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absolutely can't-move tired but need groceries, googled "low effort meals" and let me tell you, recipe blog writers' idea of "low effort" does not get me (example, with annoying ads)

I mean I guess "lie on the floor and feebly claw Easy Mac towards your mouth" isn't a recipe per se, but


EDIT: okay, here's an example of what I was really looking for. just someone to remind me that Hot Pockets are a thing and it's not uncommon or shameful to be in a state where that's the most balanced meal you can manage


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in reply to @pervocracy's post:

frozen pizza is my go-to solution for several problems I run into frequently: "I have $5-8 dollars to eat with", "currently the taskload I can handle is press button receive food", and also "put 1200 calories in front of me right now because I'm only doing this ONCE today"

I'm here worrying that while I find washing a big russet potato and sticking it in the oven for an hour and then microwaving some frozen peas and putting butter and salt on both of them to be barely any effort, it might be too much for some people, esp if chronically ill or severely depressed or who just spent 12 hours on their feet at work.

and then recipe sites are like "yeah chopping up a bunch of vegetables and standing at the stove sauteeing them and also keeping track of the meat in the oven and also now you have dishes to clean is no big deal right?"

My family has a chili recipe and a soup recipe each of which require literally just cooking some ground beef and tossing it into the crock pot with a bunch of canned stuff.

Not zero effort but very good and very few steps, so I’d recommend considering options along those lines

A bit more work than what you were asking for but hopefully still within the bounds of acceptability, lol.

Even more minimal stuff:

•Make spaghetti with store-bought sauce. Just needs one big pot and the patience to boil water and stir.
•Lazy nachos: Buy some Tostitos salsa con queso. Heat it up in the microwave and spread it over some chips. Add black beans and any other toppings you prefer, plus shredded cheese on top. Microwave the plate just long enough to melt the shredded cheese.
•No shame in sandwiches. Turkey, ham, salami, cheese, whatever.

JUST MICROWAVING:
•Progresso has a wide variety of canned soup options
•Devour makes some good microwave mac and cheese
•The Amy’s brand has a few different Mexican food options
•My Target’s international food section has some microwaveable Annie Chun’s noodle meals on the lower shelves. They’re alright.
•Microwavable chicken strips
•I don’t remember what brand it was but we used to get frozen cheeseburgers from Costco. Probably a big waste of money but it’s a cheeseburger with zero effort and they tasted good.