Recipes under $3

Overhead view of a salad in a bowl topped with homemade croutons.

How to Make Homemade Croutons

Learn how to make perfect crisp, crunchy, and flavorful homemade croutons for your soups and salads with this fast and easy recipe.

Two hands pulling the pesto grilled cheese sandwich in half, with the cheese pulling between and sun dried tomato pieces exposed.

Pesto Grilled Cheese with Sun Dried Tomatoes

$2.45 each

Whether you're using up leftover pesto or just want to treat yourself to something special, this Pesto Grilled Cheese is next level!

Three bowls of rosemary garlic white bean soup with different toppings (pesto, croutons, Parmesan).

Easy Rosemary Garlic White Bean Soup

$2.49 recipe / $0.62 serving

This incredibly easy Rosemary Garlic White Bean Soup takes only eight simple ingredients to deliver a bowl full of rich, bold flavor.

Super Crunchy Oil Free Granola

$2.42 recipe / $0.27 serving

Aquafaba (the leftover starchy water from canned beans) makes this Oil Free Granola super crunchy without using excessive amounts of oil and sugar!

Close up of a dumpling being dipped into a bowl of Simple Sweet and Sour Sauce

Easy Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce

$0.79 recipe / $0.20 serving

This Simple Sweet and Sour Sauce can be whipped up in minutes using only a few pantry staples. It's sweet, savory, and tangy perfection!

Lemon Dill Tahini Dressing

$1.03 recipe / $0.17 serving

Pour this tangy Lemon Dill Tahini Dressing over roasted vegetables, grilled salmon or chicken, potato salad, or your favorite green salad.

Sweet and Spicy Tuna Salad

$2.01 recipe / $1.00 serving

This Sweet and Spicy Tuna Salad is bold and flavorful, and has no mayonnaise! It's the perfect quick fix for summer months or your weekly meal prep.

Cucumber Mango Salad

$2.43 recipe / $0.61 serving

Fresh cucumber and tropical mango come together with a sweet and spicy dressing to make this light and refreshing Cucumber Mango Salad.

Two grilled chicken breasts coated in homemade bbq sauce in a dish, one sliced into strips, and a fork dipping a piece of chicken into a bowl of sauce.

Homemade BBQ Sauce (no ketchup)

$1.16 recipe / $0.29 serving

This sweet, tangy, and rich homemade bbq sauce takes only minutes to make, uses no bottled ketchup, and is great for more than just grilling!

A black ceramic bowl of chimichurri with a spoon, sitting on a wooden cutting board.

Chimichurri Sauce

$2.20 recipe / $0.37 serving

Chimichurri sauce is a tangy, fresh, and garlicky sauce that delivers big flavor to any meal. Use as a marinade, dipping sauce, or a finishing drizzle.

Peanut Lime Dressing

$1.97 recipe / $0.49 serving

This Peanut Lime Salad dressing is sweet, savory, tangy, and creamy all in one! Drizzle over salad, grilled chicken, shrimp, or vegetables.

A half stirred Lemon Berry Yogurt Breakfast Bowl with a cut lemon and some strawberries near by.

Lemon Berry Yogurt Breakfast Bowls

A few oats, chia seeds, and berries make these Lemon Berry Breakfast Bowls an easy, simple, and fresh option for breakfast.