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Student food

Off to university? These easy student recipes won't break the bank and are great for novice cooks. Here you'll find plenty of cheap, healthy recipes that will show you how to cook the basics, and ways to make budget dinners that impress.

Super-easy meals to cook for your friends

Show your friends you know more than just what you learned in lectures. Feed them up before (or after) a night out.

Recipes include

Scandi nachos
Quick pizza dough
Turkey taco bowls

See all recipes in this collection (42)

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Student collections

10 easiest curry recipes

Recipes every student should know

£1 dinners

5 ingredient meals

Cheap soups

Air fryer recipes for beginners

Air fryer recipes for students

Exam day breakfasts

Budget curry

Budget traybake dinners

Cheap 30-minute meals for one

Cheap rice recipes

Easy breakfast recipes

Easy brunch recipes

Easy quesadillas

Easy recipes for students

Super-easy meals to cook for your friends

Easy rice recipes

Easy wraps for students

Really easy student meals

Good things on toast

Healthy microwave recipes

Healthy student lunches

10 recipes everyone should know

Meals for one

Microwave cakes and bakes

Microwave recipes

Noodles for students

One-pot student recipes

Small batch bakes

Student batch cooking recipes

Student curry recipes

Student pasta recipes

Student slow-cooker meals

Student stir fry recipes

Student recipes

Overnight oats

by Justine Pattison

Rice paper gochujang noodles

by Shelina Permalloo

Strawberry, avocado and spinach summer rolls

by Rachel Phipps

Light meals & snacks

Plantain and bean burgers

by Shaun and Craig McAnuff

Miso vegetable ramen

by Rachel Phipps

Chicken meatballs

by Nigel Slater

Light meals & snacks

Fried chicken sandwich

by Nigella Lawson

Quick flatbreads

Cakes and baking

Spinach dal with tinned mackerel

by Poppy O'Toole

Easy cottage pie

by James Martin

Homemade muesli

by Anna Shepherd

How to cook aubergines

Sesame chicken stir-fry

by Rachel Phipps

Honey sesame chicken

by Rachel Phipps

Air fryer cauliflower and chickpea salad with tahini dressing

by Shelina Permalloo

Easy spaghetti carbonara

by Ellis Barrie

Cauliflower cheese

Chicken tikka-style sandwich filler

by Helen Upshall

Light meals & snacks

Easy spaghetti bolognese

Turkey taco bowls

Light meals & snacks

Chilli beef udon noodles

by Silvana Franco

How to cook sweet potato

Herby potato cakes with bacon and eggs

by Ellis Barrie

Tandoori hot naan pizza

by Sanjana Modha

See all Student recipes (830)

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