These are some quick things I've been cooking up while I've been at college to save money and eat healthier and more fulfilling meals.
Cinnamon French Toast
Ingredients:
2 slices of wheat bread
1 large egg
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tbs butter
maple syrup
Warm up skillet with butter on medium heat. Wisk cinnamon powder and egg together in a bowl. Dip each slice of bread in egg and cinnamon mix to completely coat. Place slices side by side on skillet and flip over when bottom gets light brown. Remove from heat and serve with maple syrup on top.
Angel Hair Shrimp Pasta
Ingredients:
1 lb wheat angel hair pasta
26 oz. any white based pasta sauce of preference (I used a three cheeses tomato flavor-delicious!)
1-1 1/2 lb peeled, raw large shrimp
3 cups of water (or how ever much is indicated on pasta box directions)
2 tbs butter
2 tsp basil and olive oil spread (optional)
cherry tomatoes (garnish)
1 bag of broccoli steamers (2lb)
1 clove garlic
Cook pasta according to directions. Mince garlic. While pasta is cooking, heat 2 tsp of butter on skillet. Add 1 tsp of basil and olive oil spread and garlic. Add shrimp to hot skillet and cook until pink. Turn off heat and set aside. Heat up broccoli according to directions in microwave. Drain pasta and set aside. In the empty pot used to cook the pasta, heat up the pasta sauce by simmering. Cover for about 5 minutes. Turn off heat. Mix pasta, broccoli, and shrimp into pasta sauce. Serve with a few fresh cherry tomato halves on top.
More things I have cooked in the apartment:
Green Curry Chicken
Beef and Chicken Stir Fry
Spagetti with Turkey Meatballs
Most of these recipes have cost me $5-$10 and can serve as much as four people! That's so much better than one meal from a restaurant that costs $15.
My favorite recipe resources:
FoodWishes on YouTube.com - This chef is funny and knows to make my stomach grumble with each video. His recipes seem so simple and easy to do especially with each video being 2-5 minutes at most.
Supercook.com - You get to search recipes all around the internet by what you have in your pantry. List out all the things you have in your kitchen (pickles, eggs, milk) and Super Cook will search recipes that use only or close to only the ingredients you have available.
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Comments (7)
good post! i usually do pastas, stews or rice dishes. they're usually easy and not that expensive. i hardly ever eat out now. french toast sounds good right now but i don't have bread...i think i'll make me some crepes :D
i love chef john<3!!
Great post, thanks :D
Good to see recipes that are actually pretty good for you! My mom makes these Indian turkey burgers that she puts a lot of spices and vegetables in that are absolutely to die for, and they're a much healthier alternative to regular burgers!
For simpler and healthier recipes I've found "The Silver Palate Cookbook" to be useful. But I do love the supercook website.
omg! i am definitely gonna make the french toast!
I'm in college too and I've actually made shrimp pasta a few times as well. I don't use the white sauce though since it's a bit heavy for me. I just make my own garlic lemon butter sauce instead.
I also make a lot of stir-fry or fried rice and, of course, pizza! My roommate and I vary our pizza toppings though. Like we'll make a buffalo chicken pizza one day and then a margherita pizza, so we don't get sick of eating the same thing all the time.