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Recipe roundup · Budget-friendly

Easy on the Wallet

Good-value dinners built on cheap, everyday ingredients.

Some of the best cooking is also the cheapest. This roundup collects the recipes on recipesvibrant that lean on budget workhorses — eggs, beans and lentils, rice and pasta, potatoes and cabbage, tinned tomatoes, and the cheaper cuts of meat stretched with grains and vegetables. These are the dishes that fed households long before they were fashionable: baked pasta, bean chili, fried rice, frittatas, sheet-pan sausage and potatoes, and slow-simmered stews that turn a little into a lot. Every card lists calories, protein and time, so you can see how far each one stretches. Sort by popularity to find the crowd-pleasers or by time when you want dinner fast without spending much.

18 recipes