Budget-friendly dinners
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Budget-friendly dinners

Satisfying dinners built around economical staples such as rice, beans, lentils, pasta and potatoes.

Budget-friendly dinners

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Pasta e Fagioli Main
Main1h 20m

Pasta e Fagioli

Many Italian regions, with strong local variations. It is famous as cucina povera that feels genuinely substantial.

Makaronia me Kima Main
Main1h 20m

Makaronia me Kima

Makaronia me Kima is a distinctive Greek recipe known for pasta topped with a tomato-rich minced meat sauce and grated…

Charquicán Main
Main1h 20m

Charquicán

A rustic mash-like stew of beef, potato, pumpkin and seasonal vegetables.

Chilaquiles Verdes Main
Main1h 23m

Chilaquiles Verdes

Chilaquiles Verdes is a Mexican main defined by tortilla chips simmered in salsa verde with toppings.

Huevos Rancheros Main
Main1h 23m

Huevos Rancheros

Huevos Rancheros is a Mexican main defined by ranch-style eggs with salsa, tortillas and beans.

Tlayudas Main
Main1h 23m

Tlayudas

Tlayudas is a Mexican main defined by a traditional Mexican main upgraded with measured metric ingredients and a cleare…

Tacos de Canasta Main
Main1h 23m

Tacos de Canasta

Tacos de Canasta is a Mexican main defined by a traditional Mexican main upgraded with measured metric ingredients and…

Huaraches Main
Main1h 23m

Huaraches

Huaraches is a Mexican main defined by a traditional Mexican main upgraded with measured metric ingredients and a clear…

Ajiaco Santafereño Main
Main1h 25m

Ajiaco Santafereño

Ajiaco Santafereño is Bogotá’s chicken and three-potato soup thickened naturally by papas criollas and perfumed with gu…

Soto Ayam Main
Main1h 30m

Soto Ayam

Soto Ayam is a distinctive Indonesian main rooted in Java and wider Indonesia, celebrated for chicken broth, turmeric,…

Kotopoulo Lemonato Main
Main1h 40m

Kotopoulo Lemonato

Kotopoulo Lemonato is a distinctive Greek recipe known for chicken braised or roasted with lemon, garlic, oregano and p…

Berber Vegetable Tagine Main
Main1h 40m

Berber Vegetable Tagine

Berber Vegetable Tagine is a Moroccan main defined by layered vegetable tagine with potatoes, carrots, courgettes, toma…

Moo Ping Main
Main1h 45m

Moo Ping

Moo Ping is sweet-savoury grilled pork skewers marinated with garlic, coriander root and coconut milk.

Loubia Main
Main1h 45m

Loubia

Loubia is a Moroccan main defined by moroccan white bean stew with tomatoes, garlic, cumin, paprika, olive oil and cori…

Etli Nohut Main
Main1h 50m

Etli Nohut

Etli Nohut is chickpeas simmered with meat, tomato and peppers.

Briam Main
Main1h 50m

Briam

Briam is a distinctive Greek recipe known for mixed summer vegetables roasted slowly with tomato and olive oil.

Picadillo Mexicano Main
Main1h 55m

Picadillo Mexicano

Picadillo Mexicano is a Mexican main defined by mexican minced beef with potato, tomato and vegetables.