Cheap, easy recepies... yes I mean food

[Jaymee_]

I was sitting here hungry thinking about when I was in college. My grandma felt sorry for me being too poor to eat out all the time so she gave me some recepies that are fast, cheap, and all are for the microwave.

I know there are a lot of college kids that visit here so I thought I would share my knowledge. If you have more please post them... I for one am always looking for different recepies.

CHICKEN TETRAZZINI
1 (10 1/2 oz.) can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 - 1/2 cup water
2 cups of cooked spagetti
2 cans chunk chicken
2 tablespoon parsley flakes
1 small can sliced mushrooms

Combine soup, cheese and water in 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Heat for 1 minute on high. Add spaghetti and chicken to soup mixture; stir to combine. Microwave on 80% power ro reheat until heated through for 3-4 minutes. Makes 4 cups

[Snork]

Reserved for sexy recipes.

[savanna]

my microwave has been broken for months.
*crys*

[Dresicos]

Cereal

Equipment
1 Bowl
1 Spoon (Or fork :confused:)

Ingredients
Cereal(s) of your choice
Milk (or another drink of your choice)

Instructions
Pour some of your favorite cereal(s) into 3/4s of your bowl
Pour milk into the bowl, take up about 1/4 of the bowl

Insert utensil of choice and eat

[shatterstar]

beer, ramen and papa johns. 'nuff zed.

[AlabamaBoy]

Utensil of choice in is my new spnife. Great for cutting those troublesome peices of chicken in soup.

My recipes:

Cheap Quiche-

4 grade A eggs
1 cup grated cheese
1 cup diced vegitables
1/4 cup milk

Mix Together in cassarole dish, then put in stove on 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Or until the top apears a nice brownish color.
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Nachos-

1/4 cup Beans
1/4 cup Black Olives and Chives
1 cup salsa
1 cup government surplus cheese
1 Dollop of Sour Cream
1/4 bag of tostitos chips

Put some chips on the plate, then put salsa and olive/chive mixture on, add the last layer of chips and put the salsa, cheese on top, Put in the microwave for 4 minutes. Put a Dollop of sour cream on top and enjoy.
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Toast With no Toaster-

Two peices of bread.

Cover Bread with Foil, put in stove for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

Or, Broil it for 2.5 minutes per side.

[†Nuke'em†]

Tombstone Pizza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Worker]

beer, and papa johns. 'nuff zed.Can we be friends?

[Apocalypse0375]

beer, ramen and papa johns. 'nuff zed.

lol i love ramen...i once spent about 12 dollars just to buy a bunch of ramen which is about 50 packages of it and i had about 5 a day...I thought my heart was about to stop :p

[Dresicos]

Me <3 Ramen :wub:

[†Nuke'em†]

You can make Grilled Cheese pretty easily and cheaply.

[Lord Shinok]

Can we be friends?

I wanna be friends too! :bigsmile:

[gryph89]

Macaroni and Cheese

[Jaymee_]

Taco Shell Pizzas

Use soft shells, put some sauce and whatever on it then either microwave it or put it in the oven till the cheese is melted.

[_Thunder_]

Easy mac

Buy Easy mac

Directions are on back too lazy to read them.

Nuff said

[uniquinous]

For those of you who like ramen, but perhaps realize it has pretty crappy nutrition, try some of the following:

Add an egg (my favorite) - if scrambling it in the pot, add at the 1 minute mark. if leaving whole, add with the noodles.

Add a slice of bacon or taylor ham - the meat will lose most of its flavor, but the soup will gain it.

Add veggies! mushrooms, scallion, spinach!

mix and match!

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uniquin soup (tastes like french-onion):
perfect when your dining center has a salad bar and you don't like their dinner choices

This is amazing - I didn't know till I invented it

-Fill a bowl with sliced fresh white mushrooms (no canned stuff).
-Add a few slices of white or red onion
-Add garlic, garlic salt, pepper, onion powder, or any other flavoring you like, for taste (try to mix this in if you can)
-Completely cover in grated mozzerrella cheese. You shouldn't be able to really see anything under it - I mean fully covered
-microwave until all the cheese is totally melted (~2-4 minutes)
-Enjoy! (careful, it will be very hot!)

Where does the "soup" come from? Good question! Despite mushrooms being dry, they actually hold a ton of liquid. Cooking them generally allows for the release of that liquid, and really brings out the flavor of the mushroom. Friends who have fallen in love with my soup creation generally go on to add their own veggies for flavoring (such as spinache, cucumber, etc).

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Spaghetti with Mushrooms in Vodka Sauce

Seems hard, yes? WRONG!

-cook pasta according to box (1/2 box per person is more then enough) in a medium pot. literally as easy as boiling water and setting a timer
-go to the store, pick up a bottle of Vodka Sauce (yes, it's just as good like that - yes, it will make your food taste amazing)
-drain pasta and set aside
-add 1/3 the jar of vodka sauce on medium to low heat in the same pot the pasta was made in
-add small can of mushrooms after draining (no wait time)
-simmer to rolling bubbles
Optional: add a splash of milk, a pad of butter, and/or some grated cheese.
-throw your pasta BACK into the pot, and mix until coated in deliciousness.

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Dumpling Party!

This is awesome! And so easy! Go to your local asian market (bringing an asian friend helps if you're a noob). Go to their freezer section, and pick out a good package of dumplings or two. The contents of the dumpling should be in English at the top of the package. IF YOU DONT KNOW WHATS INSIDE, DONT GET IT. Ensure it looks like a standard name brand package (as opposed to a plastic bag with a twisty tie and no label). You really can't go wrong.

-Boil water in medium pot
-Throw in dumplings
-Wait till they float
-Drain
-DUMPLING PARTY!

Sauce:
-lots of soy sauce on the side. Adding scallion, ginger, and sesame oil (very small amount of this last one) makes it extra delicious.

[Jaymee_]

Uni, that dumpling thing sounds really good! I'm gonna try it next week.

[shatterstar]

Can we be friends?

I wanna be friends too! :bigsmile:
RAMEN PARTY!!!!
For those of you who like ramen, but perhaps realize it has pretty crappy nutrition, try some of the following:

Add an egg (my favorite) - if scrambling it in the pot, add at the 1 minute mark. if leaving whole, add with the noodles.

Add a slice of bacon or taylor ham - the meat will lose most of its flavor, but the soup will gain it.

Add veggies! mushrooms, scallion, spinach!

mix and match!

___________________________________________

uniquin soup (tastes like french-onion):
perfect when your dining center has a salad bar and you don't like their dinner choices

This is amazing - I didn't know till I invented it

-Fill a bowl with sliced fresh white mushrooms (no canned stuff).
-Add a few slices of white or red onion
-Add garlic, garlic salt, pepper, onion powder, or any other flavoring you like, for taste (try to mix this in if you can)
-Completely cover in grated mozzerrella cheese. You shouldn't be able to really see anything under it - I mean fully covered
-microwave until all the cheese is totally melted (~2-4 minutes)
-Enjoy! (careful, it will be very hot!)

Where does the "soup" come from? Good question! Despite mushrooms being dry, they actually hold a ton of liquid. Cooking them generally allows for the release of that liquid, and really brings out the flavor of the mushroom. Friends who have fallen in love with my soup creation generally go on to add their own veggies for flavoring (such as spinache, cucumber, etc).

________________________________________

Spaghetti with Mushrooms in Vodka Sauce

Seems hard, yes? WRONG!

-cook pasta according to box (1/2 box per person is more then enough) in a medium pot. literally as easy as boiling water and setting a timer
-go to the store, pick up a bottle of Vodka Sauce (yes, it's just as good like that - yes, it will make your food taste amazing)
-drain pasta and set aside
-add 1/3 the jar of vodka sauce on medium to low heat in the same pot the pasta was made in
-add small can of mushrooms after draining (no wait time)
-simmer to rolling bubbles
Optional: add a splash of milk, a pad of butter, and/or some grated cheese.
-throw your pasta BACK into the pot, and mix until coated in deliciousness.

_______________________________________

Dumpling Party!

This is awesome! And so easy! Go to your local asian market (bringing an asian friend helps if you're a noob). Go to their freezer section, and pick out a good package of dumplings or two. The contents of the dumpling should be in English at the top of the package. IF YOU DONT KNOW WHATS INSIDE, DONT GET IT. Ensure it looks like a standard name brand package (as opposed to a plastic bag with a twisty tie and no label). You really can't go wrong.

-Boil water in medium pot
-Throw in dumplings
-Wait till they float
-Drain
-DUMPLING PARTY!

Sauce:
-lots of soy sauce on the side. Adding scallion, ginger, and sesame oil (very small amount of this last one) makes it extra delicious.

ramen with veggies and spaghetti with vodka sauce are ooold school college food. change the mushrooms to polish sausage and add generic chinese hot sauce to really add some zip.

Shatter's Super Duper Easy Cheap Recipe

1 Tub Ice Cream.
1 spoon.

Open tub.
Eat.









:p

[DOCTOR DEVICE]

Lentil-Pea Soup, A DD Original

7 Cups water + 1 cup vegetable stock
1 Leek
2 Carrots
1 stalk of Celery
1/2 of a Red Bell Pepper
3 Tablespoons Sherry (NOT TOO DRY! IT RUINS THE SOUP!)
1 teaspoon thyme
paprika to taste
a few fresh basil leaves
Half a package frozen peas (About 1 1/2 cups)
Half a package of Lentils (About 1 1/4 cup)
Salt + Pepper to taste

Serve with a nice mellow cheese. I suggest swiss :)

Strawberry Mousse (also a DD original ;))

1 pint strawberrys
1 cup sugar
Pinch of salt
8 Egg whites
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
Splash of melon juice

Put 1 pint strawberrys, 1 cup sugar, and a splash of melon juice in a food processor. Blend until thin, then add a pinch of salt.

Beat egg whites in a mixer, and slowly add sugar + cream of tartar. Beat until stiff.

Fold the two together, and refrigerate.

Serve with a few mint leaves.

[shatterstar]

leek, thyme, lentils, sherry, MELLOW CHEESE? :confused:

[gryph89]

Jungle Juice -

Any liquor + Multiple other liquors.

Not a "food" but damn well cheap and efficient.

[abyaly]

A recipe for inexpensive food? Ya'll are missing one of the big ones.
Recipe for rice.
Includes:
rice

[Wizzy`]

A recipe for inexpensive food? Ya'll are missing one of the big ones.
Recipe for rice.
Includes:
rice

Hell yes.
I did not post in this because I saw it on the Uniq is female thread and thought to myself, hey, this is recent and then saw that it was from 2007. I _definetly_ didn't do that.

[Scorpionz]

Even though it's probably out of fashion now (knowing trends), I'm going to try Uniqs soup. :D

[Memory of Light]

Beat until stiff.

DD doesnt even need food. he has another way to feel good...

[R G]

This is as easy as you get....

Package of Egg Noodles - cook and drain
Can or two of Cream of Chicken Noodle soup - depends on how big your package of noodles was and personal preference - I like two cans - open and throw into pot of noodles
Can of Chicken Meat or Two - also personal preference - open drain and throw into pot of noodles and soup

Stir, mix well, salt and pepper to taste and eat...YUM!!!

[TGR Leader]

It sounds nice :cool:

[Jeffery]

No, as easy as it gets is called:

Loaf of bread
Bologna roll'

Cut, insert, eat.

[meat.eater]

I've been adding egg's to my ramen for years.... Everyone always called me weird. I thought I was alone in the world. *dreamily stares at Quin*

[Wizzy`]

My dad tells me to do that all the time...That, and add cheese. Iduno..I've never tried it, maybe I should.

Bologna and cheese = <3

[R G]

I have a rule about Bologna...It must be fried(well done) with cheese, lil mustard on white bread....same rule applies to Spam.

Best Bologna is Boars Head....cut to slice thick about 1/8 inch or two regular slices thick

[Lonely Tylenol]

A recipe for inexpensive food? Ya'll are missing one of the big ones.
Recipe for rice.
Includes:
rice

Where's your rice now? Huh? HUH?

Yeah, that's what I thought!

Mwahahahahahahahahahahahah!

[Supersmiley :-)]

Recipe for whole wheat bread:

1. Go to store, and buy whole wheat bread

Yeild: 1 loaf of bread

Recipe for poptars:

1. Eat it after removing wrapping

OR You can mic it if you want (just have wrapping off)

Yeild: 2 poptarts

[Dark7]

Eggy in a basket! or piggy in a blanket not sure!

1. Watch v for vendetta, its a good movie. (its in there)
2. Start revolution
3. Make eggy in a basket or the other!