College Cookbook

[CmdrSlack]

Wow, I made like two pacifying overtures towards you and you still want to be a dick about it.  If I was  in college and making homemade bbq sauce I'd kill myself.  Your recipe sucks.

Dude, must everything be in green text for you?

ETA -- Wow, I've never seen just sets of posts put into their own thread and denned.  That's some mod-fu right there. :)

[bhodi]

As for super easy and carbs for bulk, you can't beat a rice bowl. You can put endless stuff on it, from wok'd strips of meat to veggies. Quick, simple, (kind of) nutritious. If you have a rice cooker, you can be in and out in about 10m of actual work. I'm looking forward to my new roommate showing me new recipes.

[Yegolev]

ETA -- Wow, I've never seen just sets of posts put into their own thread and denned.  That's some mod-fu right there. :)

I am an instrument of the will of the people.

[NiX]

I thank you kindly. Now I can go back to getting fat

[Hoax]

Hey douchebag, go drink Drano.

Nix, honey. The most important thing for a college student to perfect is ramen. I know it sounds trite, but 10c meals count! Just add some frozen veggies when you're cooking the noods and put a dash of sesame oil and cayenne pepper on it at the end.

QFT, if you are living cheaply to save money for b33r (if you aren't then you are doing something wrong) then perfecting Ramen is crucial.

I recommend experimenting with oyster sauce and/or ketchup as well as what VD mentioned.  Find what combinations you like best and enjoy.  When it comes to being healthy though, the veggies are key, keep some frozen ones on hand and try to add them to every dinner.

Now that I am at the end of the thread, I have to say, nobody has mentioned stir fry?  Seriously this is the EASIEST way in the world to seem like a l33t cook without actually doing anything difficult.

Also frozen chicken breasts are your friend, for me at least the problem in college was taking the time to get what I needed.  If I didn't have everything in the fridge I would end up eating or ordering out.  This is bad.  Therefore one of those bags of frozen chicken breasts that can be converted into hella different meals is a must imo.

Also on the subject of pasta's, everyone is suggesting complex (but very good) red sauces.  The great benefit is that you can freeze the fuck out of red sauce for like, ever and it pwns the store stuff in price and taste.  I approve of that but here is a really easy one-shot meal involving pasta:

Chicken (in the perfect world this is just leftover chicken from a previous meal that you aren't letting go to waste).

Ideally you just take your chicken leftovers and shred them, warm them up with a thin layer of oilve oil in a pan.  Take your cooked pasta, toss the chicken in and add some pesto or if you want to be cheaper just some parmesan and butter.  Simple easy, full of carbs and calories and good.

Also I'm a huge fan of oatmeal in terms of its price point and ease of use.  As well as eating tons of eggs.  I am just under six feet but only 140 while fully clothed and soaking wet.  Two hard boiled eggs make a no hassle breakfast while your doing homework for your first class.  Fried egg sandwiches are just the fucking bomb, dont forget the cheese though, every time you dont put cheese on a sandwich got kills a kitten by clubbing it to death with a baby.

[Sairon]

I turned college student again a couple of months back. I often make just burgers with 2 pieces of somewhat healthy full grain dark bread and egg. Fried eggs owns in a burger, it's cheap, it tastes terrific on burgers and it's great for making you feel full. They're also fairly healthy. Another bonus with making burgers is that it's fast as hell and you can slap a little bit of everything in the mix from the vegetable family. I don't know exactly how healthy they are but I've heard the most unhealthy component really is the bread, which I replace with something healthier. When you add all the components up it's a fairly cheap meal.

[Arnold]

College BBQ sauce: ketchup, worcesterchire, brown sugar, other shit (garlic powder?) as you feel.  All the flavor-masking of ketchup, but you feel more like you are eating something good.

Ketchup, worcesterchire, brown sugar, vinegar, garlic powder, white peppper, liquid smoke, and a lil ground mustard get you a BBQ sauce that tastes just like the one that comes with McDonald's chicken nuggets.  Sure, it's not the best BBQ sauce on earth, but it can be made with stuff commonly found in a college student's pantry.  An ingredient or two can be substituted, or omitted, and still come pretty close.

[Arnold]

As for super easy and carbs for bulk, you can't beat a rice bowl. You can put endless stuff on it, from wok'd strips of meat to veggies. Quick, simple, (kind of) nutritious. If you have a rice cooker, you can be in and out in about 10m of actual work. I'm looking forward to my new roommate showing me new recipes.
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Lentils are your friend, too.  You need protein if you want to bulk up and lentils are super cheap, taste really good, and are much easier to cook than most other legumes (no soaking needed).  They taste way better if cooked in a broth, but are pretty good if you just add some herbs to water.