As of: March 15, 2024, 8:00 a.m
By: David Holzner
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Often we don't feel like cooking anything.
Nevertheless, you want to enjoy tasty dishes with little effort and ingredients.
Ten tips for those who are lazy about cooking.
1 / 10If you're lacking inspiration for an elaborate dish, you can try a leftover soup.
To do this, the refrigerator is scanned for suitable ingredients.
Anything left over from recently cooked dishes that would otherwise soon go bad goes into the soup.
Simply put the ingredients in a pot, add some vegetable broth or another base, and let it bubble away.
A little cream cheese is an excellent topping and gives the soup something special.
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2 / 10A visit to the Mexican restaurant without nachos as a starter?
Unimaginable for many.
Especially when you're standing at a loss in front of the fridge, the delicious tortilla chips are a great snack.
Similar to soup, you can have fun here and refine your nachos with all sorts of ingredients.
If there is still some cheese left, just add it and let it melt in the oven or microwave.
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3 / 10With enough creativity and tomato sauce, anything can be turned into pizza.
Simply cut any leftover bread into a pizza-like shape.
Then check the refrigerator for possible toppings.
Artichokes, olives, ham or salami.
Everything goes, nothing has to.
Then put it in the oven with some mozzarella or another cheese.
For the sauce, you can also use the leftover tomato sauce from the pasta from the night before.
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4 / 10It doesn't always have to be something cooked.
The cold plate is ideal for evenings without inspiration.
A classic dinner can be prepared in no time.
Not only does it taste delicious, but it is also very varied.
The ingredients: Everything in the fridge.
Tomatoes, cheese, sausage or fruit.
When it comes to a cold plate, there are no limits to your desire.
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5 / 10Toast is very versatile and can help when you don't know what to have for dinner.
Whether classic with cheese and ham, avocado toast or if you have pineapple in the house, the exotic version: Hawaiian toast.
You can also get creative and invent your own toast creations.
For a sweet version, spread peanut butter on the bread and add banana slices.
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6 / 10The wrap is similar to the toast.
The design options for this popular snack are diverse.
If you have any canned food left in stock, get it out now.
Beans, lentils or even chickpeas are ideal as a base.
Refine your wrap with vegetables.
If you still have yogurt in the house, you can prepare a tasty dip with a little salt, pepper and garlic.
As an alternative to the classic version, there are also whole-wheat tortillas.
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7 / 10Why not breakfast for dinner?
Breakfast treats often require little preparation time.
The fried or scrambled eggs can be prepared quickly if you are stressed in the morning.
But things taste the same in the evening.
Between pancakes, French toast or porridge, there is sure to be a dish whose ingredients you already have in the house.
Muesli or cornflakes with milk can also be tasty in the evening.
Just try it.
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8 / 10Pimp frozen food: If you absolutely don't feel like cooking, you can reach into the freezer.
If you like, you can refine your meal with leftovers from the fridge.
For example, the frozen Margherita can be turned into a vegetable pizza with zucchini, eggplant and corn.
Baguettes from the freezer can be pimped with a little fresh cheese, which melts wonderfully in the oven.
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9 / 10In bowl recipes, different ingredients are presented together in a bowl in as colorful and varied a way as possible.
The Hawaiian “Poké Bowl” is particularly well known.
But even if you're lacking ideas for dinner, a homemade bowl is a great treat.
To do this, simply chop up your desired ingredients and put them in a bowl.
If you have some rice or maybe quinoa in the house, you are very close to a bowl.
You can complete the dish with sauces and spices.
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10 / 10Whatever you put in the oven at 200 degrees top/bottom heat always turns out well.
Oven dishes are therefore perfect if you lack cooking inspiration.
Take a look in your fridge to see what is left that needs to be used up and put it in the oven.
Potatoes become particularly delicious with a little rosemary.
While your dinner is simmering in the oven, prepare a dip.
Maybe herb quark or a tomato butter.
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Maybe you know it too: There are days when you don't feel like cooking at all.
The question: “What’s for dinner today?” presents many people with a difficult decision.
It should ideally involve as little effort as possible, and it has to taste good too.
You don't want to have to spend a long time at the stove or spend endless time preparing.
The ingredients should already be there.
So if you find yourself staring at a loss into the abyss of your refrigerator again, don't worry.
With what you have in the house, you can often whip up a delicious dish without any effort.
Ten tips for those who are lazy about cooking.