17+ idiot proof recipes all students should learn

Student cooking needn’t be hard and these super easy recipes prove it.
From quick snacks to homely meals, all of these super easy student recipes are (almost) impossible to get wrong.
Pasta bakes
Cheap, simple to make and (almost) impossible to mess up, pasta bake is a student staple – 15+ Pasta Bake Student Recipes That Are Easy To Make.
Homemade toad in the hole recipe

It has just five ingredients and can't go wrong. > Homemade toad in the hole recipe
Wraps
Quick and easy, from breakfast burritos to lunch time snacks, here’s some 25+ varying wrap recipes and ideas that are super easy to put together.
Stir fry
Stir-fry recipes are super quick, easy to make and need just the one pan – see all our stir fry student recipes
Quesadillas
You need to be something rather odd to cook a quesadillas wrong.
Toasties
Toasties are simple to make and you can shove pretty much anything between two slices of fried bread, even a cheese burger. > 9 yummy toastie ideas
Easy chicken korma

Make this homemade, one pan chicken korma curry and save money by avoiding the takeaways. > Easy chicken korma
Fruit crumbles
Mix flour, butter and sugar to make a simple crumble can be sprinkled on chop up fruit for a crispy crumble pudding. Try a classic apple crumble recipe or this super strawberry crumble.
Pizza nachos

Pizza nachos: For when you just can’t decide which of the two tasty staples you want to eat. > Pizza nachos
Beans on toast nine ways

It can't get any simpler than beans on toast, here are some ideas to make them more interesting! > Beans on toast nine ways
Tuna melt

Tuck into this yummy (and super cheap) ultimate tuna melt toastie in just minutes! > Tuna melt
Pizza bagels

This 3 ingredient pizza bagel recipe is a must for students requiring just a toaster and a microwave. > Pizza bagels
Omelettes
Egg omelettes are trivial and take only minutes – try this basic omelette recipe, one packed with veggies or with a melting cheese and onion. filling.
Oven chicken fajitas

This super simple, one dish chicken fajitas recipe makes for a great meal that you can easily scale up or down. > Oven chicken fajitas
Easy Peasy Mince recipe

An idiot proof mince recipe with plenty of vegetables. > Easy Peasy Mince recipe
Ultimate Christmas dinner

Budget Christmas dinner: This budget busting Xmas roast chicken recipe costs less than a tenner and can serve up to six people. > Ultimate Christmas dinner
Eggs all sorts of ways
Fried, poaches, scrambled or boiled, on their own, in salads or in pies, there’s so many ways to use eggs the list is endless – see all of our recipes with eggs here.
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