Quick Recipes

Queso Fundido

If you're looking for a smash hit appetizer that's easy to make and feeds loads of people, you definitely need to try this simple recipe for unctuous Queso Fundido.

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Meal Prep Noodle Soup Jars

$3.25 recipe / $0.81 serving

These easy meal prep noodle soup jars are a fast, convenient, and budget-friendly make-ahead lunch idea. Just add hot water, mix, and enjoy!

Cacio e Pepe

$3.20 recipe / $0.80 serving

Cacio e Pepe is a mouthwatering pasta dish that uses four ingredients, comes together in twenty minutes, and feeds your entire household.

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Easy Caramel Sauce

($1.68 recipe / $0.11 serving)

If you've been looking for a buttery, fail-safe, easy caramel sauce that you can drizzle on all of the things, you've found it!

A spoon dipping into a bowl of pea soup with flatbread on the side.

Dollar Store Dinners – Pea Soup

$8.75 recipe / $2.19 serving

This pea soup with seasoned flatbread is a simple and comforting meal that you can make using ingredients from the dollar store.

Blueberry Sauce

$4.54 recipe / $0.28 serving

Have you heard the good news? You can get this extraordinarily yummy blueberry sauce on your table in about fifteen minutes with very minimal effort.

Cheesy Sausage Pasta

$7.07 recipe / $1.77 serving

Cheesy Sausage Pasta is a quick and easy meal for quick weeknight dinners. Everything cooks in one pot for fast prep and minimum clean-up!

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How To Make Sour Cream

$1.42 recipe

If you've run out of sour cream and don't want to run to the store for more- you can make it at home with just two ingredients and a little upper body strength!

Succotash

$5.46 recipe / $0.55 serving

Succotash is a simple and colorful side dish made with corn and lima beans that is savory, subtly sweet, and full of delicious flavor.

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Air Fryer Cinnamon Toast

$0.43 recipe

Did you know you can make the crunchiest cinnamon toast ever in an air fryer? Buttery, and so decadent, for pennies! This one's a keeper.

Avocado and Tomato Salad

$6.13 recipe / $1.02 serving

This simple avocado and tomato salad is a chunky mix of all of summer's fresh flavors, like tomato, avocado, lime, and cilantro.

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Homemade Vanilla Pudding

$2.79 recipe / $0.70 serving

This homemade vanilla pudding recipe is super rich and creamy, only takes a few simple ingredients, and is so much better than instant mixes!