What food takes way too little effort for how tasty it is?

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ULRIKE · Accepted Answer

Pan Roasted Chicken Thighs  Season/sear on both sides/roast for 30 minutes at 350 and turning once or twice (preferably in Cast Iron). That easy, though the best thing about it is that it is versitile as hell, depending what sauces you use.  My favoite is a simple Honey Sriracha sauce that I make, that I will bake the chicken in. But pan roasted thighs work well with a ranchero sauce if you're feeling like some Mexican Food. Good with a Lemon Pepper/white wine sauce (that will reduce on it's own in the pan while the chicken bakes) that's great over some pasta. Want some indian food? Well just use your favorite masala or butter sauce instead. Red Eye Gravy... it works, Cajun smothered gravy... it works, Buffalo sauce.... it works. Litterally any flavor profile you'd want will work well with what is essentially searing and baking chicken thighs in a single pan.

Saw · Answer

Eggs in general

Reyna · Answer

Mac and cheese

Meir · Answer

Mashed potatoes. You boil the water. You pour the packet.

Sarla · Answer

Usually calls for some tomato innit?

zuzana · Answer

Omelletes

Bear · Answer

Cheese on toast

Hermina · Answer

Grilled cheese

Renell · Answer

Anything that involves a pack of cream cheese.

Marie Konig · Answer

Cereal takes 30 seconds to make and I eat it for every meal of the day

Munevver · Answer

Macaroni and cheese and ramen

ljubica · Answer

Spaghetti

Valentine · Answer

Melted cheese on toast, sprinkle of pepper. Fried egg sandwich, salt and pepper.

ROSANN · Answer

Grilled Cheese with toppings

Marielle · Answer

Bacon, obviously

Merla · Answer

that canned biscuit thingy- I only get it like once every three years because its a... canned... biscuit... but it's so good.

ZELMA · Answer

Cup Ramen. It has no business tasting that good, none whatsoever.

Lola · Answer

Onion rings, it's just fried sliced onions

GERALYN · Answer

Aglio et olio. It's like fettuccine Alfredo but light. Or I guess, fettuccine Alfredo is aglio et olio heavy. You get the picture.

Julianna · Answer

Guacamole, if you're starting with a nice, ripe avocado. Mash it, salt it, add some lemon juice and a little something chili-like (tabasco will do) and you're there. Garlic, too, if you want to go mad.

Anne Brandt · Answer

polenta

Lillian · Answer

Top ramen, veggies, sriracha

Queada · Answer

Garlic bread

Riitta-Kaisa · Answer

A sandwich, just a sandwich

Raila · Answer

WAFFLES BOI

PALMIRA · Answer

French Toast

Nhu · Answer

Maggie (no not the person) it's basically like Indian ramen noodles and damn it's so great and takes like 5 minutes to heat up. My mom used to cook it all the time before some article about lead being in it surfaced and suddenly everyone stopped buying it, but I still crave that food sometimes.

Leena-Marja · Answer

Scrambled eggs with cheese

Katina · Answer

Blueberry french toast casserole. Recipe makes it look super complicated at first but it is overall very easy to whip up

Janean · Answer

Braised beef. Just sear some chunks of beef in a pan, cover it with 1/2 stock 1/2 red wine + aromatics in a covered pot, and let it go for 2.5 hours @ 275. Shred it, add some of the liquid, and you have some damn tasty beef.

Lenee · Answer

Top ten minimal-effort responses:   Baguette+Butter Butter Toast Garlic Bread Nachos Mac'n'Cheese Quesadillas (tortilla + cheese) Alfredo sauce + pasta Butter noodles with parmesan Ramen Grilled Cheese  which is buttered toast with cheese inside.

Juman · Answer

Bread with butter

Ilana · Answer

Fruits

MARVELLA · Answer

Spaghetti aglio e olio. Heat olive oil in a pan, add garlic and cook but don't let it brown, add salt (mild chilli flake optional) and toss with spaghetti.  Like many things in this thread it's formula is just a carb covered in fat with some salt. We are humans after all.

Fehime · Answer

Grilled cheese sandwiches

cia · Answer

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Klaudia Hoch · Answer

Hamburger

Miguelita · Answer

Garlic bread

HAYDEE · Answer

Red beans and rice

SHONDA · Answer

Water

DEVORAH · Answer

Warm honeydew melon and brown sugar!!

Townsend · Answer

Frozen Burritos. They surprisingly hit the spot PERFECTLY. (In my opinion)

Dorrie · Answer

Any noodles and everything.

Lena Eisenberg · Answer

Peel two bananas per person. Freeze for a minimum 4 hours to overnight. Take it out, and blend. Super flavourful banana ice cream, it's vegan, low cal, taste and texture is just like premium ice cream, and is literally just the one ingredient.

Arabela · Answer

Cornbread. I've got lots of fancier recipes, but the recipe on the back of the container of corn meal is very good, and dead simple. Do spring for the stone-ground cornmeal, and preheat the oven with the cast iron skillet in the oven, with some fat in the pan, to get a really good crisp crust.

DEBROAH · Answer

Peanut butter cookies... 1 cup PB, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 egg. Mush together and bake for like 8 mins. Want to make it pb&j? Whilst they are cooling press a divot in and drop a bit of jam.

Yonca · Answer

Tajin on mangoes.  Condensed milk on peeled grapefruit.  Garlic powder and butter on leftover warmed white rice.  Cooking equal parts honey and soy sauce makes a super yummy sticky teriyaki style sauce that you can throw on anything.  Roast fresh broccoli in the oven and squeeze a lemon over it when done. This one surprises me the most. Super minimal effort but it's my favorite way to eat broccoli now.

annagrethe · Answer

Cinnamon sugar toast. It was the first thing I learned to make myself as a kid and it's still so damn tasty.

Kujtime · Answer

Tacos!

MAGEN · Answer

rice

Becky · Answer

Tuna. Sometimes I just eat it right out of the can. Or if you're feeling frisky scoop it into a bowl with a bit of mayo and relish and you have a quick tuna salad. I like adding hardboiled eggs too.. But that's too much effort. Peeling those fucks.

Diana Schroeder · Answer

Pizza rolls

Lusa · Answer

In my opinion, a classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich. On mornings or afternoons I don't want to cook, I lightly toast some white bread, then spread a thick layer of pb on one side, j on the other. I just went through a period of my life where I stopped eating them, so when I get back to it, they just taste so much better.

Alevtina · Answer

I'm an instant ramen slut. Love those salty fuckers. Add an egg into the boiling broth. Pro tip

Anneliina · Answer

Popcorn. Literally just toss it in a microwave and cook for however long it says on the package. It can be made extra tasty with salt and butter, but the added effort is minuscule compared to the taste.

KINDRA · Answer

Pot Noodles!

Vanida · Answer

Anything with MSG

MARGARITE · Answer

Soup.

Someya · Answer

Toast

Joye · Answer

Bread..cheese.. Microwave for 6 or 7 seconds.. Pepper and eat.

Seidi · Answer

Hot Pockets. This is not up for debate.

CHU · Answer

Chips

Eula · Answer

Sloppy Joe. Brown some beef and dump the can. Super easy super cheap super good. With a little more effort mac and cheese make a great side.

Heike Wexler · Answer

Unwrapping a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup?

Jillian · Answer

Spaghetti

Malka · Answer

Leftovers.

Zerrin · Answer

Pasta with some sauce. Simple but tasty

Welsh · Answer

Potatoes dauphinoise. It's just thinly sliced potatoes thrown in to a casserole dish and covered with seasoned cream (salt, white pepper and a little garlic) and baked in the oven until the potatoes are tender and the potato starch has thickened the cream in to a sauce. Sounds impressive, looks great, tastes amazing all with minimal prep time. One of my go-to holiday sides.

Ahang · Answer

Tater tots

Lacie · Answer

Steak seriously it's so easy but so good, even a simple steak is fantastic

Wissam · Answer

Hot dogs!

cecilie · Answer

There's a chip dip my friends and I simply call The Dip because it really is the best dip and is stupid easy to make. You will need 1 block of cream cheese, 1 can of chili, some shredded cheese, either a tart pan or one of those deep paper plates, and a microwave. Spread the block of cream cheese in the bottom of the dish, dump the can of chili on top and spread it, top with desired amount of cheese, microwave for about 2 minutes. Ideally eat with scoop chips because the goal here is to get as much dip at once as possible.

Minett · Answer

Eggs.

Miguela · Answer

Stir fry chicken with minced garlic, dried chili flakes, lemon and soy sauce. 10 Minutes. Better than mostdishes that take MUCH MUCH longer.

Jessika Abend · Answer

Water

Nada · Answer

grilled cheese

Lefty · Answer

Dulce de leche. Take the label off a can of sweetened condensed milk. Submerge the can in boiling water and simmer for 3 hours (2 hours for a lighter caramel), adding more simmering water as necessary to keep can fully submerged. Let cool completely, open can, and enjoy.

Vieno · Answer

Chocolate covered strawberries.

Elsa · Answer

Omelettes or Bull's eyes

LIGIA · Answer

Tortellini Soup. Tortellini, chicken broth, spinach, and shredded parmisan or asiago cheese.

gulsum · Answer

Carbonara!

Zerk · Answer

Pesto. You pretty much just throw olive oil, basil, and garlic together in a blender.

Leonie Hoffmann · Answer

I really enjoy a good salad, if you already have the stuff at home its so quick and delicious

Kyung · Answer

An omelette sandwich

SHERLENE · Answer

stir fry

Leonie Kluge · Answer

Pot noodles.

GERALYN · Answer

French toast. It's just squishy, batter-covered bread with boiled tree blood. The squishier and more syrupy, the better. Powdered sugar is a bonus.

Pilvi-Sisko · Answer

Spaghetti Bolognese.

SONYA · Answer

Cereal with milk

Barr · Answer

Pesto sauce - olive oil, basil, Parmesan, toasted pine nuts, salt + blender. Amazing with fresh pasta!

Diana Schroder · Answer

Beans on toast (UK baked beans in tomato sauce)

SULEMA · Answer

Rum-fried Bananas. You get a ripe banana, some rum (regular or dark, not white or flavoured), some brown/demerara sugar, and vanilla ice-cream. You heat a frying pan and then slice your banana, then scoop a bowl of ice-cream. You add some butter to the pan, add your banana and a spoonful of the demerara sugar and let it heat up for ten to twenty seconds, coating the bananas in the butter/liquid sugar mix. Add a splash of rum to the pan and watch it instantly bubble. Give it a stir and then pour over your ice-cream. You'll have to consume it immediately, but the flavour is unmatched.

Sutton · Answer

Eating peanut butter right out of the jar.

Rik · Answer

quesadillas

Karin Schwartz · Answer

water

sukran · Answer

ritz crackers + brick cheese !

Leonie Eichelberger · Answer

Fast food

Kathrin Sanger · Answer

Popcorn

Adessa · Answer

string cheese. I mean like it's literally just a block of cheese but it's good

Chalida · Answer

Baked potato with cheese and butter

SCARLET · Answer

Garlic bread!!!! Bread+butter+garlic+salt+oven that's it!

TAWNY · Answer

Clam chowder. Sushi.

Romeo · Answer

Ice cream

Hilla · Answer

EGG on toast.

Claudia Bayer · Answer

Myy spaghettttt

Tyrus · Answer

Roasted Brussels sprouts. Peel the outside until it doesn't look gross, cut the stem, and then cut em in half, toss them in oil +salt + pepper, bake for 30-45 mins on 360/370. They are like my go-to vegetable right now.

Ashlie · Answer

Eggs: scrambled, poached, fried, hard-boiled, grilled, marinaded in lemon juice, incubating it until it becomes a chicken and then eating that chicken's eggs

Yvonne Weber · Answer

Rice. Omg.. just a cup of rice + almost anything in the fridge and you have a different flavor experience. It takes double parts water and a pot. Done.

Daune · Answer

Usually the kind that's super bad for you. Edit: wow thank you gold provider. I didn't expect that at all.

Ameline · Answer

French fries.

Merilyn · Answer

Anything in a crock pot. You dump stuff in and a meal comes out.

Hanne-Mari · Answer

pancakes

TERRIE · Answer

Microwave fudge: seriously easy. 1 12 oz/ bag chocolate chips, 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk), and dash of vanilla. Microwave 3-4 minutes (1100 watt micro, 3 min., smaller micro 4 min), pour into buttered 8x8 pan. Makes a LOT of fudge and it really can't screw up (I've tried, and couldn't wreck it)

Raven · Answer

Alfredo sauce is really easy to make. Just melt some butter and Parmesan into some cream. Add pasta and you have a meal.

Maria · Answer

Literally any form of cooked cheese.

Orella · Answer

A good old fashioned PB&J

SYLVIA · Answer

A warm baguette with butter. And I ain't even talking about making the bread yourself. You can buy frozen baguettes. Bake em in the oven and eat it with butter and it tastes way better than you'd think considering you did like nothing to make it.

Isobel · Answer

Buttered toast. I'll just get bouts of it being the most scrumptious thing imaginable.

Kellie · Answer

Quesadillas. Seriously, you can replicate restaurant flavor at home, just a tortilla, some cheese, and maybe a meat if you'd like.

Phoebe · Answer

Garlic bread or cheesy bread. OR Garlic CHEESY bread!

Cheston · Answer

Fried egg over rice  prep a big batch of rice on Sunday then just throw two eggs in a pan for five minutes when you get home from work. Top with gochujang, soy sauce, kimchi, and sesame oil.

Katee · Answer

Nachos

Pauliina · Answer

Macaroni and cheese.  It tastes good no matter what and adding more cheese makes it better.

DELANA · Answer

Toast. Or better yet crumpets

Andrzej · Answer

There's a cold, spicy tofu dish of Chinese origin that is one of my favorites.  No cooking is required. You just slice a block of silken tofu into little rectangles. Then you whisk together a mixture of soy sauce, sesame oil, spicy chile-bean paste, a pinch of sugar, minced fresh scallions and garlic. Pour it over the sliced tofu and let it sit in the refrigerator for awhile. I like eating this with some steamed brown rice on the side.

Chutikan · Answer

Good Spaghetti sauce. I don't understand why people buy the premade stuff. You can literally make an amazing sauce with all canned and dry ingredients. The hardest part is waiting for it to marry in the pot without eating it all.

Sabrina Achen · Answer

Ramen.

Fan · Answer

Risotto. Yes, you have to stand there and stir for a while. But honestly, all you have to do is toast the rice (which is usually optional), then add hot stock to rice and whatever flavorings/ingredients you want.  Risotto is amazing, and one of the few dishes I can think of which are showstoppers for date night but really easy to put together.

Danni · Answer

Tacos.

Hanneke · Answer

Fruit. :)

Doll · Answer

Grilled cheese sandwich and Broccoli soup.

Raymundo · Answer

Salmon

Tyyne · Answer

Bacon.  You literally just heat it up. No recipe, no mixing, just cook it. Delicious. It's literally so good some cultures can't even eat it.

nazanin · Answer

A Whatchamacallit They are so good and all you have to do is open the wrapper

Ingamar · Answer

My funky salami sandwich Ingredients: Salami,toast,butter,honey,cheese Step 1: Toast 2 pieces of bread Step 2: once toasted apply honey to one slice and butter to the other Step 3: Add salami and cheese in center (I use marbled cheddar)

Avie · Answer

Cut out the middel from a piece of toast, fry it in a pan with butter, crack an egf in the middle of the toast and add a little cinnamon. Presto eddible kokain.

VIKI · Answer

Burritos. FML I could eat burritos three times a day.

Montague · Answer

Microwaved sweet potato.  Literally just pierce it a few times with a fork, pop it in for aprox 4-5 mins a side, fluff with butter, S/P, ground cumin and it's delicious. You can't mess it up the microwave does all the work.

Philippine · Answer

Cereal

Ines Berg · Answer

Beans and Toast

Angelika Jager · Answer

Doritos.

anne-maria · Answer

Baguette and butter. Throw in a bit of spices and/or Olive oil if you want to make it fancy.

Kanlayanee · Answer

Frito Pie. One bag of Fritos on a plate, one cup of chili, pop it into the microwave for 1:30-2:00

Kristin Weis · Answer

Bacon sandwich. Food of the gods.

FRANCINA · Answer

Toaster Strudels.

Andrea Oster · Answer

Why is no one saying cereal lol

Margita · Answer

Scrambled eggs. Everyone has their own way of making them, and it's because it is such a simple yet tasty dish.

mona-lise · Answer

Roasted cauliflower with olive oil, Hungarian paprika and cracked pepper.  Get yourself one of those bags of already cut up florets. Put said florets on a sheet pan. Preheat oven at 375. Cover florets generously with extra virgin olive oil and paprika. Add a few shakes of cracked pepper. Toss and coat. Put pan in the heated oven and let it cook until the edges of the florets are charred. About anywhere from thirty to fifty minutes. Take out and eat. This so addictive. Even the most carnivore of people will want to devour this by the bucket load. It is so unbelievably delicious and so utterly easy. Just make sure you have a good extra virgin olive oil and sweet paprika. Don't skimp out on the cheap stuff. That's it.

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