I am absolutely garbage at cooking nor do I have the desire to get better at cooking intricate dishes. But I still prefer making food at home as much as possible. So I was wondering what your favourite easy dishes are.

I don’t value taste too highly. But I prefer that have relatively moderate to low carb content. But don’t wanna be picky so anything goes. Please feel free to share.

  • @AgreeableLandscape
    3•2 years ago

    For a mostly worry free soup, here’s my take on dead simple minestrone:

    • A few small handfuls of macaroni or similar sized pasta

    • 1-2 cans of crushed tomatoes, optional tomato paste to taste

    • 1-2 bundles of swiss chard, and/or kale

    • 1/2-1/3 head of green cabbage

    • 1-2 cans of beans, most kinds work, including cans of mixed beans.

    • 1-2 carrots

    • 3-5 celery stalks

    • 1-2 onions

    • 1 bulb of minced garlic

    • Whatever other vegetables in your fridge you need to get rid of. Soup is a great way to use them!

    • Herbs: thyme, oregano, rosemary, basil, paprika. More or fewer kinds depending on taste and what you have in the pantry. Add a bit and taste, repeat until you think it’s good enough.

    • Water or vegetable broth

    • Salt and pepper

    I’ve made it several times already. To be honest, I don’t even measure stuff. I just chop everything to about fingernail sized, throw it all in, boil it for a half hour or so, and it comes out great. Dip some bread in and you’ve got dinner figured out!