Easy Recipes for College Students

College is a time when there is so much to do and so little time on your sleeves. Obviously, staying away from home, cooking becomes a necessity and cooking quick becomes even more necessary. There is no time to experiment with full-fledged cooking and time-consuming food recipes and junk food is a very unhealthy option for daily eating. What you require in such a situation are some easy recipes that are quick as well as easy to prepare. You will require basic ingredients that are easily available, cheap and nutritious too. Mentioned below are some easy recipes for college students.

Cheesy Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 can cream of chicken
• 1 can cream of cheddar cheese
• chicken tenderloins
• 1 cup rice
• 1 can cream of mushroom

Method
Preheat the oven to 250°F. Cook the rice in a cooker and set aside. In a large bowl, add the chicken and pour over it, the can of cream of chicken, can of cream of cheddar cheese and can of cream of mushroom. Bake the mixture for around 20 minutes or leave it to cook in a pot for 2 hours while you go about doing your other work. Serve hot with the cooked rice.

Egg Fried Rice

Ingredients

• 75g of uncooked express rice
• Vegetable oil
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 100g green beans
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 2 spring onions, chopped
• 2 tbsp soy sauce

Method
Cook the rice in a cooker and add to it the salt and half teaspoon soy sauce. Heat some vegetable oil in a frying pan and add to it the chopped spring onions and green beans and fry for around 3 minutes until it is fried lightly. To this, add the beaten egg and cook for around 2 minutes, scrambling it lightly. Add the cooked rice to this and mix well. Season with pepper.

Chicken Stir Fry

Ingredients

• 2-3 chopped chicken breasts
• Noodles or rice
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 spring onion
• 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
• Mixed vegetables
• Soy sauce

Method
In a frying pan, add the olive oil and sesame oil. Once the oils have heated up, add to it the onions and garlic cloves and fry until lightly brown. Then, remove the garlic cloves and keep aside. Add the chopped chicken breasts to the oil and cook for around 5 minutes. Add the vegetables to the chicken and fry for another 10 minutes. In the meanwhile, cook the rice or noodles. To the chicken and vegetables in the frying pan, add some drops of soy sauce. Add the cooked rice or noodles to the stir fries chicken and vegetables. Serve hot.

Boursin Baked Potatoes

Ingredients

• 2 Potatoes
• Boursin cheese
• Cheddar cheese, grated
• Salt
• Vegetable oil
• Sliced leek

Method
Prick both the potatoes with a fork, mix the vegetable oil with salt and smear it all over the potatoes. Preheat the oven to 200°F and bake the potatoes for around an hour and a half. Remove the baked potatoes from the oven and cut them into half. Scrape out the inside of the potatoes and keep the skins intact. In a large bowl, mash the scraped out potatoes, add to it both the types of cheese and fill it back into the potato skin. Sprinkle some sliced leek onto the potatoes and return it to the oven to let bake for around 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve hot.

Hope these recipes will help you prepare a quick meal and enjoy delicious healthy food. Try out more such recipes and avoid gorging on junk, unhealthy food from fast food joints. Also, remember to enjoy the process of cooking as much as you enjoy eating them!