College is tough, not just academically but as you know it can be seriously tough financially as well. One place where college students tend to spend a lot of money is food. Face it, we love to eat out, we love our chipotle and delivery pizza, but you’re looking at about $10 a person for either of these options. Then there’s the cafeteria, somehow professors love it, I say eww. I’ve got a few cool, delicious, and super cheap recipe ideas to hit you with. Try them and let us know what you think.
1. Mom’s tomato Mac – serves 4 for less than 2 dollars!!
Ingredients:
- 1 Box Macaroni noodles
- 1 Can, Diced tomatoes
- Sugar, salt, pepper
Boil the macaroni until it is tender to your liking then a teaspoon of sugar, salt and pepper. Stir, and then add the diced tomatoes. Simmer for about 1 min, cool and serve.
2. Totino’s Pepperoni Chicken Pizza
I know what you’re thinking… It can’t be done, Well it can be. Heres the recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1 Totino’s Pepperoni Pizza
- ½ pack of Chicken Flavored Ramen noodles
Just cook your pizza in the oven and crumble up the dry noodles. When the pizza is complete add the noodles and ½ of the ramen chicken seasoning packet. Bam! The Totino’s Pepperoni Chicken Pizza.
3. The Seanwich
Yeah, I invented this one. When I was 8. It stuck with me until college and thankfully so, it super cheap and easy.
Ingredients:
- 2 slices of your favorite bread
- 1 slice American cheese
- 1 Banana
- Peanut butter
- Jelly
Toast the bread and add peanut butter and jelly. Next, add the cheese to the peanut butter side. Slice up the banana and add it to the jelly side. Sandwich the two together and cut in half. Serve with your favorite Doritos.
For some other ideas check out this book by Jamie Oliver: Jamie’s Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meal
SeanJohn
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When I was in college, I ate ramen (chicken and spicy beef, none of that shrimp chili stuff) and left over pizza. According to this LA Times article, college student Saul Sutcher is eating much better than I did – butter poached lobster tail or pancetta-wrapped quail anyone? Maybe I didn’t know how to cook, or maybe I was too busy searching for pennies hidden the couch.
Either way, Megan Carle’s College Cooking: Feed Yourself and Your Friends is a great resource for college students wanting normal meals. No butter poached lobster in this one, you’ll have to head home for mom’s cooking for that one 
I suggest you check it out and let us know how the cooking goes. And remember gentlemen, ladies love a guy who can cook, trust me…
SeanJohn
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