DollopWhat to make with green beans: 51 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on green beans, easiest first. The quickest is Microwave honey mustard chicken and potatoes, on the table in 14 minutes, and the cheapest is Nigerian fried rice at $1.14 a serving. 23 of them are simple enough for a first try.
Microwave honey mustard chicken and potatoes
$2.48 a serving
14 min
Brown sugar pineapple ham steak
$2.62 a serving
20 min
Garlicky pork and green bean stir-fry
$2.81 a serving
20 min
Lemon pepper pork chops
$2.98 a serving
25 min
Honey balsamic chicken thighs
$3.39 a serving
30 min
Filipino coconut chickpeas with squash (ginataan)
$2.57 a serving
35 min
Pesto salmon with roasted tomatoes and green beans
$6.90 a serving
35 min
Sheet pan fish sticks and tater tots
$1.74 a serving
35 min
Sheet pan lemon pepper fish and green beans
$2.31 a serving
35 min
Air fryer tempeh
$2.64 a serving
40 min
Juicy baked chicken with green beans
$3.58 a serving
40 min
Brown sugar garlic chicken
$2.22 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan pesto potatoes and green beans with jammy eggs
$4.49 a serving
45 min
Chicken foil packets
$2.61 a serving
50 min
Sheet pan pork chops and vegetables
$3.22 a serving
50 min
Easy vegetable soup
$2.08 a serving
55 min
Hamburger soup
$2.18 a serving
55 min
Tater tot casserole
$2.41 a serving
65 min
Slow cooker chicken and stuffing
$1.81 a serving
265 min
Slow cooker chicken and gravy
$2.35 a serving
275 min
Crockpot brown sugar garlic pork loin
$1.43 a serving
360 min
Crockpot green beans, ham and potatoes
$2.17 a serving
460 min
Slow cooker minestrone
$1.79 a serving
460 min
Microwave lemon pepper fish with couscous
$2.49 a serving
20 min
Thai basil fried rice
$3.28 a serving
25 min
Crispy pesto gnocchi with green beans
$2.89 a serving
30 min
Honey garlic ground turkey and green beans
$2.41 a serving
30 min
Creamy Dijon chicken
$3.58 a serving
35 min
Sichuan dry-fried green beans with mushrooms
$3.01 a serving
35 min
String bean chicken
$2.07 a serving
35 min
Thai green curry with white beans and zucchini
$2.63 a serving
35 min
Tuna niçoise salad
$6.24 a serving
35 min
Sheet pan honey garlic chickpeas and green beans
$1.83 a serving
40 min
Thai basil tofu (pad kra pao)
$3.65 a serving
40 min
Thai green curry chicken
$3.66 a serving
40 min
Gado-gado
$2.79 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan maple dijon salmon and sweet potatoes
$5.66 a serving
45 min
Bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin
$3.05 a serving
50 min
Poppy seed chicken casserole
$2.22 a serving
50 min
Thai red curry with tofu
$3.52 a serving
50 min
Vegetarian pinakbet (Filipino vegetable sauté with tofu)
$3.30 a serving
50 min
Nigerian fried rice
$1.14 a serving
55 min
Sheet pan honey mustard turkey tenderloin
$3.67 a serving
55 min
Sheet pan mini meatloaves with potatoes and green beans
$3.51 a serving
55 min
Sheet pan mini turkey meatloaves with potatoes
$3.33 a serving
55 min
Sheet pan vegetable paella
$3.29 a serving
60 min
Crockpot kielbasa, green beans and potatoes
$2.92 a serving
420 min
Microwave meatloaf in a mug with mashed potatoes
$2.42 a serving
25 min
Microwave turkey dinner for one
$3.38 a serving
30 min
Turkey tenderloin with cranberry pan sauce
$3.51 a serving
30 min
Thanksgiving dinner for two
$4.11 a serving
60 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.