@kgy0001 These are all crockpot meals for proteins. We generally eat them with rice as a *insert theme* bowl.
Pulled pork - Pork butt (also called shoulder or picnic roast) and taco seasoning. I have a blend I make myself but a packet works just fine. Toss the roast in, sprinkle the packet on top, set to low and go to work. When you get home you just need to shred it. I use it for taco bowls and with the leftovers we make pulled pork sandwiches.
BBQ shredded chicken - boneless skinless chicken thighs and BBQ sauce. Put thighs in the crockpot, cover each one with a generous amount of BBQ sauce, set to low and it's ready when you get home. Downside is if it's over 6 hours, the chicken can be a little dry but it's not quite so bad with the chicken thighs. Serve as sandwiches or rice bowls
Salsa chicken - boneless skinless chicken thighs, jar of your favorite salsa. Dump in the crock pot, cook on low. Shred the chicken and serve with whatever carb you prefer or salad.
If you have a rice cooker with a delay start setting, you can get the rice and water in there and have it start cooking while you're on the way home. Or get the premade packs of rice.
Beetroot Pasta Sauce - hands down my favorite pasta sauce. I don't serve it with dill and feta but it's still delicious. Also reheats well and makes your pasta pink. Though my lazy hack is I used roasted garlic olive oil and sambal olek instead of adding garlic and a fresh chili. You can also use tabasco or sriracha.
The beetroot sauce came from Time to Eat with Nadiya on Netflix and she has quite a few quick cooking meals/hacks on the show.
I got off track for a while and getting back to it, but I find it's easier to cook if I make a meal plan on the weekend. So I know what I need to get out and prep the night before/morning of to streamline dinner. You can also make larger batches to freeze half (or more) for nights when you're too busy/tired/blah to put something together. Do as much prep on the weekends as you can as well.