Secret Ingredient Cherry Almond Smoothie
$1.69 each
This rich and creamy smoothie has a natural and subtle sweetness, a creamy texture, and tons of protein and plant fiber to keep you...
Mediterranean Turkey Burgers
$11.47 recipe / $1.91 serving
Ground turkey can be kind of, well, boring if you don’t dress it up right. That’s why for these Mediterranean Turkey Burgers I added...
How to Make Riced Cauliflower
Homemade riced cauliflower is quick, freezable, and less expensive than buying it pre-made from the freezer aisle. Storage, uses, and more.
Southwest Cauliflower Rice
$3.00 recipe / $0.75 serving
Southwest Cauliflower Rice is a quick, easy, and flavorful side dish that can also be spruced up and turned into an entire meal!
Peanut Tofu Noodle Bowls
$10.40 recipe / $2.60 serving
These Peanut Tofu Noodle Bowls feature light and airy rice noodles, cold crunchy vegetables, and a deliciously bright peanut lime dressing.
Homemade Butter Biscuits
$1.12 recipe / $0.09 each
Big homemade weekend breakfasts are one of my favorite things ever and no weekend breakfast is complete without homemade biscuits. These butter biscuits are...
Tajín Shrimp Tacos
These bright and zesty Tacos feature Tajín seasoned shrimp and a simple slaw dressed with a homemade avocado dressing.
How to Freeze Kale
Learn how to freeze kale (or spinach) to reduce food waste and always have prepped kale on hand to add to your favorite recipes....
Kale and White Bean Power Bowls
$5.81 recipe / $1.45 serving
These kale and white bean power bowls are full of flavor, texture, protein, fiber, and other nutrients. Perfect for meal prep!
Easy Lemon Pepper Chicken
$7.58 recipe / $1.90 serving
These Easy Lemon Pepper Chicken Breasts are so tender, juicy, and flavorful, you'll want to spoon that delicious pan sauce over EVERYTHING.
Lemon Parsley Pasta
$2.81 recipe / $0.70 serving
Lemon Parsley Pasta is bright, garlicky, and full of rich Parmesan flavor. It makes a great side dish or bed for chicken or fish....
Easy Vegetarian Minestrone
$5.96 recipe / $0.99 serving
This easy Vegetarian Minestrone Soup is hearty, chock full of vegetables, budget friendly, meal prep ready, and super flexible!
Cheddar Drop Biscuits
$3.15 recipe / $0.26 each
These rich, fluffy, and cheesy Cheddar Drop Biscuits are as easy as it gets when it comes to homemade biscuits.
Sticky Ginger Chicken Wings
$8.56 recipe / $4.28 serving
Wow. Just, WOW. These Sticky Ginger Chicken Wings are just the right amount of salty, sweet, and spicy with a fresh little zing thanks...
Sheet Pan BBQ Meatballs
$7.84 recipe / $1.96 serving
These Sheet Pan BBQ Meatballs are easy, colorful, and delicious. Plus the leftovers hold up great, so they're meal prep friendly!
Simple Sautéed Vegetables
“What should I serve on the side?” is one of the most common questions I get. So it’s never a bad idea to have...
Spinach Pie
$6.48 recipe / $0.81 serving
I absolutely love spinach pie. It’s rich, but not quite as heavy as a quiche, it has a deliciously flakey crust, and it works as...
Small Batch Deviled Eggs
$0.54 recipe / $0.27 serving
When you just want enough deviled eggs for one or two people, make these fast and easy small batch deviled eggs!
Baked Ginger Salmon
$7.65 recipe / $2.55 serving
Salmon is a bit on the expensive side, but it’s a really nice “sensible splurge” to have on special occasions or when you want...
Sesame Roasted Green Beans
$2.99 recipe / $0.75 serving
Simply seasoned and roasted to perfection in the oven, these Sesame Roasted Green Beans are an easy and flavorful side dish.
Vegetable Tofu Scramble
$5.65 recipe / $1.41 serving
This super vegetable packed tofu scramble is an easy, freezer-friendly, fiber and protein packed meal that is perfect for meal prep!
Cumin Lime Coleslaw
$3.00 recipe / $0.50 serving
I used to really hate coleslaw until I made my own homemade coleslaw. It’s so fresh, crunchy, and creamy, and not at all gloppy or...
Quickie Red Beans and Rice
$8.02 recipe / $1.34 serving
When you don't have time to soak and boil dry beans, these Quickie Red Beans and Rice get you all the flavor in a...
Slow Cooker Chili Rubbed Pulled Pork
$4.51 recipe / $0.75 serving
There’s nothing quite like a slow-cooked, tender, juicy shredded pork. It’s versatile and freezes well, so I love making a big batch of this...
Mediterranean Tuna Salad
$7.89 recipe / $1.32 serving
This simple, fresh, and filling Mediterranean Tuna Salad makes an easy protein-packed make-ahead lunch for your workweek. Tons of ideas for add-ins and substitutions...
Creamy Tomato Pasta with Sausage
$5.75 recipe / $1.44 serving
A few simple add-ins make this Creamy Tomato Pasta with Sausage a level up from your usual weeknight spaghetti dinner.
Unstuffed Bell Peppers
$8.29 recipe / $1.38 serving
Stuffed bell peppers are awesome, but I always find them slightly awkward or difficult to eat. Can’t I just throw the ingredients in a...
Spicy Peanut Butter Ramen
$0.83 recipe
This Spicy Peanut Butter Ramen is an easy way to upgrade this inexpensive convenience food. It's super quick, filling, and can be customized a...
Broccoli Cheddar Casserole
$6.56 recipe / $1.09 serving
Who doesn’t love Broccoli Cheddar Casserole?? This cozy homemade version doesn’t contain any canned “cream of” soup and comes together quickly. This comforting classic...
Spinach Rice with Feta
$3.06 recipe / $0.51 serving
I like to add vegetables into whatever I'm eating, whenever I can, and this Spinach Rice with Feta is such a great way to...
Yogurt Marinated Chicken
$7.29 recipe / $1.82 serving
This tangy and garlicky Yogurt Marinated Chicken is full of warm spices and can be served several different ways. It's my new go-to chicken...
Lemon Pepper Zucchini
$1.98 recipe / $0.50 serving
I’m a true believer that side dishes should be as simple as possible. Save your time and energy for that amazing main dish and...
Turkey Taco Salad
$11.29 recipe / $2.82 serving
This Turkey Taco Salad is an easy, light, and fresh dinner that's flexible enough to feed all your family members. Mix and match your...
Creamy Avocado Dressing
$1.93 recipe / $0.48 serving
This tangy and creamy avocado dressing is great drizzled over salads, sandwiches, wraps, bowl meals, nachos, tacos, fresh vegetables, and more.
Gochujang Tuna Salad
$2.52 recipe / $0.63 serving
Add some extra umami heat to your lunch with this simple and tasty gochujang tuna salad.
Hearty Black Bean Quesadillas
$6.61 recipe / $0.66 each
These super tasty Black Bean Quesadillas have been a runaway Budget Bytes hit since they were first posted in 2012. The spicy mix of...
Honey Mustard Wings
$8.04 recipe / $4.02 serving
I used to hate chicken wings. But, OMG, I think I'm officially a convert. These crispy, oven-baked honey mustard wings are so seriously delicious...
Perfect Oven Roasted Broccoli
$3.34 recipe / $0.84 serving
If you're not a fan of broccoli, it might just be because you haven't tried it roasted yet. Roasted broccoli is my go-to side...
Tortilla Baked Eggs
$1.22 recipe / $0.61 serving
You guys know how I love using leftover odds and ends in my fridge to make delicious meals on the fly, right? Well these...
Top 20 Recipes of 2020
It’s that time again! The time of year where I round up the top 20 recipes from the past year. Instead of picking the...
Quickie Black Eyed Peas and Greens
$4.43 recipe / $1.11 serving
It's said that eating black eyed peas on New Year's Day brings you good luck. Now, I'm not usually superstitious, but after a year...
Balsamic Roasted Mushrooms
$4.24 recipe / $1.06 serving
Balsamic roasted mushrooms are an easy side dish or appetizer, soaked in garlic, herbs, and tangy balsamic vinegar for maximum flavor.
Brown Sugar Roasted Pork Loin
$9.12 recipe / $1.14 serving
Roasted pork loin is probably one of the easiest (and inexpensive) main dishes you can make. Just add a little seasoning, pop it in...
Tomato Lentil Soup
$4.74 recipe / $0.79 serving
There's nothing quite like the smell of a pot of soup simmering away on the stove top when it's cold and blustery outside. This...
Marinated Cauliflower Salad
$8.40 recipe / $1.05 serving
Marinated cauliflower salad is a crunchy and colorful "refrigerator salad" that's is the perfect winter side dish or meal prep salad.
Garlic Marinated Chicken
$3.37 recipe / $0.84
This simple all-purpose Garlic Marinated Chicken is great to add to sandwiches, salads, pasta dishes, and more!
Garlic Herb Mashed Cauliflower
$3.01 recipe / $0.75 serving
You can never have too many easy side dish recipes in your back pocket, which is why I've been playing around a little with...
Sheet Pan Cranberry Chicken Dinner
$13.26 recipe / $3.32 serving
One of my favorite simple dinner "formulas" is two roasted vegetables and a meat. It's just so simple and when I can cook them...
Sausage and Egg Breakfast Quesadillas
$5.02 recipe / $0.84 each
Breakfast quesadillas are one of my absolute favorite foods. Not just a favorite breakfast food, but a favorite any time food. Normally I stick...
French Onion Soup
$5.34 recipe / $1.07 serving
French Onion Soup is one of my favorite things to order at a restaurant. I usually reserve this bowl of warm comfort for restaurants...
Apple Cider Mimosas
$1.46 each
This may be a no-brainer for my cocktail aficionado friends, but for those who aren't naturally cocktail savvy, allow me to present these Apple...
How to Make a Thanksgiving Grazing Board
Whether you feel like you want to skip the Thanksgiving dinner all together, or you need something to keep the hungry mouths busy while...
Cheesy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole
$8.65 recipe / $1.44 serving
Thanksgiving is probably going to look a little different for a lot of us this year, but we can still celebrate, enjoy good food...
Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash
$6.19 recipe / $1.55 serving
You guys, Thanksgiving is right around the corner! And if you've been looking for a vegetarian (or vegan) main dish for Thanksgiving, this one...
Honey Balsamic Glazed Carrots
$2.82 recipe / $0.71 serving
Honey + Balsamic Vinegar + Butter = Heaven. It’s sweet, tangy, and rich, all at the same time. You already know that I love...
Quick Tofu Stir Fry
$3.82 recipe / $0.96 serving
Here's a little quickie for you this weekend! This super simple tofu stir fry is a riff off of my favorite Beef and Cabbage...
Sweet Potato Cornbread
$4.00 recipe / $0.50 serving
OMG, y’all. Stop everything. This is important. I knew I loved cornbread, but I didn’t know I could love it this much. I decided...
Autumn Kale and Sweet Potato Salad
$6.67 recipe / $1.67 serving
I don't know about you, but I need a good salad right about now. I've been kind of over doing the comfort foods lately...
How to Make Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
I'm a little late on this tutorial this year, but we finally got around to carving our pumpkins this past weekend! Carving pumpkins is...
Potatoes Au Gratin
When you need pure comfort in a casserole dish, Potatoes Au Gratin deliver. These thinly sliced potatoes baked in a creamy, cheesy sauce hit...
Honey Mustard Pork Chops
$6.11 recipe / $1.53 serving
Simple homemade sauces (or glazes) are your secret weapon in the kitchen. They’re the easiest way to turn a boring piece of meat into...
Easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts
$2.21 recipe / $0.55 serving
I’m all about keeping my side dishes as easy as possible. I want my main dish to be the star of the show, and...
Sheet Pan Kielbasa Potatoes and Green Beans
$9.47 recipe / $2.37 serving
THIS is the sheet pan meal to end all sheet pan meals! It’s similar to some I’ve made before, but it is by far the...
5 Kitchen Tools I Can’t Live Without
The five most versatile, most used kitchen tools that I can't live without, plus tips for using and buying.
Tomato Herb Soup
$2.62 recipe / $0.52 serving
I’m constantly looking for new ways to use my favorite (not) Sun Dried Tomato Sauce in recipes because it’s just SO good. So, the...
Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats
$0.95 each
Have you ever had a recipe call for just a partial can of pumpkin purée? And then you’re like, “well, what am I going...
Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
$2.99 recipe / $0.50 serving
It’s not even Halloween yet, but it’s never too early to start planning for Thanksgiving, so I’m going to throw you this little tip...
Oven Roasted Autumn Medley
$4.38 recipe / $2.19 serving
Years ago I made Nature’s Candy, which was a deliciously sweet and savory oven roasted side dish that was so good I’d almost call...
Creamy Mushroom Chicken with Crispy Onions
$8.70 recipe / $2.18 serving
Creamy mushroom sauces make me weak in the knees. Anyone else? The chicken here is purely a vehicle for the creamy, garlicky, heavenly mushroom...
How to Steam Fresh Green Beans
$1.86 recipe / $0.47 serving
One of my go-to side dishes is steamed green beans. Why? Because they’re so fast, they’re uncomplicated, delicious, and you can make them several different...
Roasted Vegetable Baked Penne
$11.34 recipe / $1.42 serving
This was actually supposed to be a baked ziti, but it turns out ziti is just about impossible to find in grocery stores right now,...
Scrambled Eggs with Spinach and Feta
$2.31 recipe / $1.16 serving
Here’s a little quickie for you this weekend! I’m always looking for ways to use up the odds and ends of my fresh spinach,...
Garlic Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower
$3.21 recipe / $0.80 serving
Remember ten years ago or so when cauliflower suddenly got super popular and everyone was using it in place of every carb imaginable? And...
Easy Broccoli Cheddar Soup
$4.97 recipe / $1.24 serving
If ever there was a meal-worthy soup, it would be Broccoli Cheddar! This bowl full of colorful, chunky vegetables and a super thick cheesy...
Cajun Sausage and Rice Skillet
$7.21 recipe / $1.80 serving
Hello, new favorite! I think of this Cajun Sausage and Rice Skillet kind of like “jambalaya light”. It has similar flavors and ingredients as...
The Bagel Lunch Box
$5.32 recipe / $1.33 serving
Here’s another quick lunch box idea (or meal prep breakfast idea) for you! While this one isn’t completely no-cook because it contains a hard...
Slow Cooker Hamburger Stew
$9.88 recipe / $1.65 serving
Y’all. I am SO ready for sweater weather and cozy slow cooker stews! To kick the season off, I made this super simple Slow...
How to Freeze Bananas
I was freezing some of our brown bananas the other day and decided to take a few snapshots of the process and do a...
Chocolate Banana Muffins
$3.97 recipe / $0.33 serving
What to do with browning bananas? It’s the question that never stops needing to be answered. The other day I was about to make...
Quick Garlic Butter Shrimp
$4.37 recipe / $2.19 serving
As I mentioned last week, I’ve been experimenting a with shrimp a little more lately. Why? It’s super fast and easy to cook, and...
The Peanut Butter Lunch Box
$4.57 recipe / $1.14 per serving
Continuing on with the series of no-cook lunch boxes, I bring you The Peanut Butter Lunch Box! This one is so simple, yet I...
Pesto Shrimp Pasta
$$8.07 recipe / $2.02 serving
I’ve been experimenting with shrimp a lot lately. Yes, it can be a little on the expensive side, but if you pair it whith...
One Pot Lemon Artichoke Chicken and Rice
$7.39 recipe / $1.85 serving
As this unusual summer draws to a close, it’s time to start moving into new routines for fall. Having a routine dinnertime can be...
Mediterranean White Bean Salad
$4.87 recipe / $1.22 serving
You can never have enough easy side dish recipes, am I right?? I like to keep my side dishes simple so they don’t steal...
The Tuna Salad Lunch Box
$7.68 recipe / $1.92 serving
Here’s another no-cook cold lunch idea for you! Tuna salad is a classic cold lunch item, but you can’t prep a few days worth...
Classic Tuna Salad
$5.20 recipe / $1.30 serving
With so many people going back to work but without the luxury of being able to use their break room microwaves or refrigerators, classic...
Beef Taco Skillet
$6.30 recipe / $1.58 serving
Sometimes I just throw random leftovers into a pot or skillet and just see how it turns out. 😜 But you can’t really go...
The Cheese Board Lunch Box
$7.45 recipe / $1.86 per box
Continuing on with my no-cook lunch box series, today I bring you The Cheese Board Lunch Box! This one goes out to everyone who...
Creamy Pesto Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli
$5.48 recipe / $1.37 serving
I’m all about the quick skillet meals because, let’s face it, sometimes after a long day of work you don’t really want to cook...
5 Templates for Easy Vegan Dinners
The older I get the more I love meals where I can just throw whatever I have into one pot, bowl, or skillet. I’ve...
The Hummus Lunch Box
$8.04 recipe / $2.01 serving
Are y’all ready for the next installment in the no-cook lunch box series? The Hummus Lunch Box is a classic, one that I’m sure...
Gochujang Ramen with Tofu
$2.26 recipe / $1.13 serving
I love good quality food, but I also have a small place in my heart reserved for convenience foods like instant ramen or frozen...
Black Bean Burgers
$2.57 recipe / $0.43 serving
Super flavorful Homemade Black Bean Burgers are as easy as combining black beans together with a slew of flavorful ingredients, like garlic, red onion,...
The Pizza Roll Up Lunch Box
$5.64 recipe / $1.41 serving
The heat is getting to me, y’all! So last week I sat down and brainstormed some no-cook lunch boxes, or meal preps that I...
Crunchy Cabbage Salad
$3.01 recipe / $0.51 serving
I ate my teriyaki meatball bowls all week as meal prep and absolutely loved them, but I desperately need another vegetable side to balance...
Sesame Ginger Dressing
$2.03 recipe / $0.20 serving
This Sesame Ginger Dressing is probably one of the most addictive homemade dressings I’ve ever made. It’s sweet, salty, tangy, and has a super...
Easy BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
$7.04 recipe / $1.76 serving
Craving BBQ, but don’t have a pit? These Easy BBQ Chicken Sandwiches only take about 30 minutes to make and cost only a couple...
How to Cut a Watermelon
Summer is in FULL SWING and one of the most wonderful simple pleasures of summer is fresh cut watermelon. If you’re a little intimidated...
Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal
$3.24 recipe / $0.54 serving
This dessert-like banana bread baked oatmeal is rich, sweet, hearty, and totally breakfast worthy, thanks to hearty oats and the natural sweetness of bananas....
Blackened Salmon with Zucchini
$13.30 recipe / $3.33 serving
Are you ready for a dinner that is seriously easy and is so good that it will make you go weak in the knees?...
