This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Penn chapter.
These days, dining hall food sometimes just does not cut it for the average college student. But whipping together a yummy meal can take a lot of time, effort and money! Nonetheless, check out these three handy recipes for some simple, affordable and easy-to-make meals.
Classic, Good Ol’ Spaghetti
Ingredients:
- 3/4 pack of whole grain spaghetti pasta
- 1 1/2 jars of store-bought spaghetti sauce
- Optional: 1 lb of ground meat (pork/beef/sausage)
Instructions:
- Put water in a pot and place it over high-heat.
- As the water is heating, add any ground meat you have. Wait until it turns brown, then mash it with a spatula into smaller pieces.
- Cut the spaghetti noodles in half and drop them into the boiling water, stirring for a few minutes. After it is finished cooking, drain any leftover water. Add your already cooked meat and sauce to the pasta, and voilá!
French Onion Soup
Ingredients:
- 2 oz of butter/margarine
- 4 whole onions
- 2 pints of stock (stock cubes)
- Seasoning
Instructions:
- Try not to tear up too much, but slice your onions into thin rounds!
- Fry the onions in hot butter until they turn a golden brown.
- Add the stock and the seasoning to the onions for flavor.
- Allow it to simmer for about 20 minutes.
Omelette
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons of milk
- Salt and pepper
- Butter
- Optional: ham, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, cheese
Instructions:
- Stir the milk and eggs into a mixture. Then add some salt and pepper for flavor.
- Put butter into a frying pan. Next, add the egg mixture.
- Wait a minute, then stir and add heat.
- If you want, you can add optional ingredients (ham, mushrooms, etc.) onto the surface of the mixture now. Wait for the omelette to cook underneath these ingredients.
- Cook for an additional three or four minutes. Fold the omelette…and eat!