Students believe that cooking takes too much time and effort. Let’s see what you’ll think after trying these quick, delicious recipes. So, place an order for your next assignment at WritePaperForMe and let the kitchen experiments begin. Mastering a few simple but hearty and nutritious recipes won’t take long. Yet, these can completely change how you look at cooking and healthy eating. So, let’s see what any busy student can cook on short notice with minimal ingredients.
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Incredibly Easy Food Recipes
Hummus
Hummus is a perfect product for so many occasions. It can be a great snack to take to school or enjoy in between studies. It can serve as a sauce for various warps of sandwiches. Plus, it can be a great dip for a party when guests catch you unprepared.
So, here’s what you need for homemade, delicious hummus: chickpeas (dry or canned), chickpeas water, olive oil, lemon, sesame seeds, garlic, salt, and spices of your choice. These are the classic ingredients. However, feel free to use any additions to your taste, such as fresh spinach, red bell pepper, or roasted carrots.
If you use dry chickpeas, soak them in water for at least eight hours or overnight. Boil them until soft. Next, canned or freshly boiled, drain the chickpeas and put them in a blender, but keep the water for later. Add garlic, olive oil, juice of half of the lemon, and salt. Blend till smooth. Also, consider adding one or two ice cubes to the blender for an even better texture.
For extra flavor, toast in a pan sesame seeds and add them to hummus before serving.
Ramen
I know what you think. Ramen doesn’t seem all that healthy or complex to need a recipe. Well, you’d be wrong. Proper ramen requires many layers of flavors, protein, and well-cut veggies. Of course, mastering such a recipe requires some technique and familiarity with Asian cuisine. Still, cooking delicious, healthy, and similarly, complex ramen may take only five to ten minutes.
So, to start, you’ll need broth. That’s the key to good ramen. Whether vegetarian or meat broth, you will need to fry up some garlic, grated ginger, chili, miso pasta, and other aromatics and species of your choice first. Next, you may fry some thinly cut pieces of meat. Once slightly brown, add water. Let it simmer. Add veggies to your liking, like mushrooms, carrots, onions, beansprouts, etc.
Add soy sauce, sesame oil, tofu, and the star of the show, ramen. Let everything simmer for another one to two minutes. Boil a soft egg on the side to add it later.
Tomato pasta
The recipe may be simple, but that’s the point. Some young people may ignore pasta making, thinking it’s a complex dish. It’s really not. Here’s what you will need. Have a can of tomatoes, some tomato paste, a few cloves of garlic, basil, olive oil, and dry pasta. That’s already quite enough for the dish. Of course, you may also come up with extras, like olives, sausages, mushrooms, eggplants, etc. Still, the base remains the same.
So, start by mincing or thinly slicing those cloves. Add it to the pan along with olive oil and basil. Don’t add them to hot oil, as garlic will brown immediately, becoming crunchy and burnt. You don’t need that. You want the cloves to extract their flavor into the oil slowly. Once the garlic slightly changes color, add tomato paste, followed by canned tomatoes. Let it simmer and reduce the water content.
Meanwhile, your pot with water should be ready to boil. Add dry pasta once the water is bubbling. Put down the fire right away to decrease the boiling. Once your pasta is al dente (just a tad on the undercooked side), drain the water and add it to the sauce. Save half a cup of pasta water to add to the sauce if it lacks liquid.
Mix and serve with some fresh basil leaves and grated cheese.
Lentil soup
Lentils are a perfect product for any occasion. They are packed with vitamins and protein, are super easy to cook, and extract great flavor. So, for this recipe, you can go vegan or add some meat for extra flavor. To start, choose your lentils. The two most common types of lentils are either red or green. The main difference is that red lentils require less cooking time and can’t keep their initial shape since they don’t have their outer shell. Therefore, they are a better option for soups, resulting in a smoother texture.
So, soak your red lentils for 30 to an hour before cooking. Meanwhile, start with your soup’s flavor. Add garlic, ginger, thinly sliced onions, red pepper, and carrots to the pot. Once soft and changed in color, add your spice mix. It can be a premade curry mix or any spices to your liking.
Put about two spoons of tomato space and mix everything. Add drained lentils. Fry them for a minute or two to let them soak the flavors before adding water. Now, let it boil till the lentils are soft. Finally, use a blender to achieve a smooth texture. At this point, you may fry some sausages to add upon serving. You may also add vegan yogurt, microgreens, or seeds to each dish. Serve it with toasts.
