Looking for Easy, Cheap, and Delicious Recipes for College Students

[blessingsmom2012]

1 box Penne, 1-3 ropes of keilbasa, 1 jar vodka pasta sauce, 1 reg size container of sour cream
Cook penne (longest part) and while that’s going cut up and heat up keilbasa on stove if they have it. If not cut it all up and pop on microwave for a little (doesn’t need long at all) add that to cooked pasta after it’s drained and add in a jar of vodka pasta sauce and half a small tub of sour cream. Mix and enjoy.
We add red pepper flakes for some spice. But it reheats really well for next day meals and feeds a ton. Add more keilbasa if feeding a decent amount of humans to make it stretch.

 

[catephant]

Easy chicken Alfredo! Canned chicken,pasta, jar Alfredo sauce and broccoli with some bread sticks or garlic bread. Cook the pasta and broccoli (I use the microwave steam bags) and add the sauce and chicken mix all together in a casserole dish throw a little bread crumbs on top and bake about 20 minutes.
Turkey roll ups sliced turkey breast put stuffing in and roll up top with gravy and make some of the bag Idaho instant mashed potatoes with any veggie on the side

 

[inandoutoflove23]

Quesadilla with any kina meat they like!

 

[listeninginphoenix]

Easy hamburger sliders!
-Take a pack of Hawaiian rolls, cut them in half to separate the tops and bottom, but leave them all connected.
-Brown ground beef and onion or whatever seasonings, then drain the grease.
-Scoop the meat onto the bottom part of the bread, layer with cheese, add the tops, and bake for about 10 minutes at 350. Then just cut along the seams for servings
I’m making these for dinner tonight, so it’s the first thing that popped into my mind for easy!

 

[boydy]

Hamburger bombs- cook hamburger meat, grab one can of Pillsbury biscuits flatten one out put the cooked meat inside the middle with half a cheese stick inside and roll it into a ball. I brush with a mix of one egg 1tbs cold water on the top of them and sprinkle everything bagel seasoning on them and bake them at 350 for 15-20 minutes…..my words of encouragement are to keep experimenting with cooking don’t give up. I’m horrible at cooking and tik tok recipes has saves me with cheap meals and this page. Also everything bagel seasoning makes everything taste better

 

[jasonstroberts]

Do they have place to store groceries? Fridge or freezer?

 

[daughtermolly]

@jasonstroberts, they have a shared normal size refrigerator in common area for all of them and most have mini-refrigerators in their rooms but not much storage or refrigerator spaces.

 

[sarabeth1104]

Bubble pizza quarter grands biscuits into a baking dish, add sauce, cheese, and favorite toppings bake at 375 for 15 minutes or until toppings are cooked to desired look!

 

[partick]

I had a recipe book in college called More of the Five. Five ingredient recipes. Allrecipes website has a set of these.
Frozen strawberries from Sam’s, cheap OJ, and I slice and freeze banana. My college girl uses an immersion blender for cups for smoothies. May not be cheapest but is less than some of her alternatives.
Panini press will make grilled cheese that can have added slices of meat (turkey cheddar, roast beef/Swiss, chicken/mozzarella) or done caprese style as well as quesadillas.

 

[maxyk35]

2 bags of frozen California style vegetables ( thaw in microwave according to package)
1 jar teriyaki sauce ( there are easy recipes on Pinterest to make it homemade too)
3 packages of ramen noodles( cook and drain, don’t use seasoning packet)
Diced, cooked meat of choice ( optional)
Mix noodles and sauce with vegetables and let cook together for a few minutes and serve.
* can serve sauce and veggies over rice instead of using noodles too. Can also use fresh diced vegetables just have to cook them first.

 

[apple511]

Cut up polish or andouille sausage and cook til browned, set aside. Cook goya yellow rice according to package then mix in the sausage & serve.

 

[benajmk]

@apple511 I do that too but I also drain and stir in one of these: cooked black beans or cooked pinto beans or cooked green peas.

 

[bibleman00001]

Pinwheels

 

[mrsavage]

1 box family size zatarans jambalaya and 1 kielbasa (cut into coins) - the rest of the ingredients are just water and oil, super cheap and easy and feeds a crowd and is filling…my son eats his with sour cream on top

 

[brocke]

@mrsavage I eat mine with sour cream too! I’ve also added a bag of frozen corn

 

[steviebyers]

Make Rice-a-roni,when it's cooked add a can of chicken and some cheese.

 

[aregbesola]

Sloppy joes and fries or tater tots

 

[callah]

Fancy ramen noodles. Easy to add meat, seafood, tofu or veggies to pre packaged ramen noodles.

 

[truthseeker100]

Meatloaf.

 

[konroh]

KFC bowls...frozen popcorn chicken, instant potatoes, canned corn, brown gravy (instant or jarred) and cheese is optional.
"Hot dish" or goulash...pasta..sauce of choice, meat of choice and canned corn