Are you in college and trying to meal prep? Awesome! Meal prepping is a great way to save time and money while you’re in school.
College students need meal prep recipes that aren’t time consuming, won’t break the bank, and don’t require too many special or expensive tools.
To help you busy kids “cut the shit” as I like to say, I’ve compiled this list of easy meal prep recipes that are perfect for college students.
Meals So Easy A College Student Could Make It
All of these recipes are simple, use easily accessible ingredients, and can be made in a small kitchen or dorm room. There’s lots of no-cook meal prep ideas as well as recipes you can make using a hot plate or slow cooker.
Budget Bytes is the queen of meal prep and she truly has the easiest burrito bowl recipe. The best part? It costs just $2.26 per serving. Pro tip: swap out the white rice for cauliflower rice so you can save those carbs for beer!
College is probably the hardest time in life to avoid eating fast food, maybe making these Big Mac Salad Jars will help? All the delicious taste of a Big Mac without the carbs! It’ll be ready to go in your fridge, perfect for busy weeknights or 3 AM munchies.
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You always hear that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”, but it’s so easy to skip. A protein heavy breakfast is a solid foundation for a day of learning, so I recommend keeping these in the fridge. You can meal prep a week’s worth in about 15 minutes.
Nothing will help you put on the “Freshman 15” faster than pizza. Make this pizza bowl meal prep some of the time to get all of the flavor without the carbs. There’s even a cashew cheese sauce alternative if you’re eating dairy free.
Sheet pan recipes are essential to an efficient “Meal Prep Sunday” and this Thai Peanut Chicken is one of the tastiest. Eat it once when you cook it, then throw the leftovers in containers to prep for the week.
Meal Prep Recipes For College Students
Quinoa salad is great to have in the fridge for a ready-to-go side, or you can add sliced chicken breast to make it a main dish. The zesty-lime vinaigrette really makes this recipe “pop” with flavor!
This is one of the most “fun” make ahead breakfast recipes I’ve found. It’s easily adaptable so you can use your favorite kinds of cereals and fruits. Switch it up every so often so you never get tired of it!
Gluten-free pasta and chicken sausage help keep this meal prep healthy and easy on the wallet. Because the ingredients are really simple, this is a great meal prep choice when you are in a hurry!
Easy Slow Cooker Meals For College Students
This is the ultimate “lazy meal prep” recipe. There’s no cooking involved and you can put together a whole week of these in less than 15 minutes! It’s basically a healthy, low-carb Lunchable.
Don’t waste money on inferior store-bought granola bars, make your own! This “monster cookie” version will satisfy any sweet tooth without leaving you feeling too guilty.
Have you ever seen meal prep look so fresh? This Italian Couscous is overflowing with flavor and the chickpeas and salami pack it with protein. The best part? It’s a no-cook recipe.
Easy Meal Ideas For College Students Or Young Adults Who Don't Have A Meal Plan |
If you’re into freezer meals or no-cook recipes, you’ve got to start smoothie prepping! A week’s worth of healthy breakfasts can be made in minutes for just a few dollars per serving. Feel free to use whatever produce you find on sale to save even more.
Are you even in college if you aren’t getting 80% of your calories from noodles? This meal prep balances out the noods with protein and veggies so that you can feel healthy!
It’s so easy to snack while studying and quite often this means getting lost in a bag of potato chips. I recommend you keep these Quinoa Caprese Mason Jars in your fridge so they’re ready to grab at a moment’s notice. Real brain food!
Easy, Cheap, And Healthy College Meals That Isn't Ramen
College is all about becoming an adult, right? Well this Greek Bento Box Meal Prep is kind of like an adult Lunchable that’s fresh AF. It’s so easy to make you can prep a week’s worth in about 15 minutes.
These make ahead breakfast sandwiches are perfect for busy mornings with early classes. You can put them in the freezer for long-term storage or keep in the refrigerator if planning to eat that week.
Chili is super easy to make in batches for meal prep. This Weight Watcher’s friendly version uses Turkey Chili and is a zero point meal! It will definitely help balance out all the noodles and pizza. You can even keep it in the freezer up to 3 months.
Most Easy Recipes For College Students
It’s so easy to blow all your extra cash on delivery pizza. Keep these Freezer English Muffin Pizzas on hand instead. Perfect for a late night snack or quick lunch. Use wheat English muffins if you want to make them healthier.
This is easily my favorite version of overnight oats. It’s like a guiltless version of your favorite childhood sandwich! Perfect for breakfast, a snack while studying, or even a healthy dessert!
Protein bites that taste like cookie dough? Sign me up! These make for the perfect healthy dessert or snack and they can be made with just 6 ingredients that you probably already have.In today’s post: Find 50 easy meals for college students. These are simple meal ideas that don’t take lots of time or ingredients, but still taste great!
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I am sending three kids off to college this fall! They’ll all be in apartments and cooking for themselves and they’ve been asking me for a list of easy meal ideas they can make in their college kitchens. I started by googling ideas and quickly found that most lists of college meals have some problems:
So I put together my own list of easy meal ideas for college students. These are things students can put together quickly using a small number of ingredients making just ONE serving at a time. But they all taste better than Ramen! And if you do want to cook for your whole apartment occasionally, I’ve included links to my favorite easy recipes everyone will love at the end of the post.
Before you head to college, make sure you have some basic cooking skills: learn how to brown ground beef, how to cook chicken in the skillet or oven, and how to make eggs a couple different ways. Then consider these two tips to make meal planning and cooking at college simpler:
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Before we get to the list, you need to know the number one tip for cooking at college, which is to use your freezer. Keeping meat and veggies on hand in the freezer allows you to use just what you want for one meal and save the rest. Otherwise, you’ll end up eating the exact same things days in a row OR throwing away items you forgot to use up. I recommend keeping a stock of the following in your freezer to make putting together meals super quick and easy:
Frozen cooked meats can be defrosted in the microwave. Use the defrost setting for 20 seconds at a time until meat is defrosted and ready to add to your recipe. Or, you can heat the meat through in a small skillet with a little water to keep it moist, and add any seasonings while heating (like taco seasoning) if desired.
When you live at home, you might be used to having a fully stocked pantry and fridge full of a variety of foods. Once you move to college, you’ll be working with a much smaller range of items. That means it’s important to start learning to eat what you have on hand in different ways. Lots of the meal ideas below combine similar basic ingredients in different ways so you can eat the same ingredients a couple of times without feeling like you’re having the same meal.
Quick And Easy Meal Ideas For The Average College Student
It’s important to include fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet – just buy a couple at a time and eat them until they are gone. For example, if you buy a cucumber, chop it up and put it in a salad, then a sandwich, then include it in some pasta, etc., until you’ve eaten the entire thing. An avocado can go on toast, in a quesadilla, on top of nachos, in a sandwich, etc. Get used to eating what you have before you buy new items, and always try to add a fresh fruit or veg to your meal. Apples, bananas, and carrots are really inexpensive so you can always have some on hand.
Tortillas are a wonderful staple for college meal ideas! If kept in the fridge they’ll stay good longer then bread, and can be quickly stuffed with all sorts of different fillings. Try one of these ideas:
Bean and cheese burrito: Spread a layer of refried beans on a tortilla and top with taco sauce or salsa and grated cheddar cheese. Microwave in 30 second intervals until cheese is melted and beans are hot; roll up and eat. Alternately, you can top it
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