DollopMeal prep for college students
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Cheap make-ahead dinners for a student week: $3 or less a serving, eight things to buy or fewer, and they keep for days. The cheapest is Egg salad sandwiches at $1.03 a serving, and the average here is $1.90.
Egg salad sandwiches
$1.03 a serving
40 min
Crispy black bean burgers
$1.03 a serving
40 min
Instant Pot French lentil salad
$1.04 a serving
40 min
Tuna macaroni salad
$1.12 a serving
30 min
Shiro wat
$1.15 a serving
40 min
Air fryer chickpea nuggets
$1.18 a serving
35 min
Instant Pot red lentil dal
$1.18 a serving
40 min
Instant Pot chickpea pulao
$1.20 a serving
40 min
Corn dog casserole
$1.22 a serving
40 min
Mexican red rice with black beans
$1.29 a serving
40 min
Air fryer chicken drumsticks
$1.29 a serving
35 min
Air fryer black bean chimichangas
$1.29 a serving
30 min
West African–style peanut stew with sweet potatoes
$1.30 a serving
45 min
Pizza pinwheels
$1.33 a serving
40 min
Black beans and rice
$1.35 a serving
40 min
Broccoli cheddar pasta bake
$1.36 a serving
45 min
Air fryer black bean taquitos
$1.38 a serving
35 min
Chickpea adobo
$1.39 a serving
35 min
Pimento cheese sandwiches
$1.40 a serving
15 min
Chana masala
$1.41 a serving
45 min
Microwave vegan bolognese
$1.42 a serving
20 min
Cheesy vegetable noodle casserole
$1.49 a serving
45 min
Red beans and rice
$1.51 a serving
45 min
Chana chaat (Indian chickpea salad)
$1.56 a serving
15 min
Spinach and cheddar frittata
$1.64 a serving
35 min
Air fryer broccoli cheddar nuggets
$1.64 a serving
35 min
Instant Pot butter chickpeas
$1.65 a serving
35 min
Moroccan-spiced couscous with chickpeas and carrots
$1.65 a serving
25 min
Cheesy bean and rice burritos
$1.65 a serving
45 min
Ham salad sandwiches
$1.67 a serving
15 min
Air fryer chicken nuggets
$1.68 a serving
40 min
Puerto Rican rice and beans
$1.69 a serving
45 min
Creamy white beans and rice
$1.69 a serving
45 min
Red lentil soup with lemon
$1.70 a serving
45 min
French lentils with carrots and Dijon
$1.72 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan frittata
$1.78 a serving
45 min
Chipotle chicken thighs
$1.79 a serving
45 min
Kenyan coconut kidney beans (maharagwe) with rice
$1.79 a serving
40 min
Romanian white bean mash with caramelized onions (fasole bătută)
$1.82 a serving
40 min
Tuna pot pie
$1.84 a serving
45 min
Tuna patties
$1.85 a serving
30 min
Air fryer turkey breast
$1.86 a serving
35 min
Sheet pan chickpeas and sweet potatoes with tahini
$1.88 a serving
45 min
Pesto orzo with zucchini
$1.89 a serving
25 min
One-pot lemon chickpeas and rice
$1.89 a serving
35 min
Sheet pan teriyaki vegetable rice bowls
$1.92 a serving
45 min
Air fryer chicken thighs
$1.93 a serving
25 min
Baked boneless chicken thighs
$1.93 a serving
35 min
Hoppin’ John (black-eyed peas and rice)
$1.96 a serving
40 min
Sheet pan chickpeas and eggplant with tahini
$1.96 a serving
45 min
Cauliflower mac and cheese
$1.96 a serving
45 min
Air fryer ham and cheese pockets
$1.97 a serving
40 min
Spaghetti frittata (frittata di pasta)
$1.99 a serving
40 min
Black bean and corn salad
$2.01 a serving
15 min
Quinoa and chickpea salad
$2.02 a serving
45 min
Egg roll in a bowl
$2.07 a serving
25 min
Zucchini frittata
$2.08 a serving
40 min
Teriyaki tofu
$2.09 a serving
45 min
Cottage cheese egg bites
$2.09 a serving
45 min
Instant Pot chicken adobo
$2.09 a serving
45 min
Mongolian ground beef
$2.10 a serving
35 min
Cilantro lime chicken
$2.10 a serving
40 min
Sheet pan quesadillas
$2.14 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan black bean and sweet potato hash
$2.15 a serving
45 min
American goulash
$2.16 a serving
45 min
Microwave chicken paprikash with egg noodles
$2.17 a serving
22 min
Tofu tacos
$2.18 a serving
40 min
Air fryer turkey stuffing meatballs with gravy
$2.18 a serving
45 min
Air fryer chicken breast
$2.19 a serving
30 min
White beans and ham
$2.19 a serving
45 min
Smoky black bean soup
$2.20 a serving
40 min
Microwave Spanish chickpeas and spinach
$2.21 a serving
12 min
Sheet pan chorizo and sweet potatoes
$2.21 a serving
45 min
Fish burrito bowls
$2.27 a serving
40 min
Microwave dirty rice
$2.28 a serving
15 min
Air fryer meatballs
$2.31 a serving
30 min
Tabbouleh with chickpeas and feta
$2.31 a serving
30 min
Carne molida con papas
$2.32 a serving
45 min
Fish curry
$2.32 a serving
45 min
Chicken tinga tacos
$2.32 a serving
45 min
Chicken bulgur pilaf
$2.33 a serving
45 min
Chicken fajita soup
$2.34 a serving
40 min
White bean and cabbage soup
$2.38 a serving
45 min
Microwave mapo tofu
$2.38 a serving
15 min
Cabbage and ground beef skillet
$2.39 a serving
35 min
Microwave chimichurri chicken and rice
$2.40 a serving
20 min
Air fryer calzones
$2.40 a serving
45 min
Tuna pasta bake
$2.41 a serving
45 min
Instant Pot Greek lemon chicken and rice
$2.41 a serving
40 min
Honey garlic ground turkey and green beans
$2.41 a serving
30 min
Greek lemon chickpea soup (revithosoupa)
$2.42 a serving
35 min
Ground beef and frozen vegetable stir-fry
$2.43 a serving
35 min
Taco casserole
$2.43 a serving
45 min
One-pot teriyaki ground chicken and rice
$2.43 a serving
40 min
Microwave arroz con pollo
$2.44 a serving
15 min
Microwave Korean braised tofu (dubu jorim)
$2.45 a serving
15 min
Sheet pan sweet potato and lentil salad
$2.46 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan roasted vegetables with lemony lentils
$2.48 a serving
45 min
Lemon herb chicken with quinoa
$2.49 a serving
35 min
Ground beef and broccoli
$2.50 a serving
35 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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