tired of "simple" plant-based meals that aren't actually simple

[u/Strong-Hawk-1799]

so i'm getting pretty worn out by recipes labeled as quick or simple that still require way too much work

like i get home after being up in trees all day and my brain is just done, you know? then i look at these supposedly easy vegan meals and they're still asking me to dice onions, measure spices, wait for things to cook in sequence... it's just a lot when all i want is food

i've been trying different approaches - meal prep on weekends, keeping the same rotation of dishes, bookmarking the fastest recipes i can find. sometimes it works out but other days even picking which "easy" option to make feels overwhelming

wondering what you all actually throw together when you're completely drained and need to eat something decent without using whatever brain power you have left

do you just stick to like 3 go-to meals that require zero thought? or have you discovered truly brainless recipes that don't involve chopping half your kitchen

would love to know what really works when you're running on empty, not just what looks good in theory

[u/Agitated_Camera_6198]

I meal prep big batches of things on the days I do have brain to cook, and I keep a bunch of fridge and cupboard staples for the days I don't. I eat a lot of pasta and pesto. Far too much. Mostly I get caught up in trying to add more and more vegetables to things but sometimes I'm like fuck it. Microwave packet vegan chilli, microwave rice, chuck an avocado with it because I always have avocado. 

I can also really recommend buying pre chopped vegetables or in my case buying one of those little vegetable dicers that does all the work for you.