what’s your go to lazy day meal?
Posted by isve99@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 102 comments
so i love cooking and make some pretty banging meals however when i have had a really long day at work, or i am tired and wanna quick something quick, i am always cooking the same thing (usually sea bass, rice and broccoli or similar) what is your go to quick easy meal? i feel like im out of ideas
lovemycat02@reddit
Frying pan, boiling water, noodles, handful of frozen corn and peas, 1/3 stock cube, splash of soy sauce, teaspoon of gochujang, honey, peanut butter, dash of garlic granules. Mix together. Add 2 eggs. When cooked, put into big bowl.
Add handful of spinach, some air fried chicken strips or quorn sausages, spring onions.
Protein, carbs, veg in less than 15 mins!
Optimuswolf@reddit
Am going to try this one!
JBL20412@reddit
Scrambled egg
floatinginagravyboat@reddit
Yes, quick and easy on toast
thejaffacakewitch@reddit
Egg drop soup.
Takes like 5 minutes to make. If I'm feeling very lazy like tonight then I'll just eat a bag of crisps lol
Various_Implement_92@reddit
If I don't have eggs for breakfast sometimes I'll have them for dinner and pair them with whatever I have in the fridge: sauteed kale or spinach and mushrooms, cottage cheese or sliced cheese, avocado and some whole wheat bread.
teamonkfish89@reddit
Pasta with fresh tomatoes, garlic, chilli and basil. Add some nice olive oil and Parmesan and it's like being on holiday.
Reasonable_Notice_99@reddit
Shin Rumyun noodles cooked in a pan with half a can of tinned tomatoes (Mutti brand is the best), half a can of sweetcorn, and a portion of fresh spinach. 3/5 of your ‘5 a day’, flavourful, and quick.
Labs_in_Space@reddit
Pasta Bake
TurnersCroft@reddit
Beans on cheese on toast.
miggleb@reddit
I'll raise you.
Cheesy beans on toast
JimmyHaggis@reddit
The cheese has to go on top of the beans. IT'S THE LAW!....well, it would be if I had my way.
obantheking@reddit
You gotta mix the cheese through though once it’s been dished up, like once you start eating it’s all mixed in
miggleb@reddit
I'll run against you.
Cheese IN the beans allows for equal distribution.
Foos_Yer_Doos_@reddit
Cheesy beans on toast with a good splash of Worcestershire sauce on top👌🏼
steveakacrush@reddit
Food of the gods.
Internal-Leadership3@reddit
Cheesy curried beans with a fried egg on top. Served on top of potato waffles done in the toaster.
return_of_the_badger@reddit
Surely cheese on beans on toast?!?
TurnersCroft@reddit
No. Try it! ❤️
return_of_the_badger@reddit
It'll be a cold day in hell before I try that abomination! Good day, sir!
sock_cooker@reddit
Pasta, pesto sauce, broccoli and grated cheese
TurboAssRipper@reddit
Salmon paste on corn crackers
NaiveResist4910@reddit
Pesto pasta.
isve99@reddit (OP)
such a classic
whatanametochoose@reddit
Sacla brand pesto was my brand of jar pesto but they have changed recipe and it now tastes weird and overly citrusy
What's your go to brand jar pesto?
Commercial-Pear-543@reddit
Pukka pie 🥧
WorhummerWoy@reddit
One of those pre-made microwave lentil packs on toast. The Merchant French tomato one is god tier on nice thick wholemeal seeded loaf.
SkittlesHawk@reddit
Sweet and sour chicken and rice. Fry off chicken dump in a packet of microwave rice, and jar of Bens sauce.
10 mins max and dinner is ready.
Rubberfootman@reddit
Tuna in oil, lemon zest, chilli flakes and capers. Season well. Cook some green beans with pasta and combine.
Hungry to full in 15 minutes.
Due-Presentation4344@reddit
Tuna, mayo, pasta.
Jasboh@reddit
Shin black ramen
Due-Presentation4344@reddit
I do beef shin ramen with an egg and some salmon.
melanie110@reddit
Buldak spicy cheesy chicken with extra plastic cheese
maybedont18@reddit
Delish! Only with half the sauce packet because I am weak
melanie110@reddit
I’ve got up to 3/4 but that’s my hard limit
pharmamess@reddit
🤮
melanie110@reddit
Hahaha it’s my go to. Sometimes if I’m feeling fancy I’ll add a boiled egg. This is also my hangover go to
rabbit92@reddit
Nigella's pea and pancetta orzo recipe
rdmprzm@reddit
Huel
bownyboy@reddit
Throw a handful of frozen mixed veg into frying pan along with frozen chopped onion in oil and lazy garlic.
Salt and pepper. Cook for 5 mins.
Throw in a packet of microwave brown rice into the pan.
Add some lazy chilli
Add some soy sauce.
Beat two eggs and pour into one side of the pan and scramble.
Mix into the rice and veggies.
Pour over some toasted sesame at the end.
Total time is about 13minutes.
Delicious fried rice!
NorthernOverthinker@reddit
Bowl of coco pops.
OutdoorApplause@reddit
Scrambled eggs on toast with some tomatoes.
Dramatic_Prior_9298@reddit
Pot noodle and a packet of beef monster munch.
TheMagicTorch@reddit
Frozen pizza
MisterD90x@reddit
Peanut butter on toast and a cup of tea
girlsunderpressure@reddit
Stir fry. Bag of veg, bag of noodles (or beansprouts if you avoid carbs), sauce/spices/chilli crisp, protein of your choice (tofu/prawns/chicken/quorn/whatever). Wack a fried egg on top at the end. Add some peanuts for crunch.
Altruistic-Basil@reddit
Right now I've got some aubergine, courgette and jarred roasted red peppers in the oven with a packet of meatballs on top.
That's dinner. I might have a slice of crusty bread with it.
TheLittleChikk@reddit
Hong Kong style egg and tomato with rice! It's pretty healthy and SO good.
Truewit_@reddit
Tortellini from a packet
plant-cell-sandwich@reddit
Aka emergency pasta
DoughnutAlert2596@reddit
Yep. Mascarpone sauce pot and bag of leaves. Wallop.
ddmf@reddit
Cheese toastie with tomato soup.
Steups13@reddit
Sausage, egg, and chips
i_heart_punk@reddit
Ham sandwich and a Kinder Hippo
SightlessFive@reddit
If I’m hungover it’s sausage and beans from a tin on toast with lots of cheese! Sometimes I’ll add some scrambled eggs too.
Flimsy_Disaster5175@reddit
the other day i was tired after work i had a 400g pot of mash
tieflingteeth@reddit
Salmon, rice, roasted sweet potato and frozen edamame
Pesto pasta with air fried chicken and broccoli
Frozen baked potato with cheese and tuna
I also meal prep and freeze food in souper cubes so I can have fancy meals when I'm exhausted
tbirdpinz@reddit
Ribeye steak cooked in butter with broccoli or green salad. 8 mins and you eat!
No-Daikon3645@reddit
Tonight I cooked asparagus and served it with ready to eat sweet chilli salmon and microwave rice. It literally took 7 minutes to prepare and was blooming lovely.
DiDiPLF@reddit
Pasta and what ever sauce I have, hopefully a frozen homemade tomato and chorizo, but otherwise a jar with what ever veg and meat is handy.
Weylane@reddit
Bibimbap because I always have rice and veggie in the freezer. Just have to make the sauce and fry an egg.
baby_oopsie_daisy@reddit
Tortellini, stir in sauce, air fried bacon lardons, chuck in half bag of spinach with the pasta towards the end. Normally serve with either green beans or broccoli on the side
Art3mis86@reddit
0% greek yogurt, scoop vanilla protien, frozen blueberries mixed in, dark chocolate chips mixed in, honey, topped woth strawberries and a sprinkle of cinnamon. #DTYB. Pretty much what I eat every lunch time.
For tea, it'd be poached eggs on sourdough toast with some cholula hot sauce. I have one of those egg poacher things from B&M. Does 2 poached eggs in a minute.
kyeuriuskitkat@reddit
Tinned Mackarel in tomato sauce, saute half an onion, add a pinch of chilli sauce, a pinch of turmeric powder and a pinch of salt, let it simmer for 2 min add a splash of water to help the spices cook through with the onions, now you add any veg of choice, I personally prefer green beans (can be frozen) , I also like this with bell peppers , but go for what you like, let the veg cook for a few min, then you simply add in your tinned Mackarel (make sure you get the type in tomato sauce as it really adds to this)
Plain white rice
Serve with a side of lemon (and fresh green chillis if you like a bit more spice)
Delicious, hearty, flavoursome dish, in under 15 min! I have this at least once a week!
IAMACiderDrinker@reddit
Big bag of crisps
Art3mis86@reddit
No bread and butter with that?
CEP64@reddit
Bombay Bad Boy Pot Noodle sammich.
Short-Shopping3197@reddit
I microwave an Uncle Bens rice, microwave a handful of frozen peas, fry up some spare meat, bacon, sausages, spam etc, mix it all together and splash some sriracha on it.
FCSadsquatch@reddit
I use to have a very similar one. Micro rice, a fried egg, a couple of those really cheap value beef burgers cut up and a healthy squirt of sriracha.
Short-Shopping3197@reddit
Yeah, cheap burgers as a source of emergency mince are under rated, especially when they’re reduced and cheaper than actual mince. I’ve made meat balls and koftas out of them in the past.
You might also appreciate r/mincewatchuk 😂
summers_tilly@reddit
Sweet potato mash, beans, heck chicken sausages, sweet corn
HeWhoHasABeard@reddit
As a lighter meal
Buldak Ramen with a big spoon of peanut butter mixed in and a fried egg or 2 on top
If something more filling
Fried spam with teriyaki sauce and some rice from the rice cooker
Bbew_Mot@reddit
A Pieminister pie with steamed vegetables.
FakeNordicAlien@reddit
Chemo changed my idea of lazy meals. It used to be something that can go in the oven and doesn’t require prepping, like chicken Kyiv, plus rice and a vegetable, usually broccoli or asparagus, occasionally corn. Now that’s a full meal and my lazy meal is Buldak cup ramen (usually carbonara) with grated cheese.
The ones that you cook on the hob are too much effort for tired days, so I like the cup ones. Pour in water to the line, add seasoning packets, add grated cheese. I leave the water in so it’s like a soup. Better that way.
Sometimes I add giant cheesy Wotsits once I’ve eaten the noodles, before I drink the broth. They’re kind of like chavvy British tteokbokki.
StealthyUltralisk@reddit
Falafel, pitta, salad and houmous.
box_frenzy@reddit
Proper carbonara the Italian way. Just make sure you’ve some Guancarle, it keeps for ages so is good to have on standby. The rest (pasta, eggs, Parmesan) you will probably already have in the fridge and cupboard.
This serves one portion by the way
mdmnl@reddit
Your lazy meal is sea bass, rice and broccoli?
My lazy meals can be eaten from the container on the (short) walk from the fridge to the sofa.
Koka noodles, if I want to show off. Tin of tuna added if I'm trying to impress the judges.
isve99@reddit (OP)
sea bass in the oven or air fryer, cook some rice and broccoli in the same pan and in about 30 mins it’s all cooked and don’t need to be watching over anything but yeah i need something lazier than that one meal 🤣
Gold-Collection2636@reddit
Spaghetti and sauce with cut up hot dogs. Shout out to Mrs Cooper for this delicacy
isve99@reddit (OP)
this reminds me of young sheldon! when he has spaghetti hotdogs 😋
Gold-Collection2636@reddit
It was originally Big Bang Theory that made me try it, but yeah that's why I thank Mrs Cooper. It would never have occurred to me without her
Antique_Location_514@reddit
Sweet jacket potato with avocado and tender stem broccoli! Takes 20 min in the air fryer and it’s so good
West_Yorkshire@reddit
Any time I try cook a sweet potato or jacket spud it takes like an hour
Antique_Location_514@reddit
So cut the ends off cut the potato on both sides long way and do a couple of short horizontal cuts microwave it for 3 min with one of them microwave splash guards and then put it in the air fryer at 200 for 20min… I promise best sweet potato ever
West_Yorkshire@reddit
I suppose it depends on the size of the potato, but the ones we buy are quite large.
Antique_Location_514@reddit
Cut it in half then just make sure the cuts are deep enough… if you want the inside to be more crispy cut it into smaller pieces and then in half and then create like a hash pattern on the fleshy bit! It sounds whacky but it really works
philsrice@reddit
Just made a batch of tray quesadillas in ~20 mins by cooking up some (vegan) mince with onions, garlic & packet spice and dumping in a tray lined with wraps. Covered the wraps with garlic soft cheese, some sliced lettuce and avocado before adding mince and folding over. Pop another tray on top and chuck it in the oven for 10 mins.
Literally so easy and delicious and makes enough to feed me, my partner, and our 10m son for at least a couple days + served with sour cream and cheese for the adults. I believe it also freezes down well, for lazy leftover days!
flip8t2@reddit
Some tilda basmati microwave rice, supermarket spring rolls and soba noodles. Quick easy cheap.
Ok-Butterfly1605@reddit
I’ve been making a “shaksuka” with passata and a packet of microwave beans/lentils (these Asda ones specifically - https://www.asda.com/groceries/product/9055192), plus eggs obv. I blob some yoghurt on the top and have it with toasted sourdough.
If I really really cba then it’s just fried eggs on toast.
KungFuSpoon@reddit
Lazy jerk chicken curry and rice.
Cook up some diced chicken with a generous portion of jerk paste (if you're not coughing on the spice fumes and your eyes aren't streaming you've not used enough), pour in a can of coconut milk and simmer for a bit. Cook up some rice serve in a bowl and pour over the jerk curry.
Responsible-Mail-661@reddit
Chip shop over the road
Psychological-Sea785@reddit
Chicken, rice, sweet chilli sauce, bosh.
hutchipoos@reddit
Tuna and sweetcorn pasta, or instant noodles with some chicken and veg.
Danglyweed@reddit
We just had frozen kebab meat in pittas. Only takes a few mins.
Fit-Bedroom-7645@reddit
Well seasoned crispy chicken thighs, rice, sweet chilli sauce and soy sauce. Add frozen veg if you fancy.
Usual_Flounder_4203@reddit
Pasta puttanesca
Uncle_Zardoz@reddit
Char siu bau from the frozen section of the Chinese supermarket. Fifteen minutes in the steamer, heavenly goodness.
Justme-scotland@reddit
Pasta and homemade cheese sauce
Electronic-Fennel828@reddit
I like a spaghetti hoops and scrambled egg on toast. Grate some cheese on it if you’re feeling decadent. Takes maybe 10 mins, relatively low cal and still one of your five a day. Absolutely bangin.
Optimuswolf@reddit
Pasta, pesto, chicken, broccoli, pine nuts. Perfect for lunch at home when i know i have a cycle planned later (often do zwift races in the evening). Tbh i only do complex cooking on the weekend. I have things in for salads including just sticking a merchant gourmet rice/lentil/bean pouch in the microwave.
Think-Committee-4394@reddit
Spud cheese n beans
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