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9 Ridiculously Easy Meals That Are Low-Effort And High-Reward

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01.10.2025

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If you’ve been feeling a lot more tired recently, you’re not alone: autumn fatigue can occur thanks to gut changes and disruptions to your workout routine.

And that’s not to mention the exhausting effects of upcoming clock changes.

That’s only one reason why people (it’s me, I’m ‘people’) might be looking for truly low-effort meal ideas at the moment.

Luckily, the members of Reddit’s have got our backs.

Posting to the forum, site user asked people to share their favourite “low-effort high-reward meal”.

Here are some of the most-upvoted responses:

1) “Pan-fried halloumi in a pita or naan with tzatziki, tomatoes, pickled onions and rocket.”

“We always have pickled onions in the fridge, and tzatziki can be made a day or two in advance. I can have dinner on the table in 15 minutes. [You can] substitute the halloumi for shrimp, falafel or rotisserie chicken.”

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2) “Miso pasta. Like a year ago, someone in this subreddit said it was the lowest effort, highest reward meal they can’t stop making, so I tried it.”

“I can’t live without it now. So easy, so comforting, delicious, and makes a huge batch that heats up well for days.

“Cook 450g spaghetti. Reserve about 240ml of pasta water. Strain the pasta. In the empty, hot pot, mix three tablespoons of miso with six tablespoons........

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