Low spoon fish bake.

At walmart you can buy these frozen tilapia fillets 7 Dollars for a 2 pound bag

Pre-heat the oven at 350 degrees.

Now these are individually wrapped and since its fish there's a special trick to thawing i like to use.

You take out two fillets and run hot water over them until they are thawed. Its low effort.

Then you get a small baking dish like a casserole dish or any baking dish with high sides that liquid wont spill out.

You cut open the 2 packages you thawed and put them at the bottom.

Then you put 1/4 stick of butter on top of the fish. Pour lemon juice over the fish until it has a light coating on the fish itself. Then sprinkle garlic powder over the fish.

Then you cover the fish in a california blend mixed vegetables, sells for about seven dollars. Then powdered the top with your cajun spice blend and add 1/2 cup of water. By the time this is done your oven should be hot enough.

You will be able to make multiple meals with the fish and veggies so per meal its fairly cheap.

Then cover the pan in aluminum foil and bake until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and veggies are cooked (about 20-30 minutes). It might sound complicated but in reality it requires very little physical effort.

This is a fairly balanced meal, you can also make a cup or two of instant rice to go with to round it out. 

Mac and Cheese Magic

Mac and Cheese is cheap (about a dollar a box), but kind of boring. However its easy to make.

Here is how you make it better.

Before you cook the mac and cheese according to the directions on the box (I wont bore you by repeating them here) take a chicken breast and slicing it up into chunks. 

Defrost it in the microwave one minute at a time on high until its unfrozen enough to cut easily but not too thawed out or else it gets hard to cut again. This might require practice, but the chicken should be semi frozen but softened.

Once you have it cut up fry the chicken chunks in a little bit of oil and sprinkle cayenne pepper on them and a bit of old bay cajun spice mix (or whatever cajun spice mix you settled on). This should not take long to cook as the chunks are small enough to fry quickly.

Now make your mac and cheese and while boiling the noodles add a cup of frozen mixed vegetables. So by the time the noodles are boiled the veggies are cooked too. Then make your mac and cheese as normal, at the end add the chicken into it.

Then add additional cayenne and cajun spice to taste. Sprinkle a bit of shredded cheese on top, stir and eat.

The meat and veggies turns the mac and cheese into a more balanced meal on its own. Eat a slice of bread on the side and its even better for you.

Drink a sweet drink to offset the savory flavors of the meal.