Splendid Cheap Eats®

We've combed our Recipe Box for dishes that can be prepared with inexpensive ingredients and brought them together here for you to browse. Enjoy!

Main Courses

Beef:
Danish Meat Loaf
Little Meatballs With Cherries
Steve Rambam’s Jailhouse Chili
Frenchified Meatloaf
Moroccan Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Balsamic-Braised Pot Roast with Tomatoes, Lemons, Raisins, and Black Olive-Pine Nut Relish
Lynne's Nearly New Mexican Chili

Pork:
Close-Roasted Pork with Ancho, Cinnamon and Cocoa
Vietnamese Rice Noodles with Grilled Pork
Penne with Saffron Cream Sauce
Pork Steaks with Chile Orange Sauce
Lion's Head
Tamales Filled with Poblanos and Cheese
Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Black Olives and Orange
Ultimate Cheater Pulled Pork
Nixon's Pasta

Poultry:
Chicken Breasts with Garlic Wine (Poulet au Vin d'Ail)
Wine-Glazed Chicken
Rainbow Peanut Noodles
Mexican Chicken Soup
Juicy Roast Chicken
Cilantro Chicken (Dhania Chicken)
Thai Mussamun Curry with Chicken, Potatoes, and Peanuts
Penne with Saffron Cream Sauce
Portuguese Chicken with Rice
Chicken in Chile, Garlic and Vinegar Sauce
Spiedini of Turkey
Basic Beer-Can Chicken
Ismail’s Incredibly Instant Chicken
Lynne's Vertically Roasted Chicken
Lynne's Satay
Lemon Chicken (Yassa)
Crisp, Brick-Fried Chicken with Rosemary and Whole Garlic Cloves
Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Curried Couscous
Brown-Sugar Brined Chili Chicken
Thai Grilled Chicken
Roasted Turkey Drumsticks
Smoke Roasted Chicken Thighs with Maple Barbecue Sauce
Chicken Adobo
Steamed Chicken with Scallion-Ginger Sauce
Roasted Chicken with Georgian Spice Rub

Seafood:
Perfect Tuna Casserole
Broiled Fish Cakes with Ginger and Cilantro
Yemenite Fish in Tomato Sauce (Samak Yemeni)
Chili Fish with Sweet Lemon Salad
Goan Vindaloo Fish Curry
Chez Etienne's Pan-Fried Calamari with Parsley and Garlic
Mussels with Saffron and Mustard
Charred Squid Skewers on Garlic Toast with Arugula
Crisp Panfried Fish Fillets
Shrimp, Fennel and Orange Soup with Crostini and Rouille
Fusilli with Shrimp, Chickpeas and Young Greens
Pasta of Steamed Mussels with Tomato and Capers

Vegetable:
Omelet with White Beans and Green Onions
Drunken Beans
Pasta e Lenticchie (Pasta and Lentils)
Ratatouille Tart
Tagliatelle with Caramelized Oranges and Almonds
Golden Celebration Pie of Winter Vegetables
Winter Squash Lasagna with Sage, Walnuts, and Black Kale
Soffritto of Tomatoes and Fresh Herbs with Penne
Portobello "Steaks" with Holy Oil
Lynne's Winter Veggie Chili
21st Century Mac and Cheese
Turkish Braised Eggplant (Engin's Imam Bayildi)
Fresh Pasta with Roasted Walnut Sauce
Siracusa Market Pasta
Pizza Rustica
Classic Pizza Margherita
Baked Ziti with Ricotta
Risotto with Dry Sherry and Lemon
Garlicky Grilled Portobello Mushrooms with Smoky Tomato-Chile Salsa
Masa Crêpes with Chard, Chiles, and Cilantro
Savory Cheese Soufflé
The Puglia Streetwalker
Lemony Risotto Croquettes with Slivered Snow Peas, Asparagus, and Leeks
Linguine with Pistachio-Almond Pesto
Stufato - the Garden in a Pot
Supper Tart of Red Onion, Greens and Grapes
Edamame and Smoked Tofu Succotash
Pan-Crisped Deviled Eggs on French Lettuces
Sweet Roasted Butternut Squash and Greens Over Bow-Tie Pasta
Peshawari Chana (Mildly Spiced Chickpeas)
Penne with Roasted Peppers, Olives, and Greens
Pappardelle with Aromatic Lentils and Parmigiano-Reggiano
Feta Pesto and 2-Minute Pasta

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