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Lunches you make the night before for $2.50 or less a serving and 600 calories or fewer. The cheapest is Lentil loaf at $0.69 a serving, and the average here is $1.44.
Lentil loaf
$0.69 a serving
110 min
Slow cooker pinto beans
$0.81 a serving
540 min
Slow cooker Cuban black beans
$0.87 a serving
500 min
Instant Pot black bean soup
$0.92 a serving
100 min
Instant Pot black beans
$0.99 a serving
100 min
Instant Pot charro beans
$1.00 a serving
100 min
Egg salad sandwiches
$1.03 a serving
40 min
Crispy black bean burgers
$1.03 a serving
40 min
Instant Pot French lentil salad
$1.04 a serving
40 min
Baked chicken drumsticks
$1.07 a serving
55 min
Cheesy lentil and rice casserole
$1.11 a serving
110 min
Tuna macaroni salad
$1.12 a serving
30 min
Nigerian fried rice
$1.14 a serving
55 min
Shiro wat
$1.15 a serving
40 min
Moroccan harira
$1.15 a serving
60 min
Air fryer chickpea nuggets
$1.18 a serving
35 min
Instant Pot red lentil dal
$1.18 a serving
40 min
Instant Pot jollof rice
$1.19 a serving
55 min
Instant Pot chickpea pulao
$1.20 a serving
40 min
Lentil sloppy joes
$1.21 a serving
55 min
Filipino chicken macaroni salad
$1.22 a serving
90 min
Cheesy rice and bean casserole
$1.23 a serving
55 min
Lazy cabbage roll skillet
$1.24 a serving
50 min
Spaghetti pie
$1.26 a serving
60 min
Slow cooker dal makhani
$1.29 a serving
510 min
Mexican red rice with black beans
$1.29 a serving
40 min
Air fryer chicken drumsticks
$1.29 a serving
35 min
Air fryer black bean chimichangas
$1.29 a serving
30 min
West African–style peanut stew with sweet potatoes
$1.30 a serving
45 min
Baked polenta casserole with marinara and mozzarella
$1.31 a serving
65 min
Sausage breakfast casserole
$1.31 a serving
110 min
Pizza pinwheels
$1.33 a serving
40 min
Ethiopian red lentil stew (misir wot)
$1.33 a serving
55 min
Air fryer lentil meatballs
$1.34 a serving
55 min
Black beans and rice
$1.35 a serving
40 min
Crockpot BBQ chicken drumsticks
$1.35 a serving
320 min
Broccoli cheddar pasta bake
$1.36 a serving
45 min
Vegetarian lentil chili
$1.38 a serving
60 min
Air fryer black bean taquitos
$1.38 a serving
35 min
Chickpea adobo
$1.39 a serving
35 min
Ethiopian-spiced red lentils and collard greens
$1.40 a serving
55 min
Pimento cheese sandwiches
$1.40 a serving
15 min
Chana masala
$1.41 a serving
45 min
Southern pinto beans and cornbread
$1.41 a serving
50 min
Microwave vegan bolognese
$1.42 a serving
20 min
Instant Pot tomato rice
$1.42 a serving
45 min
Crockpot brown sugar garlic pork loin
$1.43 a serving
360 min
Serbian baked beans with caramelized onions (prebranac)
$1.43 a serving
80 min
Ethiopian cabbage and potatoes (atakilt wat)
$1.43 a serving
50 min
Instant Pot lentils and brown rice
$1.45 a serving
60 min
German lentil soup with sausages
$1.46 a serving
60 min
Vegetable pot pie with biscuit topping
$1.49 a serving
55 min
Chickpea salad sandwiches
$1.50 a serving
15 min
Black bean tamale pie
$1.50 a serving
65 min
Red beans and rice
$1.51 a serving
45 min
Green chile rice casserole
$1.53 a serving
65 min
Freezer black bean and potato burritos
$1.53 a serving
60 min
Rajma chawal (kidney bean curry with rice)
$1.54 a serving
55 min
Instant Pot feijoada (Brazilian black bean stew)
$1.55 a serving
120 min
Slow cooker marinara sauce
$1.55 a serving
510 min
Slow cooker pumpkin chili
$1.55 a serving
380 min
Chana chaat (Indian chickpea salad)
$1.56 a serving
15 min
Lazy pierogi casserole
$1.56 a serving
90 min
Mushroom barley soup
$1.58 a serving
70 min
Tofu fried rice
$1.58 a serving
65 min
Peanut noodles with cucumber and carrots
$1.61 a serving
25 min
Chicken karahi
$1.62 a serving
45 min
Turkish red lentil patties (mercimek köftesi)
$1.62 a serving
60 min
Slow cooker chickpea korma
$1.63 a serving
330 min
Spinach and cheddar frittata
$1.64 a serving
35 min
Arroz con gandules
$1.64 a serving
55 min
Slow cooker pork vindaloo
$1.64 a serving
540 min
Lentil shepherd’s pie
$1.65 a serving
85 min
Chickpea and potato curry
$1.65 a serving
50 min
Instant Pot butter chickpeas
$1.65 a serving
35 min
Moroccan-spiced couscous with chickpeas and carrots
$1.65 a serving
25 min
Mayak egg rice bowls
$1.66 a serving
160 min
Ham salad sandwiches
$1.67 a serving
15 min
Slow cooker BBQ beans with baked potatoes
$1.68 a serving
390 min
Quiche Lorraine
$1.68 a serving
95 min
Puerto Rican rice and beans
$1.69 a serving
45 min
Loaded baked potato casserole
$1.69 a serving
70 min
Freezer breakfast burritos
$1.69 a serving
50 min
Creamy white beans and rice
$1.69 a serving
45 min
Red lentil soup with lemon
$1.70 a serving
45 min
Instant Pot chana saag (chickpeas and spinach)
$1.71 a serving
35 min
Crockpot carnitas
$1.72 a serving
660 min
French lentils with carrots and Dijon
$1.72 a serving
45 min
Ham, broccoli and cheese rice casserole
$1.72 a serving
70 min
Gazpacho
$1.73 a serving
80 min
Slow cooker cabbage soup
$1.73 a serving
440 min
Ham and potato soup
$1.73 a serving
50 min
Crispy chicken thighs with lentils
$1.74 a serving
55 min
Greek cabbage rice (lahanorizo)
$1.75 a serving
50 min
Air fryer chicken croquettes (croquetas de pollo)
$1.75 a serving
180 min
Yellow rice with vegetables (arroz amarillo)
$1.76 a serving
45 min
Slow cooker split pea soup
$1.77 a serving
490 min
Lentil picadillo with rice
$1.77 a serving
55 min
Freezer chicken burritos
$1.78 a serving
60 min
Sheet pan frittata
$1.78 a serving
45 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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