Heat 1. a pot with water and 2. a pan with oil

1. Add rice noodles, ketchup, shriracha and a can of shredded tuna
2. stir fry eggs and veggies

I operate pot and pan simultaneously, in the end I tip the stir fry in with the noodles. I can do all this in less than 10 minutes I think (not that I ever stopped myself).

The end result is a sort of asian style noodle soup.

Have to because you have to eat or have to because there’s nothing microwaveable/doesn’t need cooking to eat and you need it quickly?

Former: Tacos or anything I can just throw in the slow cooker before noon.

Latter: Whatever I have on hand that will make food ‍️

• use as little cooking water as possible and emulsify a bit of it with the oil

Lately it’s bastard heathen “”“carbonara”“”".

Chicken flavored instant noodles with a slice of kraft cheese cooked to a thick slurry and add eggs at the end and steam/baste it.

a whole bag of brussel sprouts. maybe with a hot dog and apple

if i want to get fancy, maybe hamburger soup, or green bean casserole

Cheater Chicken Parm!

We’ll grab burgers from Culver’s for lunch and pick up an 8 piece of chicken tenders for dinner.

Ingredients:

• 4 breaded chicken tendies from Culver’s or regional equivalent
• Red pasta sauce
• Spaghetti
• Mozzarella

Make the pasta according to the package. While that’s cooking, heat up the tendies in a toaster oven at 350°F (167°C).

Once the tendies are warmed up, spread a spoonful of red sauce on the tendies, top with mozzarella and bake until cheese is melted.

Plate with cooked spaghetti and sauce as desired.

Salads, based on greens not mayonnaise, at worst you have to wash and chop but if I’m completely burned out I’ll buy pre washed and chopped. I always add plenty of lean proteins like beans and then adjust the amount of fat with a nice pre-made dressing.

boxed red beans and rice. follow instructions, add frozen veggies

Why in gods green earth would anyone consider mayonnaise a salad ingredient?

Fuck do I know, but once went out with a friend who ordered tuna salad and expected something akin to tuna mousse ‍️

Fair enough. My wife calls it the “Half Assed Red Pasta”.

For instant noodles with soup (my go to is shin black) you can also just dump any left over anything in the soup. My favorites are frozen veggies, green onions, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, any leafie green and broccoli.

Nice way to get rid of leftover veggies too.