Easy Student Meal ideas please.

I think it’s very kind of so many GN’ers to be taking the time to respond and type in recipes.

But I must admit I find it really hard to believe that a student (in this technical age of computers and mobile/smart phones) can’t easily check out online recipes for herself.

Am not being nasty in any way, it just puzzles me …..

They could swop to ready cooked chicken instead of fresh for even more speed.
And No:5
Heat together chopped tinned potatoes with baked beans.
Add chopped corned beef.
Serve with bag of fresh vegetables, spinach etc boiled for couple of minutes.
Hope these are useful.

BBC Good Food has a lot of different student recipe collections

basic recipes www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/how-survive-student-basic-recipes

100 student recipes
www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/student-recipes

Or else Youtube has a lot of student recipe tutorials that you can view online

Kateykrunch

Grandmadinosaur

Stir fries are very easy adding whatever protein she prefers.

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

We’ve taken to eating stir fry’s quite a lot as we buy chicken for the dog and are always thinking of ways to use it. I am always very careful about use by dates on them because I’m sure that bean sprouts can harbour dangerous bacteria. I always add a few cashew nuts ( if there are a left if I’ve raided the pantry for a late night snack).Oh and also add noodles and ginger along with the soy sauce.Such a quick, easy but very nutritious meal.

No:4
Lightly fry a chopped chicken breast, add mushrooms, tinned mixed peas/sweetcorn.
Add ready cooked uncle Bens rice any flavour, simmer for 5 mins, serve with bag of fresh salad.

No: 3
Tin of tuna, mix with mayo, cottage cheese, plain yogurt, then add some just previously boiled pasta cooked with frozen peas, sweetcorn,
Mix altogether.
I add chopped cucumber,lemon juice and parsley. Its yummy, and double quick!!

Kateykrunch DD's meals all seemed to be variations on pasta with sauce!

No:2.
Lightly fry a chopped chicken breast.
Add tin of chopped tomatoes.
Couple of chopped spring onions.
A chopped courgette
Broccoli chopped up.
Any veg you like, simmer for 5 mins, job done!
Serve with garlic bread or flatbread.

Kateykrunch

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.

A large plastic box or two clearly labelled with her name! Hands off!

Most students respect each others' food in shared fridges or will share food and cook together. Will she be in Halls?

I bought DD a students' cookbook (there are lots to choose from) but I'm not sure how much she used it. A trip to IKEA for saucepans etc too.

Oops! Where’s that gone!
Posted but it’s flown into the stratosphere 😡
Slice thinly a chicken breast and lightly fry till cooked ( 2/3 mins) throw in a bag of stir fry veg, I always add a large handful of spinach, toss till cooked, another couple of mins, it’s quicker than heating a ready meal!! You can add sweet chilli sauce, or any sauce you fancy.

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.

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.

petra

welbeck

Are you writing a book

KateyKrunch has been a member for many years.

Thanks Petra, although I feel like flouncing off lol.

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.

welbeck

Are you writing a book

KateyKrunch has been a member for many years.

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

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!

Are you writing a book

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.

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

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.

All done in microwave and we really like it!
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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.

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

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