What are some easy and cheap meal ideas for the college students?

Question

Being a college student comes with countless responsibilities as well as restrictions, especially when it comes to managing one’s finances, which leaves very few college students with the time and energy to prepare elaborate meals. Hence, what are some simple and inexpensive meals that I can prepare as a college student?

Answer 1

Pasta, rice, eggs, and vegetables can be some of the most nutritious options for college students. There are various options that the students can try out including spicy chili garlic noodles, or a quick breakfast sandwich consisting of mortadella and eggs. Basic kitchen infrastructure which includes a stove, pots, pans and other basic essential cooking materials enable the students prepare decent meals at a minimal time and cost.

Comments

Imagine you're a college student who reads joshua and then one day he randomly appears in your dorm with your roommate showing him the kitchen.

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The random Babish knife is sending me!  And the “it’s the bulker! He’s a savage” straight up floored me

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PLEASE Josh do a whole series going to different college student flats/houses and cooking in there with what you can find!! Im beggin you I've been looking for professional chefs to do something like this for years

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Not even a college student, just a tired dad looking for quicker yet super tasty meals. Really looking forward to making a bunch of these in the coming weeks!!

Update: I made 3 of these so far!

Pork stirfry, this was insane, so much intense flavor, probably better than 80% of any style of stirfry I've gotten from a Chinese restaurant.

Garlic chili oil noodles: Very intense flavor, very good overall. Make sure to use a full pack of noodles. I used about 3 of the 5 bundles of a 16 Oz pack and the chili oil was extremely spicy/overpowering.

French toast sticks: Absolutely delicious, super easy to make, pepper added into a cinnamon sugar mixture is a MUST for me from now on.

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Here's a list of meals even a College student could make: College dorm kitchen exploration, B Fast Sando, Churro French Toast Sticks, Spicy Chili Garlic Noodles, Pork Stir Fry, Ramen Flavored Nori chips, Popcorn, Hummus Mez, Palm Roasty, Chicken Picata, Strawberry Puffed Pastry

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Not a College student. I'm a 41 yr old dad. Just made the noodles with the stir-fried pork for my family. Solid meal. Keep up the good work, JW

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This needs to be a series, and it doesn’t have to be “for students” or something like that.
I’m an adult and I need more of these recipes lol

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thank you, my doordash bills were starting to get crazy.

I struggle to get into the mindset of "i need to get meal prep done" instead of "this takes too long and im tired"

Ive started to start cooking my lunch for the next day while im cooking my dinner when i get home, so that I get it all done at once and i dont have to think about it or stress, I just put on my slippers, put down my coat and backpack and start cooking lol.

Having a 9-5 and being in college is CRAZY

but you've made it easier for me!
thank you! Lots of love!

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I am no college student but I am a mum in the throes of postpartum depression.  Cooking and meal planning has been such a challenge for me lately so I am very grateful and excited to try out your easy dishes!   I especially love that you gave us a cost break down at the end.    And the fact that this will dirty a minimal amount of dishes is a huge plus!    
Thankyou, thankyou!