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5 Easy Recipes for College Students

College students are usually two things: broke and busy. If you’re sick of eating ramen noodles, but still dining on a budget, these 5 easy recipes are cheap, delicious, and all have fewer than 5 ingredients.

 

Bacon Alfredo

Ingredients

  • Pasta (any kind, I use shells)
  • Bacon
  • Alfredo sauce (you can make your own or buy premade)

Directions

  • Cook pasta
  • Cook bacon
  • Pour alfredo sauce over pasta and add bacon

Enchilada Casserole

Ingredients

  • Tortillas
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • Old El Paso enchilada sauce
  • Cheese of your preference, I use Colby Jack

Directions

  • Brown ground beef
  • Mix enchilada sauce, ground beef and cheese
  • Alternate layers of tortillas and beef/cheese/sauce mixture
  • Pour cheese on top
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes

Tater Tot Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 cans of mushroom soup
  • 1 bag of frozen tater tots
  • shredded cheese of your preference, I use Colby Jack
  • French Fried Onions

Directions

  • Brown ground beef
  • Under cook tater tots, you want them to be partially cooked
  • Mix mushroom soup, beef, tater tots and cheese in 13×9 inch pan
  • Add cheese and French Fried Onions to the top
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes

Fettuccine Alfredo

Ingredients

  • Fettuccine noodles
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Directions

  • Cook pasta.
  • In pan, melt cream cheese, milk and butter.
  • Once creamy, add parmesan cheese.
  • Pour alfredo sauce over pasta and serve.

Easy Penne Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 bag of penne pasta
  • spaghetti sauce (I use Prego)
  • cheese

Directions

  • Boil the pasta until it is almost cooked. You want it just a little undercooked, where it’s soft, but not quite done.
  • Brown the ground beef. Again, don’t completely cook. You don’t want it to be red, a little pink is okay.
  • Pour pasta, ground beef and spaghetti sauce into big dish.
  • Sprinkle cheese on the top. If you want it extra cheesy, put cheese throughout as well.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Note: This “recipe” doesn’t count on exact amounts. Pasta, beef, sauce and cheese all depends on your liking. We like a lot of meat and cheese. Some people like more pasta. You can’t really mess this up. Also, you can substitute the pasta for another kind if you’d like. Macaroni noodles work fine.