Cheap and Healthy Meals
Ingredients
- 1 dozen eggs ($4)
- 1/2 (120ml) cup milk (($1)
- Cooked vegetables of choice (about 1 cup total) ($4)
- 1 cup grated cheese(120g) (3/4 inside the rest of the 1/4 on top (2.75)
- 2 Tbsp (24g) butter $.50)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 12 oz chorizo (3 dollars)
- 3/4 tsp (2g) red pepper flakes .10 cents
- 4 cloves garlic toasted .20 cents
- 1/2 cup (120ml) water
- 2 cans white navy beans (2.50)
- 3 cups 75g baby spinach 2.00
- 17.6 oz (500g) Container crushed tomatoes 2.75
- Bread (4.00)
- 1lb spaghetti ($1.50)
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil ($3.00)
- 4 cloves garlic (.20 cents)
- 1/2 teaspoon (1g)crushed red pepper flakes (.10 cents)
- 1/4 cup (10g)finely chopped parsley ($1.00)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the eggs, salt and pepper, and while whisking, stream in whole milk.
- In a 10” nonstick pan, melt butter over medium heat and once bubbling pour in the eggs. Stir and cook
- Once the eggs begin to pull from the bottom, add in grated cheese, and cooked vegetables of choice. Mix until evenly distributed.
- Place into a 350F oven for 25 minutes.
- Let cool before serving.
- In a medium size pot, cook chorizo over medium heat until it starts to brown.
- Add in red pepper flakes, and sliced garlic. Whisk together. Cook until fragrant.
- Add water and cook until homogenous before adding crushed tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add in baby spinach and let wilt then add in white navy beans.
- Stir and let everything sit until evenly cooked through.
- Toast a piece of bread, spread on some butter and top with beans.
- Serve.
- In a medium skillet, add in chicken breasts on top of herbs, sliced orange, and garlic. Drizzle with oil. Season with salt and pepper.
- Set in a 475F oven for 25-35 minutes or until an internal temperature of 165F.
- For the pasta, fill a pot with water, season with salt, and bring to a boil.
- Add in the spaghetti and cook until done. Reserve some pasta water before draining.
- In a medium oiled skillet, and once hot turn the heat off and add the chopped garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Swirl around until fragrant.
- Add pasta to the pan and toss thoroughly to coat.
- Add in the pasta water and toss thoroughly once more.
- Adjust salt levels and add chopped parsley. Mix to combine.
- Serve on a plate with chicken and optional roasted vegetables.