Editors’ Collection

Cheap and Easy Meals

Plenty of budget-friendly, delicious dinner recipes for when you're short on money and time.

Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini.

Recipes

Egg Foo Young
Kay Chun
1231 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,231
40 minutes
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Easy
Curry Roasted Half Chicken and Peppers
Genevieve Ko
274 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
274
50 minutes
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Easy
Garlic Shrimp With Crisped Chickpeas
Yasmin Fahr
339 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
339
25 minutes
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Easy
Angel Hair Pasta Salad
Eric Kim
171 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
171
35 minutes
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Easy
Baked Pork Chops
Melissa Knific
1260 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,260
4 hours 25 minutes
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Easy
Caesar’s Caesar Salad
Pati Jinich, Javier Plascencia
552 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
552
1 hour 40 minutes (including 1 hour’s chilling)
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Blackened Chicken Breasts
Kia Damon
2107 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,107
20 minutes
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Easy
Grilled Pork Chops With Dill Pickle Butter
Ali Slagle
373 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
373
About 4½ hours
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Easy
One-Pot Ratatouille Pasta
Vivian Chan-Tam
1440 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,440
30 minutes
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Easy
Sheet-Pan Quesadillas
Eric Kim
2463 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,463
15 minutes
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Easy
Slow Cooker Sausages, Peppers and Onions
Ali Slagle
1251 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,251
About 6 hours
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Easy
Succotash
Farideh Sadeghin
282 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
282
35 minutes
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Easy
Hot Honey Chicken
Farideh Sadeghin
628 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
628
1 hour
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Puttanesca Pasta Nada
Dwight Garner
686 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
686
30 minutes
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Easy
Yogurt-Marinated Roast Chicken
Ali Slagle
507 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
507
2 hours
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Easy
Pad Woon Sen
Ham El-Waylly
524 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
524
45 minutes
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Tomato Cheddar Toasts
Ali Slagle
4078 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,078
10 minutes
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Easy
Horseradish-Cheddar Tuna Melts
Ali Slagle
531 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
531
20 minutes
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Easy
Chana Masala
Zainab Shah
2684 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,684
40 minutes
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Easy
Lentil Tomato Soup
Carolina Gelen
4662 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,662
30 minutes
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Easy
One-Pot Cabbage Roll Soup
Carolina Gelen
2010 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,010
35 minutes
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Easy
Sheet-Pan Herby Roast Chicken With Peas and Carrots
Ali Slagle
454 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
454
45 minutes
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Easy
Brown Butter Bucatini With Charred Cabbage
Ham El-Waylly
1293 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,293
45 minutes
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Easy
Chopped Wedge Salad
Ali Slagle
540 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
540
25 minutes
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Easy
Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic Soup
Ali Slagle
3095 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,095
1 hour 10 minutes
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Easy
Cheesy Green Chile Bean Bake
Ali Slagle
5458 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,458
25 minutes
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Easy
Kielbasa-Barley Soup
Ali Slagle
702 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
702
1 hour
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Easy
Lemony Pearl Barley Soup
Hetty Lui McKinnon
2425 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,425
45 minutes
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Easy
Kotlet (Meat, Potato and Onion Patties)
Farideh Sadeghin
418 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
418
1¼ hours
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Pasta e Ceci (Italian Pasta and Chickpea Stew)
Colu Henry
10516 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,516
30 minutes
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Easy
Black Pepper and Onion Spaghetti
Ali Slagle, Michele Baldacci
567 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
567
About 1½ hours
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Easy
Baasto iyo Suugo Tuuna (Pasta and Spiced Tuna Sauce)
Ifrah F. Ahmed
540 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
540
35 minutes
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Easy
Monte Cristo
Lidey Heuck
506 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
506
20 minutes
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Easy
Chicken Quesadillas
Ali Slagle
658 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
658
10 minutes
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Easy
Chimichurri Meatballs
Ali Slagle
1370 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,370
35 minutes
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Easy
Chicken Marinade
Lidey Heuck
1707 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,707
10 minutes
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Easy
Ham and Cheese Sliders
Lidey Heuck
2509 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,509
35 minutes
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Easy
Creamy Zucchini and Bacon Pasta
Kay Chun
438 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
438
45 minutes
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Easy
Air-Fryer Baked Potatoes
Eleanore Park
400 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
400
70 minutes
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Easy
Cumin and Cashew Yogurt Rice
Priya Krishna
954 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
954
10 minutes
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Easy
Chilaquiles Verdes
Bryan Washington
663 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
663
20 minutes
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Easy
Creamy One-Pot Orzo With Corn and Bacon
Samantha Seneviratne
764 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
764
40 minutes
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Easy
Basil-Butter Pasta
Ali Slagle
1126 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,126
40 minutes
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Easy
Oven BBQ Chicken
Ali Slagle
1118 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,118
1 hour
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Easy
Spicy Tuna Salad With Crispy Rice
Ali Slagle
2684 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,684
35 minutes
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Easy
Smashed Cucumber and Chicken Salad
Zainab Shah
1304 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,304
40 minutes
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Easy
Çilbir (Turkish Eggs With Yogurt)
Alexa Weibel, Özlem Warren
1112 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,112
20 minutes
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Caramelized Zucchini and White Bean Salad
Yossy Arefi
964 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
964
45 minutes, plus cooling and chilling (optional)
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Easy
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