tin of really nice ones in tomato sauce in the cupboard. I have them on toast, but you could have with pasta or couscous, or just a green bagged salad.

jackstini · 15/05/2022 17:46

Micro rice, tin of soup & ready cooked chicken/prawns stirred in = risotto

bag of frozen roasted veg - throw in the oven with chicken or salmon

Eggs with anything in the fridge (ham, spinach, cheese) then microwave for low fat omelette

Tinned Chinese veg, packet sauce, ready cooked chicken/prawns

coodawoodashooda · 15/05/2022 22:20

jackstini · 15/05/2022 17:46

Micro rice, tin of soup & ready cooked chicken/prawns stirred in = risotto

bag of frozen roasted veg - throw in the oven with chicken or salmon

Eggs with anything in the fridge (ham, spinach, cheese) then microwave for low fat omelette

Tinned Chinese veg, packet sauce, ready cooked chicken/prawns

What kind of soup

brokengoalposts · 15/05/2022 22:32

Baby Plum tomatoes chip in half put in oven for 15m.

Cook some pasta.

Spinach, Oil, chilli, garlic, lemon juice, veggie stock cube, boiling water.
Put pasta in, stir. Top with mozzarella and plum tomatoes, Parmesan if you fancy.

Easy Peasy and really tasty.

BulbasaurusRex · 15/05/2022 22:37

As mentioned by pp things like omelettes, salad (with cheese/ham/tuna and nuts for protein).

A beanburger/falafels from the freezer with halloumi, salad, hummus, sweet chilli sauce

Frozen prawns cooked in oil with garlic and chilli flakes, tom. puree, cooked spaghetti/courgetti and a bit of lemon juice - quick and yummy

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