No Chop · Dump + Heat · Under 25 Min

The Lazy Meal Prep Playbook: 20 recipes you can cook on your worst day.

20 no-chop, dump-and-heat meal prep recipes. All under 25 minutes, all 5 steps or fewer, all ADHD-friendly. Real food, zero decisions, no knife skills required.

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20no-chop recipes
25 minmax total time, every recipe
5steps or fewer
30g+protein per serving
Why this exists

Most "quick meal prep" recipes start with "just dice an onion and mince 3 garlic cloves."

Chopping vegetables is the #1 reason meal prep plans fail. It's the cognitive speed bump that makes you order takeout instead.
ADHD brains stall on recipes with more than 5 steps. This playbook caps it at 5. Most are 3.
"15-minute recipes" are usually 15 minutes of active work. These are 5 minutes of work, max. The rest is the oven doing the job.
You don't need to be a chef to eat well. Pre-cut vegetables, rotisserie chicken, and jarred sauces are not cheating. They're tools.
What you get

Everything inside the playbook

Inside the PDF

Chapter by chapter

01

Why "quick and easy" isn't quick or easy

The hidden effort in most "15-minute" recipes. How to design cooking for your worst brain day, not your best.

02

The no-chop principle

How to build a kitchen that removes knife work. Which pre-cut vegetables are worth it, which aren't, and which frozen substitutes are better than fresh.

03

The 8 dead-tired recipes (3 steps, no chopping)

Salsa chicken microwave rice bowl. Sheet-pan sausage and peppers (frozen pre-cut). Rotisserie chicken wraps. Frozen-shrimp pesto pasta. And four more.

04

The 8 regular-day recipes (5 steps, one pan)

Sheet-pan honey chicken and broccoli. Dump-and-bake teriyaki salmon. Cottage-cheese pasta. Rotisserie chicken tacos. And four more.

05

The 4 weekend-energy recipes

Still under 25 minutes, a little fancier. Pesto shrimp with orzo. Coconut-lime salmon. Hoisin beef bowls. And one more for when you have a little gas in the tank.

06

The sauce rotation

6 store-bought sauces that multiply your recipe count by 6x. The exact brands, the exact aisle, and what to combine with what.

07

Portioning and containers

How to portion 20 meals in 15 minutes on Sunday. The 3-container stacking system. The "front and center" fridge rule.

08

Building your default set

The 3 pre-decided default recipes for brain-fog days. What to have in your pantry so defaults are always available.

20no-chop recipes
25 minmax total time
5 minmax active work per recipe
$9once. No subscription.
Is this right for you?

Who it's for

This is for you if

  • You have ADHD, executive dysfunction, or a demanding schedule
  • You hate chopping vegetables
  • You have given up on recipes with 10 ingredients and 8 steps
  • You want real food, not protein shakes and granola bars
  • You need a plan that works on your worst brain day, not your best

This is not for you if

  • You love cooking and want challenging recipes
  • You want gourmet, multi-component meals
  • You want "impressive" Instagram-worthy plating
  • You're on a strict therapeutic diet (FODMAP, keto, carnivore)
Real results

What readers say

★★★★★

"I have ADHD and every meal prep guide I've read is an anxiety trigger. This one isn't. The 'dead-tired' recipe category saved my last 3 weeks. I cooked 4 nights in a row for the first time in a year."

ER
Emma R.ADHD, week 3
★★★★★

"I work 55 hours a week and come home exhausted. The salsa chicken rice bowl is now my Tuesday night default. 4 minutes of active work, real food, no thinking."

PW
Patrick W.Working parent, week 4
★★★★★

"The sauce rotation unlocked it for me. Same chicken, 6 different meals. I went from takeout 4x a week to cooking 5 nights. The playbook pays for itself in one takeout order skipped."

ML
Maya L.Month 2

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Questions

FAQ

Every recipe uses pre-cut or whole ingredients: bagged broccoli, frozen diced onion, baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, shredded rotisserie chicken. If a recipe needs a knife, it's halving a chicken breast or slicing a lemon. No chopping onions, dicing peppers, or mincing garlic.
Active time is under 10 minutes. Total time (including oven or microwave) is under 25 minutes. Most recipes are 5 minutes of "dump stuff in a pan" and 15 to 20 minutes of hands-off cooking.
Yes. Each recipe is a single page, 5 steps or fewer, with no timing dependencies. Nothing finishes at the same time as something else. No recipe can be "ruined" by pulling it 2 minutes late.
Yes. Every recipe hits 30+ grams of protein and includes a vegetable. Fat and carbs are reasonable, not extreme. Real food, dump-and-heat style.
Around $4 to $6 per portion. Pre-cut vegetables cost slightly more but save time. A week runs $50 to $70 of groceries.
A sheet pan, a skillet, a pot, a microwave, and an oven. No air fryer required (though adaptations are included). No Instant Pot or food processor.
Instantly by email. PDF for phone or printing. Each recipe on its own page.
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