Editors’ Collection

Cheap and Easy Meals

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

Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Spencer Richards.

Recipes

Spaghetti Sauce
Dan Pelosi
762 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
762
45 minutes
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Easy
Stuffed Zucchini
Lidey Heuck
1522 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,522
1 hour 40 minutes
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Maraq Misir (Red Lentil Soup)
Ifrah F. Ahmed
738 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
738
55 minutes
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Easy
Broccoli Pasta With Salami Bread Crumbs
Kay Chun
120 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
120
45 minutes
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Easy
Braised Chicken With Cabbage and Lemon
Carolina Gelen
124 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
124
40 minutes
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Easy
Pasta and Pickles Salad
Hetty Lui McKinnon
336 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
336
30 minutes
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Easy
Eggplant Bolognese
Kay Chun
1981 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,981
1¼ hours
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Lemony Steamed Broccoli
Millie Peartree
465 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
465
15 minutes
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Easy
Palak Paneer
Farideh Sadeghin
181 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
181
45 minutes
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Aloo Gobi
Naz Deravian
1077 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,077
1 hour 10 minutes
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Slow-Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken
Ali Slagle
1375 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,375
About 3 ½ hours
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Easy
Egg Foo Young
Kay Chun
1180 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,180
40 minutes
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Easy
Curry Roasted Half Chicken and Peppers
Genevieve Ko
253 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
253
50 minutes
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Easy
Garlic Shrimp With Crisped Chickpeas
Yasmin Fahr
290 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
290
25 minutes
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Easy
Angel Hair Pasta Salad
Eric Kim
166 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
166
35 minutes
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Easy
Baked Pork Chops
Melissa Knific
997 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
997
4 hours 25 minutes
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Easy
Caesar’s Caesar Salad
Pati Jinich, Javier Plascencia
444 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
444
1 hour 40 minutes (including 1 hour’s chilling)
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Blackened Chicken Breasts
Kia Damon
1593 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,593
20 minutes
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Easy
Grilled Pork Chops With Dill Pickle Butter
Ali Slagle
345 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
345
About 4½ hours
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Easy
One-Pot Ratatouille Pasta
Vivian Chan-Tam
1251 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,251
30 minutes
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Easy
Easy Burritos
Ali Slagle
3132 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,132
50 minutes
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Easy
Sheet-Pan Quesadillas
Eric Kim
1885 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,885
15 minutes
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Easy
Slow Cooker Sausages, Peppers and Onions
Ali Slagle
885 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
885
About 6 hours
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Easy
Succotash
Farideh Sadeghin
251 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
251
35 minutes
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Easy
Hot Honey Chicken
Farideh Sadeghin
497 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
497
1 hour
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Puttanesca Pasta Nada
Dwight Garner
621 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
621
30 minutes
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Easy
Yogurt-Marinated Roast Chicken
Ali Slagle
467 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
467
2 hours
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Easy
Pad Woon Sen
Ham El-Waylly
442 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
442
45 minutes
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Tomato Cheddar Toasts
Ali Slagle
3932 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,932
10 minutes
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Easy
Horseradish-Cheddar Tuna Melts
Ali Slagle
368 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
368
20 minutes
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Easy
Chicken Teriyaki
John T. Edge, Sujan Shrestha
5338 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,338
30 minutes, plus marinating
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Easy
Chana Masala
Zainab Shah
2020 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,020
40 minutes
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Easy
Lentil Tomato Soup
Carolina Gelen
3601 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,601
30 minutes
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Easy
One-Pot Cabbage Roll Soup
Carolina Gelen
838 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
838
35 minutes
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Easy
Sheet-Pan Herby Roast Chicken With Peas and Carrots
Ali Slagle
397 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
397
45 minutes
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Easy
Brown Butter Bucatini With Charred Cabbage
Ham El-Waylly
1111 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,111
45 minutes
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Easy
Baked Spaghetti
Lidey Heuck
1421 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,421
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chopped Wedge Salad
Ali Slagle
492 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
492
25 minutes
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Easy
Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic Soup
Ali Slagle
2756 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,756
1 hour 10 minutes
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Easy
Cheesy Green Chile Bean Bake
Ali Slagle
4584 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,584
25 minutes
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Easy
Kielbasa-Barley Soup
Ali Slagle
581 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
581
1 hour
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Easy
Salmon Patties
Lidey Heuck
1300 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,300
35 minutes
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Easy
Lemony Pearl Barley Soup
Hetty Lui McKinnon
1898 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,898
45 minutes
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Easy
Kotlet (Meat, Potato and Onion Patties)
Farideh Sadeghin
388 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
388
1¼ hours
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Pasta e Ceci (Italian Pasta and Chickpea Stew)
Colu Henry
9726 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,726
30 minutes
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Easy
Black Pepper and Onion Spaghetti
Ali Slagle, Michele Baldacci
516 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
516
About 1½ hours
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Easy
Baasto iyo Suugo Tuuna (Pasta and Spiced Tuna Sauce)
Ifrah F. Ahmed
508 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
508
35 minutes
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Easy
Monte Cristo
Lidey Heuck
469 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
469
20 minutes
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Easy
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