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I usually have Rice left over in the fridge cause I always cook it in big batches. Egg fried Rice is so quick and simple.

I've got a bunch of frozen mashed potatoes pre-divided into meal-sized tupperware. Microwave one of those and it's quite hearty.

I've also got a rice cooker and it's super easy to make something both substantial and tasty with one of those, dump in the rice and water and then add a tin of condensed soup as well. Push the button and come back later to dump it onto a plate. I've found most kinds of condensed soup work well, though avoid anything with "cream of" in the title as those can end up unpleasantly goopy.

Peanut butter on bread. Just put a layer of PB on there, fold it in half. I take three with a glass of milk and I'm good to go. Great for those times when I've forgotten to eat dinner and I just want to make the bad feeling in my tummy go away.

What is up with the rest of these comments though, half of them still involve cooking. Who the hell has patience for that?

Depends on your definition of cooking. My "lazy and unpretentious" meal is pasta with whatever. If I have a pre made sauce, that. Perhaps some frozen cream spinach, that works too. A couple eggs mixed into the hot, strained noodles is pretty tasty too. If my stash is completely empty, a piece of butter. Then top it all off with some grated parmesan, and eat it quick before the shame sets in.

Edit: works just as well with rice

Avocado toast, actually. Toast bread, mash avocado on it, maybe sliced onions and if I have any cheese I have that with it or on it.

Some store bought soup and a bit of toast or something from the freezer, most likely pizza.

Greek yoghurt. Plain,no sugar or fruit. Cucumbers and oranges with tajín. Hummus with celery sticks.

Cheap frozen pizza and a simple salad.

Chips with cheese melted in the microwave.

Bologna bowl, good for when you're poor and/or lazy.

Slap a slice of bologna in a bowl, slice of cheese on top of that, then crack an egg on top of that and nuke it in the microwave for about a minute and 30 seconds. Good with toast or as is.

five to ten microwaved potstickers and a can of carbonated water.

A couple of eggs cooked in the microwave to hard-boiled consistency, mashed with some Japanese kewpie mayonnaise, seasoned with salt and pepper.

Assemble together with slices of bread to make sandwiches. Pair with cherry tomatoes and sliced cucumbers for a quick side salad.

We make homemade soup in bulk and freeze them in mason jars. Very easy to have a healthy meal in five-ten minutes - just pull from the freezer and reheat on the stove or microwave. Make a quick grilled cheese with it if feeling ambitious.

If I'm poor or badly prepared rice with chili crisp and and potentially egg. If it needs to be fast or very lazy 2 bananas and half a liter of milk through the stick blender. Otherwise cereal w/ milk or yoghurt, grocery store bedrolls croissant and such, prepared sweet yoghurt or instant ramen.

Can of refried beans, cheese, tortilla, whatever sauce, microwave, top with whatever veggies.

Instant ramen or few slices of bread with cold cuts and some cheese microwaved till the cheese melts.

Jamaican patties. You can pick up a big box of them frozen from almost anywhere (at least where I live) and heat them up in one minute. I mentioned to a Gen Z in the fall that this got me through many a college all-nighter and noticed when I was at their place last weekend, they were all stocked up! Feels good to pass on the torch…

Giant fuckoff protein shake.

4 scoops of vanilla protein powder, 2 big spoons of peanut powder, cup of egg whites, decent whack of real maple syrup, and as much whole milk to get a thickshake consistency. Makes about a litre and its like half my daily protein target in one go.

Spaghetti, olive oil, butter, and grated pecorino! A slightly fancier mac n cheese more or less.

Grilled cheeze with a thick layer of red onion chutney

Tuna melts are surprisingly easy. You can make enough tuna salad to last three days. Toast some bread, stick the tuna on top, then cheese and leave under the grill for a bit. Perfectly tasty snack. My classic tuna combo is tuna, mayo, olive oil, celery, spring onion and canned sweetcorn. Salt and pepper to taste.

Spam Musubi

• Cereal
• pasta or rice, frozen vegetables, cheese
• Vegemite on toast

Frozen za and(or) beer.

Bags of carrot sticks is my go-to for when I really don't feel like cooking or eating unhealthy.

Total prep time AND ready to eat within 15-30min.

Get a bowl
Make a "sauce" with plenty olive oil, basil, garlic
Slice tomatoes in quarters (about the size of cherry tomatoes) and throw them in a bowl
Let it rest for min. 30min or as long as you want to. No upper limit.
Add hot spaghetti (al dente) and stir until everything is well coated.

Edit: Expanded and added more precise instructions.

Frozen burrito :(

Toasted bagel with cream cheese, a canned protein, like salmon or smoked oysters, and capers. Super easy, and it also feels fancy. It's helped me out of a rut on more than one occasion

One can of no beans Hormel chili, one can of black beans, rinsed and (somewhat) dried. Mix in a big bowl, microwave until hot, add sour cream and shredded cheese, and use it like dip with tortilla chips. If you're good at rinsing the beans, and your microwave doesn't suck, you can have this ready in 5 minutes. And the only dirty dishes to deal with are a single large bowl, and a spoon.

Another thing I tend to eat a lot when I get home from work in the morning and don't want to do anything, is literally just a bunch a wheat thins, a block of pre-sliced sarento cheddar cheese, and a container of sliced pepperoni from the deli. Takes like 2 minutes to grab those while I'm waiting for the bus home from work. Fuck ton of sodium, though. Same with the chili, I guess.

Cup noodles with two eggs

Minute rice, yogurt and sweet chilli sauce mixed together.

Some broccoli or cauliflower florets steamed in the microwave (salt, pepper, butter, tsp water, in a bowl, covered with a plate, nuc for 2 mins) and draped with a slice of cheese.

Frozen wraps are the bomb. Take seconds to thaw and the possibilities are endless. Put on it whatever, and it is good.

Popcorn, whatever fruit I have at home, glass of milk. Comes out to 500+ cal easily.

Doritos in a bowl of water microwaved for 15 minutes throw spaghetti noodles in it and let soak til soft.

Some of my favorites are peanut butter sandwiches, big chunka cheese, apples (any fruit really), hot dogs/sausages, 30 to 40 olives.