Budget | Cheap Eats

Easy. Inexpensive. No preservatives. Few ingredients. Ample uses. You may never go back to store-bought mustard.

• (2)
• 10 M
• 2 D
• 18

Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic is a classic for one reason—it’s damn good. Using chicken thighs ensures the meat remains juicy. Using our trick for quickly peeling garlic makes it hassle free.

• (3)
• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 18

Easy, easy, easy. Fast, fast, fast. Delicious, delicious, delicious. That’s what we’re hearing from those who’ve made these carrots. Even avowed curry dislikers.

• (1)
• 10 M
• 30 M
• 2

A slow-cooker riff on Mexican posole that has a lot of the same complexity as the classic minus all the tending and stirring on the stovetop. Still certain to satisfy.

• (6)
• 20 M
• 4 H, 40 M
• 23

Pork chops, simple and satisfying, are what you get with this simple, lightly spiced lovelies cook in no time. Burnished on the outside, juicy on the inside, and flavorful through and through.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 30 M
• 0

Swear you’ll forget you’re eating healthy with these crisp-edged carrots and cabbage that are burnished to tempting heights after being slathered with an iconic Korean spice paste.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 1 H
• 0

This slow-cooker chicken rewards you with a heady aroma followed by fall-off-the-bone tenderness and flavor-imbued potatoes. A just outcome for being organized in the morning.

• Quick Glance
• 45 M
• 4 H, 45 M
• 2

Easy peasy. Simply peel, slice, place flat on a baking sheet, freeze, and then yank out of the deep-freeze whenever you have a smoothie-making whim.

• (1)
• 5 M
• 5 M
• 6

“Your family will think you are AMAZING.” “A straightforward, real deal Cajun gumbo that everyone loved.” “Easy and affordable.” “A keeper!” That’s what we’re hearing about this.

• (4)
• 2 H
• 2 H, 45 M
• 10

How to make your own homemade yogurt that’s foolproof and fabulous. No fancy yogurt maker required.

• Quick Glance
• 30 M
• 7 H
• 4