Easy, quick but interesting hot lunches

Potatoes with garlic and herb butter takes 4 mins in the microwave
Melt some butter in the microvave (about 15 seconds) in a bowl or whatever you’ll be eating it out of.
Chop potatoes into bite size chunks, I use new potatoes/small potatoes.
Put the potatoes in along with chopped garlic and mixed herbs and toss.
Cover losley with clingfilm to keep steam in and nuke for approx 4 mins, removing every min or so to check consistency of potato and mix it up again.
Then once cooked bung some other stuff in… here’s one I did, not really a hot meal as its sun dried tomatoes, olives, feta and pastrami.

Less than ten mins to make.

This awful thread has put me in the mood for a burger, and the only thing burgeresque i have in a cupboard, is a tin or Westlers I bought for some unknown reason.

Maybe see if I can fit in a trip to 5 Guys over the next couple of days.

Hot Lunch..
Bottle of mulled wine..?

Bottle of mulled wine..?

Flaming Sambuka surely?

We’ve been experimenting with ‘more interesting than beans on toast’ like a version back up this thread.  Also I’d have a poached egg on almost anything. Avocado tho – appear to be ripe for around 11 seconds. Any time outside that period and even the lab isn’t massively interested.

Any tips for things that are <5 minutes? All these 10 minute recipes are a full third of lunchtime gone! I just have beans on toast if I need protein that day and soup and toast if not. Dahl occasionally if I’ve had time to make a batch (hendos and sriracha are essential for all three) Any good sandwiches that can be made the night before without getting soggy?

Any tips for things that are <5 minutes?

Yeah, prep the night before.

Back when I lived on my own I cooked for four. One portion for now, one in the fridge for tomorrow’s lunch, the other two in ziploc bags in the freezer for home-made ready meals in the future. Do that for a week and you’ll eat for three.

Thread ressurection!

I have just made this dead easy Black Bean Quesadilla https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cheesy-black-bean-quesadillas

It’s absolutely gorgeous – I also added 1/2 tsp of hot chilli powder as I like my food spicy. Following the recipe gives enough for 2 or 3 tortillas (depending on tortilla size and how generous you are with the filling).

got me wondering what i could do with them to add protein, whether you could add a few whisked eggs ‘a la carbonara’ but i think that may end up a bit gopping.  got to admit i dont really fancy the ‘veg in boiling water’ recipe ^^^ so anyone got any ideas to add a decent amount of protein to these noodles and still be tasty (and healthy-ish)?

I buy sirloin steak (2 for £8 from asda), thinly slice, freeze on a tray and portion into bags in the freezer into 4 portions. When cooking the noodles dump in a bag of steak and some frozen edamame and sweetcorn.

Also the same with chicken but I poach before freezing.