CHEAP AND EASY MEALS For many students, your university years will be the first time you start cooking for yourself 7 days a week. This means you may need a few new recipe ideas to make sure you’re not eating the same thing every night. Here are some of our top picks for easy, tasty meals. Spaghetti Bolognese
This one is perfect for batch cooking. You can easily make a good four or so portions and pop them in some tupperware to have the rest of the week. It’s super easy to make vegan or vegetarian too, just swap out the beef mince for vegetarian or vegan mince and use veggie stock instead. Serves four.
Method:
Heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the beef mince until browned. Add the onions and fry until soft, then add the mushrooms and fry until soft. Add the garlic, chopped tomatoes and stir in. Add the veggie stock cubes and mixed herbs and season with salt and pepper. Allow to simmer for 15 minutes while stirring occasionally (though the longer you can simmer, the better!) Cook the spaghetti for 8-10 minutes in boiling water. Drain the spaghetti and serve with the bolognese. Add cheese as an optional extra if you wish.
Ingredients:
words Sam Peckett
Olive oil 450g beef mince 2 onions, diced 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 150g mushrooms Mixed herbs 2 tins of chopped tomatoes 2 veggie stock cubes Spaghetti
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illustration Rowan Thorp
