Dorm Room Delights

So I'll be adding things here periodically. The goal is to have lots of meal choices and snacks gathered in one place that can be made with little to no fuss, and only using the microwave. Please feel free to add! (Even if you don't live in a dorm room. ;D)

I'll start with what I had tonight:

3/4 cup (56g) Spinach Pasta, 200
(70g) Canned Sweet Peas, 34
1/2 cup (125g) Newmans Portobello Mushroom Sauce, 50

Pre-cook the pasta in a bowl of water in (what else??) the microwave 10-15 minutes or until soft. STIR every 3 minutes. Drain water into a DIFFERENT dirty bowl, using a triple-folded piece of printer paper to keep the pasta from falling out while slowly tilting the bowl at an increasing angle. Careful not to burn your hands-- use a semi-clean shirt wrapped around to protect them. Add sauce and peas. Microwave for another 2-3 minutes. Stir and enjoy. Don't forget to use the shirt while removing the bowl. Best eaten while sitting in bed next to laptop. YUM!

Breakfast:

Lunch/Dinner:

1/2 cup red beans, 112
1/4 cup jasmine brown rice, uncooked, 160
2 tbs queso salsa, 40

Red beans and rice, simple. Similar to the pasta microwave method, cook rice in water for 15-20 minutes on HIGH. STIR every few minutes. Do not let the rice go dry. After 10 minutes, add the beans to the microwave. Drain extra water off once the rice is done (see SPINACH PASTA for draining method) and add cheese, salsa, or seasonings of your choice!

Cook a sweet potato in the microwave, slice it open and top it with 1 cup of Amy's vegetarian chili and some salsa! -Marijoie

Cook pasta in the microwave (see SPINACH PASTA), add in canned black beans, use some pesto sauce. Or if no pesto sauce, toss with salt, fresh ground pepper, olive oil and Parmesan cheese. Add a bit of lemon juice + lemon zest for something slightly different. -Bluegirl

Snacks:

 

haha this is great!  ive never tried anything so adventurous, i usually stick to microwave popcorn and oatmeal!

im a sucker for pasta, ill share another recipe :P
same dealie with pasta cooking and stuff, but instead of peas, add in canned black beans, and instead of mushroom sauce, use some pesto sauce. or if no pesto sauce, toss with salt, fresh ground pepper, olive oil and parmasean(sp?) cheese.  Add a bit of lemon juice + lemon zest for something slightly different.

Mmm, that sounds so good. Definitely going to try that! And will add it once I figure out the numbers.

Well, here's your chance, eschap. =P

Today for lunch I cooked a sweet potato in the microwave and then sliced it open and topped it with 1 cup of Amy's vegetarian chili and some salsa. yummy!

My blog, http://mykindahealthy.blogspot.com/ and mini-spoons.blog.com have 'dorm room' recipes. I do often have a sanwhich press, but usually its micorwave. I had a low fat risotto on Monday, mm mm. But be warned, im trying to gain (altho i eat small meals with IBS) so you may have to follow my tips to uncaloriefy my reacipes. But most are healthy, made with simple products (im in australia so no BOCA burgers, no jenny-o bacon or whatever, and i'm a cheap uni student!)

Lunch i had some microwaved heated beef (from the freezer, cooked before, defrsoted overnight) with pumpkin mash and salad, in a wrap. Boring for me

Sounds great. Unfortunately I don't trust my mini fridge to actually keep meat frozen, nor do I trust my microwave to properly cook beef! I don't have a lot of space period, so elaborate salads are out as well. I'll be checking out the blogs I'm sure...

A cheaper, healthier alternative to canned chili would to be drain a can of black beans, put some in a cup, add some spices (cumin, paprika, chili pepper), salt, pepper, and salsa and heat for about 45 seconds... then put on top of the sweet potato. Oh, and add some cheese! I made this version today :)

and I'll just add some of the simple meals and snacks I have on my list:

hummus and baby carrots

scrambled egg whites and salsa in a whole wheat tortilla (I hear you can make egg whites in the microwave... i bought a non-stick pan so i make them in the dorm kitchen)

low-sodium deli turkey with lettuce, tomato and cucumber in a whole wheat tortilla

pureed black beans and spices (need a blender) as a dip for raw veggies

Ryvita crackers (or any other wholegrain cracker) with laughing cow cheese wedges

Trader Joe's cheddar cheese stick (so good! 80 cals) and an apple

1 can tuna and 1 tbsp. feta cheese on top of a salad (with a bit of lite Italian dressing maybe?)

smoothie: 1/2 cup yogurt, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup canned pumpkin, dash of pumpkin pie spice (need blender)

1 cup yogurt mixed with some cinnamon, and use it as a "dip" for sliced apple chips (cut an apple into quarters, then slice each quarter very thinly to make chips) [I stole this from lorik on another thread]

This is a great thread; I'm going to point my dorm-dwelling daughter to it.  :)

So I have made some interesting concoctions since I have come to college...I gained weight, but only due to emotional binges--I've gotten those 5 lbs off over the past 2 weeks though..but that's a different story. My favorite meal to eat in my room is breakfast because I like to eat it and then go workout (no early classes luckily.) What I made today was really good so I feel like sharing. Peach Oatmeal I know many people are not fans of instant oatmeal, but it is convenient. I used one packet of Quaker peaches and cream instant oatmeal, and I made it with 1/2 cup of canned peaches and a little milk. I added 1/2 cup Special K Protein Plus cereal and some Splenda with a little cinnamon...it came out to be under 300 calories, around 10 grams of protein, and it was really good. This can be varried any way you want with different cereals or oatmeals and fruits. I also like frozen waffles like low-fat eggo nutrigrain. They're great with PB2 poured on them with sugar-free syrup-yum. long post, really sorry.