Budget-Friendly Recipes

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio – Budget Bytes

When I’m in the throes of a busy week and don’t have time to whip up something extravagant for dinner, this Spaghetti Aglio e Olio is a classic I’m always happy to revisit! The ingredients are already crazy simple, but if you really want to simplify it even further, you can create some serious alchemy

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Budget-Friendly Recipes

Easy Spaghetti Carbonara – Budget Bytes

I’m on a mission to prove to everyone just how easy Spaghetti Carbonara is to make. Even though I first published this recipe 14 years(!) ago, it’s still a favorite, and it’s never failed me yet. It’s the ultimate comfort food, with a bare-bones ingredients list that comes together in just 25 minutes. My budget-friendly

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Italian

Italian inspired Lebanese Spaghetti – Cook in Five Square Meters

Why is pasta so easy to make and so versatile? It is my first choice when I don’t know what to cook. Throw it in with any sauce; white, red, yogurt or anything and eat. I LOVE PASTA! And BREAD! Oh you can’t believe how much I love warm, freshly baked bread. The Lebanese loaf

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Italian

Basic Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce – Cook in Five Square Meters

In the mood for something quick and delicious?Quick doesn’t have to mean unhealthy or lacking flavors. The few ingredients in this recipe give the right flavor to give your taste buds a delicious punch.This is a recipe from the pantry. Whether you are short on cash (because it is already the end of the month,

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Italian

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca, Prostitute’s Spaghetti with a Twist – Cook in Five Square Meters

It is one of those weeks where you don’t feel like cooking but you have to eat.It is one of those times when everyone is out of the house and no fresh ingredients are available.You don’t feel like buying any fresh ingredients only to rot in the fridge before anyone uses them.We’re all out and

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