Reddit reviews Fix-It and Forget-It Healthy 5-Ingredient Cookbook: 150 Easy and Nutritious Slow Cooker Recipes

I think it's great that you are ready to start learning to cook for yourself so you eat healthier.

Do you have a Crock pot? they are about 25 dollars this one is a great size for 1 or 2 people.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Crock-Pot-Hinged-Lid-Programmable-Slow-Cooker-4-5-Quart-SCCPVP450H-B/124926979

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Here are a few crock pot recipes you can either throw something in the crock pot while you are at work, or... on the weekends, toss something in the crock pot in the morning. cook yourself something for dinner and put the crock pot meals in the fridge for later in the week. make sure that what you are cooking for weeknights/worknights are freezable so they will be safe to eat 4,5 and 6 days later.

Freezable

https://www.copymethat.com/r/4hlLTG0/campbells-creamy-chicken-and-wild-rice-r/

https://www.copymethat.com/r/JtEJCb9/chicken-taco-crock-pot-recipe/

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Not freezable

https://www.copymethat.com/r/wxM21qf/creamy-beef-potato-stew-better-homes-gar/

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I just bought this book from Sam's Club for my step daughter. she is Not a cook! and she was very excited about that book. it has a picture for every recipe and only 5 ingredients for each. It is a crock pot book so all crock pot meals. etc. breakfasts, dinners and desserts too.

https://www.amazon.com/Fix-Forget-Healthy-5-Ingredient-Cookbook/dp/1680994123/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=5+ingredient+fix+it+and+forget+it+slow+cooker+cookbook&qid=1554822234&s=gateway&sr=8-2

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this could be a really good resource for you. If you want to save these recipes to one location that you can reach on your pc, phone and tablet and also has a grocery list capability and menu planning capability for free... Use Copymethat

https://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/healthy-and-only-five-ingredients

and here is another one from Taste of home that has 100 5 ingredient or less recipes

https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/healthy-recipes-5-ingredients/

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Rotisserie chicken is a great source of precooked and seasoned protein. they are around 5 dollars here. you can get up to 5 to 8 meals from one chicken. you can make dinner 3 to 4 times, also make soup, a casserole or burritos chicken salad. the list goes on

for instance get it bring it home and make 2 side dishes such as steamed green beans, or microwave frozen, (or canned for now) and either mashed potatoes or mac and cheese. if you use instant mashed flavored potatoes. the package says use only water. YUCK! use half water and half milk. and add about 1 to 2 tablespoons butter or margarine to the mix. and follow the cooking instructions. then you have dinner. cut at least 2 more meals from the chicken, and using the remaining side dishes you create 2 more meals for your self. either dinner or lunch etc. then pick the remaining chicken from the bones. toss the bones. put the meat into a resealable plastic bag and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze for longer storage. you can use the meat for casseroles, soups, chicken salad, etc. here are a couple of recipes for that meat.

https://www.copymethat.com/r/KjYpFms/foil-pack-chicken-enchiladas-kraft/

you could mix this stuff and leave it in the fridge and assemble the wrap when you are ready to eat. it will keep for up to 3 days. you could take a container with you to work, and dump it in the wrap and eat at work too.

https://www.copymethat.com/r/qOBhAzW/adobe-chicken-wraps-betty-crocker/

https://www.copymethat.com/r/oMxBZtR/caesar-chicken-pasta-casserole-land-o-la/

https://www.copymethat.com/r/US6M7TC/chicken-alfredo-casserole-i-dont-remembe/

for chicken salad you can look up recipes online. its basically chopped onion, celery, salt, pepper, mayo, maybe a little mustard (personal thing) and even sometimes you can add dried fruit such as currants, or craisins.

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Cooking in foil is quick and very little clean up.

this could be one of the meals you make while crock pot cooking

https://www.copymethat.com/r/nUiElJG/foil-pack-chicken-and-broccoli-dinner-bi/

this makes salmon very easy to cook. it doesn't over cook or burn.

https://www.copymethat.com/r/wlxV8aK/lemon-and-herb-salmon-packets/

https://www.copymethat.com/r/8AUp6f5/smoked-sausage-and-potato-foil-packs/

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Keep in mind it is only cooking it is not rocket science. We all had to start where you are right now. So hang in there and keep trying! you'll get it!