By: Romy de Wijs
HOW TO GET THROUGH DINNER
WHEN YOU’RE A STUDENT
COUSCOUS
VEGGIE
RICE
PAPRIKA
This
recipe contains… *drumroll*… rice
This
is a veggie recipe, which my mom
We all know the struggle. You come home
but way cheaper. If you’re not the fish-
and paprika. Cut the paprika in small parts.
used to cook for me. You can make within
after a very long day – being stuck in a room
type, minced meat or chicken is also a great
Do the same for a spring onion and some
10 minutes. All you need is couscous, feta
for hours listening to your professor talking
option to go with the spinach.
garlic. Start with frying the onion and garlic
(cheese), cucumber, peach and peanuts. I
before adding the chicken. Add soy sauce,
know what you think at the moment, but
hot sauce, salt and pepper to your own
believe me: it tastes great. All you need to
preferences. This dish is finished after you
do is mix this together and eat it. Tip: you
add some peanuts.
can also have this dish for lunch.
is definitely tiring – and you just want to
curl up in your bed. Needless to say, that the
OREGANO
last thing someone wants to do at this point
Thanks to a friend, I recently found another
is thinking about making dinner. Because
simple and delicious version of pasta that I
you probably don’t know what to eat, you’ll
feel like is worth sharing. All you need is:
end up having a pizza or a toasted sandwich.
pasta, a onion, some garlic, tuna, olives and
Not the healthiest meal though, am I right?
oregano for the final touch.
Especially not if the description above is a
detailed account of most of your evenings.
This is going to change! To guide all these
PIZZA
MOZZARELLA
So, these were some of my favourite and
MEXICAN FIESTA
NACHOS MEAL
If you are into Mexican food, I’ve got the
out some of the websites bellow. Cooking
meal and not just a side dish or a starter.
doesn’t always have to be complicated!
Making
your own pizza is fun! Not
Start with cooking some minced meat. In
would like to introduce to you some easy
forgetting to mention that it tastes a lot
the mean time you can cut some paprika,
and tasty meal recipes and some websites
better than frozen pizza does. At almost
avocado, tomatoes, jalapeños: whatever
that can help you get through these days.
every supermarket you can find cooked
you think is Mexican! Toss it together with
In this article, I won’t give exact measures
pizza dough, so if you don’t have the time:
the meat and some salsa sauce (better not
regarding the recipes. As I made them up
don’t try to make your own, the solution is
the avocado though). This is an oven dish;
myself or have heard them from friends, I
not that far away. The spread can be of your
so make sure you use a bowl/plate/dish that
think everyone is able to decide how much
own choice; you can use either tomato sauce
you can put in the oven. Grease it before you
they want to eat and with whom. I promise
or pesto. Since this is a mozzarella pizza, you
put a layer of nacho chips in it. The sauce
these dishes won’t let you down.
have to cut the mozzarella ball in parts and
with veggies goes over the nachos, and as a
“decorate” your pizza with it. Some people
final touch you can put some more nachos
like ham on their pizza, others like salami
together with cheese over it. Put it in the
and I happen to like tuna. Every one of these
oven for 15 minutes and tadaaa: a delicious
ingredients could be your perfect match.
and festive meal is born!
Usually when I make pasta I like to make
it with pesto. Pick green or red pesto, it
If you’re hesitating, decorate different
doesn’t matter. Together with some chicken
parts with different meat! Vegetables like
or minced meat and courgette you can make
tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, et cetera are
a pretty easy meal.
all really tasty on pizzas. To make the meal
Cooking for a group? No worries, there is a
complete you can use olives, pineapple or
really fast way to cook something delicious
peppers. Put the pizza in the oven according
without messing up proportions: the “world
to the given time on the dough packing, and
cuisine” packages of Knorr! You can find
it will be party time within half an hour!
them in every supermarket and they have a
SPINACH
Another really easy pasta to make is pasta
with frozen spinach. This meal goes very
www.studentrecipes.com
www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/
student
www.goodhousekeeping.co.uk/food/15-ofthe-best-recipes-for-students
The Facebook page: Tasty. They will show
you everything by video! (Personally my
favourite)
World cuisine
lot of variety in dishes. My favourites? The
spend a lot of money on groceries, I would
Boboti, beef Shanghai and beef Teriyaki.
version. It is as tasty as non-frozen salmon
www.foodnetwork.co.uk/article/essentialstudent-survival-recipes.html
KNORR
well with salmon. When you don’t want to
recommend buying the frozen salmon
is anything for you, make sure to check
perfect meal for you. And yes, it is a full
lost souls from those uninspired days, I
PASTA
PESTO
easiest recipes. If you don’t feel like there
Illustration: Tom Tomasowa