About the plan
We chose our seven-day student suppers because they are filling, balanced, and they can accommodate a variety of dietary needs. Additionally, because they are inexpensive dinners, they don’t need a lot of equipment, pricey ingredients, or prior cooking knowledge. The seven-day meal plan also seeks to limit the number of ingredients you can choose from, allowing you to buy in bulk and cut costs. The best aspect is that all of the suppers need minimal preparation and provide the least amount of clean-up.
Recipes that make enough for four or more people can be adjusted to make fewer portions, or extras can be frozen and used later. Alternately, get together with a few of your housemates and split the cost and cooking.
Check out our easy week-long meal plan of healthy student suppers below, then find more inspiration for student recipes and healthy student meals. Also, make sure you are kitted out with all the right equipment by reading the review of the best student kitchen essentials.
Student budget meal plan recipes
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Double bean & roasted pepper chilli
Thursday:
Vegan chickpea curry jacket potato
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Shopping list
Shopping list for the healthy student budget meal plan.
For more budget recipe inspiration, money-saving tips and useful guides, take a look at our 5-ingredient budget meal plan and other plans available in our budget recipe hub. We’d love to hear how this meal plan goes for you and, if we were to repeat it, what you’d like to see more of, or done differently. Please use the comment box below to let us know, or tag us on social using #papayakart.
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