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Budget Burrito Bowls Recipe

by Steph | May 12, 2020 | Beans, Beef, Chicken, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Recipes, Instant Pot, Lunch, Main Dish, Recipes, Slow Cooker, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

Need an easy, budget-friendly, real food dinner? Burrito bowls are an allergy-friendly, plant-based pantry meal that even help you reduce food waste (who doesn’t love taco leftovers?!).

Cajun Sausage, Beans & Rice

by Steph | Apr 8, 2020 | Beans, Beef, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Recipes, Lunch, Main Dish, Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

This fast, easy dinner costs around $4 and feeds 4-6 people. It’s flavorful, filling, a little spicy, and you probably have most of the ingredients in your cupboards!

Simple Mediterranean Yellow Rice

by Steph | Sep 12, 2018 | Dairy-Free Recipes, Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Recipes, Lunch, Make-It-Yourself Recipes, Recipes, Side Dish, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

Our favorite, simple recipe for yellow rice – with no artificial colors! Perfect with chicken, beef, fish, or vegetable curry – a savory, flavorful bed for any Meditteranean or Eastern-inspired dish. This post may contain affiliate links. You can view...

The Salad the Guys Will Eat (Caesar Salad Dressing)

by Steph | Mar 26, 2018 | Dinner, Gluten-Free Recipes, Lunch, Make-It-Yourself Recipes, Recipes, Salad Dressing Recipes, Side Dish, Vegetable Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

It’s just a Caesar salad. But the dressing makes all the difference. It takes about 3 minutes to shake together. If it makes my brothers and dad will eat a mixing bowl of salad, it’s worth the extra effort to me. I think it’ll be the same for...

Cumin Beans & Cornbread

by Steph | Mar 15, 2018 | Beans, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Recipes, Instant Pot, Lunch, Main Dish, Make Ahead, Recipes, Slow Cooker, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

Learn to cook dry beans with this simple recipe that is gluten-free and taught my family to love a bowl of beans. Cumin beans are to make on the stove top, in the slow cooker, or with your Instant Pot, you can feed 6 people real food for around $3 and 5 minutes of...

Cheap & Simple Nachos

by Steph | Jan 25, 2018 | Dinner, Lunch, Recipes, Side Dish

Did you ever have junky days, growing up? 6 days of the week, my family tried to eat fairly healthy. Sundays were junky days. Fur lunch, we made nachos. Not loaded like Pioneer Woman makes. There was no meat, no hidden veggies, nothing redeeming about this meal except...