Damn, I'm hungry now.Daystar Clarion said:Behold!
The Super Noodle Sandwich!
Easy to make, dirt cheap, and very filling.
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One my mum taught me, when making pasta, as a cost effective alternative, instead of buying and using pasta/bolognese sauce, mix some chopped tomatoes with tomato purée and gravy granules with your vegetable mix to get a thick and tasty sauce.
Oh and I found that you can microwave meat pies, although the outer crust won't be as crunchy as with cooking it in an oven, just put it in for 3 - 5 minutes, use a fork to check if it's hot inside, if not, put it in for another minute.
Oh and I found that you can microwave meat pies, although the outer crust won't be as crunchy as with cooking it in an oven, just put it in for 3 - 5 minutes, use a fork to check if it's hot inside, if not, put it in for another minute.
Chili Tortilla Burritos are great if you can stomach them. Most corn or flour tortillas are dirt-cheap compared to bread (at least around where I live).
I've made about 15 of those off of one small can of refried beans and a moderate can of chili (which together, cost me about 3 bucks). If you can, cook some rice (about 1 and a half cups, to 3 cups water) to add to it. The trick is to never overstuff them; you don't need very much of any given ingredient to make a well-stuffed burrito.
If you know where to look, you can usually find a BRICK of cheese to flavor them (the only mutually expensive cheeses are the exotics, and any brand name Parmesan; avoid those), and just use a shredder.
Other than that, peanuts and peanut butter are stocked with protein, but are far more economical than meat, and carry much less cholesterol. If you lack a toaster, learn how to griddle-toast bread. It often tastes better, and there is absolutely nothing more welcoming in the morning than hot peanut butter and a good drink.
I've made about 15 of those off of one small can of refried beans and a moderate can of chili (which together, cost me about 3 bucks). If you can, cook some rice (about 1 and a half cups, to 3 cups water) to add to it. The trick is to never overstuff them; you don't need very much of any given ingredient to make a well-stuffed burrito.
If you know where to look, you can usually find a BRICK of cheese to flavor them (the only mutually expensive cheeses are the exotics, and any brand name Parmesan; avoid those), and just use a shredder.
Other than that, peanuts and peanut butter are stocked with protein, but are far more economical than meat, and carry much less cholesterol. If you lack a toaster, learn how to griddle-toast bread. It often tastes better, and there is absolutely nothing more welcoming in the morning than hot peanut butter and a good drink.
Super noodles are always handy to have around, and pretty cheap. Iceland is your friend if you live in the UK. Pretty unhealthy, but if I didn't do anything considered unhealthy these days, I probably wouldn't eat at all.
In particular, I love fish. A nice smoked haddock with some spahgetti, and I'm set. Dammit, now I'm tempted to have that tonight. I have chicken that needs using up...
In particular, I love fish. A nice smoked haddock with some spahgetti, and I'm set. Dammit, now I'm tempted to have that tonight. I have chicken that needs using up...
You are...A GOD!Daystar Clarion said:Behold!
The Super Noodle Sandwich!
Easy to make, dirt cheap, and very filling.
Tell me, did they send you a huge load of coupons redeemable until september 2012? There was one of those in every one of our halls rooms. Pizza nights are gonna be cheap round here for a while!The_root_of_all_evil said:Yeah, but I like Pizza Hut, and I know their ingredients aren't Value onesGiantRaven said:
They used to do a BOGOF on 22 inch pizzas. Now that was heaven.
I pretty much survive on my dad lessons on making fried rice (I'm Chinese) althought I had to rely on his already made meats but I used Spam when I run out of his meat.
I didn't had Chinese food all the time since weekends I just had pizzas but I suppose that won't be healthy for you to have it all the time but I suppose getting premade meal from supermarket could be an idea unless you are strap for cash.
I didn't had Chinese food all the time since weekends I just had pizzas but I suppose that won't be healthy for you to have it all the time but I suppose getting premade meal from supermarket could be an idea unless you are strap for cash.
For pasta bakes, milk, flour, and some kind of stock will make a decent sauce when added with some form of meat or vegetable. Failing that, tinned tomatoes and a few herbs (maybe some bacon or tuna in that one). Much cheaper.Zepren said:I lived on pasta bakes in college as the supermarket near my flat always had the sauce on special. I second the super-noodle sandwich mentioned above. You dont have to be a student to enjoy on though. that's gonna be my lunch
Also, learn lots of things to do with rice. It's more variable than pasta, and cheaper, too. Risottos, curries, slightly different stir-fries, jambalaya, and probably many more I can't think of right now.
Get a whole chicken, and make chicken wings with salad/chips/whatever, the next day you could make a curry with rice and the following day make
from the leftovers.
From the curry bread you could see that I like japanese food, so another tip would be to get miso, you can make soup with it, marinade your meat, fish, tofu, etc.
From the curry bread you could see that I like japanese food, so another tip would be to get miso, you can make soup with it, marinade your meat, fish, tofu, etc.
Last year in uni, I mostly survived on "whatthehellisthis" pasta or "abominationontocousine" fried rice. Just fry up things you think will go well together and then add rice or pasta. It's trial and error though to find good ingredients. So that's why I decided to brush up on my cooking skill before moving into uni this year.
A personal favourite of mine(And something that is sure to get the away-from-home asian escapists' mouth watering) is Mee-goreng or Fried mee noodles.
Easy to make, cheap, very quick to make provided you can find the ingredients which most tescos or sainsbury worth their salt should have.
First get some sweet soya sauce. Unavailable? Mix a table spoon of light, dark soya sauce, some ketchup each and a teaspoon of sugar.
Next fry up some onions and garlic(and anything else you think would work, "sawi" if you can find any), some meat and when done add some egg noodles(1 pound for a bag in tesco or sainsbury) and then the sweet soya sauce.
Stir fry for a bit, and voila! An old south east asian treat. I have quite a bit more recipes if you'll ask nicely
A personal favourite of mine(And something that is sure to get the away-from-home asian escapists' mouth watering) is Mee-goreng or Fried mee noodles.
Easy to make, cheap, very quick to make provided you can find the ingredients which most tescos or sainsbury worth their salt should have.
First get some sweet soya sauce. Unavailable? Mix a table spoon of light, dark soya sauce, some ketchup each and a teaspoon of sugar.
Next fry up some onions and garlic(and anything else you think would work, "sawi" if you can find any), some meat and when done add some egg noodles(1 pound for a bag in tesco or sainsbury) and then the sweet soya sauce.
Stir fry for a bit, and voila! An old south east asian treat. I have quite a bit more recipes if you'll ask nicely
Stir fry is good- buy a mix of veggies, noodles, meat and straight to wok sauce, fry off the meat then veggies add the sauce and then add the noodles which you should of already boiled mix it all up and et voila.
The secret is to cut up everything tiny beforehand, timing is everything- meat takes 2 minutes, veggies 1 and sauce 1.
Another good one is tom soup- fry off tiny cut onion add a can of chopped toms & oregano, simmer for as long as needed (it'll be done when it all looks like one big slop), put through a blender and eat. You can buy little bottles of balsamic vinegar for dead cheap and makes tom soup taste awesome.
Chile is another good one- chop up onion and pepper dead tiny, fry off some mince with an oxo cube, add the veggies and fry for a little longer, then add tin toms and some red wine if your feeling flush along with chilli powder, simmer on a really low heat for about 30 minutes till its reduced, leave to cool and eat- you can make enough for four and leave it in the freezer for some quick suppers, and it gets better the longer you leave it. You can also add some green if your that way inclined.
Ideally you want to eat fish and red meat once a week and as much green leafy vegetables as you can- according to student health surveys iron deficiency amongst us is really common and can lead to lethargy, shortened attention spans and all sorts of other stuff.
The secret is to cut up everything tiny beforehand, timing is everything- meat takes 2 minutes, veggies 1 and sauce 1.
Another good one is tom soup- fry off tiny cut onion add a can of chopped toms & oregano, simmer for as long as needed (it'll be done when it all looks like one big slop), put through a blender and eat. You can buy little bottles of balsamic vinegar for dead cheap and makes tom soup taste awesome.
Chile is another good one- chop up onion and pepper dead tiny, fry off some mince with an oxo cube, add the veggies and fry for a little longer, then add tin toms and some red wine if your feeling flush along with chilli powder, simmer on a really low heat for about 30 minutes till its reduced, leave to cool and eat- you can make enough for four and leave it in the freezer for some quick suppers, and it gets better the longer you leave it. You can also add some green if your that way inclined.
Ideally you want to eat fish and red meat once a week and as much green leafy vegetables as you can- according to student health surveys iron deficiency amongst us is really common and can lead to lethargy, shortened attention spans and all sorts of other stuff.
I love pasta carbonara, and it's dead easy! Here's what you do:
- Fry up bacon and mushrooms.
- Boil some pasta (the type isn't really important)
- Beat two eggs and mix with a dash of milk
- Drain the pasta, put back in the pan with the bacon, mushrooms, and egg mixture
- Stir & cook until the eggs are ready (it kind of looks like scrambled eggs hugging all the pasta)
- Grated cheese (especially parmesan) and pepper are optional, but I think completely necessary
All done, lovely.
- Fry up bacon and mushrooms.
- Boil some pasta (the type isn't really important)
- Beat two eggs and mix with a dash of milk
- Drain the pasta, put back in the pan with the bacon, mushrooms, and egg mixture
- Stir & cook until the eggs are ready (it kind of looks like scrambled eggs hugging all the pasta)
- Grated cheese (especially parmesan) and pepper are optional, but I think completely necessary
All done, lovely.
nailed it in the first post. try a bacon/ham and cheese omelette, in a toast sandwich. fucking lovely! also currys are really easy to make. get some fresh chicken strips, some ready made curry sauce, and some microwave rice. sortedMightyRabbit said:
edit: i should also mention, stir fry. seriously, get some meat, pan fry it. add in some ready prepared stir fry vegtables. add in some egg noodles. add in some chow mein sauce. only thing, you need a fairly big pan ^^
I'm a vegetarian, so what I used to do in college is a little bit different from what others do...but it's still similar enough.
At the beginning of the week, I'd cook up a whole bunch of vegetables (onions, bell peppers, etc.) and a whole bunch of rice, and then eat them in different ways for the rest of the week. Some examples:
1. Stir fry
2. Omelettes
3. Quesadillas
4. Making instant ramen more interesting
5. "Ghetto rice pudding" (heat rice up in microwave with milk, sugar, and vanilla, and add cinnamon...good for breakfast)
You get the idea.
At the beginning of the week, I'd cook up a whole bunch of vegetables (onions, bell peppers, etc.) and a whole bunch of rice, and then eat them in different ways for the rest of the week. Some examples:
1. Stir fry
2. Omelettes
3. Quesadillas
4. Making instant ramen more interesting
5. "Ghetto rice pudding" (heat rice up in microwave with milk, sugar, and vanilla, and add cinnamon...good for breakfast)
You get the idea.
Not only that, but the delivery men fail to collect them. That means there's no real limit on them. Cheese/Bacon Potato skins are lush.Doclector said:Tell me, did they send you a huge load of coupons redeemable until september 2012? There was one of those in every one of our halls rooms. Pizza nights are gonna be cheap round here for a while!The_root_of_all_evil said:Yeah, but I like Pizza Hut, and I know their ingredients aren't Value onesGiantRaven said:
They used to do a BOGOF on 22 inch pizzas. Now that was heaven.
Legend! I love this show.Findlebob said:
OT: I don't know about your living arrangements, but if you can: get a few potplants or a garden going. Basil, chilli, spinach, coriander and parsley are all really easy to grow and make for great seasonings - much better than the generic sauces people smother noodles or pasta in generally.