College Recipes

[Anonymous No.14579706]

I'm going to university next month and want to save as much money as possible by cooking my own meals. What are some actually decent meals that can be made cheap with only a microwave and an instapot?

[Anonymous No.14579712]

>college
Hang yourself.

[Anonymous No.14579716]

>>14579706
the dorms cost more than a room in an apartment, are you retarded or something?

[Anonymous No.14579719]

>>14579706
Buy a George foreman and you are set. They are like 20 bucks.

I used to love foreman Quesadillas.

Also if you are cash strapped. Use Rice with every meal.

[Anonymous No.14579721]

>>14579706
yourr gonna be living off soup and stews if all you have is an instant pot and a microwave

[Anonymous No.14579724]

>>14579716
Depends, if you go home with you parents over the summer you save like 1/3rd in rent from not paying over the summer.

[Anonymous No.14579727]

>>14579706
Get some impossible meat and cook it for your bros. They'll love you for giving them the maximum seared bite one can taste.

[Anonymous No.14579734]

Enjoy eating ramen for four years like the rest of the world

[Anonymous No.14579743]

>>14579719
This. Also don't frown on some Banquet dinners. They're not great but usually you can find them for $1-$2 per meal and they'll be somewhat satisfying

[Anonymous No.14579843]

>>14579716
>>14579712
The government is paying for all of it plus I got scholarships. My dorm is almost completely covered for a year. I wouldn't go if I had to pay for it.

[Anonymous No.14579862]

I wish I could be a youngfag in college again, but with all the knowledge I have now.

[Anonymous No.14579877]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtiY47WnONY
these guys have some good videos, but anything newer than like 2-3 years ago is a bit iffy.

[Anonymous No.14579876]

>>14579712
(You)

[Anonymous No.14579881]

>>14579862
I feel this way sometimes. Got laid way more after college and wish I could go back with that skillset desu

[Anonymous No.14579899]

>>14579706
If you're not allowed a regular rice cooker, they make these microwave doodads that work pretty good.
In case your instapot is busy making real food that would go well with rice.

[Anonymous No.14579945]

>>14579706
why not just get a small induction burner and cook normal food?

[Anonymous No.14579956]

>>14579945
Not allowed. They’re very strict on what’s allowed within the dorms after too many retards started fires.

[Anonymous No.14579968]

>>14579843
I take back my kys. What are you going for?

[Anonymous No.14579971]

>>14579706
Look up some instapot chili recipes. They are good for stews and stuff, tenderizing cheap/tough cuts of meat, etc.
>>14579721
This.

[Anonymous No.14579978]

>>14579899
microwave pressure cooker is even better for rice

[Anonymous No.14579980]

>>14579743
I love me some banquet pot pies, biscuits and gravy and the fruit pies.

[Anonymous No.14579981]

>>14579968
Psychology, planning to specialize in developmental for my PhD. Hoping to double major in early childhood education also.

[Anonymous No.14579982]

>>14579706
buy:
chicken thigh - should be ~$2.50/lb
big bag of white rice
bag/cans of black beans
pork hocks - should be extremely cheap
badia/goya sazon seasoning mix
frozen spinach bricks

season the chicken with sazon, cook on it's own in instapot and set aside
cook some rice, set aside
put beans and pork in instapot and add some salt, pepper, bay leaf, oregano, cumin, cayenne, garlic, onion. Or if you lack all that just add more sazon. Let slow cook for a few hours till the pork falls apart. set aside
microwave the spinach, greens are the minimum vegetable you need for vitamins/minerals
so plate up some rice, chicken, and spinache and pour your bean stew over top. This is how all of latin america lives.

[Anonymous No.14579995]

>>14579881
https://youtu.be/0wdRQW8WmVI

[Anonymous No.14580003]

>>14579706
one pot stews are fucking god tier.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIA9AlrJZm4
>https://youtu.be/Rlml-vE54KQ?list=PLxg70CyF67NjdKXOy0THz8u5ivGSKYK3-
>https://youtu.be/aEaIEnKRZyc?t=60

[Anonymous No.14580051]

>>14579706
Steel oats. Buy a shitton of steel oats.
in the instapot, you can cook them at a 1:3 ratio (or adjust to your liking). Prep a big batch at the beginning of the week so you can heat them up in the morning throughout the week.

Steel oats are better than regular oats because they have a higher protein count per volume and are lower on the glycemic index, meaning you won't "sugar crash" after eating them. Also, many people don't know what they are/how to cook them, so they're super cheap. I would HIGHLY advise you work these into your diet.

[Anonymous No.14580143]

>>14579706

You can make gumbo in a microwave. There are tons of videos and instructions on how to do the roux, it's my go to way of making it now. If you can get an 9 cup Pyrex measuring cup it will help for cooking in the microwave. A wooden spoon is also useful for not damaging the glass or thermal shocking it.

Make the roux, cook veg in hot roux, add carton of chicken stock, spices, then add your meat. If you're using chicken or sausage cut it into smallish pieces.


Caramel corn can be made in the microwave, get some paper bags from the grocery store to shake the popcorn with the caramel sauce.

[Anonymous No.14580155]

>>14579706

Buy a mini charcoal grill and use it outside. Once a week grill up some chicken breasts, fish, or steaks.

[Anonymous No.14580209]

>>14579716
At most of not all state colleges you're required to spend the first year in a dorm.

[Anonymous No.14581080]

>>14579724
you’ve never been to college huh

[Anonymous No.14581298]

>>14579712
Sounds like somebody is too poor and stupid to go to college. Have fun working at the grocery store, kiddo! Somebody's got to do it!

[Anonymous No.14581315]

>>14579706
Find a butcher close to campus. They usually offer cooked items like bbq chicken, ribs, chicken salad, ect. Go a couple of times a week. That will be better than any prepackaged microwave shit out there.

[Anonymous No.14581347]

>>14579899
the microwave vegetable steamers by that same company are kino, 5-10 minutes for perfect potatoes, carrots, broccoli etc.

[Anonymous No.14581370]

>>14579706
If you’re going to a university you’ll have access to dining halls which will serve food far better than you can make with a hotplate. Otherwise, >>14579734

[Anonymous No.14582644]

>>14579981
kys

[Anonymous No.14582650]

>>14579843
>Non-white detected
Gross

[Anonymous No.14582654]

>>14579981
nigger

[Anonymous No.14582834]

>>14579712
yea, one second, i'm still deciding
>>14579706
don't delude yourself into thinking that you're gonna cook with any regularity if you live in the dorms. i'd be shocked if you use the three burners and midget stove shared by 30 people on your floor even 5 times per semester.
>>14579712
ok, yea, i'll have uhhhhh.....

[Anonymous No.14582842]

>>14579719
george forman grills are so stupid. they take up a crazy amount of space and are a bitch to clean.
just fucking use a frying pan.

[Anonymous No.14582853]

>>14579981
are you a woman? or just want to be practicing psychologist?

[Anonymous No.14582876]

>This entire thread
why is america so capitalistic yet impoverished?

[Anonymous No.14582906]

>>14579981
pedo

[Anonymous No.14582911]

>>14582876
because mr sheckleberg needs his new yacht

[Anonymous No.14583087]

>>14579706
>PUT CHEESE ON TORTILLA
>MICROWAVE FOR 30 SECONDS

[Anonymous No.14584496]

>>14579706
Get a gas burner and a wok.

[Anonymous No.14586067]

>>14579956
>Not allowed

Do it anyway and just hide it.

[Anonymous No.14586092]

>>14579982
>2.50/lb for chicken thigh
Jesus christ where the hell do you live? Shit's usually about .99/lb where I am.

[Anonymous No.14586183]

>>14586092
jesus i need to gtfo of california

[Anonymous No.14586238]

>>14579981
You're spending taxpayer money just to indoctrinate yourself into marxist ideology, at least study a field that isn't overrun by communists.

[Anonymous No.14586279]

>>14579899
if you're not allowed a rice cooker tell them to fuck off and get one anyways jesus christ.