Budget-Friendly Recipes

Crispy frozen hash browns in air fryer.
$1.12 per recipe / $0.28 per serving

Frozen Hash Browns in Air Fryer (Trader Joe’s Patties)

Bowl of green lentils with spoon.
$0.73 per recipe / $0.24 per serving

How to Cook Lentils in Rice Cooker

$10.02 per recipe / $5.01 per serving

The Best Spicy Creamy Vegan Ramen (Jinya Copycat Recipe)

Two white mugs of cocoa by marshmallows.
$0.37 per serving

How to Make Hot Chocolate with Cocoa Powder and Water

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Instant pot mashed potatoes.
$4.67 per recipe / $0.78 per serving

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

Lentil Sloppy Joes.
$5.11 per recipe / $0.85 per serving

Lentil Sloppy Joes

Butternut Squash Soup.
$13.44 per recipe / $2.24 per serving

Easy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

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Final peanut butter banana muffins.
$2.35 per recipe / $0.20 per muffin

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Muffins

Bowl of Instant Pot red beans served with fluffy white rice, green onion, and freshly cracked black pepper.
$7.81 per recipe / $1.30 per serving

Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice (Vegetarian)

Vanilla mug cake microwaved with funfetti sprinkles in white mug with spoon.
$0.70 per mug cake

Easy Microwave Vanilla Mug Cake (No Egg)

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Final peanut butter banana muffins.
$2.35 per recipe / $0.20 per muffin

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Muffins

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$7.75 per recipe / $0.86 per cinnamon roll

Whole Wheat Cinnamon Rolls from Scratch

Homemade hash browns in bottom of air fryer basket.
$0.77 per recipe / $0.19 per serving

Hash Browns in Air Fryer from Scratch

Mug of hot chocolate on saucer with crockpot in background.
$5.94 per recipe / $0.74 per serving

Easy Crockpot Hot Chocolate

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Serving bowl of red curry ramen garnished with crushed peanuts, fresh cilantro, and bean sprouts.
$14.24 per recipe / $3.56 per serving

Vegan Red Curry Ramen (Slow Cooker Recipe!)

Sweet potato casserole topped with gooey marshmallows and chopped pecans in slow cooker bowl.
$8.60 per recipe / $1.08 per serving

Crockpot Sweet Potato Casserole

Cauliflower soup served in soup bowl garnished with cheese, roasted cauliflower florets and freshly chopped chives.
$10.28 per recipe / $2.57 per serving

Slow Cooker Roasted Cauliflower Soup

Bowl of vegan potato soup garnished with chives, cheddar cheese, and vegan bacon bits.
$10.69 per recipe / $1.78 per serving

Vegan Potato Soup

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$2.86 per recipe

Sweet Bourbon Peach Smash

Roasted potatoes on a spoon.
$4.34 per recipe / $0.72 per serving

Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes

Corn salsa with half lime in large white bowl and silver spoon.

Roasted Chili Corn Salsa (Chipotle Copycat!)

Drizzling pumpkin glaze on a pumpkin scone.

Vegan Pumpkin Scones

$10.02 per recipe / $5.01 per serving

The Best Spicy Creamy Vegan Ramen (Jinya Copycat Recipe)

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What to Serve with White Rice

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Bowl of Instant Pot red beans served with fluffy white rice, green onion, and freshly cracked black pepper.
$7.81 per recipe / $1.30 per serving

Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice (Vegetarian)

Crispy bean tacos on a serving plate garnished with freshly chopped cilantro.
$4.58 per recipe / $1.15 per serving

Crispy Refried Bean Tacos

Vegan nacho cheese scooped onto a tortilla chip.
$5.16 per recipe / $1.29 per serving

Best Vegan Nacho Cheese

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Vegan Tamale Pie (Easy Slow Cooker Recipe!)