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Just like that we have ten easy recipes that solve your hunger problem at any time of the day. Stay posted more cheap and easy recipes that you can make right in your dorm. Keep on eating my friends

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Continuing with our party style theme one of the quickest and most regarding meals to make is nachos. This recipe is quick, easy, and can feed your whole group. This recipe is so quick and fun that you and your friends can join in on making it. 

To start meal get any size cooking tray you want, for this dish the bigger the better. Start wrapping tray in tinfoil and lay out a thick layer of tostitos chips; be sure to cover the whole tray. Next add the topping you like; for this dish I will putting black olives, diced red tomato, shredded rotisserie chicken. Do not be afraid to load this tray up with toppings because it will only make it better. Next preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and cook until cheese melts. Just like that you have a hardy restaurant style tray of nachos for a fraction of the cost. All that’s left is to throw some sour cream on and grab your closest friends for some good eating.

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We covered everything so far from breakfast, lunch, and dinner; but what about the party nights where you have a group of friends over. Nothing beats cheap and easy wings that you can make any flavor, and its real easy to do. 

This meal requires the most prep-work and will take the longest but is arguable the best and most rewarding meal. Start with a bag of frozen chicken wings and let them defrosts. Once their up to room temperature wash and rinse them in the sink until their clean. Next add salt and pepper. Lay the wings out on a tray with tinfoil evenly and preheat oven up to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Next you can begin to cook the wings for fifteen minutes and then flip the wings and repeat. After the thirty minutes of even cooking switch your oven to broil and the wing to cook for ten minutes on each side. This constant rotating of the wings will ensure a nice even finish on the wings. After letting the wings cool down you can take your favorite dressing. For my wings I will do half honey barbecue and half buffalo. To coat these wings get a large bowl and add a large amount of dressing to the bowl. Start by adding little amounts of the dressing and adding more as needed. Next dump the wings into the bowl and begin mixing. Just like that you have restaurant quality wings at a fraction of the cost. The only thing left is to eat!

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Throughout my college years I have always see common colds fly through dorm-rooms each semester giving kids anywhere from a sniffle to a full blown cold. But its nothing a good bowl of chicken noodle soup can’t beat. Sometimes the can bought stuff just doesn't do the trick. 

This easy meals requires access to an oven but you'll be glad you gave it a chance. Start with getting six cups of chicken broth. Let this heat up and add a bag of diced frozen vegetables. While the broth simmers and cooks take a pound of rotisserie chicken and shred the meat. After your vegetables become nice and soft add a packet of egg noodles or your designed pasta to the broth to cook. When the pasta begins to soften up add the shredded chicken. Just like that in 25 minutes you have a home cooked meal that will help cure any common cold.

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When it comes to midnight snakes or making a bite on the fly nothing compares to my all time favorite the pizza bagel! This quick meal only used a couple of ingredients but topping and variety are endless. You can often make these with leftovers ingredients from other meals and cafeteria ingredients.

To start this meal off start by cutting two to four bagels in half. Each bagel will make two bagel pizzas. After you have bagels cut in half and spread out; add a thin layer of marina sauce and a layer of cheese. Just like that your ready for the oven. I like to use the bagels half’s as their own pizzas; adding different toppings from bacon, pepperoni, margarita, or just sauce pizza. After you have you mini pizza ready preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 5-10 minutes or until the cheese melts. Just like that you have your own dorm room pizza place. 

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Who doesn't love pasta and marinara? This next plate is a 2-4 ingredient meal that can make your night while bringing back some home cooked meal vibes. For just spaghetti with marina this meal will only cost five dollars to feed four. But with some minor additions you can turn this pasta dish into a hardy meal to impress your roommates.

To start take a pot and get water up to a rolling boil. After water is bubbling throw in your box of pasta and stir until pasta is aldente. After pasta is cooked strain the pasta, an easy tip for this if you don’t have a strainer in your dorm is to cut a bottle in half and cut holes to let the water drain out. Next throw 20 ounce can or bigger into the pot to heat sauce up. To add some extra flavor to this meal you can add precooked shrimp to the pasta with cheese of your choice. But be careful because once people get a whiff of this meal; they’ll be asking you to cook for the rest of the semester.

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This next meal is a home inspired one that is cheap and can feed up from two to four people. Three ingredient pasta is is a very simply meal but requires a cook top and pan to cook the noodles. This is a great cold night meal and will taste like a throwback from your own kitchen.

First start with a full box of pasta and fill a pan across the bottom with them. Fill the pan with water until the pasta is covered. Bring the water to a rolling boil until the pasta is cooked to your liking, for this try an avoid soggy pasta. Stir constantly while on boil for six minutes and add twelve ounces of evaporated milk. Continue to stir pasta for three minutes before adding your favorite cheese. This simple meal is a great and quick dinner food that gives tons of flavor. 

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For the last breakfast style meal on this menu and one of my personal favorites is overnight oats. This is the perfect morning meal the lights up the consumers eyes every time and is a healthy alternative. This meal can be tailored to add any ingredients you like such as berries, almonds, or even banana. 

For as good as this meal looks its an easy one to pout together. Start off with a large jar or cup and pour a half cup of rolled outs into the cup. At this point you can ad any other ingredients or topping to the middle of the cup. My personal favorite is a mixture of berries like blueberry’s, raspberry’s, and blackberry's. From here add a quarter cup of a yogurt of your choosing and a half cup of milk. Let this sint in the fridge until the next morning for the perfect breakfast. These guys are so healthy I tend to make 4 or 5 at a time to have as healthy snack throughout the week. 

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The next meal we have is an egg and bean burrito. This is another easy breakfast style meal that you can grab on the go and eat anytime. Making a few of these guys in advance is sure way to start off your week. 

First start off by heating up a can of precooked beans in your microwave. Next you crack two eggs and scramble them in a cup. Next add two teaspoons of milk and heat for 3 minute or until eggs are fully cooked. With the two main component prepped and ready lay your tortilla out and add a modest amount of beans to the center of the tortilla. Next add the eggs on top with a pinch of black pepper. To finish this classic wrap up add cheese to the top of the eggs. Within 10 minutes you have a hardy breakfast meal ready to push you through the morning classes.

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This meal is call the tater-tot fiesta and a great snack for a group of people. Theirs a reason fiesta is in the name because these tots are like having a party in your mount. This meal can be made for breakfast, lunch, diner, or any where in between.

To start this dish off open up a bag of tater-tots and heat them up until their nice and soft. After let them cool while cooking four to five strips of bacon how you like it. Next cut the bacon up and spread it evenly throughout the tots. At this point you can add any other ingredients that you would like. For the last step cover the tots in a decently thick layer of cheese. Let the cook in the microwave until cheese has melted. If you have access to an oven bake the tots until they have a nice crispy layer and then add cheese. With this meal don’t be afraid to invite some friends over because tater-tot fiesta will feed you and your roommates.

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To get you back to eating like you should; here’s two cheap and easy morning meals that can have you out of the door within five minutes. I split this recipe into two parts for you to perfect the easy and hard. But beware after you perfect the scrambled eggs in a cup and eggs in ham your going have trouble fighting off your roommates with these convenient little snacks. 

The first meal is scrambled eggs in a cup and it doesn’t get any easier than this. All you’ll need is eggs to scramble, a tablespoon of milk, and pepper if you have it. To start off crack those eggs right in your mug and scramble. After scrambled add and mix a tablespoon of milk. After you mixed this littler concoction up place in microwave for 2 minutes; and that it scrambled eggs in a cup. If you have any extra toppings like cheese or pepper add after cooked to give a little more flavor. 

The second meal is a little bit more advanced but with some tenacity and 5 minutes of your time you'll have half of the dorm after your breakfast. First take a small container or cup and put in 1 piece of ham covering the bottom and sides of the cup. Then crack an egg right in the middle of the ham. Then place in microwave for a minute and 20 seconds. After the timer is done add cheese to the top and black pepper for a little more flavor, and your ready to start the day the right way.

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Bringing Good Eats Back

The first semester at college life is good, the cafeteria food is new and defiantly an upgrade from your old high school lunch. But after a semester or two you'll begin to miss those good old home cooked meals. This blog is dedicated to giving you cheap and easy meals you can whip up on the fly and still be on time for class. Well take you all the way with recipes, breakfast, lunch dinner, and even desert. Lock in and get ready to make a trip to the store because your hunger problems are about to be over.