# Unambitious home cookery - confess, you do it too

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [November 10, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035 "2024-11-10T17:45:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/13 "2024-11-10T18:21:22Z")

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For many a suggestion, this thread is a help, but one of my hacks mentioned there:

> [@What's the -Least- complicated meal you're ever prepared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-complicated-meal-youre-ever-prepared/981129/91):
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> One hack for any sort of un-complicated meal while keeping flavor is [Rotel](https://www.ro-tel.com/products) - god of semi-prepped food. Sadly, my local Kroger only carries 2-3 of the varieties, but you can take nearly any protein, cook it / par-cook it, and then simmer in Rotel, add cheese or other seasonings/toppings, and you have a winner. To the point that I always have at least 2-4 cans in the house for quick easy dishes.

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