Cooking is hard, groceries are expensive, and moving off of campus and into an apartment is life-changing. There are no more meal plans, no dining dollars and no dining halls. Thankfully, these ten recipes with less ten or less ingredients exist to save us all.
Veggie-filled Pesto Pasta Salad
Ingredients: 5
Total Time: 15 minutes
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With only five ingredients, this pasta salad is perfect for college students that cannot cook or are just too lazy.
Mozzarella, Basil and Zucchini Frittata
Ingredients: 9
Total Time: 20 minutes
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This recipe is perfect for either breakfast, lunch or dinner. With an egg base, this meal is certainly protein-packed.
Japanese Chicken-Scallion Rice Bowl
Ingredients: 9
Total Time: 20 minutes
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Another protein rich recipe. With eggs and chicken as two of the nine ingredients, this simple meal will surely fill any college student’s belly.
Black Bean Soup
Ingredients: 5
Total Time: 20 minutes
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Who knew black bean soup was so easy to make? Throw together black beans, salsa, cilantro, cumin and garlic and you are good to go.
Taco Tomatoes
Ingredients: 8
Total Time: 25 minutes
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This carb-free swap to a normal taco will leave you feeling less guilty for indulging. Also, tomatoes are packed with vitamin C, a necessary vitamin for staying healthy in college.
Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients: 9
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Sheet pan chicken fajitas serve as a perfect meal-prep recipe. You can also dress these fajitas up by adding guacamole, hot sauce, or sour cream.
Spinach Quesadillas
Ingredients: 10
Total Time: 25 minutes
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These quesadillas are a twist on your typical chicken and cheese quesadillas. Packed with spinach, tomato and onion, these are so easy to make yet so delicious.
Roasted Parmesan Pesto Potatoes
Ingredients: 4
Total Time: 45 minutes
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These roasted potatoes are so simple yet so filling. Coating potatoes in pesto and parmesan cheese truly surpasses those packaged mashed potatoes.
Honey Garlic Shrimp and Broccoli
Ingredients: 8
Total Time: 10 minutes
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This recipe makes four servings, which is perfect for lunch for students with classes Monday through Thursday.
Sun-dried Tomato Spinach Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Ingredients: 6
Total Time: 20 minutes
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Tired of making the classic grilled cheese with Kraft Singles and white bread? Try this six-ingredient recipe. It is sure to upgrade your basic, dull grilled cheese.