Do you have any easy meal ideas for college students?

Question

I am a college student and like most college students we have limited resources to make food. My dorm building has one kitchen and it pretty much just has a stove. I have a microwave and fridge in my dorm room. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Creamy pasta can be made by using 1 can of 98% fat-free cream of chicken soup, 1 can of water, 3 cups of penne pasta or 2 cups broken up pieces of spaghetti noodles, 1/2 cup of shredded cheese, 1/4 cup of grated parmesean cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix all this up in a big bowl and pour into a greased pie pan or 8x8 brownie pan. Bake at 350* for about 50 mins or until noodles are cooked thru. You can add some chicken, turkey, or tuna to this, and if it seems too dry, add a little water and mix well.

Mac & Cheese
Grilled Cheese
Baked potatoes
Tuna Salad
Chicken Salad
Pimento Cheese Sandwiches
Wraps of any kind
bagel bites

Invest in a crockpot - can buy for around $20 bucks at Wal-Mart, and search for crockpot or slowcooker recipes online.

Buy items when on sale and use your crockpot like crazy so while you are in classes all day or working at night, you can have a hot decent meal ready any time.

Answer 2

easy meal ideas college students

Answer 3

I had the same problem when I lived in the dorms. Something that is good is if you stirfry some vegies and toss in some top ramen in. Or I found that the lean cuisine meals are preaty good. Hope this helps

Answer 4

Crock Pot is your ansewer. Try Red Beans and rice. You will need a bag of red beans (small size) or Cajun King brand. A good sasuage, like Chappel Hill, don't use Hillshire Farm. Chop a onion. slice sausage, and a can of Ro-Tel, one can or two of water. Put all in crock pot. Let cook 8 hours. Make rice and cornbread muffins. Have a nice day!!!

Answer 5

get cream soup (your choice) get some noodles(your choice try diff kinds of noodles) cook noodles add the soup with half cup of water mix an let simmer 15 mins, stir often,get some of those bisquits in a can flatten them out fry some hamber meat add your own seasonings add meat to rolled out bisquit roll them up bake untill brown, lots more ideas e-mail me if these sound good [e-mail]

Answer 6

Hormel Chili Dip
-Get one full stick of cream cheese

-Get one can of Hormel Chili (I prefer no beans)

-Pour them in one of those bowl things that have tops on them and do not melt in the microvave

-Put it into the bowl and put the bowl in the microvave and heat for 1 minute

-Take it out stir it up and put it back in for 2 minutes

-Take it out and stir it again get some tortilla chips and you have delicious hormel chili dip

P.S. It gives you really, really bad gas and it usually gives you diarrhea!!!

Answer 7

Mexican Chicken

This simple five ingredient chicken main dish recipe cooks to perfection in your microwave oven.

INGREDIENTS:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tsp. taco seasoning mix
1/2 cup chunky salsa
1 cup shredded Pepper Jack cheese
2 Tbsp. sour cream

PREPARATION:

Sprinkle chicken with the taco seasoning mix, making sure to coat both sides of each piece.
Place chicken in a square microwave safe dish and pour salsa over.
Cover and microwave on HIGH for 5-8 minutes, turning dish once halfway through cooking time.

Make sure chicken is thoroughly cooked.
Juices should run clear when pricked with a fork.
Sprinkle chicken with cheese and return to microwave.
Cook for 45 seconds until cheese is melted.
Top with sour cream to serve. 2 servings

Microwave Meatloaf

INGREDIENTS:
1 lb. ground chuck
1 egg
2 Tbsp. quick cooking oats
1/4 cup minced onion
8 oz. can tomato sauce
1/4 tsp. dried thyme leaves
1/4 tsp. dried marjoram leaves
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
dash white pepper
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. prepared mustard

PREPARATION:

Combine meat, eggs, oats, onion, half the tomato sauce, thyme, marjoram, garlic salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Gently shape into a 8x4" loaf .
Place into a 9x5" glass loaf pan, making sure the meat mixture doesn't touch the sides of the pan.

Cover pan with microwave safe waxed paper.
Microwave at high power for 5 minutes, then carefully pour off juices.
Combine brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and mustard with remaining tomato sauce.
Spoon this mixture over the meat loaf, making sure to evenly coat top and sides.
Return pan to oven, rotating one half turn.
Cover pan with microwave safe waxed paper and cook at 30% for 17 to 20 minutes or until an instant read meat thermometer inserted in the center of the loaf registers 170 degres.
Cover with foil and let stand 5 minutes on a solid surface before serving. (The temperature of the meat loaf will rise about 10 degrees during standing time.) 6 servings

Microwave Tuna au Gratin

INGREDIENTS:

4 potatoes, sliced thin
1 cup thinly sliced carrots
1/2 cup sliced green onions
1/4 cup flour
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. butter
1-3/4 cups milk
6 oz. can albacore tuna, drained
1-1/2 cups shredded Colby cheese

PREPARATION:

In 3 quart microwaveable casserole dish, combine potatoes, carrots and onions.
Then add flour, pepper and butter and stir.
Add milk and blend well.
Cover tightly.
Microwave on HIGH for 10 minutes; stir.

Cover again and microwave on HIGH for 15-22 minutes, until potatoes are tender, stirring twice during cooking time.
Add tuna and cheese and stir gently.
Cover again and microwave on HIGH 2-3 minutes longer until cheese is melted.
4 servings

hope these help you. enjoy.

Answer 8

no joke--my friends and I lived off of Ramen noodles.

Answer 9

Open can of favorite soup, add can of chicken broth, add pasta

Answer 10

ramen noodles