5 Healthy Dorm Room Recipes That Require Zero Space
Let’s face it, cooking in a dorm room isn’t appealing. But it doesn’t have to subsist solely around instant noodles, frozen prepackaged meals, or Postmates delivery. There are many healthy dorm room recipes that you need to try for a nutrient-packed and delicious meal.
All you’ll need for these five simple recipes are a mini-fridge, a food processor, and a few standard kitchen supplies like a sharp knife and a mason jar.
Bonus: These dorm room cooking recipes are ideal for taking to class or the library, stashing in the fridge, and staying energized between classes. Here’s how to make the most of that tiny space and impress your roommate.
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1. Overnight Coconut Chia Seed Pudding
This simple overnight coconut chia seed pudding is a delicious way to enjoy a wholesome and nutrient-packed breakfast on busy mornings, or as a great afternoon snack. Made with just chia seeds, coconut milk, a pinch of cinnamon, and optional toppings like fruit and nuts, this chia seed pudding is the perfect thing to stash in your bag for early classes.
Plus, because chia seeds are full of both healthy fats and fiber, they will keep you satiated and focused for hours on end.
Try this recipe that’s a two-for-one with smoothie and chia pudding recipes.
2. Jarred Salads
It’s simple to take a salad on the go if you layer the greens and toppings in a mason jar, like this Greek chicken salad. Adding the dressing to the bottom of the jar and layering heartier vegetables, chickpeas, chicken, feta, and greens ensures that nothing will get mushy or wilted. When ready to enjoy this salad, simply shake it up. If adding chicken, look for precooked organic chicken at the grocery store, like an organic rotisserie chicken.
Try this recipe from Ambitious Kitchen.
3. Five-Minute Creamy Bircher Muesli
Have five minutes to spare in the morning? Then you should make this delicious muesli breakfast with quick-cooking oats, almond milk, and coconut yogurt. Loaded with ample fiber from oats, flax seeds, and chia seeds, this bircher muesli will support healthy digestive function, too.
Top this bowl with nut butter, banana, coconut flakes, seeds, or whatever else you have lingering around the dorm room.
4. Hummus Wraps
Consider this an elevated college burrito that you don’t have to cook. Use a tortilla, pita, or even greens like collards or lettuce leaves to make a filling meal with your hummus and vegetables. Use whatever vegetables you have on hand, such as cucumbers, avocado, red cabbage, and zucchini, and layer everything together with hummus on your wrapper of choice.
Hummus is a college fridge staple and provides filling fiber, protein, and B vitamins, among other vitamins and minerals. Look for a store-bought version with minimal ingredients, or whip up your batch in a food processor.
5. No-Bake Cookie or Bars
These no-bake cookies are the ultimate nutrition-fulled snack to have in between classes or during a late-night study sesh. Made with only four ingredients (oats, peanut butter, dark chocolate chips, and dates), they’re ridiculously easy to throw together and taste like an indulgent treat.
To make these no-bake bars, simply pulse all the ingredients together in a food processor until mixed, press into a cookie sheet or pan to flatten, chill, and slice. If you prefer cookies or balls, then roll a couple of tablespoons of the mixture and flatten or don’t — the choice is yours!
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