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Quick and Easy Recipes for International Students

This article includes a list of quick and easy recipes for international students (F1 visa students, J1 visa students, M1 visa students) or foreign worker (H1B work visa, O1 work visa, L1 work visa, P1 work visa) in the U.S.A. who are busy and don’t want to spend too much time on what they eat.

It is strongly recommended to buy some containers to save the cooked food. The containers can also be used if you choose meal prep for the week. In general, glass containers are better than plastic containers because they are more durable.

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WESTERN FOOD RECIPES

Avocado Toast & Egg

When you are in a rush and don’t have time, an Avocado Toast and an egg is quick and simple enough. You would put your toast into your toaster. Spray a little bit of cooking oil onto your frying pan and turn the heat up to high. After the oil and pan is hot, you then crack 1 egg into the frying pan. Add a pinch of salt and pepper onto the egg. 

When the egg is still cooking, you can start cutting open your avocado. Slice the avocado or smash it. Take out the heated toast and put or spread the avocado onto it. Your egg should be cooked by then, so simply take it out from the frying pan and put it on the same plate as your avocado and toast. 

  • 1 Avocado (approximately 250 calories)

     

  • 1 Egg (approximately 70 calories)

     

  •  1 Slice of Toast (approximately 100 calories)

  • Cooking oil

  • Salt

  • Pepper

AVOCADO TOAST & EGG 酪梨吐司&蛋

ASIAN FOOD RECIPES

Making Asian dishes in the U.S.A., may require you to buy specific ingredients from your local Asian grocery store or Asian online grocery platforms. For example, 99 Ranch which has physical stores in major U.S. cities or Weee! which is an online grocery store that delivers to your doorstep.

Chinese Omelet

To make a Chinese Omelet, you would need to spray a little bit of cooking oil onto your frying pan and turn the heat up to high. Crack 1 egg into a bowl and stir. After the oil and pan is hot, you then pour the egg into the frying pan and then lay the plain pancake on top of the egg. Turn the heat down to medium high. When the egg seems to be cooked and is sticking to the plain pancake, you flip it over. You can then add whatever you would like on top of the egg, such as bacon or corn (optional). The last step is to fold the whole pancake into a rectangular form and then cut it into smaller pieces to eat. It is recommended to add some soy paste to the Chinese Omelet when you eat it. 

  • 1 Frozen Oriental Plain Pancake (approximately 120 calories)

  • 1 Egg (approximately 70 calories) 

  • Soy Paste 

  • Cooking oil 
CHINESE OMELET 蛋餅

Scallion Pancakes

When you have no time and am in a rush, frozen Scallion Pancakes can be very helpful. You just need to heat up the frozen scallion pancake using your frying pan. Generally, before putting your frozen scallion pancake onto your pan, you would spray a little bit of cooking oil onto your frying pan. 

  • 1 Frozen Scallion Pancake (approximately 250-400 calories)
     
  • Cooking oil  
Scallion Pancakes 蔥抓餅

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