Any got any recipes

emilyajones

For people cooking for one with a student budget in mind?
Preferably quite easy to do, but Im open minded!
No food allergies etc (will not eat mushrooms yuccck!)
Any recipes greatly appreciated!

lilRicki

eggs, and invest in a george forman grill...he got me through university. You can microwave eggs so they're quick and filling plus you can add what ever vegetables you want. vegetables are pretty cheap..take a metal collander, fill a pot with water, but the collander on top and throw a ton of veggies in there...place a lid on top and TADA you're steaming.

Chicken and fish were staples when I was in school, george cooked them for me in no time. buy your brown/wild rice in bulk but make sure you measure and weigh, it's cheaper. buy low sodium chicken broth to replace expensive olive oil, works the same. if your fruit is going soft, freeze it don't throw it out. This makes for great smoothies. baking your own banana bread using whole wheat flour is a great snack, you have to spend some money on the initial ingrediants, but it lasts forever.


kraft.com and hungrygirl.com are my favorite websites for quick, easy and healthy recipes.

AndiPandi687

find an ALDI's if you have one around you! super cheap! if you have one and you are just feeding yourself you will probably only spend $30 a week at the most!

nooodll

I like finding recipes on the Cooking Light website. They list the nutritional information which gives me better control over my day. They also have reviews of the recipes which is nice. A lot of the recipes can be scaled down for the number of people and I find leftovers are extremely handy.

lilRicki

I like finding recipes on the Cooking Light website. They list the nutritional information which gives me better control over my day. They also have reviews of the recipes which is nice. A lot of the recipes can be scaled down for the number of people and I find leftovers are extremely handy.

hey thanx for that website, i just printed off a few recipies I'd like to try.

jutymo

www.skinnytaste.com
www.hungrygirl.com
www.kitchenparade.com
www.eatingwell.com

All have lots of info and recipes, most have nutritional values for their recipes.

krnlcsf

cooking for one can be a challenge... but it doesn't mean all your meals need to be made in single servings. make things that can freeze well (going on the assumption that you have a freezer) or that will at least refrigerate nicely for a good few days - for example casseroles made with meat, veggies and low sodium/low fat cream of _____ soups, chili or soup, or marinara pasta sauce (simple and delicious!).

also, you can make things like pork chops or chicken in the oven in individual servings with veggies and even rice all in one foil package. season them however you like, and they're a homemade single portion dinner - if you search the forum for "Hobo Dinner" you'll find directions... but there are so many different combos of veggies, meat, spices etc... that you can try the possibilities are endless.

if you're like me though, and don't get sick of things too quickly, i just cook a big pot of soup or stew or chili on sundays, portion it into containers and eat it until it runs out. it usually lasts me until thursday... sometimes longer, but i usually end up giving it away to my parents or bf before that.

happy recipe hunting!