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
- 10 min/99.8 kcal/1150 reviews
Soft, Spicy, Heavenly Ginger Cookies
25 min/87.6 kcal/141 reviewsChanna Masala
40 min/242 kcal/101 reviewsBlue Ribbon Dill Pickles
90 min/3.7 kcal/93 reviews50% Whole Wheat Bread
185 min/2114.9 kcal/68 reviewsEasy Cube Steak
25 min/188.1 kcal/42 reviewsAfrican Banana Coconut Bake
10 min/189.2 kcal/39 reviewsChile Relleno Casserole
70 min/283.9 kcal/39 reviewsAloo Gobi - Cauliflower and Potatoes
45 min/134.5 kcal/37 reviewsAmish Bread for the Bread Machine
245 min/1292.2 kcal/27 reviewsAbsolutely Fail-Proof Easy Marmalade
30 min/847.9 kcal/24 reviewsAuntie Ann's Lip Smackin' Homemade French Dressing - Longmeadow
15 min/42.5 kcal/21 reviewsAndersen's Split Pea Soup (Crock Pot Version) Copycat
370 min/178.1 kcal/17 reviews5 Ingredient Soup
20 min/235.9 kcal/15 reviewsPierogi Casserole
25 min/716 kcal/15 reviewsApple Marmalade
45 min/609.3 kcal/14 reviewsYorkshire Pudding
50 min/94.3 kcal/14 reviews30 Minute Baked Potato
25 min/164 kcal/12 reviews
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