Everything feels expensive right now. Groceries, takeaway, convenience foods, that quick trip to the supermarket for “just one thing” that somehow costs $60. And when life is busy, it’s so easy to buy ingredients with good intentions, forget what’s already in the fridge or order takeaway because nobody can think of what to cook.
This collection isn’t about eating “cheap” dinners or making meals that feel like a compromise. It’s about getting better value from the money you’re already spending. Choosing recipes that use affordable ingredients well, planning ahead so less food goes to waste and making dinners that everyone actually enjoys eating.
These five recipes are all family favourites that come in at under $20. There’s the creamy Quick Coconut Chicken Curry, comforting One-pan Greek Chicken and Risoni, sticky Peking-style Beef, Loaded Potato Taco Bowls and flavour-packed Drunken Noodles. They use accessible ingredients, make the most of what you buy and help stretch your grocery budget a little further without making dinner feel like another sacrifice.
Because right now, most of us don’t need to spend less on food because we’re doing something wrong. We just need our groceries to work a little harder for us.
Quick Coconut Chicken Curry
One-pan Greek Chicken and Risoni (Orzo)
Peking-style Beef
Loaded Potato Taco Bowl
