What's your go to recipe when you don't feel like cooking?
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Just returned home from a long weekend away. I'm exhausted from traveling but don't want to order take out! I don't mind going to the grocery store to pick up a few things, but its the physical act of cooking I'm not looking forward to. What do you like to whip up when you don't feel like being in the kitchen?
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Tuna sandwich and soup from a can.21
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breakfast for dinner...precooked sausage takes only a few minutes to heat up and eggs only take a few minutes to fry...you could even go for frozen waffles or pancakes if you like and toast them, or just make traditional toast.22
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Sandwich7
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You can also stock up on frozen pizzas or other frozen meals for situations like this where you’re just too tired to cook. It still less expensive than take out.12
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Tacos/taco salad. Ground beef is done in 10min and depending how much you make, you'll have leftovers for the next night or two, or lunch, or however you want to spread it.9
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Peanut butter and banana sandwich on cinnamon raisin bread. Side of baby carrots and some sliced apple.7
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Soup on rice, which is exactly as it sounds. Cook up some rice, heat a can of soup, pour the soup on the rice.20
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I second the rotisserie chicken, salad, and I would pick up a good French baguette or loaf of bread to go with it!22
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Grill a burger...5 minutes on each side and done.9
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My son gave me an actifry for Christmas. Best thing ever! I cut up a pepper, slice a small onion, handful of frozen brussel sprouts and maybe a protein like frozen shrimp, meatballs or cut up chicken. 18 minutes and you have a plateful of yum. I top it with a bit of sweet chilli thai sauce or plum sauce. Very easy clean up too. Its my go to when I want something hot but don't want to put much effort into it. If I am super beat, a grilled cheese sandwich always works.8
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I get the salad kits from Walmart when I don't want to cook. The "Family" sized Caesar salad is only 480 calories.14
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Pickled herring and potatoes or just pickled herring on swedish crispbread and cheese.4
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Spaghetti aglio olio. Dead easy and made from store cupboard ingredients. It also makes me feel a bit beau monde because it is the favourite late night snack for young Romans who have been out clubbing all night.
Put some water to bowl and salt until it tastes of sea water. While spaghetti is boiling; chop, press or grate 1-2 cloves of garlic per person and fry in some olive oil with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes in a pan big enough to hold the drained pasta. When the garlic starts to colour toss in a ladle full of starchy pasta water to stop it from burning. Let some of the water boil off at high heat. When spaghetti is still a little undercooked, drain and toss in the oil/garlic/pasta water emulsion to finish cooking. Serve with parmesan grated at the table.
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My go to is a protein bar. Everything else I make requires prep of some sort.7
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Oatmeal9
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El pollo loco.10
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Just returned home from a long weekend away. I'm exhausted from traveling but don't want to order take out! I don't mind going to the grocery store to pick up a few things, but its the physical act of cooking I'm not looking forward to. What do you like to whip up when you don't feel like being in the kitchen?
Stop by a store on the way home pick up a box salad mix and rotisserie chicken. Not only do you get fed quick but have leftovers for next day.I second the rotisserie chicken, salad, and I would pick up a good French baguette or loaf of bread to go with it!
Rotisserie chicken (or foil packet salmon or some other fish on the grill or in the oven) sometimes is the go to for days like this, only I get flour tortillas and vegetable sprouts plus fresh lemons.
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Baked potato or anything I can roast really quickly.3
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Shrimp stir fry. I keep fully cooked shrimp in the freezer. I just dump 6 ounces in a pan with a bag of frozen veggies, simmer for like ten minutes, throw in two bags of shirataki noodles, pour into a big bowl and drizzle some stir fry sauce over it.17
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Another vote for rotisserie chicken and salad, otherwise an omlette6
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