Lazy Roasting, my way

When I have zero time and zero energy, I often want comfort food, and to me, nothing says comfort more than a relaxing roast dinner. But, don’t roasts require a lot of work and take ages to cook?

I wanted a roast without all the effort. My dinner hit all the right spots. I had a bunch of tasty veg, so I feel really healthy, and now I’m just putting my feet up and chilling

Another way of making meals full of taste but simple to make is to mix cooking methods. I’m being very liberal in my use of the term cooking method.

Directions and logic

Tonight I used a roasted chicken breast that i’d frozen a few weeks ago from a freshly roasted chicken i’d bought from the supermarket. Rather than defrost it, I tried a trick I had copied from the fish I had cooked last week. It was wrapped in tin foil with a little butter added and put in the oven. I had no foil, so I used baking paper instead.

For the veg I opened a can of tinned carrots, yep I’m really being lazy and experimental at the same time, a bit of olive oil, sprinkling of thyme and rosemary. Salt and pepper, the roast carrots are sorted. Then I peeled an onion, sliced the top, and wedged a little butter in. Put in the same tray as the carrots.

Then, because it’s Christmas, I’m trying out sprouts. I never liked them, but I feel like I might find a way. This time, I sliced 4 sprouts and mixed them with a little mint and some tinned peas and sauteed them in a frying pan.

When it all came together, I added some pinenuts and peas to the sprouts.

Anywho. The point is I loved it, but I didn’t have to put so much effort into it. Sure, I do it all properly when I have time and energy, but I wanted a roast without all the effort. My dinner hit all the right spots. I had a bunch of tasty veg, so I feel really healthy, and now I’m just putting my feet up and chilling