Estimated cost Total: $7.21 Cost per serving: $1.80 Serves: 4 Prep time: 35 minutes A rich, creamy peanut sauce makes this easy, budget-friendly dish intoxicatingly good. Noodles with peanut sauce is a family favorite, served warm or cold. Creamy peanut sauce over...
Total Time: 45 minutes; 20 minutes active Servings: 8 Sometimes you just want a really good version of the potato salad you remember from childhood. This one has plenty of eggs and pickles and just the right amount of mayonnaise. The dill gives it an herbal note....
Total Time: 35 minutes; 15 minutes active Servings: 6 Satisfying and bursting with flavor, try this salad in the summer and take it with you into fall by subbing apples for nectarines. Use leftover cooked chicken or prebaked marinated tofu for a quick weeknight meal....
Total Time: 12 hours; 15 minutes active Servings: 5 Cold brew coffee is one of the joys of summer, delivering a potent coffee brew that can stand up to a glass full of ice. Cardamom and orange is a combination found all over the Middle East where it’s a classic flavor...
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes; 15 minutes active Servings: 6 A simple and refreshing cucumber salad. Suggestion: Garnish with extra peanuts or cilantro sprigs, or serve on a bed of fresh kale. Ingredients 2 pounds (about 3 large) cucumbers, split lengthwise,...
Estimated cost Total: $10.89 Cost per serving: $2.42 Serves: 4-5 Prep time: 60 minutes (25 active) This one-pot meal is a savory delight. Mushrooms and chicken make a natural pair, and peas add texture and provide a good source of vitamins A, C and fiber. Use Field...
Total Time: 40 minutes; 20 minutes active Servings: 6-8 Tangy and sweet, this festive salad is great for potlucks, picnics or dinner anytime. Ingredients 1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced 2 1/2 tablespoons lime juice (about 1 fresh lime) 1 teaspoon lime zest...
Total Time: 4.5–24 hours with marinating time; 30 minutes active Servings: 6 A pineapple juice marinade tenderizes the steak and adds a dash of sweetness to these easy and delicious beef and pineapple skewers. Ingredients 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup pineapple...
Estimated cost Total: $6.67 Cost per serving: $1.67 Serves: 4 Prep time: 35 minutes It’s easy to get more greens into your life with this simple kale, tofu and pasta dish. The toasted sesame oil and garlic add depth to this simple vegetarian dish. Try using broccoli...
Estimated cost Total: $15.21 Cost per serving: $2.54 Serves 6. Prep time: 8 hours; 1 active Chicken cacciatore is Italian for "hunter's chicken," and it's a classic, simple way to prepare poultry. This version has added vegetables and makes use of inexpensive leg...
Total Time: 1.5 – 16 hours; 30 minutes active Servings: 4 A mushroom is a perfect food for smoking, since it is porous and spongy by nature. The meaty portobello will shrink and become intensely concentrated as it cooks. Just be careful that you don't overcook....
Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4 (3/4 cups sauce) Robust, earthy and rich, this sauce pairs well with assertive foods like beef, pork, poultry or vegetarian sausage. Ingredients 4 4-ounce steaks 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black...