#no chopping

fromdelish knowledge

ingredients

• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 large carrots, halved lengthwise and finely sliced
• 3 celery stalks, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ tsp. dried thyme
• 6 cups vegetable broth + 1 cup water
• 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 small sprig rosemary
• 1 cup orzo
• 1 bay leaf
• juice of 1 lemon or 1/8 cup bottled citrus juice (you can add more than this if you want extra citrus flavor!)

1. Heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery and garlic. 
2. Cook for 5 minutes until vegetables are soft. Add thyme and pinch of pepper; stir together.
3. Add vegetable broth and water and bring to a boil.
4. Add the chickpeas, rosemary, orzo and bay leaf. 
5. Reduce heat to a low simmer and cook for 10 minutes until orzo is cooked through.
   
6. Turn off heat and squeeze in fresh lemon juice. 

This recipe is no chopping if you purchase the onion, carrot, and celery either pre-chopped from the produce section or from the frozen section (you can find frozen chopped onion, carrot, and celery soup starters). 

Required:

* 1 can baked beans (any size or brand)

* water

Optional:

* 1 can meat (go for meat in water, not in any kind of gravy or sauce)

* dried onions (if you have the spoons, diced onion are great and caramelized onions are even better!)

* minced garlic

* salt and pepper

* brown sugar, bouillon, bbq sauce

Basic recipe is to dump beans into a cooking vessel and then add just enough water to thin it out without losing too much flavor. Heat it until hot. Enjoy.

If you want caramelized onions, do that first. Everything else can go in at the same time as the beans. 

If you add too much water, you can just let it simmer off the extra water. I usually just add some bouillon and brown sugar or bbq sauce. No matter what you add, start slow. 

I like to keep the basic ingredients on hand because this is my go to on a slow spoon day. 

ingredients

• couscous
  
• protein of your choice (I use tuna but an entire can of baked beans one time)
  
• marmite/ fish sauce/ stock cube (for flavour)
  
• soy sauce or salt
  
• optional vegetables
  

1. boil water throw it over the couscous with all your flavour boys 
   
2. stir and let rest till the couscous is fluffy
   
3. while that happens, heat up your meat. (if it’s just come out of a can, I use it to cool down the couscous but you can microwave it separately if it’s leftovers or whatever)
   
4. mix your meat, (maybe veges) with the couscous
   
5. add your soy sauce/ salt to taste
   

I’ve had many a dinner this way because it’s the minimum spoons requirement food ever. Boil water. Wait. Profit!