Cooking as a flat: simple recipes
Posted 5 days ago
Sat 20 Jun, 2026 12:06 AM
Budget-friendly and delicious
Cooking as a flat is a good way to spend time with each other after a long day on campus. We've put together some easy, simple recipes for you to cook and enjoy together:
Gyros-style chicken wrap
- 400g plain flour
- 15g baking powder
- 350g Greek-style yoghurt
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp honey or maple syrup
- 12 boneless chicken thighs
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp parsley
- 2 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp garlic granules
- 2 tsp rosemary
- lettuce, shredded
- cucumber, sliced
- tomato, sliced
- feta, crumbled
- hummus
- tzatziki
- red onion, thinly sliced
- 450-600g frozen chips or fries
Method:
- To make the flatbread dough, mix the flour, baking powder and yoghurt in a large bowl to form a dough. Knead briefly and leave to rest.
- Preheat the oven to 220°C.
- For the chicken, mix all of the ingredients, except the chicken, in a large bowl. Place the chicken thighs into the marinade and gently coat the meat.
- Place each thigh evenly on a large baking tray and put in the oven until they're crisp and cooked. (Shred once cooked).
- Meanwhile, pop the chips or fries in the oven. You can either leave them as they are or, when they're cooked, you can toss them in a bit of oregano, salt and oil.
- While the chips and chicken are in the oven, cut the flatbread dough into 4-6 pieces and roll out on a lightly flour-dusted surface into thick ovals. If you don't have a rolling pin, you can use an empty wine/spirit bottle!
- Fry each flatbread in a large, dry frying pan until brown on both sides. Keep warm under a clean tea towel until all the flatbreads are cooked and everything else is ready. The steam created under the tea towel makes them easierto wrap around the fillings.
- Serve the shredded chicken, flatbreads and chips along with the topings for everyone to help themselves.
Piri-piri chicken wings, wedges and corn traybake
- 2 tbsp piri-piri seasoning
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 potatoes, unpeeled and cut into wedges
- 1kg chicken wings
- 2 corn on the cobs, cut in half to make 4 mini ones
- salt
- 1 lime, cut into wedges, to serve
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 200°C. Stir the piri-piri seasoning and flour together in a small bowl.
- Place 1 tbsp oil in a large bowl, add the potato wedges and toss well to coat. Season with salt. Transfer to a large baking tray.
- Add 1 tbsp oil to the bowl, then add the chicken wings, turning until coated. Sprinkle over the piri-piri flour mix, turning again until evenly coated.
- Place the wings in the tray with the wedges, trying to ensure that everything sits in an even layer. Roast for 20 minutes.
- Brush the corn with the remaining oil. Turn the chicken and potatoes, then nestle in the corn and return to the oven for a further 15-20 minutes until the chicken and potatoes are cooked through and golden. Serve with the lime wedges for squeezing over.
Sausage bake gnocchi
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks
- 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks
- 1 orange pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks
- 250g gnocchi
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 6 pork sausages
- salt and black pepper
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 220°C.
- Toss the peppers, gnocchi, olive oil and a generous amount of salt and pepper on a large baking tray.
- Place the sausages on the tray. Roast for 25 minutes, or until the sausages and gnocchi are golden-brown and the peppers are soft and have started to brown around the edges.
Cooking at uni is a great way to de-stress after a long day of lectures or a heavy study session, but what better way to cook than with your flatmates! Someone grab a pan, someone else grab the veg and let's go! 🥘
