Hey guys! Now that I have settled into my second year of uni, and that I no longer have to worry about halls of residence and general hygiene, I have rekindled my love for cooking. Here are some of my go-to recipes.
Prawn Stir Fry
Perfect for left overs, this stir fry dish is so easy to make after a long day at uni. To standard egg noodles, I added coriander and pre-cooked chilli prawns, mushrooms and grated carrot to add texture. Followed off by soy sauce, salt, pepper, chilli flakes and lime juice, and the meal is complete. The best thing about a stir fry is that you can add anything to it.
Chicken and Chorizo Pasta
Pasta has always been a fool-proof student meal, as it is quick, cheap and will easily fill anyone up. My dish is a combination of Fusilli pasta, chicken breast, chorizo and salami. I then added cheese in the frying pan with all the other ingredients to add extra flavour. Topped with salt, pepper and chilli flakes and the meal is complete.
Chicken in Parma Ham & Veg
Another simple dish to make, chicken in Parma ham with baby potatoes and veg is the perfect balanced meal after a long day. For best results, after wrapping the chicken in Parma ham (I suggest using mini fillets instead of a full breast to ensure it is properly cooked), shallow fry it, but do not turn it over until half way through cooking, to ensure the ham does not fall off. After boiling the potatoes, coat them in butter and parsley for additional flavour. Simply fry the baby sweetcorn and sugar snap peas in butter to warm them through.
Hoisin Duck Noodles
If you want a cheat day I highly recommend going for an M&S Ready Meal. For only £4 you have a convenient, flavoursome meal without the regret of getting a takeaway. This time I opted for Hoisin Duck Noodles, and just added some more soy sauce, sugar snap peas and baby sweetcorn to taste. Combined in a frying pan, this meal packs so much flavour and is so easy to do.
Pork Belly & Veg
For days when you are fancying something on the higher end, and there is more than one person to feed, pork belly is the way forward. A recipe from Gordon Ramsay, this meal does take a long while to make but is definitely worth it. Firstly start by cutting up your veg (we used carrot, onions and potato but you can add anything you wish) and 4 cloves of garlic and mix it in a roasting tin, adding rosemary, thyme, fennel seeds and coriander seeds. Next score your meat into diamonds, rubbing in salt into the skin – that will form the crackling. After that, sear the meat by putting in skin down into the pan and leaving it to warm up. After putting the meat in the pan the right way up, fill with stock, right up to the meat ends and the skin starts. Then put in the oven for 2.5 hours at 180 degrees. And there we have it!
18 Comments
briannamarielifestyle
November 23, 2018 at 5:19 amThese meals look delicious!
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Sophia Patel
November 23, 2018 at 11:14 pmThanks so much!
thelongingwanderer
November 23, 2018 at 10:29 pmThese meals look delicious.. I may try the prawn stir fry one
Sophia Patel
November 24, 2018 at 12:26 amThanks so much, i highly recommend it, thanks for reading!
Laura
November 23, 2018 at 10:34 pmBrilliant recipes, I love me some easy food meals!!! The weird things I ate as a student! I respect you for eating a variety of meals, not just potato waffles 😉
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Sophia Patel
November 23, 2018 at 11:18 pmAwh thats great! Very tempting i must admit 😉
ellieslondon
November 23, 2018 at 11:28 pmMy first year at University I lived off of those M&S meals! This pasta dish looks super delicious! X
Sophia Patel
November 24, 2018 at 12:21 amAwh aren’t they great! Thank you!x
Pramod
November 24, 2018 at 3:57 amNice. good luck from the hills
Sophia Patel
November 26, 2018 at 12:37 amThanks so much!
Mackenzie
November 24, 2018 at 3:59 amOh wow! I wish I could have cooked half as good as you when I was in school. These look mouth-wateringly delicious!
Sophia Patel
November 26, 2018 at 12:38 amIts been a long ride and many packets of instant noodles believe me. Thanks so much!
Ellie
November 24, 2018 at 2:10 pmThese are great meal ideas, sometimes it can be so hard to think of quick and easy meals!
Thanks for sharing x
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Sophia Patel
November 26, 2018 at 12:39 amThanks so much, exactly! Thanks for reading x
blessedangel49008203
November 28, 2018 at 8:41 pmLooked delicious! Great job!
Nancy
November 29, 2018 at 6:12 amOh man, I remember those days when I had to cook for myself on a budget when I was still in school. I love that you still eat well! Mmmm the chicken in parma ham looks delicious! I should’ve thought of that, hehe. YUM! The pork belly looks DELICIOUS!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
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