I'm a full-time college student with a crazy schedule. I live with my fiance and we just spend way too much on groceries, yet end up with barely any food that lasts us more than a few days.
I'd like some recipes that are healthy, quick, easy, but also cheap to buy the food for. Also, we'd like a variety of foods- not just Ramen cooked 500 different ways. haEasy, cheap %26amp; quick recipes for college student?
Budget Minded Recipes
COLA CHICKEN
(And more variations of recipe)
(My favorite: Wings or Ribs)
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 cup catsup
1 12oz. can cola (pepsi, coke, etc.)
Put chicken in a non-stick pan.
Mix together catsup and cola, pour over chicken.
Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and cook 45 minutes.
(turning chicken a few times, while cooking...to prevent from
sticking to pan)
Uncover, turn up the heat and continue to cook until the sauce
becomes thick and adheres to the chicken.
It turns into the most incredible BBQ sauce. Yummmm!
You can double the recipe and use more pieces of
chicken....wings...would be ideal...add some hot
sauce....presto ';Hot
Wings';!
I have used Ribs, just as good.
I tried this recipe with 'meatballs'....was equally
as good...served over rice.
I found another variation.....omit the catsup and add a small
jar of Salsa (any variety).
I have tried using Salsa (omitting the catsup....not).
You'd think a recipe with only '3' ingredients couldn't be
messed up....wouldn't you??
Well...while I was preparing to fix the 'Cola Chicken' recipe
using Salsa.....I was also trying to carry on a conversation with my
husband...(just proves...I can't do two things at once)....mixed
Salsa %26amp; Catsup (before I realized I was supposed to leave out
the catsup) %26amp; Cola........still turned out really tasty (to me)...might
be a little sweeter than some of you like.
I fixed chicken wings, (using the above recipe)
but...I added the spices from a MILD (I don't care for ';HOT';) Buffalo Wings packet...(the kind you get to bake in the oven).....I thought it was really good.....(but you/I can't find a 'bad' way to fix chicken).
Finally....!! I fixed the 'SALSA' chicken......that's good , too.
Another (bright)idea.....I thought of trying......replace the
catsup with a bottle of Shrimp Cocktail Sauce...and add a bag of (pop corn) shrimp.....!
Fixed the shrimp with cocktail sauce......eh...wasn't all that
great...was OK...probably won't be fixing it again.
Also tried beef stew cuts......that was pretty good.....I can see
myself making this again.
Served both over rice.....think the stew cuts would have been just as
good over noodles.
How about using the little cocktail wieners/sausages?
Gonna try some butterfly cut pork chops鈥?boneless pork chops鈥?.pork steak.
How about Vienna Sausages ?? Ummm!
CRUNCHY ONION CHICKEN
1 1/3 cups French鈥檚 Original French Fried Onions
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 egg, beaten
LIGHTLY CRUSH:
Onions in a plastic bag.
DIP:
Chicken in egg
COVER:
With onion crumbs, press firmly to adhere to chicken.
BAKE:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place chicken on lightly greased baking pan.
Sprinkle with additional onion crumbs, if desired.
Bake for 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center.
Mushroom Chicken
4 boneless/skinless chicken breast (or any pieces you like)
1 can cream of mushroom soup.
1 can water
Place chicken in crock pot (or sauce pan for stove top cooking)
mix soup %26amp; 1 can of water together
pour over chicken
cook on medium heat until boiling then reduce heat and cook until chicken is really tender %26amp; falling apart.
Serve over noodles or rice or dressing....or???
CHILLI DOG CASSEROLE
1 pkg. (8) hot dog buns
1 pkg. (8) hot dogs (use more if you like)
1 can Chilli (15 oz. without beans, use more if you want)
1 small onion (chopped)
2 cups shredded cheese
mustard
DIRECTIONS: Pre-heat oven 350 degrees
In a 9'; x 13'; baking pan, break up hot dog buns (bite size) and spread in pan.
Cut up hot dogs (about 1/2'; size) spread over buns.
Spoon/spread chilli over hot dog/buns.
Sprinkle onions over all.
Squirt mustard over entire mixture (don't spread...just make a few lines both ways across mixture)
Cover with shredded cheese.
Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly.
(Hint: If using extra hot dogs %26amp; chilli, don't add extra buns.)
';Canned Soup';.
(My Way!)
Whatever cans of veggies I have, that I like, in cabinet it goes in the pot.....along with all the juices in the cans.
Cook on stove top or Crock pot.
Enjoy!
Canned:corn...peas...carrots...gr.bean鈥?(any variety)...lima beans...wax beans...tomato (any variety)...potatoes (whole or sliced...or both whatever you like)....You get the idea....lol.
Also add a package of shredded cabbage (cole slaw mix).
You can even add a package of onion soup mix.
If it gets to dry and needs more liquids....add tomato juice...V-8...etc.
(I鈥檝e not made this one yet)
EASY BEEF STROGANOFF
Ingredients:
3/4 lb lean ground beef
1 jar Heinz HomeStyle Savory Beef Gravy (12 oz Jar)
1 can mushrooms, drained (7 oz can)
1/2 cup sour cream
4-6 cups hot cooked noodles
salt %26amp; pepper, to taste
Instructions:
In a medium skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat until browned and thoroughly cooked. Carefully drain liquids and return to stovetop. Stir in Gravy and mushrooms, and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream, until thoroughly combined. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and serve immediately over hot noodles.
';Corny Beanie Weenies.';
Mix one large can of baked beans (seasoned with brown sugar, onion, and bacon).
and a package of Weiners (all sliced up).
with a can of whole kernel corn (drained)
Heat ingredients, and serve.
It doesn't get any easier than this, and is suprisingly good!
P.S鈥?.Might put ingredients in a casserole dish and top with corn muffin mix.
POT ROAST
Your choice of beef or pork (to fit crock-pot)
1 pkg. dry Ranch dressing mix
1 pkg. dry Italian dressing mix
1 pkg. dry Brown Gravy mix
1 cup water
Put beef in pot.
Mix together all the dry mixes鈥?then add water 鈥our over meat and cover %26amp; cook on high 4-6 hours.
Until meat is tender.
The first time I mad it I didn鈥檛 have the Italian Dressing mix鈥?so I added a pkg. of Onion Soup Mix鈥?I have to say I liked that better.
If you use more water you might want to add more Brown Gravy mix鈥?to make a thicker sauce. Was gonna add
potatoes and carrots鈥ut never got around to it.
Mock Ice Cream Bar
2 whole graham crackers
Cool Whip
Spread a thin layer of Cool Whip on 1 whole cracker鈥?top with remaining cracker鈥?freeze.
Make several at a time.
Melt some chocolate and drizzle over top before freezing.
E-Z Cake Recipes
NO EGGS, NO OIL, NO WATER .......JUST 1 12oz.SODA AND MIX.
WHITE CAKE MIX鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€?.7-UP OR STRAWBERRY SODA
CHOCOLATE CAKE MIX.......CHERRY SODA (BLACK FOREST)
ORANGE CAKE MIX鈥?ORANGE SODA
PINEAPPLE MIX鈥?PINEAPPLE SODA
SPICE MIX鈥?.ROOT BEER SODA ETC
POUR CAKE MIX IN BOWL
ADD SODA USE LOAF CAKE PAN
BAKE 350 DEGREES AS BOX SAYS.
(PREPARE PAN WITH SPRAY)
Your choice of frostings or use cool whip.
E-Z Candy
(All recipes are mixed the same.)
Melt ingredients, seperately in microwave until runny.
Mix together and pour into serving dish.
Chill until firm, cut %26amp; serve.
Chocolate Fudge:
16 oz. container of Fudge Frosting
1 bag of Chocolate Chips (any flavor you like)
Peanut Butter Fudge #1:
1 small jar Peanut Butter (18 oz.)
2 bags of Peanut Butter Chips
Peanut Butter Fudge #2:
1 small jar Peanut Butter (18oz.)
16 oz. container of White Frosting
Marshmallow Nougat:
1 small jr Marshmallow Creme
1 bag White Chocolate Chips
1 tsp. Almond Flavoring
1 small bag Chopped Nuts
(I've made this without the flavoring %26amp; nuts....I want to try
rolling
into balls and dipping in a chocolate coating....sounds good to
me.)
I've doubled all the above recipes. The Marshmallow Nougat
recipe...doubled and added a container of white frosting (had an
extra one....so thought....why not!)
I use a double boiler..(prefer the double
boiler)...add chips in first ...then rest of
ingredients.....saving
nuts and flavorings for last.
CAKE MIX COOKIES (I make these at Christmastime for gift giving)
White Cake Mix
2 Tablespoons water
2 eggs
1/2 cup cooking oil
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup chopped nuts
powdered sugar
Mix all ingredients, except powdered sugar.
Drop batter (about a teaspoon per cookie) into a bowl of powdered sugar.
Roll in sugar until it is an approximate shape of a ball.
Place ion a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees about 18 minutes, until lightly browned.
Cool on wire racks. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
(Use any flavoring or cake mix you desire.)
Kreamy Kool-Aid Pie
1-(6 g) package un sweetened Kool-Aid powdered drink mix
1-(14 oz.)can sweetened condensed milk
1-(8 oz)container Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed.
1-(9 inch) Graham Cracker Pie Crust (or Cookie crust)
Cool Whip for top (optional)
1. In a medium bowl mix Kool-Aid and condensed milk, thoroughly.
2. Fold in Cool Whip.
4. If desired, spread more Cool Whip on top.
5. Chill for a minimum of 4 hours.
I鈥檝e used: Strawberry鈥herry鈥emon-lime (Key-Lime Pie)鈥?Lemonade (Lemon Pie鈥ight add some yellow food coloring for a more lemony look.)
Find more quick 鈥?simple 鈥?E-Z 鈥?few ingredient鈥?recipes鈥t E-Z Cookin鈥?group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/e-zcookin/
Lots of interesting 鈥榮tuff鈥?in files %26amp; links鈥ome join %26amp; check it out.
Pat in Indiana鈥?Easy, cheap %26amp; quick recipes for college student?
Not sure I can begin to compete with PattsyWattsy's monster response (bravo Pattsy!), but the one suggestion I will make is the Italian pasta recipe I wish I'd known at college...
This was taught to me by my Italian mamma-in-law Marisa: it takes just 10 minutes and it's delicious... I call it 'breakfast pasta'.
* Boil up a pan of boiling water, containing two handfuls of salt (to bring out the taste), and throw your pasta in.
* Melt an ounce or two of butter in a frying pan. (And if you have any medium-hard cheese, chop this into 1cm cubes and place in a mixing bowl.)
* When the pasta is done, drain it, put it in the mixing bowl and pour over the melted butter.
* Give it all a good stir to coat the pasta and serve with a fried egg on top.
Sounds simple, because it IS simple, and it tastes absolutely divine!
Actually, I have more equally-simple recipes on this page here, which maybe you'll find useful: http://www.pasta-recipes-made-easy.com/easy-pasta-recipes.html
Buon appetito!
Try pasta salads as well as hot, same with rice - really nice in salad!
You can stuff like tomatoes, mushrooms and peppers. green beans are really nice in a salad with olives and feta. Courgette crumble...peel courgettes and place at bottom of a dish, cover with dollops of garlic cream cheese and then sprinkle a mixture (mix before hand) of flour, egg, bread crumbs and parmasan so its all crumbly...on top and bake for 20 mins...awesome
Checken breast marinated overnight in lemon juice, chilli, ginger and sesame oil. Bake for 20 mins or until done and serve with salad...bad ***
I would recommend you look up Jamie Oliver - a brit chef who is renowned for his simple dishes, making something out of nothing...almost - seriously good! xxx
Take a look http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/veggi鈥?/a>
Can of beans, apples, peanut butter
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