Ren Losee

Sorry. Me Again. Tips for no-cook meals?

I got a notice at about 7 pm last night saying we can't use our dishwasher or kitchen sink because it's flooding the unit below ours. Of course, they were also kind enough to give us no time frame as to when it will be fixed. And it's the flipping weekend. Of course they won't do anything! That said - anyone got ideas/recipes for no cook meals? Or low dish use at least? All I got available to me.is a bathtub for dishes! (We have plenty of disposable dishes that are compostable so thats not an issue. But I'm out of ideas on what I can make that's not overly cookingware heavy)

Lynette McWilliams

I hate to say it, but there's always the microwave, assuming that you have one. I used to despise the concept, but as I get older and am cooking for myself, I use it more. I get rice in pouches, and can cook chicken and vegetables with some bottled sauce, marinade or dressing. I make eggs with cheese and veggies in something that's between scrambled eggs and an omlet. I also cook shrimp (quickly) and certain types of sausage. It's not gourmet, but it can be quite decent.

Bianca

You can use a hot water kettle to make Ramen or oatmeal or other instant soups

Ren Losee

@Lynette Oh totally not adverse to the microwave! My poor brain just can't think of anything to do with the micro! 😂 Do you cook the raw chicken then in the micro? Or we talking like rotisserie style chicken that is precooked? If the former how long? I have some frozen chicken. The eggs actually I hadn't known you could do in micro until a few days ago. I was quite weirded out because my husband asked if he could use the egg whites or if I had a plan for them. But then about an hour later I was looking around as saw no evidence of him making eggs. Left me very confused until he told me he did it in the micro. Then I spent 20 mins thinking 'Does that work? Weird!' Does shrimp taste good still after microwaved? My daughter loves shrimp but she's picky so I don't want to mess with it too much and I'm allergic (not anaphylactically thankfully) so I can't taste it to see. How long on that too?

Ren Losee

@Bianca Oh we totally have that as our top easy micro food. We do it that way even when our sink/dishwasher is available because our son can do ir himself if need be, but mostly because he's too impatient to wait. 😂 (Ramen/Instant soup that is)

Shane McDonald's

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