As your college student heads back to school, plan to send them a care package they can appreciate—dinner on demand! It’s the comfort of home, without all the questions from mom and dad.
If he/she is a TupperKid, we know you’ll prepare them with a good stock of products to start. Here’s what we suggest:
- Microwave Rice Maker
- Microwave Pasta Maker
- Spatula
- Cutting Board
- Universal Series Chef Knife
- Essentials Bowls
- Power Chef® System
- Thatsa® Bowl
Care Package #1
We call care package #1 Mexican Night, for a perfect for a Tuesday in. Pack up these dry ingredients with the below instructions and send it to their way (note: your college student will need to purchase the perishables for both recipes when he/she is ready to start cooking. We wouldn’t recommend mailing mangoes—that could get messy).
- 1 small bag Jasmine rice
- 1 can black beans
- 1 small can green chills
- DIY Southwest Chipotle seasoning or favorite seasoning mix
Serves: 4
Serving Size: about 1 cup
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 8 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup Jasmin rice
- 1 cup black beans, drained, rinsed
- 2 tbsp. green chilies
- 2 tbsp. DIY Southwest Chipotle Seasoning Blend, or favorite Southwest seasoning
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided
- 1 small garlic clove, peeled, minced
- 3/4 cup chopped avocado
- 3/4 cup chopped mango
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 lime, cut into quarters
Directions:
- In the base of the Rice Maker stir together rice, beans, chilies, seasoning, water, and ¼ tsp. of the salt. Place rice insert on base; place rice cover on insert. Microwave on high power 5 minutes, then 50% power for 10 minutes more. Remove from microwave, set aside.
- In a medium bowl toss together garlic, avocado, mango, and remaining salt; set aside.
- Divide rice evenly between 4 serving bowls. Top with ¼ of the avocado mixture, garnish with cilantro and squeeze of lime.
Care Package #2
Care package #2 is for Italian Night. For this one, put the follow ingredients in the mail:
- 1 lb./455 g box of rotini pasta
- Small bottle of olive oil
- 1 jar sun dried tomato packed in olive oil
- 1 small bag chopped walnuts
Serves: 4
Serving Size: about 1 cup
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 8 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small garlic clove, peeled
- ¼ cup chopped sundried tomatoes (packed in oil)
- ½ cup fresh parsley or basil
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ lb./228 g rotini pasta
- 1 1/4 tsp. kosher salt, divided
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- In the base of the Power Chef® System with blade attachment, add olive oil, garlic, sundried tomatoes, and ¼ tsp. of salt. Cover and pull cord until garlic and tomatoes are well minced. Add parsley and walnuts. Cover and pull cord until finely chopped.
- In the Round Pasta Maker, add rotini and remaining salt. Add water to max fill line. Microwave on high power 8 minutes or until al-dente.
- Drain and transfer to large bowl. Pour olive oil mixture over pasta, toss to coat. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over top. Serve warm.
