Dinners built from canned fish and pantry staples
Corn Muffin & Tuna Quick Bites offer a 20 minute dinner option using corn muffin mix, canned tuna, and butter. [4]
Spaghetti with Tuna and Tomato Sauce uses spaghetti, canned tuna, diced tomatoes, and oil for a 25 minute meal. [5]
Tuna and Corn Stuffed Rice Bowl combines canned tuna, canned corn, rice, and tomatoes for about 30 minutes of cooking. [6]
One-pan and student-friendly skillet meals
Easy Chicken Rice Skillet with Corn and Beans is a 30 minute chicken dinner using rice, corn, beans, onions and oil. [7]
One-Pan Chicken and Rice with Veggies features a 40 minute cook time with chicken, rice, mixed vegetables, tomatoes and onions. [9]
Budget tomato pastas and pantry-based sauces
Creamy tomato pasta with milk budget version uses spaghetti, diced tomatoes, milk, and butter for a 25 minute dish. [11]
Simple tomato pasta using pantry items uses spaghetti, diced tomatoes, and butter for about 20 minutes. [12]
Tomato pasta with pantry-friendly sauce combines spaghetti, diced tomatoes, and optional green beans for about 25 minutes. [13]
Oats, pancakes, and breakfast wraps on a budget
Oat Pancakes no pantry needed beyond oats provide a 15 minute breakfast using oats, tortillas, eggs, and milk or water. [15]
Oatmeal with Banana and Raisins makes a quick 10 minute breakfast with oats, bananas, raisins and milk or water. [16]
Budget breakfast burrito presents a 25 minute morning option with tortillas, beans, tomatoes, eggs, cheese, and optional dairy. [10]
Dorm-friendly microwaves and simple burritos
Tuna & Cheese Quesadilla (Microwave) mixes tuna, cheddar, tortillas, and tomatoes for about 10 minutes. [18]
Simple Egg & Bean Breakfast Wrap uses eggs, beans, tortillas and butter for a quick 12 minute meal. [17]