Cheap Pasta Meals

It is cheap, fast, delicious and easy! Pasta is said to be the top university student dinner of choice, and here are 3 recipes that will tingle your taste buds!

#1 Pasta with salmon, lemon and creme fraiche

Source: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02681/salmon_2681518c.jpg

-Splash of olive oil
-One clove garlic, chopped
-100g pasta
-60g smoked salmon
-2 tablespoons creme fraiche
-Squeeze of lemon juice and zest of half a lemon
-Black pepper


1. Heat a pot of boiling salted water and cook pasta
2. Fry garlic with olive oil in a pan until golden
3. Add in creme fraiche, lemon juice and zest, salmon
4. Cook with medium heat until sauce thickens slightly
5. Stir in pasta and top with black pepper


#2 Chicken cheese pasta

Source: http://sr-recipe-images.s3.amazonaws.com/main/8fb730d8a45b824c2c3179f4f7fca6c9-chicken.jpg

-Splash of olive oil
-One serve of cheese (any kind that melts quickly)
-100g pasta
-60g chicken
-One clove garlic, chopped
-Pinch of salt, pepper, chilli powder, cinnamon powder
- Half an onion, and some parsley


1. Heat a pot of boiling salted water and cook pasta
2. Fry garlic with olive oil in a pan until golden

3. Add in sliced chicken with salt, pepper, chilli and cinnamon powder

4. Add in sliced onion and parsley 

5. Drain the pasta, and quickly add cheese into pasta while hot

6. Mix pasta with chicken, onion and parsley

#3 Sausage and tomato pasta

Souce:http://img4-3.realsimple.timeinc.net/images/food-recipes/recipe-collections/0506/hot-italian-sausage_300.jpg

-Splash of olive oil

-100g pasta

-One clove garlic, chopped

-2 sausages

-Few baby tomatoes, cut in halves

-2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

-Small bunch of basil leaves 

-Salt and pepper

1. Heat a pot of boiling salted water and cook pasta
2. Fry garlic with olive oil in a pan until golden
3. Add in cut sausages
4. Add in tomatoes when sausages are nearly cooked
5. Stir in vinegar
6. Mix in pasta and basil leaves, and add salt and pepper