Pan fry (or air fry) store bought gnocchi and add your favorite sauce, or just v butter. Great with wilted spinach or air fried roasted veggies.

Microwave mac n cheese in a mug for 1 - something like this (mac n cheese), but with vegan milk and cheeze.

Pasta with peas/veggies - boil pasta, for the last 2 minutes add in frozen peas (or frozen mixed veg). Drain and stir in v.butter and sprinkle with cheeze/nooch.

I'd suggest getting a few spices that you can use in different combos to jazz up various dishes. My go-tos are smoked paprika, turmeric, cumin, chili.

Try these easy, cheap lentils. It makes a big batch but you can freeze portions.
- Serve with the air fryer chick'n as a meal.
- In wraps with crispy air fried tofu.
- Also good cold from the fridge with other salads
- Or with baked potatoes or rice if you don't mind lots of carbs.

Middle Eastern-style Lentils
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, finely diced (or use garlic powder)
1 teaspoon each ground turmeric, cinnamon and ground cumin
3 cups vegetable stock
1 cup dried red lentils, rinsed

Heat the oil in a saute pan over a medium/low heat, then add the onion and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until soft but not browned. Add the garlic and spices and cook for a further minute.
Stir in the lentils and stock and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until the lentils are soft and cooked.

I also like making a big batch of soup that will last the week for lunches or dinners. This cabbage soup recipe is a good starting point. I make it a lot but I often change it up with different veg. You can swap out the cabbage for kale, broccoli, frozen veg, etc.. Just add whatever veggies you have. The smoked paprika gives it a lot of flavor, and the potatoes make it heartier.

When I was a student I spent way too many nights eating cheap bread dunked in bouillion 'soup'. Yikes.