convenience meal
nounUK /kənˈviːniəns miːl/
US /kənˈviːniəns miːl/
A convenience meal is food that is already made or easy to fix, so you can eat it fast.
After soccer practice, we had a convenience meal of frozen pizza and salad.
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2. A meal chosen mainly because it saves time and effort rather than for quality.
For busy weeknights, convenience meals keep the family fed without much cooking.
3. A commercially prepared dish sold chilled or frozen for quick reheating.
The supermarket aisle was full of convenience meals in single-serving trays.
4. Any food solution that replaces home cooking when someone is short on time.
He grabbed a convenience meal from the station shop before catching his train.