Economical
Economical recipes keep overall ingredient expense modest while making room for a few additions. Soups and everyday dishes in this collection offer options for planning a meal with cost in mind.
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Cabbage Roll Soup
Ingredients 1 large onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 pound lean ground beef 1/2 pound lean ground pork 3/4 cup uncooked long grain rice 1 medium head…
Spicy Whole Roasted Cauliflower
Roasted cauliflower? Been there, done that. But roasting a whole head of cauliflower? Now we’ve got your attention. This recipe has you slathering cauliflower in a spicy yogurt…
Nacho Cheese Chicken Chowder
Ingredients 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 2 14 1/2 ounce cans Mexican-style stewed tomatoes 1 10 3/4 ounce can condensed nacho cheese…
Parmesan-Herb Cornbread Pudding
Ingredients Vegetable cooking spray 10 cups Perfect Cornbread, at room temperature 1/2 cup butter 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves 2 cups milk 2 tablespoons sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons…
Magic Chocolate Shell
This is barely a recipe, but it really is magic. All you need are two parts coconut oil to three parts chocolate — make as much or as…
Cheeseburger Paradise Soup
I’ve never met a person who didn’t enjoy this creamy soup, and it’s hearty enough to serve as a main course with your favorite bread or rolls. Ingredients…
Cream Cheese-Filled Banana Bread
This exceptionally moist banana bread hides a rich ribbon of lightly sweetened cream cheese beneath a buttery praline pecan streusel. Very ripe bananas, brown sugar, sour cream, and…
Strawberry-Riesling Jam
This slow-cooker strawberry jam combines ripe berries, Riesling, apple, and rosemary. It is a refrigerator preserve only, not a tested shelf-stable canning recipe. Recipe information Prep time: Approximately…
Fried Zucchini Straws
If you’re looking for something different to do with your garden surplus of zucchini, one bite of these Fried Zucchini Straws and you’ll be hooked. Ingredients 2 cups…
Heirloom Tomato, Summer Peach, and Fresh Herb Gazpacho Salad
If you’re hitting the farmers’ markets in late summer, sooner or later you’re going to wind up with a bowl of peaches and a bowl of tomatoes next…