I mean the one you do when you want something easy to do, but not when you’re tired at the point you microwave a frozen-meal, or just cut down a piece of cheese and put it in a bread
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I like to take those boxes of breakfast cereal they sell and I like to whip them up in a big bowl with some milk. I call it cereal with milk.
But what if you aren’t feeling like soup?
A real cheat code here is when you truly can’t find it in you to cook, have some easy heat and eat meal or something and then plan + prepare tomorrow’s dinner.
Microwave burrito + take chicken out of the freezer for tomorrow
Crack open a tin of beans, smash them a bit with a fork. Salt, pepper, vinegar, and whatever seasoning blend is within reach. Put it on top of whatever carb I have (toast, tortilla, crackers) is my go-to.
If I don’t have a tin of beans, I microwave some frozen peas to smash up.
Hummus also fits this niche but that’s not something I keep on hand in the pantry, unlike beans.
My favourite no-cook meal is a slab of semi-firm tofu served cold on a bed of spinach, pour over some soy sauce, spring onion and furikake. But that requires fresh ingredients I don’t always have on hand.
Instant noodles, with a handful of frozen corn, and a Nori sheet from the pantry ripped up in it. Tofu (or egg) if you can be bothered.
I’m on the hunt for a vegetarian alternative to a umami packed can of smoked Tuna. I miss smoked Tuna. (I’m allergic to nightshades and haven’t found a allergy free fake fish on the market)
Another great lazy meal is hummus. process together a drained + rinsed can of chickpeas, a couple tablespoons of tahini, the juice of half a lemon, salt + spices, and however much water it takes to get the texture you like. Smear it on a plate, maybe add a puddle of olive oil with some herbs sprinkled over, and wipe it up with pita.
or just cut down a piece of cheese and put it in a bread
You can’t just disrespect Germany like that…
Throw rice, soy sauce, oyster sauce, onion, potato, chorizo, frozen peas, some spices and water into a rice cooker. Hit go, take 40 min nap, eat.
Cooking?!
When I’m specifically being too lazy to?
I don’t even cook for myself on the good days.
Fake pizza: Make toast. Drizzle toast with a little bit of olive oil. Smear tomato paste on toast. Sprinkle with garlic powder and oregano. Top with a slice of provolone.
You just described one of the famous Catalan tapas Pan Con Tomate (maybe minus the cheese)
Damn, OP. Here you thought you were making shitty white trash pizza and all along you were making Catalan tapas Pan Con Tomate!
Or be me as a kid
White bread Put ketchup on bread Put Kraft single on top Put in the oven under the broiler until the cheese melts and the edge of the bread crisps Eat it over the sink in order to not kill your mother by disrespecting the plates with that garbage Realize you’re still hungry and make 3 more
Rice, sardines, kimchi, avocado, soy sauce, sesame oil.
Cook some rice in a rice cooker, top it with a runny sunny-side up egg, add some high quality soy sauce and a bit of butter. Sliced green onions if I’m feeling less lazy.
Egg and rice is the easy comfort food my husband learned from his grandmother. It’s our too lazy to cook or shop dinner.
Lemon pepper chicken, take chicken breast, slap it in a pan, fill the pan with lemon juice, So that the chicken is effectively soaking in it while it cooks, put copious amounts of lemon pepper seasoning on the top of the chicken breast, Wait until fully cooked. It’s absolutely delicious!
Khai Jiao
It sounds super fancy and foreign, but it’s really just a simple omelette with some fish sauce thrown in. You can get fancy with cornstarch to make it a little crispy, but I ain’t got time for that.
Instructions:
- Beat some eggs with some fish sauce (not a lot, just a splash or a spoonful)
- Fry eggs in oil, pulling from the side so the liquid on top cooks
It’s done when there’s no more liquid on top. Eat with rice (can microwave some precooked rice).
Total time: 5-10 min. Try it even if you don’t like fish sauce.
Indomie! It’s not instant ramen soup, exactly.
You cook the noodles, drain them, then mix the flavor packets in. I prefer using half the salt powder package.
They are the pretty much the best instant noodle, and available in the West too. Seriously, go try them sometime!
If I’m too lazy to cook, I open a can of fish and wash a pile of cucumbers to eat as side dishes with the Indomie.
Rice cooker, after it’s halfway, throw in an egg or two, leftover meat, can of beans, soup, or chili, whatever’s available. It’s nourishing and always tastes good.
Boil some frozen veg - add an egg if you’re feeling fancy. Throw some instant noodles in when the veg and egg is cooked. Strain. Season to your liking.
Fried eggs with sliced tomato
Slow cooker stuff if I’m lazy but thinking ahead a bit. Just throw shit in a pot and turn it on. I tend to get big lumps of meat rather than steaks or whatever, so the slow cooker has the added benefit of me not needing to do much cutting. I just do a few big chunks and it’ll be so tender by the time it’s ready it’ll fall apart. Takes longer to put it away in containers than to prep it, then I’m done cooking for a week lol
Spaghetti bolognese is a regular if I need something soon. Little more work, but it’s extremely quick and doesn’t require being in the kitchen for the whole thing. Still makes a ton of meals that keep and reheat nicely.
Roasts are nice if I’m sort of having to impress someone but I’m lazy. You just throw shit in the oven and wait. Occasionally come back to throw in something that has a shorter cook time than the meat. Might be heresy but I’ve never really been keen on the leftovers of a roast though, so one cook is usually only one meal and maybe a sandwich the next day instead of several.
