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Ingredients of the week: Mushrooms,Cranberries, Brassica, Beetroot, Potatoes, Cabbage, Carrots, Nutritional Yeast, Miso, Buckwheat
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like fr was expecting a fight, but naw everyones chill talking about their neat snackaroonies i love it
Low carb zero effort food is why I always have a jar of natural peanut butter in the fridge. When I'm having a "so depressed that getting out of bed is a monumental task" day, I can ensure I don't starve.
Oh man, a giant spoon of peanut butter is seriously soooo good and satisfying. I always forget about it when I shop but maybe I'll get a Costco sized jar next time I go lol
It's the final boss of my "plan for the worst" meal plan. If my brain were good, I'd never need to use this.
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The benefits of a rice cooker cannot be overstated
Hot fresh rice, tuna in olive oil, soy sauce to taste
Miso soup with a scoop of 3-4 day old rice in it
cubed tofu, rice, water, soy sauce, whatever veggies you want all in the rice cooker together. turn on that rice cooker to cook the rice and it'll cook everything else. lots of food, genuinely zero effort. this has been the essential cornerstone of my diet recently.
Rice cookers can be more than just rice cookers too. Throw some beans in there. Season the rice straight in the cooker. Get creative. Basically anything that can be steamed will come out fine in a rice cooker.
celery and peanut butter
I usually eat this every day for breakfast.
bean burrito but on those small wheat tortillas with hot sauce and salsa
Hell yeah, idk why I forget that bean burritos are SO GOOD. I used to make my own refried beans from scratch, should make a fuckton one day and love off them
ive only recently been successfully making tasty beans from dry in my pressure cooker. but i've been thinking of trying a refry next because the cans are too expensive for what they are
but yeah they are good i can eat waaay too many in one sitting gurgle gurgle
Hummus and pita
Tomato and olive oil on toast
Refried beans and tortilla chips
Carrot
Diced cucumber and tomato, dash of olive oil, Italian seasoning, toss in a bowl. Can add cheese.
Yogurt, sliced banana, granola
Seasonings on salad type dishes truly is a game changer
Especially oregano.
Needs onions and balsamic vinegar. Maybe a bit of minced garlic too. I miss being able to dip Italian bread into the bowl when the vegetables were gone. That was so good with a big piece of fresh Parmesan cheese.
Ooh yeah definitely the balsamic. You can let it marinate in the balsamic and seasoning overnight in the fridge.
Arroz congri lazy edition:
- 1 cup dry rice
- 1 can black beans
Get the rice going in a pot the usual way for your specific rice, once it’s done just warm up the can of beans in there for maybe 5-10 minutes and season to taste. I like putting Tony Chachere’s in it, but anything works. Recently I’ve seasoned it with some oregano, dash of cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, nutritional yeast, and red pepper. There was a period in ‘21 when I was only able to afford 1 meal a day and this was usually it
You can spruce it up if you have the energy by pan frying a bag of frozen peppers and onions and adding that at the end, or even adding some tofu if you want extra protein. It’s traditionally made with steak but we don’t eat animals in this house
Can of baked beans, loop sausage, potatoes.
Simmer beans in pot. Slice up sausage and fry in pan. Put potatoes in microwave 3-5 minutes, flip over and give it another few minutes, chop them up and fry them in a pan. Mix it all together for a lazy meal prep that sticks to your ribs
Sounds like it would make a couple meals too which I'm a fan of for sure. Taking notes for shopping later
Almost any pasta with pre-made sauce
Rice (made in rice cooker), can of beans, salt, pepper, hot sauce, and maybe an avocado if you got one = lots of food for no effort. Can also put frozen veggies in with the rice like others are saying if you want even more food for minimal effort.
I think hummus is pretty low effort, especially if you can just get cans of garbanzo beans (I have to buy mine dry and soak them overnight)
Peanut butter and saltine crackers
Someone said silk tofu with some kind of sauce (usually soy sauce and maybe pickled or regular ginger thrown on top), this is also really good and extremely low effort
E: additionally, it's really easy to make some chocolate pudding using silk tofu and chocolate (preferably melted dark chocolate), can also be used as a pie filling if you want to put in a little more effort
Scrambled tofu is pretty good and low effort if you have frozen veggies, but it's just a little bit more effort since it's best to cook it in a skillet and maybe caramelize some onions to go with it
Almost any pasta with pre-made sauce
Honestly this is a lot of my meals. I usually just throw together what ever spices, oils or sauces I have on hand into teacup, mix it a bit and then stir and cook through. My go to this week has been sweet paprika, curry powder, msg, garlic, chilli and soy, fried with olive oil. A little overkill but fuck me if it doesn't slap
overnight oats are pretty low effort albeit with the whole making it the night before thing, just throw vegan or non-vegan milk, rolled oats, and whatever the heck you want as a flavor into a jar and leave it in the fridge overnight
Savoury oatmeal slaps once you get used to the concept, too!
seconding chickpea from a can, but fried with a bit of oil and drowned in whatever spices or sauce is suitable. i like cumin-forward for a "meaty" vibe, pesto is great for a fatty hangover breakfast.
e: also pre-minced pickled garlic that you can just scoop into things without dealing with the garlic press is a great elevation of the lazy cooking game
Drained can of chickpeas in a pan for a few minutes
Roasted chickpeas is something my uncle eats like popcorn. One time, he offered my father some that he just made and my father absent mindedly held out his hand expecting to receive a dish. My uncle puts the chickpeas in his hand without a plate and burns his hand. Sometimes my uncle is just stupid like that.
Indiomie Mi Goreng with frozen vegetables is my go-to no effort meal.
Ohh I've been meaning to get those noodles, they're a favorite of a friend of mine. Gotta see if I can find some
Silken tofu with a sauce on top. Paired with rice made in a rice cooker (a worthwhile investment, get one if you don’t have one.) Or just eat it on its own, I’ve done that lol.
Raw baby carrots and hummus is my go-to. It's healthy, and it's genuinely tasty.
On top of that, I also love incorporating s into my snacks. I will put things like cucumbers, carrots, red peppers, and some other nice raw veggies on top of one and dip it in the hummus.
Mix and match many different kinds of hummus and figure out which kind you like best. Dill pickle hummus in particular will never cease to amaze me.
Cacio e pepe. Takes some learning, but it's essentially just butter, garlic, and parmesan cheese. Also, just smash garlic super hard and it's minced
Also recommend looking into dishes you can freeze and have on standby. I did it with my spaghetti sauce and it's absolutely amazing.
Hummus. I make so much hummus ahead of time and always have it handy. Bread Dip, veggie, Dip, grearwith pickles, filling but not like, .iss your next meal filling.
Bean burritos are extremely good for lunch, also tostadas. Some great lazy sandwich options I do all the time: peanut butter and banana, also peanut butter and jelly, and when they're in season tomato sandwiches
Idk, sometimes I cut up a cooked soy patty and put it in a tomato, onion, and spinach salad. Usually it's good with some sort of oil-based dressing. That's basically lunch.
I also really appreciate shirataki noodles as a low-carb pasta substitute.
Also Kalamata olives marinated in brine. I could eat those like candy (so eat them sparingly). Generic pimento-stuffed Spanish olives give the other olives a bad name.
Chicken Breast (oven) with rice. Simple as that.
I love rice, even without seasoning. So, if i'm short of time/energy, this is my comfort food to go.
Oh, I almost forgot: Mate with crackers, as a breakfast, as a snack during the day, during a lecture, etc.
Rice and steamed veggies, using a rice cooker with a steamer basket, and cheap frozen veggie mix.
Rice cooked with a pat of butter and bay leaf. Top it with some baked beans. Add some chili paste or hot sauce and it can get you through some rough times.
One pot lentils and rice is a good go-to. Cup of rice, 2/3rds cup of red lentils. Rinse a few times if you want. Fill with water to one knuckle above the top of the rice/lentils. Cook til water is gone or mixture is soft enough to eat (prolly twenty mins). Then add a jarred sauce like korma or one of the canned curry mixes you just mix with coconut milk. If you're feeling a little more ambitious look up a recipe for kitchedi. As a vegan it was practically my Kraft mac n cheese
I also often stir-fry onions, garlic, potatoes, tofu or cauliflower and garbanzos while waiting for the rice. But once again, that might be a bit more ambitious than you're asking for
Lentil tacos! Cook some lentils in a pot, once they’re done mix in a pack of taco seasoning, eat on tortillas. If you have some lettuce or other veggies just pop some on there, same goes for vegan sour cream etc. it smackss with low effort and low cost
Can of sardines in oil with hot sauce
Packet of cream cheese, sub for vegan if you'd like
One drained can of black beans
Any diced veg you've got the spoons to prep (ie onion or peppers) optional
Hot sauce to taste
Mix all the above into a bowl, use it to fill a tortilla in whatever shape you'd like (usually small taquitos or folded quesadillas works best for this), pan fry the assembled tortilla until brown
Here's a few vegan quickies: rice from a rice cooker and firm tofu, crumbled into it. The tofu doesn't need to be cooked. Add soy sauce, and/or some chili paste, maybe some garlic salt. Whatever you think goes good with rice. Plenty of protein, pretty filling, no effort.
Spaghetti and premade pasta sauce. That's it.
Rice and beans (drained) made straight in the rice cooker. Just like the tofu one add whatever seasoning you want.
Hummus and basically anything you want to dip in it.
Classic PB&J.
Not vegan, but was my goto when I still ate eggs: rice from the rice cooker, with an egg cracked straight into it when the rice is still hot. Whatever seasoning you want. This is a very popular Japanese one called Tamago Kake Gohan (Egg over Rice).
Also, pack your favorite protein bars. If you're a lazy dumbass like me, sometimes you don't eat before work. A quick protein bar saves you til lunch.
Kimchi in a wrap with other veggies and mayo (vegan options are available at my local Asian mart). Honestly kimchi on almost anything is good.
I eat popcorn on my stove four times a week, its cheap and if you eat them one at a time its almost like stimming