How lazy can you get?

quickbeam

I'm a particularly lazy cook. I could boil off some pasta and add a portion of a tin of tomatoes and some salt and pepper and be happy with that for dinner. If I'm feeling particularly adventurous I might add some frozen veg in to the mix, but cook it along with the pasta to save washing up. Or, add some mushrooms - the least difficult things to chop. If I have it handy I might add some grated cheese in when done too.

Luckily it's only myself I have to feed. I'd be morto to have to cook "properly" if I'd others to cater for.

So, what's the laziest dish you cook? The one that's "one step up" from piercing a film and bunging a ready meal in the microwave?

SusieBlue

My favourite comfort food is incredibly lazy. Boiled baby potatoes chopped up, smothered in melted butter and some wilted spinach and loads of salt and pepper. Heaven in a bowl and takes zero effort or skill.

Pistachios & cream

Pasta with pesto and parma ham. I'm mainly a from scratch cook but there are times when i just want easy and simple

bee06

Back in the day, when I was living alone, I was a devil for sandwiches for dinner including tattoos sandwiches. Now it would be a cheese and ham “quesadilla”, ham, cheese and relish in a wrap and fried. I may put in onion if I’m not too lazy. It’s a basically a toasted cheese sandwich but sounds like a proper dinner if I call it a quesadilla.

nkav86

Penne with a packet white sauce, might stir in some cheese if I'm arsed

Colonel Claptrap

A fry for dinner.

frag420

I just sprinkle spices on my tongue...

davo2001

Beans on toast for dinner when myself and herself are feeling particularly lazy after a long day at work, no regrets either!

The Hill Billy

quickbeam wrote: »

I'm a particularly lazy cook. I could boil off some pasta and add a portion of a tin of tomatoes and some salt and pepper and be happy with that for dinner. If I'm feeling particularly adventurous I might add some frozen veg in to the mix, but cook it along with the pasta to save washing up. Or, add some mushrooms - the least difficult things to chop. If I have it handy I might add some grated cheese in when done too.

Luckily it's only myself I have to feed. I'd be morto to have to cook "properly" if I'd others to cater for.

So, what's the laziest dish you cook? The one that's "one step up" from piercing a film and bunging a ready meal in the microwave?

In less time than it would have taken you to do that I'd have made myself a delicious omelette.

Dampsquid

I was going to have beans and toast for dinner today - didn't have beans so i just had toast.

TopOfTheHill

a bowl of weetabix (followed by another)

Toasted corned beef sandwich.

shelly22

Scrambled eggs and batch toast for dinner yum

shelly22

shelly22 wrote: »

Scrambled eggs and batch toast for dinner yum

With a side of spaghetti hoops!

quickbeam

The Hill Billy wrote: »

In less time than it would have taken you to do that I'd have made myself a delicious omelette.

What goes in to it? For me, it's chopping that puts me off when I'm feeling lazy, so if there's a lot of that going on, I tend to avoid it. Of course if it was just pure egg and seasoning then I'd be with you (add the grated cheese too, if I had it!)

caviardreams

Baked beans mixed with tinned tuna on toast - next level guys :D:D

quickbeam

How about microwaved potatoes topped with:
tinned mackerel, or
cottage cheese and seasoning, or
another cheese concoction such as slices of camembert, or
if I'm feeling very adventurous, homemade beans, something like cannelloni with tinned tomato and seasoning.

The Hill Billy

quickbeam wrote: »

What goes in to it? For me, it's chopping that puts me off when I'm feeling lazy, so if there's a lot of that going on, I tend to avoid it. Of course if it was just pure egg and seasoning then I'd be with you (add the grated cheese too, if I had it!)

You put in whatever you want. The point is that quick & easy food doesn't have to be muck.

quickbeam

The Hill Billy wrote: »

You put in whatever you want. The point is that quick & easy food doesn't have to be muck.

I should hope not.

dxhound2005

Dampsquid wrote: »

I was going to have beans and toast for dinner today - didn't have beans so i just had toast.

Next time go for a toast sandwich.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-15752918

RasTa

Stick some random pie in the oven(donal skeehan banned) . When done take out pie and place on plate, grab a handful of rocket leaves and begin eating. Might chop some tomatoes with the rocket and add salt, pepper and olive oil if I'm feeling fancy.

tea and coffee

Waffles Beans and scrambled eggs

I am thinking all of them dishes take a lot of effort. My lazy dinner is Koka noodles!

longshanks

Cacio e pepe. Simple and delish.

kylith

quickbeam wrote: »

What goes in to it? For me, it's chopping that puts me off when I'm feeling lazy, so if there's a lot of that going on, I tend to avoid it. Of course if it was just pure egg and seasoning then I'd be with you (add the grated cheese too, if I had it!)

Anything. Mushrooms, grated cheddar, and chopped Denny ham, for example.

Deleted User wrote: »

I am thinking all of them dishes take a lot of effort. My lazy dinner is Koka noodles!

Stick a runny fried egg in there and the job's oxo.

And pick up the 'good' ramen from the Asian shop, there's a tonkatsu flavour one that's gorgeous.

JimmyMcGill

My favourite of all my lazy dishes is a cup a soup with a ham,cheese and aromat sandwich.

Purple Mountain

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Toasted corned beef sandwich.

That's so gross it could constitute as a bush tucker trial...

justfillmein

Deleted User wrote: »

I am thinking all of them dishes take a lot of effort. My lazy dinner is Koka noodles!

that was the first thing that i thought of when i seen this post.

although if it was for dinner, you would need some buttered bread to go with it too:P
and no one has the time when they are being lazy to bother with the stove cooking ones. its the pot ones you want for ultimate laziness and no dishes.

i just recently thought my son to 'cook' the pot ones for himself, he's 8. he's delighted with himself that he can cook, and i'm delighted he's on the road to self sufficiency:cool:
(noodles not too often though)

eeguy

Baby potatoes into the microwave for 6 minutes, throw a slice of breaded cod in for 3 and frozen veg in for 2.

No mess no fuss.

Is this a challenge?

Dial Hard

Pasta, pesto and toasted pine nuts. I call it "pasto".

dee_mc

French toast is my desperation dinner

Insect Overlord

Tortellini in boiling water for 5 minutes, while a tub of tomato & mascarpone sauce heats in the microwave (4 minutes, stir half way through), strain pasta and mix the sauce through. You'll get 2 servings out of it, too!

miamee

I'd also go for an omelette, usually when it's almost cooked I'll throw some chopped cherry tomatoes, ham, spinach, mushroom (whatever is in the fridge) and a bit of parmesan cheese on one half, then fold it over like a calzone to let the cheese melt all over everything for a few minutes and it's delicious Served with a bit of soda bread or toast if I'm really hungry.

SB_Part2

Jamie Oliver's Flat breads with boiled eggs is my new go to lazy meal. https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/egg-recipes/egg-mango-chutney-flatbreads/

That or coco pops.

Insect Overlord

miamee wrote: »

I'd also go for an omelette, usually when it's almost cooked I'll throw some chopped cherry tomatoes, ham, spinach, mushroom (whatever is in the fridge) and a bit of parmesan cheese on one half, then fold it over like a calzone to let the cheese melt all over everything for a few minutes and it's delicious Served with a bit of soda bread or toast if I'm really hungry.

For over 25 years of my life I pretty much refused to eat eggs. That was until one morning after a night out with some friends. We were all hanging, but one of the lads got up and started cooking. I was given a ham and spring onion omelette with a bit of cheese on top and told to just eat. I've been mad about omelettes ever since!

dudara

Toasted cheese sandwich (pan fried) is my easy, comfort food.

Or else, pasta with blue cheese & cream sauce.

the beer revolu

My daily winter work lunch is a tin of butter beans, drained, and half of tin of chopped tomatoes with garlic and herbs heated in the microwave. Bit of salt and pepper and olive oil to serve.
I love it.

the beer revolu

I can confirm that a toast sandwich is actually pretty tasty!

kg703

Pack of chicken, spoonful of pesto and some cheese and in the microwave.

I call it..... chesto :pac::pac:

ellejay

When I first moved out of my parents I thought I was a great cook.

Roast potatoes in oven while I went out and bought a cooked chicken, and spaghetti hoops heated in the oven!!!

Still my ultimate lazy dinner (when no-one's around)

LirW

Pre-heating oven, lash the fancy Aldi potato wedges in, lash chicken nuggets/fish fingers in, take out when crispy, drench in Sauce of choice and eat in front of TV.

mojesius

Cheese on toast
French toast
Beans on toast
Toast with butter

Jaysus I love toast!

Ted Plain

My laziest ever was when I was freshly unshackled and living alone.

Frozen chicken burgers from Aldi and Lidl heated in the microwave. Served on a burger bun, also just defrosted in the microwave. Dollop of red sauce. DIY Rustler's burgers!

Otherwise set the oven to 180 degrees and the timer to 21 minutes. Lash in the frozen pizza. Out onto a plate and burn roof of mouth because too impatient for it to cool down a bit.

threein99

Birdseye waffles with ham and cheese

Colonel Claptrap

Birds eye waffles cook beautifully in a toaster. Just pop them down twice.

Great time saver.

silverharp

lazy mac and cheese

pasta and water in bowl in microwave 6min , drain water add handful of cheese, some cream and season , back in microwave for 2 min, done.

silverharp

silverharp wrote: »

lazy mac and cheese

pasta and water in bowl in microwave 6min , drain water add handful of cheese, some cream and season , back in microwave for 2 min, done.

Question! When you cook your pasta in the microwave, is the water cold or boiling?

B0jangles

LirW wrote: »

Pre-heating oven, lash the fancy Aldi potato wedges in, lash chicken nuggets/fish fingers in, take out when crispy, drench in Sauce of choice and eat in front of TV.

You've just described what I call Brown Dinner

(Brown dinner is deeeelicious)

B0jangles

B0jangles wrote: »

You've just described what I call Brown Dinner

(Brown dinner is deeeelicious)

In our house we call it beige dinner.

B0jangles

Mystery Egg wrote: »

In our house we call it beige dinner.

You're just not cooking it long enough!





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