Most people think cooking as a college student sucks. You might not have access to a fully-functioning kitchen, you’re short on time, you don’t know what you’re doing, or all the above. So many excuses.
We wanted to prove that you can hack a legit meal together with just a few ingredients, in full college swagger. So we teamed up with our friends at Blue Apron to challenge the idea that college kids can’t cook.
In our makeshift office “kitchen,” we transformed their chicken pot pie recipe into savory chicken and waffles, which feels a bit more college-y, and isn’t too bad as a late-night snack either.
Photo courtesy of Blue Apron
Most importantly though, there’s no full kitchen required. All you need is a toaster oven, waffle iron, single burner and a little creativity. BOOM.
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Chicken & Sage Biscuit Pot Pie: Hacked into Savory Chicken & Waffles
Ingredients
Instructions
Finely chop mushrooms, celery and sage.
On an olive oil coated pan, cook celery and mushrooms down until cooked, about 5 minutes.
Add a dollop of crème fraiche and a touch of salt and pepper. Mix together.
Chop turnips and carrots into cubes.
Season with olive oil, salt and pepper and roast in the toaster oven at 400°F for 20 minutes.
Slice breasts of chicken into strips and coat in flour.
Take vegetables out of the oven, move veggies to one side of the pan. On the empty side, spray with cooking oil and place strips of chicken. Put back in the oven and cook for 10-15 minutes at 400°F until cooked.
While the chicken is baking, mix biscuit dough with water until it just comes together.
Add the cooked mushrooms, celery and sage to the biscuit dough and mix until fully incorporated.
Spray your heated waffle iron with cooking spray and place biscuit dough in the iron. Cook for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown.
Heat chicken demi-glace in the microwave for 10-15 seconds until a liquid-like consistency.
Assemble your chicken and waffle and enjoy. Hack lyfe.
#SpoonTip: If you can’t find a plate, use the top of the Blue Apron shipping box.
After you’ve finished cooking the meal, you can either recycle the packaging or reuse it.
And being the scrappy startup peeps we are, we found alternative uses for all of it.
Shipping Box
Photo by Max Bartick
Necessary cutting board for tequila shot limes.
Spice Carton
Detangle your headphones for good.
Cooler Bag
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Host a party like a champ by keeping your dranks cool.