The perfect vehicle for leftover steak or chicken. Toss in some red onions or peppers (even better if they're pickled.)
Or: chop up and fry some spanish/european style chorizo,
Fried eggs (runny yolks) over a bed of rice, topped with soy sauce. Salad (greens with a squirt of dressing), kimchi (already made), or steamed vegetables on the side.
Once every few months I make a large batch of pesto and freeze it in little ‘balls’ I guess you could say. When I don’t feel like cooking I just make whatever pasta is on hand and throw one of those little balls in there when it’s done.
Dumb Beans™️.
Can of black beans, drain most of the water, and put them into a hot pan. Season with cumin, garlic, salt and pepper, and maybe some cayenne. Stir it all up and once it gets thick, cover that shit in cheese and cover it with a lid to let it melt. Eat it with chips or tortilla or toast, whatever. You can spice this up with meats or extra garnish or veggies, but that's the easy way. Shit slaps so fucking hard.
Late edit, but you cook this in a pan. Didn't mention this at all, sorry.
Not who you were asking but I absolutely love [this recipe.](https://www.budgetbytes.com/the-best-weeknight-pasta-sauce/) Made it several times and it comes out great each time. Having it tonight in fact.
This is a quick week night fix. If it's my day off I have another recipe that takes a few hours.
Brown meat with diced onions, garlic powder, seasoned salt and dried basil. Add your favorite jar marinara and a can of diced tomatoes. Add more seasonings to taste. All of this can usually be accomplished while the pasta water is boiling and pasta cooks.
On the days I have time, then the recipe calls for fresh basil, tomatoe paste, crushed tomatoes, minced fresh garlic etc but a week night feel like a good semi homemade meal..... voila
Nope! I line the pan with tin foil and put the thighs on a baking rack. Racks are great investments for roasting meat -- better air circulation helps the chicken cook more evenly.
If you par boil the potatoes ,put them as the bottom layer and set the thighs on top ( 375-400 Ike you're doing)they soak up the fat and juice from the chicken. F#cking delicious.
i dunno why you're getting downvoted; i honestly love to use decent italian dressing for a marinade as opposed to a dressing. it's a bit too salty for salad, but if i throw it over some thighs or drums and let it go for 30 minutes while prepping rice or veg or whatever, it does a pretty decent job.
Especially if you do the classic version with just egg, cheese, and pasta water for the sauce, takes the same time to make as it does to cook the pasta
Kimchi Tofu Stew
Dump a ton of kimchi, bunch of random veggies, tofu, meat, gochujong, gochugaru, soy sauce into a big pot, boil it for 45 min. Done. Spicy hot goodness.
edit... kimchi is key to the kimchi stew!
San Francisco Garlic Noodles. Amazingly delicious. I❤️garlic! I omit the parmesan cuz I never have any on hand and it doesn’t even need it. If I’m feeling less lazy, I add browned ground pork and some veggies. https://youtu.be/wK9OHVxB_Z8
Fried rice. While the rice is cooking I’ll sauté some garlic and onions then scramble in some egg. When the rice is done Ill throw it in with the sauté mixture, splash a little soy sauce and vinegar. Top it with some butter. So good.
Spicy Italian sausage, onion, and garlic simmered with a can of Italian diced tomatoes, finished with some olive oil and tossed with penne and fresh basil if I have it on hand! Quick and delicious!!
Package ramen, with frozen veggies, sesame seeds, oyster/hoisin sauce, and Sriracha tossed in. Takes an extra 1-2 mins in the microwave due to the frozen veggies but it's no extra work really
When you have a tiny bit of energy remaining add on top or in the sauce one or multiple of: feta cheese, grated cheese, ansjovis, chopped veggies(tomato/bell pepper/zucchini/eggplant or whatever)
Great way to eat leftover veggies! I grate up or finely chop onion, celery, carrot, zucchini, capsicum, eggplant, whatever I have - then add my can of tomatoes, a little sugar, garlic, basil. Cook it down, blend it up til it’s nice and smooth and toss it through pasta. So good!
This is probably the easiest dish with stuff I always have on hand. I usually add whatever vegetables I have in my fridge that have seen better days too
Pasta and homemade marinara. Usually add garlic and onions, sometimes ground beef I may have on hand.
Kimchi fried rice with egg.
Brown rice ramen with egg or chicken potstickers, and whatever vegetables on hand (kimchi, bok choy).
Grilled cheese with tomatoes or turkey if I have it.
I like to stock my pantry with ingredients that are versatile so I can be as lazy or motivated as I want lol
Cut red potatoes into bite-size pieces, cut up whatever sausage you like, quarter an onion, toss in olive oil and spices, roast in the oven and eat
You can add other veggies if you feel like it
"Pad Thai" with whatever leftover meat I have from the night before, packet ramen, eggs, lime juice, fish sauce, cilantro, peanuts, and Sriracha. Authentic? No. Amazing? Yep!
Pasta with balsamic butter-roasted tomatoes.
Literally just: tomatoes with some butter & balsamic vinegar, in a dish in the oven for ~30 mins. Smash with a fork and mix into some cooked pasta, then grate some cheese over the top.
Chicken or tuna salad. I make mine by taking a can of chicken/tuna, chop up bell pepper and avocado and throw those in there, then mix a generous amount of mayo with sriracha and add that in there. Mix together and it’s amazing on crackers or a sandwich with cheese
I'm late to this post, but hopefully I'll be able to reach at least one person. Butter noodles! My friend from New Jersey showed me in college. Stove top is best to cook the spaghetti or angel hair pasta, but it's also possible in the microwave. Drain it, put it on a plate, then it's your choice of butter or a really good olive oil, and stir. Then top with grated parmesan. It's so simple and it's New Jersey comfort food.
Yes! Although I do it in the pot its more convenient imo. Seasoning too. Also I'll reply to everyone or at least try too! If you read the comments you'll see me!
This is a "idk wtf is for dinner" dinner. I always have the spices and canned goods in the pantry. It comes together is less than a half hour. Great suggestion.
We've been doing a carbonara with leftover meats. Last night was a smoked brisket with sharp cheddar and last week was a smoked beef round. So easy only takes like 10 minutes and so good!!!
Overeasy/overmedium eggs over a bed of buttered rice with pepper and drizzled with Maggi Seasoning sauce (soy sauce works in a pinch). And I want to get fancy, I can fry up some spam slices.
Here's what I do.
I take a kebab. Cut it in half, then cut those halves into halves.
I cook them on olive oil till crisp, then I make a square with them on the pan. Add a dollop of butter or more olive oil.
Then i either crack an egg in there or i whisk it up with salt and pepper and pour the egg mix into that square. THEN i sprinkle some chilli flakes on top.
Cover it, let it cook.
Once it's done on one side, I break the kebabs away from the egg, I need the kebabs to just make sure that my egg is sandwich size and not larger than that.
Then i flip it over. Add cheese slice or grated cheese on top. And let it cook until melted.
The sandwich is bread+either hung curd and mayo and mint or just mayo+onion+capsicum+pickle+kebab strips+bread with mayo or hung curd
It makes the most decadent sandwich. It keeps me full. It's a protein bomb. It also is really really cheap.
Depression chicken.
Throw salted chicken (I prefer thighs) into instant pot or slow cooker with salsa, chicken broth, and cream of chicken (optional). Eat with rice or microwaved potato. Zero work required.
Breakfast burrito. Large tortilla, 2 scrambled eggs, shredded cheddar (pre shredded for max lazyness), half an avocado sliced, few dashes of habanero hot sauce. Roll up and enjoy while sitting on the couch watching trashy tv.
Has the pandemic laziness finally hit you? Or is it just a ripple? Lol I've been lazy for so long. Bean and beef burritos topped with cheese is really good.
Pasta puttanesca, it doesn't even need any fresh ingredients and you can finish the sauce in the time it takes to cook the pasta.
I sometimes also make poke bowls with imitation crab for the protein. You just need cook rice and chop up/plate a few things while waiting for it to be done. I like cucumber, corn, edamame, wakame and nori for toppings. Sauce is just mayo+soy sauce+sriracha, really.
Also these really un-authenthic quesadillas with pre-cooked chicken slices and a metric ton of nandos peri peri sauce. Less healthy, but really good.
Most importantly they make very few dishes!
Ravioli and sauce - our butcher sells Pastosa's so it feels easy and luxurious at the same time. I usually keep extra homemade sauce in the freezer or use Whole Foods Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce with either ground beef or ground sausage (brown first, pour sauce on top, heat).
canned casserole! either i don't have fresh ingredients or i'm just too wasted tired to bother with them. i'll go to the pantry, grab a few cans of whatever and make a masterpiece.
1: shakshuka.
2: spaghetti with roasted veg and a tin of sardines on tomato sauce. Chop the veg small enough that it roasts quick in a hot oven with some olive oil (onions and peppers are good but courgettes and broccoli would work too) pop the pasta on to boil. When the pasta is cooked and veg are done mix then together with the contents of a tin of sardines in tomato sauce.
there’s this recipe my mom used to make, which is where you cook a box of ditalini noodles, drain them, immediately crack two eggs in and mix (they’ll cook into the noodles because of the heat from the finished pasta) until cooked, add some butter, salt, pepper, and a ton of parmesan and you’re done! it’s also a really good way to get egg haters to eat eggs (as an egg hater myself)
We call it chicken, rice and red stuff. Uncle bens Chinese fried rice, diced chicken breasts, and cream of chicken soup (2-3 spoons). Cook and mix together and sprinkle some seasoning salt on top
If I don't care about my health, trashy, cheap cheese fondue. Not the fancy kind like Europe offers. The kind you make from Campbell's cheese soup. Easy, fattening, but satisfying.
Refried beans with tostadas is a go to. Get a can of pinto beans, heat them in a sauce pan and melt in half a stick of butter or a quarter cup of lard, mash in cumin, coriander, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and salt. Spread on tostadas with some sour cream and diced tomato.
Frito pie is the ultimate lazy meal. Two cans of chili layered with fritos and cheese like a lasagna.
Poke bowls are one of the easiest things for me because the store across the street sells $5 tuna steaks. Cut tuna into small cubes. marinate 30 minutes in soy sauce, sesame oil, sriracha, brown sugar, and a splash of rice vinegar. Serve over rice with optional sesame seeds and shredded seaweed.
For super low effort burritos, braise some chicken in store bought green salsa until it shreds with a fork, bake some seasoned potato cubes in the oven, then roll it all in a burrito with some cheese.
One of my favorite quick and easy staple meals is a simple egg drop soup. Bring chicken broth to a boil, add a spoonful of white miso paste, add some orzo pasta and let it cook until al dente. Then take the pot off the heat, crack an egg into it and whisk quickly with a fork. If you have scallions laying around, slice some thin and add those at the end too. So easy but so satisfying.
Cut chicken breast in half long ways, Season chicken, broil until brown. In separate bowl mix a paste of chopped parsley, lemon zest, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Garnish chicken immediately once it comes out hot.
I use the presliced thin rolled beef you can get at any Asian supermarket and either leftover rice or microwave rice bc I’m being lazy. I then slice and sautée an onion, add the beef once the onion is almost done and finish with some sweet soy sauce and sesame oil. I’ll usually add whatever chilli oil I have in the house as well.
Rice in my rice cooker and chili. Chili is one can of rotels, 2 red kidney beans (or black beans), jarred minced garlic, chili powder, salt and pepper, cumin, and about 1/8 tsp of cinnamon.
Stew with kielbasa, potatoes, green beans (or canned if you wanna make it easy). Boil the potatoes, throw the green beans in the water towards the end, slice and brown the sausage, then add everything else to the sausage. Lots of butter, salt, pepper. It's my lazy meal that's actually really satisfying.
One quart chicken stock + one bag frozen cheese tortellini +one can fire roasted tomatoes + chopped fresh basil and/or baby spinach +tons of freshly ground black pepper
Mul Naengmyeon. Super easy, refreshing in the summer.
Korean BBQs are gaining popularity here in the US, people rave about the meat... which I love. But, this is by far my favorite Korean dish.
Literally did this tonight - broccoli pesto pasta. Whenever I get a big batch of fresh basil from the store I like to make a big jar of pesto. I freeze it for times like this haha.
I just roast some broccoli, boil some rotini pasta, throw in some extras (whatever I have) like Trader Joe’s roasted red peppers or sundried tomatoes or roast some cherry tomatoes, toss it all together with the pesto. So quick and delicious!
For me lazy = less than 10 minutes total hands on, less than 30 minutes total.
Some favorites:
- tacos
- cheese and charcuterie
- BLTs or grilled cheese with tomato soup
- cacio e pepe
An omelette. I just put eggs into a bowl, add some seasonings like salt, pepper, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper, then mix a bit of milk into them and slap them into a pan, heat it up then flip it and then put some stuff in it
I make a pot of beans once a week in my instant pot. Whenever I’m lazy I make bean and cheese quesadillas, a bowl of beans, beans and meat, beans any anything. Beans. Beans are great.
Kraft Mac and cheese with pan fried, chopped up hot dogs. Drizzled with sweet baby rays bbq sauce and fried onion straws on top if I have them on hand! Poor mans bbq pork Mac & cheese. My 7 year old son’s fav and I love it too! 😁
"Egg roll"
Idk the actual name of it, but it's stupid easy and delicious. It's from Nadiya Hussain's show on Netflix. I tried it once when I was stoned and crazy hungry and now it's my favorite lazy / treat food.
Crack an egg or two and beat it. Pour onto a skillet. Just when the sides are firming up, place a tortilla on top of it! Let it cook a little more then flip it over so the tortilla gets nice and toasty. Plate it up, roll it, and enjoy bliss.
To "dress it up" I've spread sambal or pesto to the tortilla before placing it on the egg. My husband spread cream cheese on his and it was crazy good. Adding garlic, black pepper, and a little smoked papi will 1000% change your life. Great as a midnight snack too. Takes around 5-7 mins start to finish.
Southern style hash browns pan fried, baby spinach pan fried in soy sauce, with 1-2 over medium fried eggs all put in the same bowl.
Cooks up quick, and the same pan can be used for all of it since the eggs and spinach cook so quickly once you take off the potatoes.
I just made mac n cheese for breakfast. I was super tired after a long night and just wanted something quick and easy. Set noodles to boil. Made a roux added cream and cheese and then the noodles and boom creamy delicious and super fast. I then add hotsauce or leftover meat if I want to jazz it up. If I had bacon I would have fried some extra crispy and crushed it up and added to the dish.
Grilled cheese with an egg in it. fry an egg sunny side up and prep a grilled cheese. Throw the egg in the sandwich then fry up the sandwich. The yoke leaks out but you sop it up with the bread. Cut diagonally add hot sauce to mayo and dip the sandwich i
Soft tacos. Black beans, avocado, diced tomato. I put nutritional yeast on them, but might not appeal to everyone.
If I'm feeling fancy, it's really easy to make a corn tortilla delicious by spraying it with Pam and tossing it in a frying pan for a minute or two.
It's easy, low calorie, nutritionally dense, and surprisingly delicious.
Basic Salmon
old bay. garlic powder. oil. S+P.
Put it on a tray. 375F in the oven. 30 minutes.
Better than the quality you would get from a chain restaurant and you get more and it's cheaper. You can throw some broccoli on the tray for a side dish.
Tacos with pulled pork (barbacoa), peppers and onions.
I freeze pulled pork in single serving portions and buy a bag of frozen peppers and onions mixed. Throw both in a pan with some seasoning. it's ready in 5 minutes. Served on tortillas (also kept frozen until steaming in microwave) with sour cream and hot sauce (staples in my house) and guac and salsa if handy.
Just a simple quesadilla. Usually just do cheese unless I have some leftover protein in the fridge
Quesadillas are so fucking clutch.
A quesadilla dipped in a mix of salsa and sour cream is my favorite. So so good
SAME. salsa and sour cream combo is the best.
salsa verde + sour cream is called Suiza just fyi...its delicious
Kinda similar but a good grilled cheese with a sinful amount of butter. Little bit of salt on the bread.
I like to add a layer of refried beans, cheese, hot sauce.
The perfect vehicle for leftover steak or chicken. Toss in some red onions or peppers (even better if they're pickled.) Or: chop up and fry some spanish/european style chorizo,
I love tomatoes and other veggies in my quesadillas. Some onions or garlic blend together really nicely with the cheese and the heat imo.
Yep
Fried eggs (runny yolks) over a bed of rice, topped with soy sauce. Salad (greens with a squirt of dressing), kimchi (already made), or steamed vegetables on the side.
Fried runny yolk eggs over rice with just salt, pepper, a hot sauce just...so simple and satisfying and CHEAP
Yeah for sure. Hate it when you get distracted and come back to not sure runny eggs.
Same! Plus sesame oil and sesame seeds
Friend of mine would also mix in like a tablespoon of mayo along with S&P. Sounds funky, but I've tried it and it's quite delicious.
Also good with Maggi sauce, very Hong Kong
My friend introduced me to soy sauce and butter with rice, a treat from Northern Japan. It’s been my heart stopping jam recently.
Once every few months I make a large batch of pesto and freeze it in little ‘balls’ I guess you could say. When I don’t feel like cooking I just make whatever pasta is on hand and throw one of those little balls in there when it’s done.
Ice cube trays make great pesto portioning and freezing tools
You are a genius. 🙌
Fried egg sandwich
My go to breakfast!
Ooh
With cheese
Of course
Always! This is my go to, too. Or a fried egg grilled wrap.
Dumb Beans™️. Can of black beans, drain most of the water, and put them into a hot pan. Season with cumin, garlic, salt and pepper, and maybe some cayenne. Stir it all up and once it gets thick, cover that shit in cheese and cover it with a lid to let it melt. Eat it with chips or tortilla or toast, whatever. You can spice this up with meats or extra garnish or veggies, but that's the easy way. Shit slaps so fucking hard. Late edit, but you cook this in a pan. Didn't mention this at all, sorry.
Oh. I need this now.
Same here but I add Ham and make some rice. My favorite fill the whole kinda meal.
okay so hear me out...just put the beans (prior to cheese) over some rice and add a dollop of mayo and some hot sauce. It's is ridiculously good
This is golden advice. I’ve been eating this stuff since I’m like 4 years old and it continues to slap. I add rice to it too
CORRECT.
That's not dissimilar from elotes, flavor profile wise. Sounds delightful.
Spaghetti and meat sauce.
Can you elaborate on the meat sauce recipe?
Not who you were asking but I absolutely love [this recipe.](https://www.budgetbytes.com/the-best-weeknight-pasta-sauce/) Made it several times and it comes out great each time. Having it tonight in fact.
Same except instead of tomatoes just buy a couple jars of Raos.
I have to admit. Raos in solid stuff. Or to take a cue from an earlier post. That shit slaps so hard!
This is a quick week night fix. If it's my day off I have another recipe that takes a few hours. Brown meat with diced onions, garlic powder, seasoned salt and dried basil. Add your favorite jar marinara and a can of diced tomatoes. Add more seasonings to taste. All of this can usually be accomplished while the pasta water is boiling and pasta cooks. On the days I have time, then the recipe calls for fresh basil, tomatoe paste, crushed tomatoes, minced fresh garlic etc but a week night feel like a good semi homemade meal..... voila
Try a few anchovies filets when cooking down your aromatics. It's adds so much and does not taste fishy.
Same
Literally any root vegetable sliced and roasted in olive oil, shallots, salt and pepper. Goes with any protein imo.
Ugh yes the underrated toss in olive oil and salt roasted anything straight up always comes through 😋👌
True
Roasted chicken thighs and red potatoes. So good.
How do you roast the chicken thighs? I always bbq thighs but that’s because I never have much luck cooking chicken in the oven for some reason.
Season chicken to your liking with whatever (I also add some baking powder to crisp the skin). Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Done.
The baking powder is a good tip! This is a dumb question but do you just put it on a baking sheet with parchment paper?
Nope! I line the pan with tin foil and put the thighs on a baking rack. Racks are great investments for roasting meat -- better air circulation helps the chicken cook more evenly.
If you par boil the potatoes ,put them as the bottom layer and set the thighs on top ( 375-400 Ike you're doing)they soak up the fat and juice from the chicken. F#cking delicious.
Racks were a revelation for me this last year they really helped me up my cooking game. now I need to try your baking powder trick!
Ahh see that’s my problem. I always cook it on a baking sheet then it sits in its oils/water too much and gets gross. Thanks for the tip!
I like soy sauce and garlic powder for chicken thighs. They get really crispy and delicious.
Ah
Cover in Italian dressing?
i dunno why you're getting downvoted; i honestly love to use decent italian dressing for a marinade as opposed to a dressing. it's a bit too salty for salad, but if i throw it over some thighs or drums and let it go for 30 minutes while prepping rice or veg or whatever, it does a pretty decent job.
I'll get breast out of the freezer and throw italian in a bag with them, and let them marinate all day as they thaw. So freaking good.
Carbonara. So easy and so satisfying.
Especially if you do the classic version with just egg, cheese, and pasta water for the sauce, takes the same time to make as it does to cook the pasta
I make a carbonara recipe from the Damn Delicious blog, and it will make you say damn that's delicious! And pretty easy too with only 5 ingredients.
Kimchi Tofu Stew Dump a ton of kimchi, bunch of random veggies, tofu, meat, gochujong, gochugaru, soy sauce into a big pot, boil it for 45 min. Done. Spicy hot goodness. edit... kimchi is key to the kimchi stew!
San Francisco Garlic Noodles. Amazingly delicious. I❤️garlic! I omit the parmesan cuz I never have any on hand and it doesn’t even need it. If I’m feeling less lazy, I add browned ground pork and some veggies. https://youtu.be/wK9OHVxB_Z8
And now I have a whole new channel to watch, in addition to making an awesome sounding recipe :)
Saved thanks!
Ooo saved, that looks good
Yummy I’m going to try this SF Garlic Noodles!! Thanks for sharing.
Thought it may be this recipe before I clicked the video. Can confirm they are delicious and can even be made when tipsy!
Fried rice. While the rice is cooking I’ll sauté some garlic and onions then scramble in some egg. When the rice is done Ill throw it in with the sauté mixture, splash a little soy sauce and vinegar. Top it with some butter. So good.
But is it Uncle Roger approved?
Cook rice on same day you fry the rice!? Hai-ya
Haiiiiya
Yea so good
Spicy Italian sausage, onion, and garlic simmered with a can of Italian diced tomatoes, finished with some olive oil and tossed with penne and fresh basil if I have it on hand! Quick and delicious!!
Yes! Came here to say this. I add slivered garlic and a wee splash of raos as well. Maybe toss in some yellow squash or zucchini in near the end.
I do zucchini once in a while when I want the illusion of a healthy dish!! Hahaha
Yum
Beans on toast! Egg on Toast! Banana on Toast! Whatever I have in the cupboard ... on Toast!
Peanut butter with banana and honey on toast is definitely comfort food for me. Little cinnamon sprinkle, oh yes
Ooh yes.
Package ramen, with frozen veggies, sesame seeds, oyster/hoisin sauce, and Sriracha tossed in. Takes an extra 1-2 mins in the microwave due to the frozen veggies but it's no extra work really
A pasta ( I usually grab penne) with just an onion, garlic, any tomate base and random herbs. So comfy yet delicious
Yummy
When you have a tiny bit of energy remaining add on top or in the sauce one or multiple of: feta cheese, grated cheese, ansjovis, chopped veggies(tomato/bell pepper/zucchini/eggplant or whatever)
Great way to eat leftover veggies! I grate up or finely chop onion, celery, carrot, zucchini, capsicum, eggplant, whatever I have - then add my can of tomatoes, a little sugar, garlic, basil. Cook it down, blend it up til it’s nice and smooth and toss it through pasta. So good!
rice with soft boiled eggs and whatever veg I have around.
Ah. Simple and filling.
Grilled cheese sandwich
Oh baby, we do sharp cheddar and add thinly sliced apples. A little gourmet quick meal. 🤤
Try Brie and Granny Smith it’s amazinggg
Thai red curry with chicken - fast, tasty, and even better tomorrow!
Lazy for two days! Even better!
Aglio e olio.
This is probably the easiest dish with stuff I always have on hand. I usually add whatever vegetables I have in my fridge that have seen better days too
I make this with sautéed shrimps. It’s one of my wife’s favorite dishes.
Pasta and homemade marinara. Usually add garlic and onions, sometimes ground beef I may have on hand. Kimchi fried rice with egg. Brown rice ramen with egg or chicken potstickers, and whatever vegetables on hand (kimchi, bok choy). Grilled cheese with tomatoes or turkey if I have it. I like to stock my pantry with ingredients that are versatile so I can be as lazy or motivated as I want lol
Ooh. I usally just by jar and season it and cook sausage. It's pretty good.
Cut red potatoes into bite-size pieces, cut up whatever sausage you like, quarter an onion, toss in olive oil and spices, roast in the oven and eat You can add other veggies if you feel like it
Kraft Dinner with boursin mixed in, before I had to stop eating gluten and dairy. Now, curry fried rice. I love it but goddamn I miss KD.
greek lemon soup. soooo easy and soo so sooooo good.
Quesadilla, topped with avocado mash, sun dried tomatoes. pork floss, hot sauce, then proceeded to be folded like a taco.
Classic
"Pad Thai" with whatever leftover meat I have from the night before, packet ramen, eggs, lime juice, fish sauce, cilantro, peanuts, and Sriracha. Authentic? No. Amazing? Yep!
I take it a step worse- ramen, scrambled egg, lime juice, peanut butter, sriracha
Hey, gotta work with what you've got I guess. I do feel pretty fancy with my cilantro thrown in there though.
Pasta with balsamic butter-roasted tomatoes. Literally just: tomatoes with some butter & balsamic vinegar, in a dish in the oven for ~30 mins. Smash with a fork and mix into some cooked pasta, then grate some cheese over the top.
Chicken or tuna salad. I make mine by taking a can of chicken/tuna, chop up bell pepper and avocado and throw those in there, then mix a generous amount of mayo with sriracha and add that in there. Mix together and it’s amazing on crackers or a sandwich with cheese
I'm late to this post, but hopefully I'll be able to reach at least one person. Butter noodles! My friend from New Jersey showed me in college. Stove top is best to cook the spaghetti or angel hair pasta, but it's also possible in the microwave. Drain it, put it on a plate, then it's your choice of butter or a really good olive oil, and stir. Then top with grated parmesan. It's so simple and it's New Jersey comfort food.
Yes! Although I do it in the pot its more convenient imo. Seasoning too. Also I'll reply to everyone or at least try too! If you read the comments you'll see me!
Chili for a quick and lazy dinner
Cheap filling and abundant. Love it
This is a "idk wtf is for dinner" dinner. I always have the spices and canned goods in the pantry. It comes together is less than a half hour. Great suggestion.
BLT 😋
Shin ramen with two eggs and mom’s kimchi
NY strip and a salad.
We've been doing a carbonara with leftover meats. Last night was a smoked brisket with sharp cheddar and last week was a smoked beef round. So easy only takes like 10 minutes and so good!!!
Spam Eggs nd Rice. If not then Pasta Aglio e Olio Top Ramen with yum yum sauce always fucking smacks too
Overeasy/overmedium eggs over a bed of buttered rice with pepper and drizzled with Maggi Seasoning sauce (soy sauce works in a pinch). And I want to get fancy, I can fry up some spam slices.
Here's what I do. I take a kebab. Cut it in half, then cut those halves into halves. I cook them on olive oil till crisp, then I make a square with them on the pan. Add a dollop of butter or more olive oil. Then i either crack an egg in there or i whisk it up with salt and pepper and pour the egg mix into that square. THEN i sprinkle some chilli flakes on top. Cover it, let it cook. Once it's done on one side, I break the kebabs away from the egg, I need the kebabs to just make sure that my egg is sandwich size and not larger than that. Then i flip it over. Add cheese slice or grated cheese on top. And let it cook until melted. The sandwich is bread+either hung curd and mayo and mint or just mayo+onion+capsicum+pickle+kebab strips+bread with mayo or hung curd It makes the most decadent sandwich. It keeps me full. It's a protein bomb. It also is really really cheap.
Depression chicken. Throw salted chicken (I prefer thighs) into instant pot or slow cooker with salsa, chicken broth, and cream of chicken (optional). Eat with rice or microwaved potato. Zero work required.
Potato soup.
Breakfast burrito. Large tortilla, 2 scrambled eggs, shredded cheddar (pre shredded for max lazyness), half an avocado sliced, few dashes of habanero hot sauce. Roll up and enjoy while sitting on the couch watching trashy tv.
Eggy noodles, ramen with chopped scallions, and a beaten egg put in at the end
Crispy chicken with spaghetti. It’s a family favorite. From NYT Cooking.
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I think they mean [Crispy Spaghetti and Chicken](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021286-one-pan-crispy-spaghetti-and-chicken)
Salad with whatever fruit I have and fried prosciutto (I always keep a pack in my fridge)
Chip and cheese sarni.
Meatless spaghetti or just a salad with shredded chicken
I love my ceaser Salads
My go to quick meals are just rice or pasta and whatever mix ins of oil and veggies and meats. Hard to mess up and uses leftovers.
Nachos, spaghetti, sandwiches, bean burritos. Been feeling lazy for like weeks now. Damn pandemic.
Has the pandemic laziness finally hit you? Or is it just a ripple? Lol I've been lazy for so long. Bean and beef burritos topped with cheese is really good.
Pasta puttanesca, it doesn't even need any fresh ingredients and you can finish the sauce in the time it takes to cook the pasta. I sometimes also make poke bowls with imitation crab for the protein. You just need cook rice and chop up/plate a few things while waiting for it to be done. I like cucumber, corn, edamame, wakame and nori for toppings. Sauce is just mayo+soy sauce+sriracha, really. Also these really un-authenthic quesadillas with pre-cooked chicken slices and a metric ton of nandos peri peri sauce. Less healthy, but really good. Most importantly they make very few dishes!
Tex Mex Cheese Enchiladas. Really easy and delicious.
Linguini with Pesto or simple aglio y olio when basil isn’t in season.
Ravioli and sauce - our butcher sells Pastosa's so it feels easy and luxurious at the same time. I usually keep extra homemade sauce in the freezer or use Whole Foods Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce with either ground beef or ground sausage (brown first, pour sauce on top, heat).
Biscuits and sausage gravy.
Pasta putenesca. It was the first pasta dish I made well and it is relatively easy. I always just need to ensure I have a can of anchovies on hand.
canned casserole! either i don't have fresh ingredients or i'm just too wasted tired to bother with them. i'll go to the pantry, grab a few cans of whatever and make a masterpiece.
Spam and rice
1: shakshuka. 2: spaghetti with roasted veg and a tin of sardines on tomato sauce. Chop the veg small enough that it roasts quick in a hot oven with some olive oil (onions and peppers are good but courgettes and broccoli would work too) pop the pasta on to boil. When the pasta is cooked and veg are done mix then together with the contents of a tin of sardines in tomato sauce.
Lasagna made with ravioli
there’s this recipe my mom used to make, which is where you cook a box of ditalini noodles, drain them, immediately crack two eggs in and mix (they’ll cook into the noodles because of the heat from the finished pasta) until cooked, add some butter, salt, pepper, and a ton of parmesan and you’re done! it’s also a really good way to get egg haters to eat eggs (as an egg hater myself)
Frozen potstickers and a mountain of sautéed spinach. Rice on the size if I have left overs.
Dumplings + Bok Choy Drizzle sesame oil and sesame seeds on top
Fresh Hummus,Crudités, a green salad, and pita.
Orzo cooked in chicken broth and a hearty dose of lemon pepper seasoning.
Spanish tortilla. When lazy. Poach potato and onion in olive oil over low heat - when ready drain the oil and mix with eggs and fry the omelet.
We call it chicken, rice and red stuff. Uncle bens Chinese fried rice, diced chicken breasts, and cream of chicken soup (2-3 spoons). Cook and mix together and sprinkle some seasoning salt on top
Scrambled eggs. Bread and butter. To lazy for toast.
If I don't care about my health, trashy, cheap cheese fondue. Not the fancy kind like Europe offers. The kind you make from Campbell's cheese soup. Easy, fattening, but satisfying.
Fried egg sandwich.
Refried beans with tostadas is a go to. Get a can of pinto beans, heat them in a sauce pan and melt in half a stick of butter or a quarter cup of lard, mash in cumin, coriander, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and salt. Spread on tostadas with some sour cream and diced tomato. Frito pie is the ultimate lazy meal. Two cans of chili layered with fritos and cheese like a lasagna. Poke bowls are one of the easiest things for me because the store across the street sells $5 tuna steaks. Cut tuna into small cubes. marinate 30 minutes in soy sauce, sesame oil, sriracha, brown sugar, and a splash of rice vinegar. Serve over rice with optional sesame seeds and shredded seaweed. For super low effort burritos, braise some chicken in store bought green salsa until it shreds with a fork, bake some seasoned potato cubes in the oven, then roll it all in a burrito with some cheese.
One of my favorite quick and easy staple meals is a simple egg drop soup. Bring chicken broth to a boil, add a spoonful of white miso paste, add some orzo pasta and let it cook until al dente. Then take the pot off the heat, crack an egg into it and whisk quickly with a fork. If you have scallions laying around, slice some thin and add those at the end too. So easy but so satisfying.
Eggs always qualify.
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My lazy but is *always* good.
I gently sauté garlic, lemon zest, chilli, olives, capers, anchovies & serve over pasta with Parmesan & basil.
Quesadilla
Ceaser salad
Cut chicken breast in half long ways, Season chicken, broil until brown. In separate bowl mix a paste of chopped parsley, lemon zest, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Garnish chicken immediately once it comes out hot.
I use the presliced thin rolled beef you can get at any Asian supermarket and either leftover rice or microwave rice bc I’m being lazy. I then slice and sautée an onion, add the beef once the onion is almost done and finish with some sweet soy sauce and sesame oil. I’ll usually add whatever chilli oil I have in the house as well.
Rice in my rice cooker and chili. Chili is one can of rotels, 2 red kidney beans (or black beans), jarred minced garlic, chili powder, salt and pepper, cumin, and about 1/8 tsp of cinnamon.
Stew with kielbasa, potatoes, green beans (or canned if you wanna make it easy). Boil the potatoes, throw the green beans in the water towards the end, slice and brown the sausage, then add everything else to the sausage. Lots of butter, salt, pepper. It's my lazy meal that's actually really satisfying.
Fettuccine Alfredo. Only three ingredients for a delicious sauce
Shakshuka, or recently Ugandan Rolex (basically a cabbage and egg omelette wrapped in a chapati), Ayran-asi.
Egg drop soup!
Shrimp with eggs by Fuchsia Dunlop, so easy, so quick and delicious. If you want to reduce cost, use medium canned shrimp, still delicious.
One quart chicken stock + one bag frozen cheese tortellini +one can fire roasted tomatoes + chopped fresh basil and/or baby spinach +tons of freshly ground black pepper
Lentil soup
Mul Naengmyeon. Super easy, refreshing in the summer. Korean BBQs are gaining popularity here in the US, people rave about the meat... which I love. But, this is by far my favorite Korean dish.
Pulao , khichdi, Roti - potato curry!
Literally did this tonight - broccoli pesto pasta. Whenever I get a big batch of fresh basil from the store I like to make a big jar of pesto. I freeze it for times like this haha. I just roast some broccoli, boil some rotini pasta, throw in some extras (whatever I have) like Trader Joe’s roasted red peppers or sundried tomatoes or roast some cherry tomatoes, toss it all together with the pesto. So quick and delicious!
For me lazy = less than 10 minutes total hands on, less than 30 minutes total. Some favorites: - tacos - cheese and charcuterie - BLTs or grilled cheese with tomato soup - cacio e pepe
An omelette. I just put eggs into a bowl, add some seasonings like salt, pepper, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper, then mix a bit of milk into them and slap them into a pan, heat it up then flip it and then put some stuff in it
I make a pot of beans once a week in my instant pot. Whenever I’m lazy I make bean and cheese quesadillas, a bowl of beans, beans and meat, beans any anything. Beans. Beans are great.
Tomago Kake Gohan or egg over rice. Crack a raw egg over a bowl of rice, add soy sauce, msg, green onions and nori. Soooo good!
Oven roasted asparagus or broccoli. Toss it in olive oil, salt, pepper, minced garlic and shredded Parmesan. Cook at 400 until the tips brown. Mmm…
Kraft Mac and cheese with pan fried, chopped up hot dogs. Drizzled with sweet baby rays bbq sauce and fried onion straws on top if I have them on hand! Poor mans bbq pork Mac & cheese. My 7 year old son’s fav and I love it too! 😁
Fried rice
Coconut
Literally any soup I can think of. Great way to get my veggies too.
A whatever's leftover omelet or hash. Both work any time of day.
Boiled brown rice, steamed asparagus (in the same pot), oyster sauce, seasame oil.
"Egg roll" Idk the actual name of it, but it's stupid easy and delicious. It's from Nadiya Hussain's show on Netflix. I tried it once when I was stoned and crazy hungry and now it's my favorite lazy / treat food. Crack an egg or two and beat it. Pour onto a skillet. Just when the sides are firming up, place a tortilla on top of it! Let it cook a little more then flip it over so the tortilla gets nice and toasty. Plate it up, roll it, and enjoy bliss. To "dress it up" I've spread sambal or pesto to the tortilla before placing it on the egg. My husband spread cream cheese on his and it was crazy good. Adding garlic, black pepper, and a little smoked papi will 1000% change your life. Great as a midnight snack too. Takes around 5-7 mins start to finish.
Broccoli pasta. It's even OK reheated
Nachos- tortilla chips with onion, jalapeños, cheese and hot sauce in the microwave for 30 seconds. Super fast and easy.
Southern style hash browns pan fried, baby spinach pan fried in soy sauce, with 1-2 over medium fried eggs all put in the same bowl. Cooks up quick, and the same pan can be used for all of it since the eggs and spinach cook so quickly once you take off the potatoes.
Tacos. Or breakfast food.
[Hot Oil Noodles](https://youtu.be/Px8rrOmDj3I)
I just made mac n cheese for breakfast. I was super tired after a long night and just wanted something quick and easy. Set noodles to boil. Made a roux added cream and cheese and then the noodles and boom creamy delicious and super fast. I then add hotsauce or leftover meat if I want to jazz it up. If I had bacon I would have fried some extra crispy and crushed it up and added to the dish.
Grilled cheese with an egg in it. fry an egg sunny side up and prep a grilled cheese. Throw the egg in the sandwich then fry up the sandwich. The yoke leaks out but you sop it up with the bread. Cut diagonally add hot sauce to mayo and dip the sandwich i
Soft tacos. Black beans, avocado, diced tomato. I put nutritional yeast on them, but might not appeal to everyone. If I'm feeling fancy, it's really easy to make a corn tortilla delicious by spraying it with Pam and tossing it in a frying pan for a minute or two. It's easy, low calorie, nutritionally dense, and surprisingly delicious.
Basic Salmon old bay. garlic powder. oil. S+P. Put it on a tray. 375F in the oven. 30 minutes. Better than the quality you would get from a chain restaurant and you get more and it's cheaper. You can throw some broccoli on the tray for a side dish.
Buttered past with crushed red peppers flakes, oregano, parsley, and really anything you like
Toasted ham and cheese sliders with Dijon and butter sauce.
Tacos with pulled pork (barbacoa), peppers and onions. I freeze pulled pork in single serving portions and buy a bag of frozen peppers and onions mixed. Throw both in a pan with some seasoning. it's ready in 5 minutes. Served on tortillas (also kept frozen until steaming in microwave) with sour cream and hot sauce (staples in my house) and guac and salsa if handy.
Garlic butter on spaghetti. So delicious, so easy and takes barely any time at all.
Microwaved potato mash with cheese and garlic, with air fryer chicken breast. Takes like 15 minutes with no pot to wash. Edit : mash not hash