So, my easy hyperfixation meal this week is something I'm dubbing 'pizza beans'.
This is a mostly 'use up the veg that is wilting in the fridge/on the counter meal'. It's vegan ('cause I'm vegan) but you could use real cheese.
Best part of it is that it takes all of 15 minutes to throw together and the most complex steps are chopping garlic and zucchini.
So. Grab yourself a decent size sauté pan. Chop up like 4-6 cloves of garlic. Doesn't have to be fancy... Throw a glug of oil into the pan, toss in the garlic, and set your heat on medium high.
Meanwhile. Slice a small or medium zucchini into rounds. Toss them in the pan. Add a handful of almost off sliced button mushrooms that you haven't quite used up. Fry them until the mushrooms have shrunk up a little.
Grab that barely touched container of almost overripe grape tomatoes you've been ignoring for most of the week. Give 'em a rinse. Toss them in. Cook them down until they're jammy. Toss in some tomato paste (about 2 tbsp) or a half cup of the half-used tomato based pasta sauce on the shelf in the fridge. Add some chopped basil if you have some. Cook down a few more minutes, and season with salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and a shit ton of oregano to taste. Top it with shredded vegan cheese (I like Follow Your Heart's vegan mozzarella - Miyoko's mozzarella is also good, I'm just allergic to nuts and can't eat it anymore.).
Toast some crusty bread, brush it with a little olive oil, and rub some garlic on it. Eat the pizza beans on the toast.