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Cheapest per serving.

A pantry built on beans, lentils, and rice was never going to be expensive. This is the sharp end of it: the recipes with the lowest ingredient cost per serving in the catalog, priced from tracked shelf prices rather than optimism. Cheap here is a ranking, not a compromise.

the 10 lowest ingredient costs per serving · 10 of 30 recipes

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Breakfast 60 min

Blueberry-Walnut Baked Oatmeal

Soft, cakey oat squares with jammy blueberries, toasted walnuts, and warm cinnamon. Bake a pan on Sunday and grab a square on the way out the door all week.

Contains tree nut · soy

rolled oats ·soy milk ·ground flaxseed ·chia seeds ·walnuts ·frozen blueberries · +6

12 ingredients serves 9 $0.69/serv 173 cal

60 min · $0.69/serv

Dinner Indian 45 min

Chana Masala

Chickpeas simmered into a thick, spiced tomato gravy. Tangy, warming, and even better scooped up the next day.

chickpeas ·red onion ·garlic ·diced tomatoes ·frozen spinach ·cumin · +9

15 ingredients serves 4 $1.17/serv 459 cal

45 min · $1.17/serv

Snack 40 min

Crispy Roasted Chickpeas

Crunchy, smoky, and roasted until they shatter. A cooling-oven finish keeps the crunch long after they leave the pan.

chickpeas ·extra-virgin olive oil ·smoked paprika ·cumin ·garlic powder ·nutritional yeast · +1

7 ingredients serves 4 $0.45/serv 241 cal

40 min · $0.45/serv

Dinner 40 min

Ginger Carrot Soup

Sweet roasted carrots blended smooth with a warm hit of ginger and coconut, finished with lime off the heat. One sheet pan and a blender.

carrots ·red onion ·garlic ·ground ginger ·canned coconut milk ·better than bouillon · +3

9 ingredients serves 4 $0.84/serv 235 cal

40 min · $0.84/serv

Snack Middle Eastern 10 min

Hummus

Whipped pale and fluffy, bright with lemon and garlic softened in the juice. Five minutes in a blender and it's done.

Contains sesame

chickpeas ·tahini ·bottled lemon juice ·garlic ·extra-virgin olive oil ·cumin · +1

7 ingredients serves 6 $0.32/serv 161 cal

10 min · $0.32/serv

Dinner British 55 min

Lentil Shepherd's Pie

Green lentils and vegetables simmered into a thick, savory gravy under a golden potato-mash lid. The Sunday-dinner comfort classic, with lentils standing in for the mince.

Contains soy

green lentils ·russet potatoes ·soy milk ·carrots ·frozen peas ·frozen spinach · +10

16 ingredients serves 6 $1.05/serv 320 cal

55 min · $1.05/serv

Snack 10 min

Peanut-Date Energy Bites

Chewy and salted-sweet, with peanut butter and soft dates blitzed into a no-bake dough. A few minutes in the processor, then the fridge firms them up.

Contains peanut

medjool dates ·rolled oats ·peanut butter ·ground flaxseed ·chia seeds ·cinnamon · +3

9 ingredients serves 12 $0.63/serv 178 cal

10 min · $0.63/serv

Dinner Mexican 30 min

Spicy Black Bean Soup

Smoky, brothy, and blended just enough to thicken itself. Mexican-leaning comfort that comes together in one pot.

black beans ·red onion ·carrots ·garlic ·diced tomatoes ·cumin · +6

12 ingredients serves 4 $1.15/serv 292 cal

30 min · $1.15/serv

Dinner 50 min

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

A soft-baked sweet potato split open over warm-spiced crispy chickpeas, warm spinach, and a garlicky lemon-tahini drizzle, finished with a scatter of pepitas. The oven does the work — barely any cleanup.

Contains sesame

sweet potato ·chickpeas ·frozen spinach ·tahini ·bottled lemon juice ·garlic · +7

13 ingredients serves 4 $1.01/serv 386 cal

50 min · $1.01/serv

Breakfast American 20 min

Weekend Pancakes

Fluffy and golden, lightly cinnamon-scented, with the tender crumb a splash of vinegar coaxes out of whole-grain flour. The whole slow-weekend ritual, intact.

Contains gluten · soy

whole wheat flour ·soy milk ·baking powder ·baking soda ·ground flaxseed ·apple cider vinegar · +5

11 ingredients serves 4 $0.70/serv 287 cal

20 min · $0.70/serv