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05.24.17 | $5.50 recipe / $1.38 serving

Spinach and Orzo Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

A quick homemade balsamic vinaigrette makes this simple Spinach and Orzo Salad extra special. Serve as a light lunch or a side with dinner. BudgetBytes.com

I’m trying to work my way through a large tub of spinach this week before it gets wilted, so today I threw a bunch of it into a really simple salad with orzo, sun dried tomatoes (another ingredient I’m trying to use up), and some of my leftover feta that I have stashed in the freezer. I topped it all off with a super simple homemade balsamic vinaigrette. I absolutely LOVE super simple salad like this. For me this would be a great light lunch, but you could also serve it along side some of your summer grilling!…

05.23.17 | $4.79 recipe / $1.20 serving

Mango Coconut Chia Pudding

Okay, I know this Mango Coconut Chia Pudding is a little out of the ordinary for me, since I don't usually hop on to health food trends, but let me explain. I have this obsession with seeing food in restaurants and cafés and wondering about how much less it would be if I made it at home. I was in Tennessee last week and we stopped by a ...

05.20.17 | $8.65 recipe / $2.16 serving

Sweet Potato Grain Bowls with Green Tahini Sauce

So I was sitting around last night watching the newest season of Master of None when I should have been figuring out what I was going to cook this week. But then inspiration hit when a character in the show made a joke about how bougie young women in NYC are obsessed with grain bowls. After my initial defensive, "Hey, grain bowls are ...

05.15.17 |

5 Minute Savory Microwave Breakfast Mug

Ever since making my 5 Minute Microwave French Toast Mug a couple of weeks ago, I've wanted to try a savory version (because I'm alllll about savory breakfast). I'm about to go out of town again and desperately trying to use up the last few leftover ingredients in my fridge before I go, so I thought now was a good time. For this savory ...

05.13.17 | $5.20 recipe / $2.60 serving

Chicken and Mandarin Salad with Simple Sesame Dressing

This meal-worthy Chicken and Mandarin Salad boasts sweet mandarin oranges, creamy avocado, crunchy almonds, and homemade sesame dressing. BudgetBytes.com

Happy Saturday, everyone! I hope your weekend is off to a good start. I wanted to take a few moments to share a salad I made this week with some of the leftovers in my kitchen. It all started with the double batch of Simple Sesame Dressing that I made for my Roasted Broccoli Salad earlier this week. Despite being fairly inexpensive, I ...

05.11.17 | $6.81 recipe / $1.70 serving

One Pot Bacon Broccoli Mac and Cheese

A little bit of naughty, a little bit of nice, and a lot of portion control. That's my approach to food. 😂 So when I decided to make some mac and cheese and put bacon in it, I knew that I had to at least throw some broccoli in there as well. It was a reasonable compromise because bacon and broccoli go really well together and the ...

05.08.17 | $3.89 recipe / $1.95 serving

Roasted Broccoli Salad with Almonds and Simple Sesame Dressing

This crunchy, sweet, and salty Roasted Broccoli Salad with Almonds is my favorite way to get my vegetables and goes great with any Asian inspired meal. BudgetBytes.com

I feel like I've stumbled upon gold with this recipe, guys. This Roasted Broccoli Salad with Almonds uses almost all ingredients that I keep on hand, and is so good that I was literally shoveling it into my mouth as I was taking photos. Thank goodness the crunch lo mein noodles come in a really big bag, because I'll be making this Roasted ...

05.02.17 | $5.95 recipe / $1.49 serving

Skillet Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes Walnuts and Feta

A few pantry staples come together to make a fantastic dinner in this fast, easy, and flavorful one Skillet Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes Walnuts and Feta. BudgetBytes.com

A few weeks ago I made a pasta dish that quickly became my favorite, One Pot Sausage and Sun Dried Tomato Pasta. I was craving it again and had a few sun dried tomatoes left, but instead of just making the exact same dish, I decided to try a vegetarian version. I added a few toasted walnuts, a squeeze of fresh lemon, and topped it off ...

04.29.17 | $0.84 each

5-Minute Microwave French Toast Mug

These fast and easy 5-Minute French Toast Mugs are a great single serving breakfast treat plus a way to use leftovers and reduce food waste. BudgetBytes.com

I've been making a lot of homemade bread lately, thanks to a new cookbook that I got, Bread Toast Crumbs, and even though homemade bread is super inexpensive, I hate seeing any of it go to waste. I'm experimenting with all sorts of ways to use up the leftover odds and ends of my bread and today I tried a recipe that I've wanted to make ...

04.27.17 | $16.24 recipe / $4.06 serving

Baked Chimichurri Fish Bowls

I don't make fish often because it tends to be on the expensive side, but I've really been craving it lately. Add to that my continued efforts to try to buy higher quality and sustainable meat and seafood, and my price tag just got even higher. So, what did I do? I paired my fish with two super inexpensive items: rice and cabbage. It's ...

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