As someone who is living off campus for the first time, and without a meal plan, thinking of meals and making them is sometimes a difficult task. I am no chef by any means, but I have had to really start cooking more this year and I have found it challenging and especially on a budget. I will tell you about some of the recipes that I make that are somewhat affordable. A personal favorite of mine is making pasta with some meat sauce. At Trader Joe's you can get spaghetti for 99 cents, red sauce for a few dollars, and meat, usually I get beef, for somewhere between 5 and 7 dollars. In total this meal should cost you less than $10. The preparation for this meal is simple. Get a medium size pot and fill it about 3/4 the way with water and put it on the stovetop to boil. While you are waiting for the water to boil, put the meat onto a pan and start breaking it up so it can cook thoroughly. When the water hits boiling, put the pasta into the water and keep monitoring it to make sure the pasta is to your liking. While the pasta is cooking, you need to continue to move the meat around so that it cooks evenly. When you feel that both are almost done, put the red sauce into the pan with the meat sauce and stir it in. Then, drain the pasta into a strainer and then put it in a bowl. Add the meat sauce and enjoy. This meal is great because it is filling and not that expensive.
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