Easy Student Meal ideas please.

There are books available to help students cook simple nutritional meals. Failing that , beans on toast , scrambled eggs, add cheese for extra nutrition. Fresh fruit , minimal fat - use a spray like fry light. Cook simple vegetables - I am sure a student is perfectly capable of rustling up a basic healthy meal !

Lentil/chickpea dhal.
Vegetarian ragu,
Meat ragu,
Veg/meat chilli.
Omelette,
Mac and cheese.
Recipes for the above are all available online.

Stir fries are very easy adding whatever protein she prefers.

Shelflife

There are books available to help students cook simple nutritional meals. Failing that , beans on toast , scrambled eggs, add cheese for extra nutrition. Fresh fruit , minimal fat - use a spray like fry light. Cook simple vegetables - I am sure a student is perfectly capable of rustling up a basic healthy meal !

Well thank you, as my post says, I am looking for tried and tested ideas from GN’s. I am aware of a vast number of books available! And, unfortunately, this particular Student, does not have these particular skills already, hence our planned cookery sessions (for reasons I am not going into).

Sago

Lentil/chickpea dhal.
Vegetarian ragu,
Meat ragu,
Veg/meat chilli.
Omelette,
Mac and cheese.
Recipes for the above are all available online.

Thank you.

Grandmadinosaur

Stir fries are very easy adding whatever protein she prefers.

Good idea, I’ll add that to my list, thank you.

Well that does make the situation a little more clear . I had no intention of appearing off hand , apologies if I gave that impression.

Jacket potatoes with various fillings are also a good go-to
Home made meatballs and spaghetti (use a sauce from a bottle!)
Chili
Fajitas - any fillings

Pasta bakes
Frittata

Is it possible to get and use a slow cooker? Often cheap or free to buy, they’re so good with cheap cuts of meat, vegetables, beans and lentils.

macaroni cheese can have added brocolli or other veg
spinach with cheese sauce and boiled eggs
mashed potato and sausages with veg
pizza (using a bought dough)
lentils, rice, polenta with an easy curry
spaghetti bolognaise

If you teach her to make a cheese and tomato sauce she can make a variety of dishes

Ramen noodles in a chicken broth(use stock cubes). Add some frozen vegetables, onion, mushrooms, corn etc. It's quick and easy

Spag bol as it’s easy and cheap and everyone likes it, chilli con carne the same.Also home made chicken curry.
Chicken parcels, put a chicken breast in some foil with a sliced tomato and sliced onion or pepper or all of them , wrap and bake and serve with rice or chips.

All done in microwave and we really like it!
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Stuffed tortelloni from the fridge section, with either a meat filling or spinach and ricotta. Heat for a few mins in hot water then serve with pesto.
It literally takes less time than a microwave meal.

I wonder how much access she will have to using a fridge, and will the food remain there?

Thanks everyone so far, hoping for more please with ‘how to’ if possible. There will be access to fridge and freezer and yes I suppose it could be taken by someone else. Not allowed Air Fryer or Slow Cooker. She really wants quickish meals so not to have to sit guarding an oven for a long time lol. I am a bit woollyheaded at the moment and finding it a bit hard to concentrate and collate recipes and methods, hence asking for your lovely input, thanks again.

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welbeck

Are you writing a book

Honestly, just a big sigh! I’m already feeling a bit rubbish and just don't get why a request for a bit of help would lead you to ask this question, but to answer you……No, I’m not, I am just trying to help someone out!

When my husband had a stroke and pretty much forgot how to cook, I bought Charlotte Pike's "The Hungry Student", which is full of easy food. It's vegetarian too, so it's very easy on the pocket! There's a short introduction covering utensils, store cupboard staples, budget management, etc - there's even a health & safety section called "How not to poison your friends"! Honestly, if I had a child going off (to uni or anywhere else), I'd make sure this book was in his/her suitcase! You don't have to teach her everything (there isn't time anyway), it's all there for her to learn at her own pace. By the way, I have no financial investment or interest in this book, I just love the fact that my husband could now feed himself if I fell down a man-hole.

welbeck

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NonGrannyMoll

When my husband had a stroke and pretty much forgot how to cook, I bought Charlotte Pike's "The Hungry Student", which is full of easy food. It's vegetarian too, so it's very easy on the pocket! There's a short introduction covering utensils, store cupboard staples, budget management, etc - there's even a health & safety section called "How not to poison your friends"! Honestly, if I had a child going off (to uni or anywhere else), I'd make sure this book was in his/her suitcase! You don't have to teach her everything (there isn't time anyway), it's all there for her to learn at her own pace. By the way, I have no financial investment or interest in this book, I just love the fact that my husband could now feed himself if I fell down a man-hole.

Oh, thank you, I’ll look for this book, sounds ideal, thank you for taking the time to comment.

petra

welbeck

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KateyKrunch has been a member for many years.

Thanks Petra, although I feel like flouncing off lol.

KatyKrunch

Equipment and a “starter box” would be useful.
I would make sure she has one good saucepan and one lidded frying pan and some silicone tongs.

Oil, tinned tomatoes, tomatoe purée, stock cubes, soy sauce, salt and pepper, cornflour, garam masala lentils, kidney beans chickpeas,pasta, tuna and rice.

All my three were able to cook competently when they went off, two bothered the other just ate junk!

They are all now excellent and keen cooks with a healthy diet.

I would love to be tasked with teaching a young person to cook.

I hope you have fun together.

Coddled eggs (aka Eggs cocotte)

Really easy, quick, nutritious and fun to make

1. Grease ramekins

2. Break the eggs into them along with anything you like -mine here has cheese, shredded ham (you can buy already shredded)
salt and black pepper.

3. Place in a pan of boiling water, cover with a lid - ready in a few minutes.