what is your go to meal when you don't feel like cooking?

Almost anything wrapped in a tortilla.

When I do feel like cooking, I usually make extra and freeze. I particularly like to do this with beans and salsa chicken or chili because those are things I am always hungry for -- plus rice is the easiest thing in the world to make. If I am out of that stuff, usually cheese, crackers, carrots and red pepper hummus.

Easy stir fry:

150gr wholemeal noodles
150gr baby leaf spinach, washed
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 tsp sambal oelek (chili pepper paste)

Break up noodles in a bowl. Boil water in a kettle, pour over the noodles. Toast sesame seeds in an oil free pan and then take them out of the pan, so they don't burn.
Heat up sunflower oil in a wok. Add the sambal oelek and stir fry for a couple of seconds.
Add the spinach and stir fry until it has shrunk. No longer, because then it'll become soggy spinach. Turn off the heat.
Drain the noodles and add to the spinach. Add the honey and soy sauce. Put in a bowl and sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.
Takes about 5 minutes all together.


Easy "chili"

half a tin of mixed beans, rinsed to get rid of the salt
couple of spoonfuls of salsa
handful tortilla chips
basmati rice

Put half a cup of basmati rice in a small pan. Boil two cups of water in a kettle and pour over the rice.
Simmer on the stove for five minutes with the lid on. Then turn of the heat and let the basmati steam another five minutes until it's done. Do not take of the lid. All the water should be dissolved by then, so no draining necessary.
Chuck the mixed beans and salsa in a small pan. Heat up.
Plate up the beans, rice and have some tortilla chips with it.

Whatever i find in the fridge or the Larder. Emergency Backup are the odd (healthy, no crap ingredient, lowish cal, protein rich) ready meals, Lentils (1min in the Microwave) with Tuna and whatever else salad wise.
Best moment the other day was when I discovered there was still a portion of one-I've-made-earlier Beef curry in the freezer .... yey ... with a couple of oat crackers ... sorted. Current don't-feel-like-cooking frozen backup is loads of Tomato and Basil Soup I've cooked up a few days ago. I do enjoy cooking loads in one go and fill the freezer up with it for later

Cereal or pb&j sandwich

Well I always have to cook because if I don't there's literally nothing to eat unless there's a fridge full of leftovers. But BLT or taco salads are great anytime and especially when I don't feel like cooking. It only takes a few minutes to fry up bacon or brown and season some hamburger. And while that's cooking a few minutes more to chop up lettuce, tomatoes and cheese. They're super quick to make, there's only one skillet to clean up (because if I don't feel like cooking I don't feel like doing dishes either) and they taste really good for such minimal effort.

Hard boiled eggs, celery sticks, carrot sticks and some fruit.

Peanut butter sandwich with brown sugar sprinkled over the PB.

First person I have ever heard of who eats that. I love it.

Oh or a smoked trout, bread and cheese...no cooking required

I usually just make a quick stir fry with whatever veggies and protein I have in my fridge. Tonight I made portobello, bell pepper and onion stir fry topped with bacon and served on quiona. It was pretty tasty.

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whiskey

I have a NuWave Oven (lovingly dubbed the "Magic Meat Machine") that I can throw fully frozen meat into, season, and let cook. I only have to flip it once and I can walk away and do other stuff and it comes out perfect and juicy every time. I do that + some rice or a steamer bag of veggies and suddenly there's dinner and I just have to plate it. Putting some foil down makes it easier to clean, too, and traps the moisture under it so double bonus

Oatmeal with protein powder and peanut butter.

Scrambled eggs on toast, cereal or pizza.

Large salad with some kind of beans (black, navy, great northern, cannellini). Quick prep time and always delicious......