5 Recipe To Try That Cost Under $5 Per Serve
Recipes that are affordable and delicious are always the best.
This year, many of us have been cooking at home more than we normally do and sometimes it can get boring eating the same dishes over and over again. If you’re looking for some inspiration to mix it up without breaking the bank, we’ve rounded 5 of our favourite recipes that cost $5 or less per serve.
1. French Bread Pizza (Serves 4 - $ 5)
Ingredients:
1 French Baguette Loaf ($1.50)
1/2 cup pizza sauce ($2)
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese ($1.50)
2. Kimchi Fried Rice (Serves 4 - $4.75)
Ingredients:
1 carrot ($ 0.37)
4 green onions ($1)
1 cup kimchi plus 2-4 Tbsp kimchi juice ($2)
2 large eggs ($0.52)
4 cups of rice (0.70)
1 tbsp soy sauce ($0.06)
1 tbsp sesame oil ($0.10)
You can get the full recipe here
3. Spaghetti Carbonara (Serves 2 - $2.88)
Ingredients
175g spaghetti or linguine ($0.20)
65g diced pancetta, or smoked streaky bacon, snipped ($1)
1 tsp olive oil ($.020)
1 garlic clove, crushed ($0.13)
1 egg, plus 2 yolks ($0.70)
25g Parmesan, grated ($0.65)
You can get the full recipe here
4. Sweet-potato and chickpea curry (Serves 4 - $4.60)
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil ($0.20)
1 red onion, diced ($0.54)
1 tsp cumin ($0.18)
1 tsp turmeric ($0.18)
1 tsp ginger, grated ($0.18)
2 cloves garlic, minced ($0.26)
1 tbsp curry powder ($0.18)
2/3 cup red lentils ($0.12)
1 large sweet potato ($0.30)
3 cups vegetable stock ($1.33)
400g canned diced tomatoes (0.80)
400g canned chickpeas, drained & rinsed (0.76)
You can get the full recipe here
5. Yoghurt Banana Bread (Serves 4 - $4.95)
Ingredients
1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 bananas) ($1.89)
1 cup plain yoghurt ($0.78)
2 large eggs ($0.52)
1/2 cup sugar ($0.10)
4 Tbsp butter, melted ($0.50)
1 tsp vanilla extract ($0.5)
1.5 cups all-purpose flour ($0.30)
1 tsp baking powder ($0.02)
1/2 tsp baking soda ($0.02)
1/2 tsp salt ($0.02)
1/4 tsp nutmeg ($0.02)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts ($0.30)
