Hate to cook

I do the hummus thing too. But I make it a full meal. Hummus, carrots, celery, cucumber, green beans, turkey slices. Finger food/dipping yumminess.

I've also been making soup about every other week. Thick soup. I just get some broth and add pre-cooked meat (chicken chunks with chicken broth, beef strips with beef broth). And cut up a bunch of potatoes, carrots, celery and green beans. Then I pour in either some brown rice, or lentils, or barley, or pasta. And sprinkle some seasoning salts or celery salt or just plain salt and pepper. Let it simmer for an hour and it's done! I usually get four meals out of it, and it's really filling and only about 350 calories per bowl.

And...that's about all the cooking I do, unless you count eggs.

Lots of good foods are simple to make ~ such as chicken breast, fish, salmon (etc) ~ just sprinkle some olive oil, seasoning, or even salad dressing, stick in the oven, and yum. You can easily toss some frozen veggies in with it too.

Today I bought chicken breast, they were cut up in strips already. I came home, sprayed a cookie sheet with butter spray, dumped the whole package on the pan, stuck in the oven (350) til they were no longer pink (20 minutes?). I didn't even season them, figured I'd top them how I like when I eat 'em. I let them cool, scooped into a freezer bag and froze. Now I'll be able to grab one or two, defrost in the microwave, and add to my salads to easily up my protein (my goal this week!).

I did this ^^ because I've been using Tyson frozen/pre-grilled chicken breasts and they're soo dang high in sodium.

I'm sure you'll get lots of other easy ideas ~ good luck (the frozen meals are just soo high sodium, right?).

Any ideas?

Get off your butt and cook anyways.

I don't like cleaning my house but I also don't want to live in a pig sty.

My stepmom loves to cook but it's a lot of effort. So she makes a large amount at once so it'll last for the week if possible, or meals that hold up well when frozen/defrosted. Maybe you could try that.

just try!! i hate to cook too..... but i push myself to do it lol! find recipies.. easy recipies to start

Sorry if this has already been suggested, I hate reading. How about a slow cooker? Then search recipe that fit your type of diet. This may not take care of every meal every day but it's a start. Also one can foil packet some complete meals. Also some people do a once a week cooking session and freeze the various parts to then heat or cook in one pot or pan for the rest of the week. Something to search for, freezer cooking.

Best wishes.

I hate cooking too. But my diet has recipies that are so simple and fast that It's not a problem for me. For example, take some meat, like chicken or turkey breast, put some herbs and spices on it, and roast it. It takes 15 minutes to prepare, and then you simply wait for about an hour for the result. I also use frozen vegetables, but not ready made meals, only simple vegetables mixed together without any sause, potatoes, rice inside. Again, 15 minutes to boil it, or steam it. It's not cooking, it's heating. It's good for the winter. In The spring and summer, you can eat anything that grows around. eating fresh vegetables like tomatoes or cucumber doesn't take much effort. Also, I often prepare more portions for dinner one day, so that I don't have to cook for the next two or three days

Pay me well and I will be your personal chef Nothing thrills me more than cooking... it's just the clean up that sucks!

After "surviving" on frozen dinners for a few months, many years ago, I became *inspired* to make my own food. I guarantee that food you make at home will be cheaper, healthier and taste better.

First off, I have to jump on that recommendation for a crock pot/slow cooker. You just throw in your ingredients, turn a dial and you're good to go. Only one pot to clean up. I recommend you get a simple one with just 1 dial on it (hi-low-warm-off). We had a fancy one with a digital clock timer etc but it was a pain to reprogram it every time you used it (and that's coming from a computer programmer!)

We use it for:
Roasts: beef and pork - throw in some veggies and potatoes with the beef, my wife found a great pork recipe with red wine and onion soup mix. (We don't drink but we always keep a bottle of red wine in the house just for this recipe).
Here --> http://allrecipes.com/recipe/amazing-pork-tenderloin-in-the-slow-cooker/
We also do chicken chicken cacciatore, chicken Marrakesh ( a Moroccan-inspired recipe with yams chick, peas/garbanzo beans turmeric and cinnamon). One of my fav recipes. Here--> http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-chicken-marrakesh/
Both can be served over noodles or rice.

I prefer the long grain rice - we like the jasmine/Thai rice. Easy to make. Just one part rice to 2 parts water (and a couple table spoons extra water). Bring water to a boil and just add the rice, stir, and cook on low for 25 minutes with the lid on. So easy and so good.

Slow cooker is also great for chilli and stews. We've even made ribs in it. Just remember to remove the facia from the ribs - we barbecue each side for 15 minutes to give it the BBQ taste and then they go in the cooker. The meat falls off the bone when done. A good go-with is potato salad and a salad/coleslaw (which are also pretty easy to make). I have an amazing potato salad based on a recipe I got from Russell Johnson's website (the professor from "Gilligan's Island").
His site--> http://www.russell-johnson.com/Cookin__with_the_Prof/cookin__with_the_prof.html

Here's an easy dish. I think it traces back to a Campbell soup recipe.
Pork and rice with veggies. I'll just post the whole thing below. Hopefully this will give you some ideas
All the best on your quest and Bon Appetite!

---Cam's Pork Chop and Rice (With Veggies) Dish---

An incredibly easy one-pan recipe that takes only a few minutes to prepare and tastes good.

6 chops (fast-fry boneless chops)
2 soup-cans full of water (2 2/3 cups or 600 ml)
2/3 cup rice
3 cups frozen veggies
1 can cream of mushroom soup
shake & Bake to cover top of chops (use regular/for chicken or Italian or whatever)


1. Turn on your oven and set to bake @ 400 F degrees.
2. In a 13x9x2-inch pan, add soup, then using the same can, add 2 cans of hot water.
3. With a fork, mush up the soup in the water so there are no big chunks
4. Pour the rice into the pan distributing evenly (zigzag)
5. Add the frozen veggies (again, distribute evenly)
6. Add the chops on top, evenly spaced (they may or may not be above water. Either is ok)
7. Sprinkle tops of chops with shake and bake mixture
8. Bake for 45 minutes at 400 F (middle rack). That's it!

One of easiest things I cook is a chicken breast. I actually wedge it between a piece of tin foil or stick it in a zip lock bag before pounding it out more thinly with a mallet. I then sprinkle garlic powder, seasoning salt and oregano on both sides, as well as a half a teaspoon of brown sugar on each side. I fry it up in a minimal amount of butter until both sides get a nice golden hue. It's delicious and it only takes a few minutes to took. I personally like to pan fry everything, I find it tastes better than baking and as is faster (the actual cooking) as long as the meat's been defrosting already, which doesn't take long in a container of hot water. I love the crisp golden sear you get on fish and chicken in the skillet.