No recipe ever has the final word on how a dish should be made. Always stay open to new ingredients and techniques, from rumors you hear from your friends to random advice from one recipe that you can apply to another.
That being said, here are some recipes that you can make with cheap canned goods and grains, to give you a sampling of how versatile these foods are. We’ve also included a couple of recipes for people with dietary restrictions. Think of them as doors to cooking possibilities than as strict instruction guides.
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Food: Spinach Rice Casserole
Description: This casserole takes just over an hour to make (don’t forget to take the rice cooking time into account) and it can fill a person up for lunch and dinner for almost a week. You can also use some cumin and garlic, or even sunflower seeds, to spice it up!
Time: 60 min
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Food: Vegan High Protein White Bean Salad
Description: Healthy, light, quick to make and tasty.
Time: 10 min
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Food: Vegan High Protein White Bean Salad
Description: Healthy, light, quick to make and tasty.
Time: 10 min
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Food: Soy peanut noodles
Description: With 15 minutes and 9 common ingredients, you can make a tasty peanut dish fit for the queen you are.
Time: 15 min
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Food: Creamy Broccoli Pasta
Description: It’s hard to go wrong with pasta and broccoli, and it’s easy to customize with whatever you have in your fridge. Get creative. Make mom proud.
Time: 25 min
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Food: Microwave Mac & Cheese
Description: When it comes to cooking, my lack of time and cooking skills usually means i’m resorting to throwing some sub-par food in the microwave and calling it good. Microwave food doesn’t have to be garbage. With 15 minutes you can cook noodles and cheese in the micro for some bomb mac & cheese.
Time: 15 mins
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Food: One pot garlic parmesan pasta
Description: Cleaning dishes blows. Try this one pot recipe out for some creamy pasta with minimal clean up.
Time: 30minutes
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Food: Pasta with 5 ingredient butter tomato sauce
Description: Simplicity > Complexity. Don’t be fooled, 5 ingredients is all it takes for delicious red sauce pasta!
Time: 50 mins
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Food: Chipotle Pumpkin Pasta
Description: Treat your tastebuds right with this quick & easy dish. Smoky, spicy, and creamy. This will be your go to recipe In the fall semester.
Time: 30 mins
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Food: 3-ingredient Mac & Cheese
Description: It’s a non scientifically proven fact that you can never have enough mac & cheese. With only 3 ingredients it literally doesn’t get easier than this.
Time: 20 mins