Shopping for food and snacks to keep in a dorm can pose a bit of a challenge for first-time college students. Sometimes it proves difficult to steer clear of items that will spoil quickly or will be difficult to prepare in the residence halls.

However, a student doesn’t need to purchase these items, or very many at all, to make fun, easy-to-prepare meals in the dorms. Keeping only eight simple and easily stored ingredients in a dorm room can supply a college first-timer with five delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Must-have Ingredients:

• Tortillas

• English Muffins

• Shredded Cheese

• Eggs (small carton)

• Deli ham

• Bagged salad mix

• Pre-cooked fajita chicken

• Pizza sauce

5 Simple Recipes:

Quesadillas: Warm a tortilla in the microwave for about 10 to 15 seconds. Sprinkle shredded cheese onto the tortilla and top with pre-cooked fajita chicken. Fold the tortilla in half and place it in the microwave for about 45 seconds, or until the cheese is melted and the chicken is warm.

Fajita Chicken Salad: Place a desired amount of salad mix in a bowl. Add shredded cheese and fajita chicken. Add any dressings or topping that you desire.

Breakfast Sandwiches/Breakfast Burrito: Heat a tortilla or English muffin in the microwave for about 10 to 15 seconds. Crack an egg or two into a bowl and beat with a fork, as you would to prepare scrambled eggs. Add shredded cheese to the beaten egg. Place the egg in the microwave for about one minute or until the egg is no longer runny. Place both the egg and slices of ham on the English muffin to enjoy a breakfast sandwich, or chop up the ham and egg to roll them into a breakfast burrito.

Deli Wraps: Place a tortilla in the microwave to soften for 10 to 15 seconds. Fill the tortilla with slices of ham or fajita chicken, shredded cheese, salad mix and any condiments or extras that you would like, and roll into a wrap.

Mini Pizzas: Split an English muffin in half. Spread the pizza sauce onto the two halves. Sprinkle shredded cheese on the English muffin side that contains sauce. Top with ham and place the two halves in the microwave until the cheese is melted.