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Cottage Cheese Crab Bowl

This Cottage Cheese Crab Bowl is the perfect light, fresh, and filling lunch for summer. It also meal preps well, so pack a few to take to work for lunch!

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How To Calculate Recipe Cost

Calculating recipe costs can be an eye-opening experience. Learn how to use receipts and package labels to calculate food cost for a recipe or serving.

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Honey Vanilla Cottage Cheese Fruit Dip

$0.94 recipe / $0.24 serving

Cottage cheese is whipped up into a silky smooth texture, sweetened with honey, and flavored with vanilla in this deliciusly sensible dessert fruit dip.

Pizza Pasta Salad

$7.98 recipe / $1.00 serving

Repurpose your leftover pizza toppings into this deliciously simple Italian style pizza pasta salad. Including a simple homemade Italian dressing!

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Leftover Rice Pancakes

$0.71 recipe / $0.36 serving

Use your leftover rice from the night before to make these quick and easy Rice Pancakes for breakfast. Reduce food waste and keep your budget in check!

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No-Yeast Pizza Dough

$0.92 recipe / $0.23 serving

This quick and easy no yeast pizza dough only takes 15 minutes to make and is a great substitute for the classic when ingredients are in short supply.

Frozen sliced green onion pouring out of a mason jar

How to Freeze Green Onions

Learn how to store and freeze green onions to reduce waste, save money, and always have fresh green onions on hand for cooking!

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Vegetable Fritters with Garlic Herb Sauce

$3.19 recipe / $1.06 serving

Use up your leftover frozen and fresh vegetables in this easy and flavorful vegetable fritters recipe, with a side of homemade garlic herb dipping sauce!

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Easy Slow Cooker White Bean Soup

$3.36 recipe / $0.56 serving

This Slow Cooker White Bean Soup practically makes itself! Just throw everything into the pot and press go for a thick, flavorful, and filling vegan soup.

Sesame Tuna Salad

$3.09 recipe / $1.55 serving

This fun spin on canned tuna is savory, sweet, and nutty. Sesame Tuna Salad is great on crackers, sliced cucumber, in lettuce wraps, or on salad greens.

Pasta Puttanesca

$4.37 recipe / $0.87 serving

Pasta puttanesca is a budget-friendly meal with inexpensive pasta and flavorful ingredients like anchovies, olives, and garlic.

Chunky Ham and Bean Soup

$6.70 recipe / $1.68 serving

This incredibly easy and deliciously chunky Ham and Bean Soup features a medley of colorful vegetables, browned ham, and plenty of hearty white beans.