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39 Foods You Should Know How To Make In College

1. Eggs (at least two ways)

movember balsamic salad
Chelsea Barbee

For a classic scrambled eggs recipe and more click here.

How to cook during quarantine egg egg yolk
Msu Spoon

Click here for the best way to fry an egg.

2. Chicken Breast

Finals Week chicken pork
Christin Urso

Find an easy and incredible chicken recipe here.

3. Bacon

Canadian bacon vs bacon beef sausage
Andrew Zaky

Learn how to make perfect bacon here.

4. Avocado Toast

superfoods vegetable avocado
Honorata (Nora) McIntyre

Click here to learn how.

5. Stir-Fry

DCT vegetable broccoli
Katherine Baker

Tofu or no-fu way, follow this recipe.

6. Shrimp

college foods crab fish
Bernard Wen

Learn how here.

7. Grilled Cheese

September cheese waffle
Alex Frank

Find decadent grilled cheese recipes here.

2. Fancy Instant Ramen

Healthier Ramen Noodles noodle pasta
Giovanni Crystal

Utilize Instant Ramen in a real way with this recipe.

9. Homemade Pizza

college foods cheese pizza
Emily Hu

Whether it’s pita, flat bread or store-bought dough, click here to find multiple recipes for homemade pizza.

10. Microwave Cake

college foods chocolate coffee
Athena Huynh

It’s not that you’re incompetent, but this recipeis just too easy to pass up.

11. Asian-Style Chicken

college foods beef vegetable
Sandy Huang

Click here for the recipe.

12. Green Smoothie

5 minute breakfast recipes smoothie sweet
Christin Urso

You’re going to try one like this sooner or later and it is a great way to get in your greens.

13. Healthy Wrap

college foods burrito tomato
Bari Blanga

Find the recipe for this staple lunch option here.

14. Overnight Oats

Breakfast milk yogurt
Gabby Phi

Find out how here.

15. Caprese Salad

movember lettuce cheese
Bernard Wen

Click here for the recipe.

16. Sweet Potato Fries

college foods sweet vegetable
Amanda Gajdosik

Find the recipe here.

17. Guacamole

Avocado guacamole vegetable
Jocelyn Hsu

Easy Guacamole from Amanda Shulman on Vimeo. Watch this video now.

18. Fried Rice

brown rice risotto meat
Laura Bailey

Utilize your leftovers to make fried rice with this recipe.

19. Roasted Vegetables

healthy meal prep vegetable asparagus
Mackenzie Barth

Find out how here.

20. French Toast

Trader Joe's sweet cake
Christin Urso

Click here for the recipe.

21. Chili

meal prep for two sauce meat
Taylor Treadway

For the big game, or for chilly days, use this recipe.

22. Mac N’ Cheese

college foods pasta cheese

Learn how to make your own and these other childhood recipes.

23. Baked Potato

college foods cheese bacon
Amanda Shulman

Click here for the recipe.

24. Chopped Salad

Daniel Fast broccoli vegetable
Elizabeth Layman

Chop up this recipe and store for the week.

25. Hummus

college foods
Parisa Soraya

Use a blender if you don’t have a food processor for this recipe.

26. Thai Noodles

college foods lime
Libby Perold

Find the recipe here.

27. Eggocado

college foods lemon ice
Libby Perold

Learn this trend here.

28. How to Cook With Beer

Date night in Athens beer wine
Michelle Miller

You already have it in the fridge, so learn how to cook with it here.

29. Penne Pasta

vegetarian meal prep pasta penne
Lily Allen

Plain or with veggies, this recipe is simple, yet necessary to college survival.

30. Bagel Sandwich

college foods bread sandwich
Sarah Adler

Make one of these.

31. Tuna Salad

hiking snacks sandwich lettuce
Caitlin Johnson

There’s no longer an excuse not to eat quinoa anymore. Click here for recipe.

32. Quinoa Salad

college foods spinach cheese
Kendra Valkema

There’s no longer an excuse not to eat quinoa anymore. Click here for recipe.

33. Tilapia Tacos

mexican meal prep chicken lime
Maddy Shannon

Learn how to make tacos and fish with this easy recipe. Sounds fishy? Swamp out tilapia for ground meat.

34. DIY Vinaigrette

Mafia alcohol wine
Bernard Wen

Learn how to here.

35. Turkey Sandwich

college foods meat toast
Marykate Surette

Follow this easy recipe here.

36. Chocolate Chip Cookies

Friends cookie chocolate
Scott Harrington

If you are feeling fancy, add bacon to this classic recipe.

37. Fruit Smoothie

college foods vegetable berry
Jocelyn Hsu

Make a smoothie, even without fresh fruit, with this recipe.

38. Salmon

Salmon Rice Bowl salmon seafood
Jocelyn Hsu

Find the recipe here.

39. Yogurt Parfait

college foods cream parfait
Anna Loh

Click here for the recipe.

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