Easy Cookingby Uday Shah

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9 meals
$15
50%
$0
a year, or $0 a month
Buying it$0
Cooking it$0

Cooked meals are figured at $1.50 a serving, which is the average across the recipes on this site.

Recipe by recipe

What each one costs against what you would pay for the same thing out.

RecipeMade at home Bought outSaved
Sheet Pan Gnocchi and Frozen Broccoli$2$22$20
Creamy White Bean Pasta$1.30$19$17.70
Peanut Noodles with Whatever Vegetables You Have$1.40$18$16.60
Chickpea Coconut Curry$1.65$17$15.35
Crispy Tofu Rice Bowl$2$15$13
Upgraded Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese$2.10$14$11.90
Fried Rice with Frozen Vegetables$1.25$13$11.75
Black Bean Quesadillas$1.15$12.50$11.35
Loaded Baked Potato Bar$1.20$11.50$10.30
Red Lentil Soup$0.85$10$9.15
Freezer Breakfast Burritos$1.50$6.50$5
Overnight Oats, Five Ways$0.60$5.50$4.90