What’s your quick hot meal?

Fresh salmon sprinkled with Cajun spices or pesto cooked in oven with Aldi or Lidl 'special' oven chips (the dearest ones they sell in a black bag) and a salad. Or chicken strips stir fried with ginger, garlic and chilli (all can be bought ready prepared as pastes in tubes) add soy sauce and a bag of ready prepared stir fry veg and a little water to help veg to steam. Serve with a bag of microwave rice (there are loads of flavours).

Pasta, with pesto and Parmesan cheese.

When in doubt, spaghetti alla carbonara – done in 15 minutes – and the grandchildren, even the four-year-old – will always manage two helpings, especially if I have shoved a loaf or two of garlic bread in the oven.

urmston , yes hello, I am a gardener so I love that.
I love food and have learnt so much here, easy food suits me

best wishes

andy

It’s yummy BlueSaphire good idea to just halve it. Honestly bet you enjoy it!

Me to Jalima Worcester sauce just adds that little kick ?

Urmstongran that sounds delicious, and I would halve it just for me! I really fancy that. Just love anything spicy with rice.

That sounds nice as well GillT57
I like a good dash of Worcestershire sauce with cheese on toast.

I like beans on toast ethel but haven't had it with a poached egg on top since my student days (that was a regular tea/dinner!).

I've recently bought an Instant Pot so everything is pretty quick, all fresh ingredients, stew or curry in 35 minutes, pasta in tasty sauce 12 minutes, I'm still learning, so far it's really good.

Sorry posted too soon. Then pop under grill and melt cheese over the mango chutney.

ethel I love beans on toast! Also, try a slice of really good bread, sour dough or similar, toast lightly one side then spread the other side with mango chutney then strong cheddar. Makes a simple thing taste really special.

I wondered if anyone would admit to beans on toast.lol. thats my quick meal with sometimes a poached egg on top.

Why hello ancyC fancy meeting you on here mate!

oooh you are making me hungry I love omlettes

I'm a good omelette maker. Usually fill with spinach and grated cheese or a side of beetroot and feta with peashoots and cherry vine tomatos.
A quicker supper for me is a really good vintage cheese on toasted thick sliced sourdough, done under the grill with sliced tomatoes.
I'm a vegetarian so I like lots of vegetables and dairy.

Urmston, I do like a lazy but hearty meal.

This is a throw-it-all-in-a-casserole dish I sometimes do. Slices of chorizo, (can use bacon or ham) tin of tomatoes, tin of baked beans, season with black pepper, (or herbs of choice) give it a stir, bung it in the oven until heated through, and serve with crusty bread or (frozen) mashed potato/microwaved rice. Easy peasy.

There are certainly some great quick meals on here. Thank you so much everyfor taking the time to post - But, as outlined in my ‘lazy, cheating meal’ you will appreciate my main interest lies in dishes that don’t need preparation and cook unattended (time of that not especially a factor in the cooking, it’s the speed of cobbling it together IYSWIM) so then I can sit down/have a shower in the knowledge that I’ll be picking up a knife and fork soon after so little effort (no peeling or chopping ha!)

Thick toast and peanut butter. Yum.

Fresh pasta (bought not made) with asparagus, peas, salmon and prawns, with black pepper and a little cream for the sauce. Ready in less than ten minutes and lush.

Failing that if I am feeling super lazy, poached eggs on sour dough toast, or soup with pumpernickel, or sardines on toast - all yummy...

Quickest comfort food is a couple of slices of toast - 3 mins in the toaster. 1,2 or 3 tomatoes, pricked and zapped for 2-3 mins in the microwave. Butter toast, pour on tomatoes, salt and eat. 3 mins is probably the quickest you can do a hot meal.

If you have 10mins (and can wait that long), boil pasta and chuck some prawns or shrimps in a frying pan. When they are done, add a half carton each of cream and passata. If the shrimps are already cooked, they can be stirred straight into the drained pasta and warmed through with the passata and cream. (Less washing up this way)

Add seasoning and herbs whilst cooking.

Urmstongran - if you like chicken thighs try Nigella's Spanish Chicken, all baked on one tray in the oven. I par boil some baby new pots first before adding though.

Am I the only person who doesn't like sweet potato ( or chilli)?

Cauli (or broccoli) Cheese made with Delia's cheese sauce. Makes enough to freeze for another time.
We have this with a steak, a bought pie, any fish, roast veg, pasta or baked potatoes, sweet potatoes bake more quickly.

Herb of course not been!
Should add I only eat 2 thighs and have the other 2 cold with salad the next day.

I use the Nando'sdry seasoning in a bag. Lemon and been for me.
4 chicken thighs, shake with the powder in the parchment bag and put in the oven where a jacket potato has been cooking for half an hour.
After 30 mins cut off the top of the bag to brown the chicken and job done.
I try to eat more fruit on that day but frankly I am no longer obsessive about 5 a day?