Eat well for less
Photo: Sweet-and-Sour Baked Chicken with Carrots
Photo by Yvonne Duivenvoorden
We bet like most of us, you want to feed your family healthy, tasty meals that deliver maximum value for your grocery dollar. With that eat-well-for-less concept as a guiding principle, we created six fabulous dinners, including side dishes, that make the most of priced-right cuts of meat and winter-worthy vegetables -- and a bonus: we’ve trimmed the fat but not the flavour!
Recipes
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Pot Roast with Winter Root Vegetables
This dish from the February 2005 "Eat Well for Less" set of six budget-wise menus is ideal for Sunday dinner because it leaves leftovers for a... -
Lemony Green Peas
In skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat; sautee onion, garlic, salt and pepper until softened, about 4 minutes. Add... -
Creamy Salmon Pasta with Vegetables
Keeping budget-smart items, such as pasta, canned fish and frozen vegetables, on hand means a dinner is quick when nothing is planned ahead. -
Scalloped Potato, Mushroom and Ham Casserole
Economical ingredients, such as potatoes, spinach and ham, really stretch to make a satisfying casual meal for weekend entertaining. -
Garlicky Steamed Broccoli
Cut broccoli into florets; peel and chop stalks. Set aside. In large skillet, vegetable oil over medium heat. Fry onion, garlic,... -
Sweet-and-Sour Baked Chicken with Carrots
Chicken legs are sold in family-size packs, which usually cost less per kilogram than smaller packages. -
Herbed Brown Rice
In 6-cup (1.5 L) covered casserole, stir together water, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper. Stir in rice; cover and bake in 400°F... -
Steamed Bok Choy or Pattypan Squash
Trim each base of bok choy; cut in half lengthwise. Or trim and halve 6 pattypan squash. In large skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium heat;... -
Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges
Scrub sweet potatoes; cut each lengthwise into 8 wedges. In bowl, toss together potatoes, vegetable oil, salt and pepper. Roast on large rimmed... -
Tangy Coleslaw
This tangy salad is a good accompaniment to all of the grilled kabobs as well as other grilled meats, poultry, hamburgers and hot dogs. If you want to...
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