For those days that either I have no inspiration or no energy, I would reach deep into the freezer and pull out Banquet Fried Chicken (only chicken, not the TV dinner) and put those frozen lumps into my airfryer. Twenty minutes later, it's on the dinner table, accompanied by cucumber slices, and Cal-Rose rice ( cooked in the rice cooker). No cucumber? No problem. Thinly--really thin--cabbage sans dressing works too. If you have an adjustable mandoline, thin slicing takes very little time. I like a raw veggie to balance out the fried taste. In fact, sometimes I'd skip the starch and serve a large portion of vegetable.
Another trick of mine is to skip the evening meal altogether, and eat a dinner-like meal at lunch. If I get a little hungry at supper time, popcorn is quick to fix. To make the popcorn a little more nutritious, I'd add a handful of mixed nut while it's still hot.