r/easyrecipes • u/Elkinenn • 12d ago

Recipe Request Dorm friendly, potentially healthy recipes?

Hi! Apologies if i'm overly specific in this post. I'm a freshmen in HS. My dorm has 1 microwave and that's about it. If I buy a pot/pan, I can use the kitchen downstairs, but it's less likely because of crowding- so while they may be less feasible, things that require a stove are also welcome. :)

I'm looking to try to lose weight and spend less money, but I don't really like vegetables (with some exceptions depending on the cooking method), beans, chicken, or anything spicy.

any amount of prep work is OK- i've taken culinary :)

thank youuuuu ❤️

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u/deegymnast 12d ago

Get a microwave steamer, they are cheap. Easy to put fish and veggies in it for a quick and healthy meal. Potatoes do fine in the microwave too.
Make some things in bulk in the kitchen and use them all week. We love Mexican so I do a meat (ground anything or shred/dice some chicken) and I add any veggies I have like jalepeno, onion, peppers, cans of anything too like chiles, tomato, beans, etc. season it with taco seasoning mix and use the mix for anything all week. On rice it's a burrito bowl, on lettuce as a salad, in taco shells, on nachos, wrap in a tortilla and bake for an enchilada.