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Full for a fiver: three easy-to-cook recipes on a student budget

Impress your new housemates by quickly knocking up some meatballs and spaghetti, a comforting khichdi, or a bowl of roasted sweet potato and hummus

Student cooking might bring to mind instant noodles and tinned spaghetti, but while you’re likely to be on a tighter budget, it’s still possible to make tasty, nutritious meals. 6 pork sausages (400g) 40g dried breadcrumbs 1 egg 2 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, sliced 1 garlic clove, sliced Pinch chilli flakes 800g passata ½ tbsp caster sugar 1 small bunch basil 400g spaghetti, or any pasta you have Grated cheese, to serve 2 sweet potatoes, cut into chunks 2 tbsp olive oil Pinch chilli flakes 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 x 400g can chickpeas 2 pitta breads, cut into triangles 2 tbsp tahini 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 lemon, juiced ½ cucumber, chopped 150g cherry tomatoes, halved ½ red onion, thinly sliced Handful of fresh parsley, finely chopped

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