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How I Make 20 Healthy Meals for $30 (Brian Lagerstrom)YouTubeThe most honest shopping list here. Brian Lagerstrom builds five dinners for two around a bag of dried black beans, a dozen eggs, four bone-in chicken legs, a head of cabbage, kale and rice, and the description splits that grocery list from a separate pantry list of oil, spices, soy sauce and…0 - 2
5 Cheap Dinners for Busy Weeknights (Andy Cooks)YouTubeFive separate dinners rather than a meal-prep system, which suits a week where you decide what to cook at 6 p.m. The run covers peanut butter pork noodles, a spicy tuna rice bowl, chicken and white bean stew, a Spanish tortilla and a prawn and chickpea curry, so canned tuna, eggs, potatoes and a…0 - 3
Budget Meals Under €2 / $2: Vegan Curries (Pick Up Limes)YouTubeThree vegan curries pitched at under $2 a serving: a Thai green curry noodle soup, a golden curry soup and aloo matar, the potato and pea curry that is about as cheap as dinner gets. Sadia Badiei, who has a background in clinical dietetics, keeps the pace calm and clear rather than frantic, which…0 - 4
Creamy Cauliflower Cheese Spaghetti (Jamie Oliver's £1 Wonders)YouTubeJamie Oliver crosses cauliflower cheese with mac and cheese and lands at about 80p a portion, roughly a dollar, which makes this the comfort-food pick for a family that will not eat anything that looks like a health kick. A whole cauliflower, a bag of dried pasta and some cheese is a grocery run…0 - 5
Rice & Beans Are Elite, Especially in Times of Need (Simply Mamá Cooks)YouTubeAbout as cheap as dinner gets, taught properly. Simply Mamá Cooks starts from a pound of dried pinto beans with a quick pre-soak, simmers them with just garlic, onion and salt, then makes Mexican red rice and a blended salsa to go with them. The bean and rice ingredient lists are in the…0 - 6
The 2 Dollar Curry (Butter Chicken) | But Cheaper (Joshua Weissman)YouTubeThe takeout night you can afford. In Joshua Weissman's But Cheaper series he remakes restaurant favorites for as little money as possible, and this butter chicken, with close to five million views, is a standout: he simplifies the recipe to keep the price down without letting the flavor go…0 - 7
This $50 Meal Plan Feeds You for the Week (LifebyMikeG)YouTubeA lesson in making a few ingredients do several jobs. Mike G's plan pairs roast chicken with braised cabbage, makes a simple chicken stock, and puts lentils to work three ways: a pot of Instant Pot lentils, a lentil vegetable soup and lentil crackers. Cabbage comes back in an okonomiyaki-style…0 - 8
Budget Friendly Meal Prep ~ $2 Meals (Rainbow Plant Life)YouTubeVegan batch cooking that does not taste like a sacrifice, priced at around $2 a meal. Nisha Vora, the founder of Rainbow Plant Life, is known for bold, heavily seasoned food, and this prep keeps that character while sticking to budget basics, then mixes the components into different meals across…0 - 9
5 Best Lentil Recipes Everyone Should Know (Julia Pacheco)YouTubeIf lentils sit in the pantry because you only know one thing to do with them, start here. Julia Pacheco runs through five easy, meatless lentil dinners in about 11 minutes, from a Mexican lentil skillet to lentil bolognese and potato lentil burritos, chosen because lentils are cheap, filling, high…0 - 10
Ultimate Budget Comfort Food (Jamie's Feasts for a Fiver)YouTubeA full episode of Jamie Oliver's 2026 Channel 4 series, where every recipe is designed to cost under £5 for the whole dish, feeding anywhere from two people to six or more. This one is the cold-weather episode: a steaming winter chili, crispy potato and chickpea parcels, a spiced cauliflower bake…0