DollopCheap dorm room meals
71 recipes
Dinners you can make in a dorm with a microwave or no heat at all, at $2.50 or less a serving. The cheapest is Microwave mac and cheese at $1.09 a serving, and the average here is $2.15.
Microwave mac and cheese
$1.09 a serving
15 min
Microwave peanut butter ramen
$1.23 a serving
10 min
Microwave cheese ramen
$1.38 a serving
10 min
Microwave franks and beans
$1.40 a serving
8 min
Pimento cheese sandwiches
$1.40 a serving
15 min
Microwave vegan bolognese
$1.42 a serving
20 min
Chickpea salad sandwiches
$1.50 a serving
15 min
Chana chaat (Indian chickpea salad)
$1.56 a serving
15 min
Microwave pizza pasta
$1.65 a serving
20 min
Ham salad sandwiches
$1.67 a serving
15 min
Gazpacho
$1.73 a serving
80 min
Microwave chicken pot pie in a mug
$1.82 a serving
12 min
Microwave jerk chicken with rice and peas
$1.82 a serving
30 min
Microwave sweet chili chicken rice bowl
$1.86 a serving
30 min
Brazilian chicken salad (salpicão)
$1.91 a serving
20 min
Microwave lasagna in a mug
$1.93 a serving
25 min
Microwave cheesy grits with ham and egg
$1.95 a serving
12 min
Microwave polenta with sausage and marinara
$1.99 a serving
20 min
Microwave Vietnamese caramel fish
$2.00 a serving
32 min
Microwave pizza baked potato
$2.00 a serving
16 min
Microwave ramen carbonara
$2.01 a serving
12 min
Black bean and corn salad
$2.01 a serving
15 min
Microwave taco rice
$2.03 a serving
30 min
Microwave mashed potato bowl with chicken and gravy
$2.06 a serving
12 min
Microwave quiche Lorraine in a mug
$2.13 a serving
14 min
Tuna salad sandwiches
$2.16 a serving
15 min
Microwave jacket potato with cottage cheese and broccoli
$2.16 a serving
16 min
Microwave chicken paprikash with egg noodles
$2.17 a serving
22 min
Microwave jacket potato with beans and cheese
$2.17 a serving
18 min
Microwave pad see ew with chicken
$2.19 a serving
20 min
Microwave lazy manti (Turkish pasta with yogurt and spiced beef)
$2.20 a serving
22 min
Microwave Spanish chickpeas and spinach
$2.21 a serving
12 min
Microwave BBQ chicken with mug cornbread and slaw
$2.22 a serving
20 min
Turkey pinwheels
$2.24 a serving
70 min
Microwave dirty rice
$2.28 a serving
15 min
Microwave char siu chicken with rice and bok choy
$2.28 a serving
35 min
Microwave chicken jambalaya
$2.29 a serving
30 min
Microwave cauliflower cheese with ham
$2.33 a serving
15 min
Microwave BBQ chicken stuffed sweet potato
$2.33 a serving
15 min
Microwave chorizo con papas
$2.34 a serving
20 min
Coronation chicken sandwiches
$2.35 a serving
20 min
No-cook ploughman’s plate
$2.36 a serving
8 min
Microwave nachos
$2.37 a serving
8 min
Microwave cheesy hash brown casserole with ham
$2.37 a serving
12 min
Microwave omelette in a mug
$2.38 a serving
10 min
Microwave Hawaiian fried rice with ham and pineapple
$2.38 a serving
12 min
Microwave mapo tofu
$2.38 a serving
15 min
Microwave Greek stuffed sweet potato
$2.39 a serving
16 min
Microwave chimichurri chicken and rice
$2.40 a serving
20 min
Microwave Taiwanese braised pork rice (lu rou fan)
$2.41 a serving
18 min
Microwave meatloaf in a mug with mashed potatoes
$2.42 a serving
25 min
Microwave arroz con pollo
$2.44 a serving
15 min
Chicken salad sandwiches
$2.44 a serving
20 min
Microwave tortellini in pink sauce
$2.44 a serving
15 min
Microwave jacket potato with tuna and sweetcorn
$2.44 a serving
18 min
Microwave buffalo chicken stuffed potato
$2.44 a serving
18 min
Microwave eggs en cocotte with ham and spinach
$2.44 a serving
12 min
Microwave risotto with peas and ham
$2.45 a serving
25 min
Microwave Korean braised tofu (dubu jorim)
$2.45 a serving
15 min
Microwave elote chicken rice bowl
$2.46 a serving
12 min
Microwave gyudon (Japanese beef bowl)
$2.47 a serving
30 min
Smashed white bean and avocado sandwiches
$2.47 a serving
10 min
Microwave chicken bacon ranch pasta
$2.47 a serving
22 min
Microwave honey mustard chicken and potatoes
$2.48 a serving
14 min
Microwave spamsilog (Spam, garlic rice and eggs)
$2.48 a serving
15 min
Microwave chicken tinga tostadas
$2.48 a serving
18 min
Microwave lemon pepper fish with couscous
$2.49 a serving
20 min
Microwave chickpea fatteh
$2.49 a serving
15 min
Microwave Mediterranean tuna couscous
$2.49 a serving
12 min
Microwave chraime (spicy North African fish in tomato sauce)
$2.49 a serving
18 min
Salmon salad sandwiches
$2.49 a serving
15 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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