Looking for Easy, Cheap, and Delicious Recipes for College Students
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lovejesus9000
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Pizza bagels
Bagels
Cheese
Sauce
Pepperoni or other toppings you like
Bake at 400 for 8-10 mins (can also do pita bread mini pizzas instead of bagels)
Microwave baked potatoes with canned chili or cottage cheese on top
Spaghetti
Refried beans burritos- tortillas, refried beans (add a little water to thin them up) and cheese wrap and bake 400 for 10-15 min
These also warm up pretty good in microwave if you make a big batch. Can also add chicken or ground beef
Quesadillas (my family likes to dip with applesauce or could make a pizza flavored quesadilla)
grilled cheese can serve with tomato soup
Rotisserie chickens(Costco or Sam's club are super cheap)- use it for sandwiches, in your quesadillas, eat with rice and veggies, add to ramen with some peas and carrots. One chicken would probably last a couple meals.
These are all things my husband and I ate in our poor college days and don't take much time in the kitchen
Bagels
Cheese
Sauce
Pepperoni or other toppings you like
Bake at 400 for 8-10 mins (can also do pita bread mini pizzas instead of bagels)
Microwave baked potatoes with canned chili or cottage cheese on top
Spaghetti
Refried beans burritos- tortillas, refried beans (add a little water to thin them up) and cheese wrap and bake 400 for 10-15 min
These also warm up pretty good in microwave if you make a big batch. Can also add chicken or ground beef
Quesadillas (my family likes to dip with applesauce or could make a pizza flavored quesadilla)
grilled cheese can serve with tomato soup
Rotisserie chickens(Costco or Sam's club are super cheap)- use it for sandwiches, in your quesadillas, eat with rice and veggies, add to ramen with some peas and carrots. One chicken would probably last a couple meals.
These are all things my husband and I ate in our poor college days and don't take much time in the kitchen
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123cfmlovesyou
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Aluminum foil on cookie sheet with edges, skin & cut 1 inch 'discs' of sweet potato, cut kielbasa or raw chicken strips, bag of frozen Brussel sprouts - lt drizzle all with (olive) oil, seasonings, cook 25 min 350, cook longer if chicken needs it. My best to you! Focus on class by class, make study buddies, find a local college youth group (found my best friends & husband there 
, 30+ years ago!)
, 30+ years ago!)A box of chicken rice a roni, 2 cans drained chicken, 1 can rotel drained and use that liquid in what the rice a roni calls for along with water to fulfill box instructions. Follow directions for rice adding rotel, juice, chicken flaked in. Can add frozen peas to stretch further. Cook as directed on rice box. #2 make box of kraft mac n cheese, add seasoned taco meat and can of rotel. Mix well and you have taco mac n cheese!! Can add a can of ranch beans to stretch.#3 brown 1lb ground beef or turkey. Drain. Add 1 can 14.5 oz diced tomatoes with green chili's, 15 oz can ranch style beans, and 1 19oz can minestrone soup. Simmer 20 minutes. Serve over cooked white rice. This sounds weird but quite tasty!!#4 brown 1lb ground beef and 1 diced onion. Drain. Add 2tsp paprika, 1tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper and mix well reduce geat to med low and add 1 10 3/4 oz can cream of mushroom soup. Heat through. Add 1 16oz container sour cream. Gently heat through, don't boil. Serve over cooked noodles.
Egg roll in a bowl
Ground chicken, turkey or pork with diced oinion , minced garlic soy sauce , pepper ginger, a little brown sugar cook until done. Add half a bag of cabbage coleslaw mix. Heat until hot and then turn heat off and let the cabbage steam the rest of the way for a few minutes. Add sweet chili sauce when eating ( optional)
Ground chicken, turkey or pork with diced oinion , minced garlic soy sauce , pepper ginger, a little brown sugar cook until done. Add half a bag of cabbage coleslaw mix. Heat until hot and then turn heat off and let the cabbage steam the rest of the way for a few minutes. Add sweet chili sauce when eating ( optional)
Baked ziti....
Pasta cooked drained
I fry ground beef with Italian seasoning and garlic salt drain
Add marinara
Mix with noodle
Put in casserole pan too with mozzarella bake until cheese is bubbly
Can do the same instead ground beef can just throw pepperoni in with noodle add sauce top with cheese and more pepperoni make a pizza pasta add olives mushrooms any pizza toppings ypu would like....
Pasta cooked drained
I fry ground beef with Italian seasoning and garlic salt drain
Add marinara
Mix with noodle
Put in casserole pan too with mozzarella bake until cheese is bubbly
Can do the same instead ground beef can just throw pepperoni in with noodle add sauce top with cheese and more pepperoni make a pizza pasta add olives mushrooms any pizza toppings ypu would like....
Mexican tater tot casserole
Brown a pound to a pound and a half of hamburger with chopped onion. Once there is no more pink in the meat and the onions are soft drain. Put back in pan and add a package of taco seasoning and the water the package says to add. Cook down a little then put in a sprayed baking dish in an even layer. Top with two smaller cans of chopped green chilies drained. Next layer chopped scallions then a small bag or a box of frozen corn, then can add a can of drained black beans (you can leave these out if you don’t like beans) then add a layer of grated cheese (I use mozzarella and cheddar) then top with a single layer of tater tots. Pour a can of enchilada sauce over the tater tots (use a small to medium can to a 8x8 pan if you use a 9x13 pan use a large can of enchilada sauce. Bake according to the tots directions. When done top with a little more grated cheese. Serve with sour cream, salsa, and any other toppings you wish.
You substitute a rotisserie chicken for the hamburger
Be creative with your cooking. You will be surprised what you come up with.
Brown a pound to a pound and a half of hamburger with chopped onion. Once there is no more pink in the meat and the onions are soft drain. Put back in pan and add a package of taco seasoning and the water the package says to add. Cook down a little then put in a sprayed baking dish in an even layer. Top with two smaller cans of chopped green chilies drained. Next layer chopped scallions then a small bag or a box of frozen corn, then can add a can of drained black beans (you can leave these out if you don’t like beans) then add a layer of grated cheese (I use mozzarella and cheddar) then top with a single layer of tater tots. Pour a can of enchilada sauce over the tater tots (use a small to medium can to a 8x8 pan if you use a 9x13 pan use a large can of enchilada sauce. Bake according to the tots directions. When done top with a little more grated cheese. Serve with sour cream, salsa, and any other toppings you wish.
You substitute a rotisserie chicken for the hamburger
Be creative with your cooking. You will be surprised what you come up with.
goldenrevelation
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Brown ground beef (a pound) and add some dehydrated onion, salta nd pepper. Add it to a pot to bake with cooked pasta noodles(like 1 package) whatever kind they like. 1 can cream of Mushroom soup and 1 can tomato soup 2 cans of each if they want it extra saucy. Mix that up really good cover with cheese and bake for 15 min. At 350. It's simple, easy and filling and if they like other veg they can add it. I put celery, bell peppers so crushed tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach whatever I'm feeling that day in it
Easy pot pie.
In sauce pan mix can or mixed veggies. Cream cheese. Can of cream of chicken soup. Can of cream of mushroom and you can mix in canned chicken..buy a rotisserie chicken and shred it or just grill some and cut into bite size pieces. Mix everything with the chicken. Put in a pie crust and top with another and bake 400 till crust is done about 20 min.In stead of crust they could just add crushed Ritz crackers to their bowl of the mix. Or you could even top with biscuits to bake ...my kids like the crushed crackers.
In sauce pan mix can or mixed veggies. Cream cheese. Can of cream of chicken soup. Can of cream of mushroom and you can mix in canned chicken..buy a rotisserie chicken and shred it or just grill some and cut into bite size pieces. Mix everything with the chicken. Put in a pie crust and top with another and bake 400 till crust is done about 20 min.In stead of crust they could just add crushed Ritz crackers to their bowl of the mix. Or you could even top with biscuits to bake ...my kids like the crushed crackers.
judithwhipple
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this is one of my favorite meals but I cook it all in the stock pot and serve it like gravy over biscuits.
1 cup peanut butter 1 cup honey 3 cups oatmeal and then chocolate chips or m and M's if you want some sugar. Mix together roll into balls refrigerate for 30 mins and eat. You can add protein powder too for extra protein. Super quick breakfast or snack. Keep up the good work and small steps of progress are still progress.
Spaghetti is cheap and easy plus makes a lot. Can fry or bake leftovers and add cheese. Frozen meatballs and french 
bread to make meatball sandwiches. Canned tuna or chicken. Can make salads, casseroles and sandwiches. Eggs. High protein and very versatile. Can make them so many ways and add to things like ramen.
bread to make meatball sandwiches. Canned tuna or chicken. Can make salads, casseroles and sandwiches. Eggs. High protein and very versatile. Can make them so many ways and add to things like ramen.lostandconfused2
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I’m not in school but my boyfriend and I are both 22 and broke lol so we’ve been doing these. The Fajita recipe is 400° for 15 minutes, stiring 10 minutes in. Then broil for 2-3 to brown some edges.
daughtermolly
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favorite you like. timeoreternity
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Hobo dinner, wrap in foil hamburger patty, onion, sliced cheese, cut up a potato, favorite seasoning,. Cook in oven at 350 for I believe 45 to 50 min.
Good thing with this you add what you want..
I didn't care for pickles while cooking but loved jalapeños, you can add mushrooms, omit onions it is all up to you.
Good thing with this you add what you want..
I didn't care for pickles while cooking but loved jalapeños, you can add mushrooms, omit onions it is all up to you.