What are some things that are easy to cook?

Question

Well iam a college student and this year i have decided to stay out of our college cafeteria and cook my own food. I dont know much about cooking, my mom taught me some stuff but alot of the stuff she is teaching me just takes to long or is really complicated. I need to make quick good tasting meals. Anyone have any recipes or suggestions?

Answer 1

Here are some very simple things you can make for yourself, I hope you enjoy!

MACARONI AND CHEESE SO SIMPLE

1 package of large pasta shells
1 box of Velvetta cheese
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup butter

Boil macaroni in a large pan, drain. Cut up whole box of Velvetta Cheese into inch blocks. Throw in pot with macaroni shells. Add milk, butter. Stir. Stick pan in oven to melt cheese (only for a couple minutes until cheese is melted.)
Very simple!


SIMPLE TATOR-TOT CASSEROLE

1/2 1 lb beef
1 can green beans
1 can corn
2 12oz. cans cream of chicken/mushroom
1/2 cup water
enough Tator-tots to cover the top of dish
shredded cheddar cheese

Brown the beef (preferably 7% fat or less). Place the beef into the bottom of a 13x9x2 in. casserole/baking dish.
Combine green beans, corn, cream of chicken/mushroom, and water in a medium bowl. Pour the mixture over the beef.

Arrange the Tator-tots to cover the mixture.

Bake in a 350°F oven for 20-25 minutes, or until Tator-tots are lightly browned. Sprinkle shredded cheese over the top and bake for 5 more minutes.


SIMPLE RANCH CHICKEN BREASTS

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs (plus some extra for pan)
3 tablespoons of Hidden Valley dry Ranch Dressing mix

Pre-heat oven to 375°.
Spray bottom of 9x13 baking dish with non stick cooking spray, then coat pan with extra bread crumbs.

Mix dry Ranch Dressing with the 1/2 cup of Italian bread crumbs, then coat both sides of chicken breasts with the mixture.

Place in pan and cook anywhere from 30-60 minutes, depending on your oven

Answer 2

Your idea has some merit and shows you are thinking of saving some money. But, I would urge you to look closer at what you can and can't do in a dorm room. Finding enough different ideas to eat and making them simple is not very hard. But, keeping a supply of food stuffs on hand to cook your meals could be difficult and very expensive to maintain, as you might end up shopping for meals three or four times a week. Weigh the costs of the meals you eat on campus to what you might spend in a day or two and you will not see much difference in cost. And the time and energy you could put into making your own meals could be spent in more fun or constructive ways.
If you remain steadfast on cooking,...Most recipes with pasta are easy as well as anything you put together with rice. Eating raw vegetables and fruits will help with your nutritional needs and remembering a salad or two will keep you from gaining a ton of junk food fat around you waist.Good luck and good eating :o)

Answer 3

Quesadillas are a great-tasting snack (kinda fattening though). You just take a flour tortilla and lay it out flat on a skillet at medium heat. You then sprinkle shredded cheddar or jack cheese on one half of the tortilla. You can add stuff like mild chilis or salsa to the cheese, if you like. Then fold the half without cheese over to cover the cheesy part.

When the cheese is melted (lift up the top part to check), flip it over and heat it a few more minutes. When it's done, slide it onto a plate and cut it into rectangular sections. You can also dip each piece in salsa as you eat them.

Answer 4

Make a pasta sauce. Sauté half a diced onion, add two cans of tomatoes, cook for 15 minutes, add some fresh parsley/basil. If you want, thicken with some tomato paste. Done. Serve over spaghetti. It beats the red stuff in jars.

Answer 5

Grilled cheese
Eggs
Bacon(you can cook it in the microwave)
Toast
Lots of different types of sandwiches
Easy Mac....the list goes on forever

Answer 6

tacos are fast and good and all you do is cook your hamburger or chicken and use a taco seasoning pack i bet it takes maybe 20 minutes to cook. also you could just buy some deli meats and some hoggie buns and some cheese and any other things youd like on your hoggies and steam them over a pan of boiling water and its fast easy fairly cheap and delicious

Answer 7

Stock up on chicken breasts, the kind without the bones and the skin. You just need to salt and pepper them and you can fry them in a bit of olivbe oil and they'll be ready in 6 minutes. You can make them look fancier by taking a sharp knife, (be very careful if you are a begginer cook.)Cut them open from the curved side and cut just to the middle, They will look heart-shaped and flatter, which will make them more appealing when cooked.

Answer 8

I do not have the cooking gene - But I can make this

creamy macorni and cheese

macroni with the squeezable cheese packet(not the dry powder)

cook macaroni as usual / drain macaoni add mushroom soup and milk - add the cheese - stir (delious)


also there a quick meal - scrambled eggs and cheese
instead of omlete - add cheese to scrambled eggs

Answer 9

saute chicken with onions & garlic
eat it with salad or white rice
pasta is also very easy to make
*** boil the pasta and set it aside then in a pot you can saute with garlic & onion some ground beef, sausages, meatballs, chicken breast slices, ground turkey or chicken beef once your choice of meat is cooked through, add some spaguetti sauce and let it simmer for a couple minutes then add the pasta and mix well.

Answer 10

i had left overs tonight
brown some hamburger meat put in some instant rice with pinto or ranch style beans, tomato sauce and a little rotel sauce
tonight i put in some can potatoes to make it go further