East Asian

Sesame Cucumber Salad

Sesame Cucumber Salad is light, refreshing, and vibrant in flavor. It's the perfect summer side dish or companion to any Southest Asian inspired meal.

Teriyaki Meatball Bowls

$8.86 recipe / $2.22 serving

Teriyaki Meatball Bowls include fragrant jasmine rice, tender pork meatballs, homemade teriyaki sauce, and broccoli florets for an easy meal prep friendly meal!

Garlic Noodles with Beef and Broccoli

$6.55 recipe / $1.63 serving

Garlic Noodles with Beef and Broccoli is a quick and easy all-in-one bowl dinner recipe with a rich, buttery, salty, and sweet sauce.

Vegan Creamy Mushroom Ramen

$2.75 per serving

This incredibly simple Vegan Creamy Mushroom Ramen is a rich and flavorful 15 minute meal that only requires a handful of ingredients!

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!

Close up overhead view of pork chops in the skillet with vegetables, covered with sweet and sour sauce.

Sweet and Sour Pork Chops with Vegetables

$8.86 recipe / $2.22 serving

A few pantry staples are needed for these juicy Sweet and Sour Pork Chops with Vegetables, making them a quick and easy alternative to take-out.

Soy Glazed Eggplant

$3.86 recipe / $0.97 serving

This Soy Glazed Eggplant stir fry is a super fast and easy vegetarian weeknight dinner, which also meal preps well for the week.

One Pot Teriyaki Chicken and Rice

$6.26 recipe / $1.57 serving

This One Pot Teriyaki Chicken and Rice is an easy and satisfying meal that the whole family will love. It also meal preps well for lunches all week!

Overhead view of the finished bowl of upgraded instant ramen with chopsticks in the center.

6 Ways to Make Instant Ramen Better

What to add to ramen to make it better and easily upgrade your inexpensive instant ramen into a big delicious bowl of fancy ramen!

Front view of chopsticks picking up a slice of mushroom out of a Gochujang Mushroom Bowl.

Gochujang Mushroom Bowls

$7.02 recipe / $1.76 serving

Gochujang Mushroom Bowls feature sweet and spicy marinated mushrooms, quick pickled cucumbers, crunchy carrots, and fragrant jasmine rice.

Lo Mein on a plate with someone digging in with chopsticks.

Easy Lo Mein

$6.33 recipe / $3.17 serving

This incredibly fast and easy Lo Mein Recipe only takes about 15 minutes and is packed with tender noodles, colorful vegetables, and flavor!

By adding a few extra ingredients to your rice cooker, you can cook an entire meal at once. This Teriyaki Shrimp and Rice is an easy and healthy alternative to take out. Budgetbytes.com

Rice Cooker Teriyaki Shrimp and Rice

$6.28 recipe / $1.57 serving

By adding a few extra ingredients to your rice cooker, you can cook an entire meal at once. This Teriyaki Shrimp and Rice is an easy and healthy alternative to take out!