So, what’s your easy, quick, tasty, hot lunch go-to? The only rule (until I invent more rules) is that it cannot involve more than one appliance or pan.
To kick us off, I’m currently enjoying Indian Bean Surprise – one tin of baked beans, tablespoon-ish of curry powder, half a teaspoon of chilli powder, mix it all in a bowl, microwave until hot, done.
pack of prawns (or seafood sticks in these budget conscious times), tin of mushy peas, condiment to suit – I like soy sauce but Worcs sauce also works.
Just had vegan sausage sandwich, frying the (very tasty) bangers in a little bit of veg oil and putting in seeded bread with red sauce, mustard and rocket salad.
Fried egg on toast, loads of real butter, soft yolk, a bit of salt and pepper. Natch, this being STW my eggs were laid this morning by my own ex battery rescue hens and the toast is artisan sourdough. Technically, the use of a toaster and frying pan breaks your somewhat arbitrary (and frankly unreasonable) ‘rules’. If you are taking a hard line then dry frying the toast in the pan first or even downgrading the whole shebang to an egg banjo is compliant and still acceptable. I urge you though to soften your draconian stance on appliances and utensils. There is no place for fundamentalist puritanism at lunch time!
If I don’t bring leftovers in (got some lovely spicy lentil rice today) then some couscous, veg stock and a selection of veg makes a very easy, quick & tasty lunch (only needs some boiling water and a bit of chopping)
You even need to ask? You’re never more than a hundred yards away from one…
I’ve actually just had one of Mrs Binners absolutely bloody delicious homemade sausage rolls (this isn’t a euphemism) 🙂
In the spirit of the famous toasted sandwich thread that I started but Binners keeps getting the the credit for (not that I’m bitter), I thought we could have a “easy, tasty, hot lunch” thread.
In my defence I thought I was just getting the credit for my toastie maker recommendation (Salter) and my assertion that the best toastie is corned beef, onion, cheddar and Worcester sauce
The only other rule apart from the only other rules, is that ‘buying a hot lunch’ doesn’t count.
In my defence I thought I was just getting the credit for my toastie maker recommendation (Salter) and my assertion that the best toastie is corned beef, onion, cheddar and Worcester sauce
theres a book called love your lunchbox if you are looking for inspiration. All really good stuff if you can bothered prepping the night before and can all be consumed in a typical office “kitchen” with nothing more than a kettle or microwave for heating. (not all are hot).
2 rashers of bacon in to frying pan, leftover mashed potatoes in to same pan to soak up the salty goodness. Out on to a plate. 2 eggs in to same pan to fry. Split the lot between 2 plain wraps with plenty of brown sauce and wrap up burrito style. Back in to the pan, 1 min on each side to toast the wrap.
Less than 10 mins to make. Less than 5 mins to eat both.
One benefit of WHF is access to more than just a microwave and kettle in the office.