college diet
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J.H.: I am also a college student. I live with my girlfriend and our dog. We are too stubborn to ask our rich parents for money so we eat like shit everyday. I actually live off of these recipes;
"Cheapola Pizza"
1 loaf of bread
1 "bottle" of pizza sauce
1 pkg peperoni
1 pkg cheese
& other toppings, my prefered toppings are onion and tobasco
load each slice of bread with pizza sauce, cheese, and toppings. Bake on 375 for 10 or so minutes.
TIP: When buying the bread make sure you get the cheap stuff. I used to work for Lewis Bakeries (aka Bunny Bread). Find the 50 cent bread at Wal mart that is made by Lewis Bakeries. It has the same preservatives as Bunny Bread, just a different package.
"Protein Power"
1 can of Bush's White Beans
1 Bottle of Tabasco Sauce
mix together, do not smash the damn beans.
"Cheese Nation"
1 can of Nacho Cheese
jalapenos
Tostito Chips
TIP: Cheese is very filling. It feels good on the tummy.
Biscuits & Gravy (w/o meat drippings)
1 can of Grand's Biscuits
1 pkg of Gravy
"Cheapola Pizza"
1 loaf of bread
1 "bottle" of pizza sauce
1 pkg peperoni
1 pkg cheese
& other toppings, my prefered toppings are onion and tobasco
load each slice of bread with pizza sauce, cheese, and toppings. Bake on 375 for 10 or so minutes.
TIP: When buying the bread make sure you get the cheap stuff. I used to work for Lewis Bakeries (aka Bunny Bread). Find the 50 cent bread at Wal mart that is made by Lewis Bakeries. It has the same preservatives as Bunny Bread, just a different package.
"Protein Power"
1 can of Bush's White Beans
1 Bottle of Tabasco Sauce
mix together, do not smash the damn beans.
"Cheese Nation"
1 can of Nacho Cheese
jalapenos
Tostito Chips
TIP: Cheese is very filling. It feels good on the tummy.
Biscuits & Gravy (w/o meat drippings)
1 can of Grand's Biscuits
1 pkg of Gravy
JH - On your budget, I'd stay away from most canned items unless they're cheap. You can buy dried beans at most health food store that will practically stay good forever and all they need is a little water to become edible. Also, rice and pasta are cheap and frozen vegetables won't go bad. And a bag of yellow onions will go a long way (onions and eggs, onion and bean burrito....)
As for making a gravy...it's easy but can be tricky. You don't need meat drippings either, it just depends on what you like. A spinach and garlic gravy is tasty with biscuits. You can also caramelize onions in butter with salt and pepper and use that for flavor. Or nothing but butter, salt, and pepper if you want to keep it simple.
The key to making a gravy is the roux which is basically a mix of flour and butter (or fat drippings, oil, etc.) that blends under heat to make a paste. Then, slowly, you add milk and it thickens. When it gets gravy consistency your gravy is done except for some salt and pepper to taste. Or you can do the same process to make a sauce instead of a gravy. You just add more liquid (of your choice...chicken/vegetable stock, milk, etc). Here's a link that will walk you through the process. For pasta, I'll make a roux and add white wine, vegetable stock, lemon juice, capers, artichoke hearts, and mushrooms. For cream sauces I'll make a roux and add milk and parmesan.
Make your roux on a very low heat and add your liquid slowly, turning up the heat a bit. I recommend using warmed milk, stock, or whatever you're using when making your sauce/gravy. I've had bad luck adding cold stock, for example, to a hot roux. The roux "breaks" and that can ruin any hopes of a thick sauce.
As for making a gravy...it's easy but can be tricky. You don't need meat drippings either, it just depends on what you like. A spinach and garlic gravy is tasty with biscuits. You can also caramelize onions in butter with salt and pepper and use that for flavor. Or nothing but butter, salt, and pepper if you want to keep it simple.
The key to making a gravy is the roux which is basically a mix of flour and butter (or fat drippings, oil, etc.) that blends under heat to make a paste. Then, slowly, you add milk and it thickens. When it gets gravy consistency your gravy is done except for some salt and pepper to taste. Or you can do the same process to make a sauce instead of a gravy. You just add more liquid (of your choice...chicken/vegetable stock, milk, etc). Here's a link that will walk you through the process. For pasta, I'll make a roux and add white wine, vegetable stock, lemon juice, capers, artichoke hearts, and mushrooms. For cream sauces I'll make a roux and add milk and parmesan.
Make your roux on a very low heat and add your liquid slowly, turning up the heat a bit. I recommend using warmed milk, stock, or whatever you're using when making your sauce/gravy. I've had bad luck adding cold stock, for example, to a hot roux. The roux "breaks" and that can ruin any hopes of a thick sauce.
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Since it's only you eating, watch for frozen turkey breast to be on sale. Put one in a crock pot (cover the pot with foil if the bird sticks out the top) and cook all day. Then you can eat all week with a couple cans of chicken broth and a little imagination. Check at Kroger or Winn Dixie for old vegetables all wrapped up together. There is nothing wrong with them and they practically give them away.
1. Add a can of chicken broth to some of the diced meat. Add veggies and some tomato juice and rice. Simmer for veggie soup.
2. Cook some rice in chicken broth, add diced turkey, sauteed onions and peppers and serve with some black beans. Mix drained corn, some diced peppers and onions, and sour cream into cornbread batter to eat with this. yum.
3. Mix a little flour with some milk to make a loose paste. Slowly pour and wisk into some hot chicken broth. This makes a nice gravy without fat drippings. Put some diced turkey and a small can of peas in this and serve over toasted bread (which you buy at the bread store really cheap--freeze half the loaf so it doesn't ruin on you.)
4. Mix some ketchup, brown sugar, a little o.j., and a little mustard for bar-b-q sauce and simmer with some of the turkey for a Turkey-Joe.
5. Make taco stuffing using the turkey meat. You can use in taco salad or have with the rice and black beans. Just leave the turkey out of the rice.
6. These also work with pork roast for a change.
Good luck!
1. Add a can of chicken broth to some of the diced meat. Add veggies and some tomato juice and rice. Simmer for veggie soup.
2. Cook some rice in chicken broth, add diced turkey, sauteed onions and peppers and serve with some black beans. Mix drained corn, some diced peppers and onions, and sour cream into cornbread batter to eat with this. yum.
3. Mix a little flour with some milk to make a loose paste. Slowly pour and wisk into some hot chicken broth. This makes a nice gravy without fat drippings. Put some diced turkey and a small can of peas in this and serve over toasted bread (which you buy at the bread store really cheap--freeze half the loaf so it doesn't ruin on you.)
4. Mix some ketchup, brown sugar, a little o.j., and a little mustard for bar-b-q sauce and simmer with some of the turkey for a Turkey-Joe.
5. Make taco stuffing using the turkey meat. You can use in taco salad or have with the rice and black beans. Just leave the turkey out of the rice.
6. These also work with pork roast for a change.
Good luck!
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Here are a couple I have used.
1) Can black beans, can of corn and hot sauce. Yummy
2) Black-eyed peas, salsa, white cheddar on brown rice. (po' man's hoppin john)
3) Stalk the grocery store for sales on cous cous, you can get seasoned cous cous for about $1 and then throw anything in it.
1) Can black beans, can of corn and hot sauce. Yummy
2) Black-eyed peas, salsa, white cheddar on brown rice. (po' man's hoppin john)
3) Stalk the grocery store for sales on cous cous, you can get seasoned cous cous for about $1 and then throw anything in it.
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One thing that I lived on in college was this chicken/rice mush thing... Cook up 2 servings of rice and mix in a can of Cream of Chicken soup (works well with Cream of Mushroom also). Makes 2 meals for pretty cheap (especially if you grab the generic brands) and gives you some protein. Once in a while as a treat I would throw in a can of chicken (ups the cost significantly). Heck, I still make it a few times a month. 
I agree with Dipsi... if you can swing it to get a large portion of meat (turkey, beef, chicken, etc) and cook it up, it will save for quite a long time. The problem is getting yourself to spend the money that one time.
josh
I agree with Dipsi... if you can swing it to get a large portion of meat (turkey, beef, chicken, etc) and cook it up, it will save for quite a long time. The problem is getting yourself to spend the money that one time.
josh
You should go buy a big thing of protein powder, it will cost a bunch, but I like Muscle Milk by cytosport. Drink a shake every day / every other day. If you don't get enough protein, even if you aren't super active during the week, you will get weaker.
My roadtrip meals were usually pasta roni "side" dishes ($.98 at walmart) and a pouch of chicken or tuna ($2.00). Lots of protein, easy to cook.
And you can get a pretty good sized bag of peanuts in the shell for pretty cheap. Also a great source of protein.
Wes
My roadtrip meals were usually pasta roni "side" dishes ($.98 at walmart) and a pouch of chicken or tuna ($2.00). Lots of protein, easy to cook.
And you can get a pretty good sized bag of peanuts in the shell for pretty cheap. Also a great source of protein.
Wes
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