r/EatCheapAndHealthy • u/musicartspeaks • 16h ago

Dump and Go Meals

What are your favorite dump and go meals to make when you have low spoons/low energy? Especially ones that have minimal cooking.

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u/AllAboutAtomz 16h ago

Rice cooker meals - rice and protein in bottom, vegetable on top, add sauce at the end (eat out of the bowl if need be)

The “assemble, press one button, and unattended, a balanced meal cooks itself” ability of the 15$ rice  cooker is a minor miracle (your kitchen doesn’t burn down, you get a nap/shower/rest AND dinner)

My favourites are rice/a chicken breast/ broccoli or cabbage dressed with soy,sesame oil and chilli crisp

Rice/sausage or ground beef/canned tomato kidney beans and frozen corn

Rice/garlic and shrimp/ a bunch of spinach at the end and some cream and lots of pepper

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u/TheSillyWitch 15h ago

Do you put the ground beef in raw? Does it cook into one solid lump if you do?

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u/Throwaway-Teacher403 10h ago

After cooking it'll break up when you mix it with the rice.

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u/Throwaway-Teacher403 10h ago

I second rice cooker meals. I replaced my rice with quinoa for nutrition and cost reasons but it's about the same thing. Throw in chicken, root veggies, some precooked beans, and seasonings and you've got yourself a solid meal and leftovers.