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Combine everything in a big pot and enjoy. Tofu, shrimp, salmon, stir-fry beef, or chicken works great. Assemble the pork and slaw on rolls and enjoy. So feel free to get creative! When the chicken is almost cooked, top each piece with a slice of mozzarella and prosciutto.

Bake in the oven until the cheese is melted. Make easy caprese chicken by topping them with mozzarella and bruschetta sauce or Mexican-style chicken topped with guacamole and Monterey Jack cheese.

The possibilities are endless. Feel free to add pantry staples like lemon juice or red pepper if you have it. Top the bread with mashed avocado a sliced smoked salmon. The quality is amazing, and the salmon pretty much melts in your mouth.

There's also everything but the bagel-seasoned salmon for those who like a bit more flavor, and the ahi-crusted smoked tuna is delicious too. How to make it: Heat up the scallion pancakes and the pork belly according to package directions. Place a few slices of pork belly on top of the scallion pancake and top with a fried egg.

TJ's tip: If you don't eat pork or don't like pork belly there are plenty of proteins you can swap in here from Korean-style short ribs to pre-marinated teriyaki chicken.

Or skip the meat all together and top your scallion pancakes with egg and tangy kimchi. Combine both in a skillet and toss with pesto. Or just opt for your favorite kind of noodle!

How to make it: Cook the kibbeh Middle Eastern stuffed meatballs according to the package directions. Place a big scoop of avocado tzatziki and cauliflower tabbouleh in a bowl and top with the kibbeh.

TJ's tip: For an easy lunch or quick dinner, stuff pita pockets with tzatziki TJ's has both an avocado and a cucumber version and kibbeh. How to make it: Brown the beef in a skillet and set aside. Heat the rice in the microwave according to package directions. Assemble the rice, the five-layer dip, and the cooked beef in bowls and serve.

TJ's tip: Swap the ground beef for whatever protein you like best. Think: ground chicken, flank steak, soyrizo, or even roasted sweet potato.

Toss everything together in a big salad bowl and enjoy. You could also swap in carne asada, precooked carnitas , or any protein you prefer. Cook the broccoli according to package directions. Toss everything together in a skillet until cheesy. I love jazzing up mac 'n' cheese with TJ's frozen breaded chicken and blue cheese, turkey meatballs, and romesco sauce, or with a bunch of veggies like Brussels sprouts and cauliflower.

Slice baby bella mushrooms and use the leftover pancetta fat to sauté them. Heat the sweet potato gnocchi according to package directions and toss all the ingredients together.

In the frozen aisle, you'll also find lots of different kinds of gnocchi including better-for-you kale and cauliflower gnocchi. Cook the scallops on the stovetop. I usually sprinkle them with salt and pepper, then pan-sear them in a little bit of butter or olive oil for about two minutes on each side.

Plate the scallops on top of the Brussels and mushroom risotto. In my experience, they are great quality, taste super fresh, and they're more affordable than your usual sea scallops. For crispier scallops, coat them in a tiny bit of flour before searing.

Sauté the chicken sausage and slice into bite-size pieces. Add the chicken sausage to the hot soup and garnish with a spoonful of chèvre. You'll find everything from spicy jalapeño chicken sausage to hot Italian sausage.

Get creative and find your favorite one! Add them to the buffalo ranch chopped salad one of my favorite salad kits with a scoop of the buffalo-style chicken dip for more flavor.

You can always eat this buffalo chicken salad on a wrap or in a pita. Instead of on rice, you can also try this on a tortilla in taco or burrito form. If using fresh naan, pop it into the toaster or heat it on the stove. Top the naan with cucumber tzatziki and sliced gyro.

If you're not a big tzatziki fan, try using garlic hummus, jalapeño cauliflower dip, guacamole, or zhoug, for starters. Once the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown, set aside the grilled cheese and cut it into small squares. Heat up the tomato soup in a saucepan or in the microwave, and top it with grilled cheese croutons.

Load them up with a few additional ingredients and you've got the perfect lazy meal. Assemble everything into tacos. It has cotija cheese, tortilla strips, cabbage, cilantro, and a really delicious spicy avocado dressing.

I often leave the dressing off the salad and then drizzle it on top of my tacos like a crema. Try making these tacos with your favorite like filling think: coconut shrimp, pork belly, carnitas, skirt steak, or portobello mushrooms. How to make it: Cook the spaghetti squash.

Poke a few slits in the squash with a knife and microwave it for five minutes to soften it. Slice it length-wise, scoop out the seeds, drizzle with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and roast for 40 minutes at °F. Using two forks, shred the spaghetti squash and place the strands in a bowl.

Set aside. Heat up the beef-less ground beef according to package directions. Once warm, add the squash and toss with the arrabbiata sauce. TJ's tip: Spaghetti squash is so versatile, and there are lots of ways you can transform it into an exciting dinner with just a few ingredients. More Brands NBC News Logo MSNBC Logo.

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Think: ground chicken, flank steak, soyrizo, or even roasted sweet potato. Toss everything together in a big salad bowl and enjoy. You could also swap in carne asada, precooked carnitas , or any protein you prefer.

Cook the broccoli according to package directions. Toss everything together in a skillet until cheesy. I love jazzing up mac 'n' cheese with TJ's frozen breaded chicken and blue cheese, turkey meatballs, and romesco sauce, or with a bunch of veggies like Brussels sprouts and cauliflower.

Slice baby bella mushrooms and use the leftover pancetta fat to sauté them. Heat the sweet potato gnocchi according to package directions and toss all the ingredients together. In the frozen aisle, you'll also find lots of different kinds of gnocchi including better-for-you kale and cauliflower gnocchi.

Cook the scallops on the stovetop. I usually sprinkle them with salt and pepper, then pan-sear them in a little bit of butter or olive oil for about two minutes on each side.

Plate the scallops on top of the Brussels and mushroom risotto. In my experience, they are great quality, taste super fresh, and they're more affordable than your usual sea scallops. For crispier scallops, coat them in a tiny bit of flour before searing.

Sauté the chicken sausage and slice into bite-size pieces. Add the chicken sausage to the hot soup and garnish with a spoonful of chèvre.

You'll find everything from spicy jalapeño chicken sausage to hot Italian sausage. Get creative and find your favorite one! Add them to the buffalo ranch chopped salad one of my favorite salad kits with a scoop of the buffalo-style chicken dip for more flavor.

You can always eat this buffalo chicken salad on a wrap or in a pita. Instead of on rice, you can also try this on a tortilla in taco or burrito form. If using fresh naan, pop it into the toaster or heat it on the stove.

Top the naan with cucumber tzatziki and sliced gyro. If you're not a big tzatziki fan, try using garlic hummus, jalapeño cauliflower dip, guacamole, or zhoug, for starters. Once the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown, set aside the grilled cheese and cut it into small squares.

Heat up the tomato soup in a saucepan or in the microwave, and top it with grilled cheese croutons. Load them up with a few additional ingredients and you've got the perfect lazy meal.

Assemble everything into tacos. It has cotija cheese, tortilla strips, cabbage, cilantro, and a really delicious spicy avocado dressing. I often leave the dressing off the salad and then drizzle it on top of my tacos like a crema.

Try making these tacos with your favorite like filling think: coconut shrimp, pork belly, carnitas, skirt steak, or portobello mushrooms. How to make it: Cook the spaghetti squash. Poke a few slits in the squash with a knife and microwave it for five minutes to soften it.

Slice it length-wise, scoop out the seeds, drizzle with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and roast for 40 minutes at °F. Using two forks, shred the spaghetti squash and place the strands in a bowl. Set aside. Heat up the beef-less ground beef according to package directions.

Once warm, add the squash and toss with the arrabbiata sauce. TJ's tip: Spaghetti squash is so versatile, and there are lots of ways you can transform it into an exciting dinner with just a few ingredients.

I love making spaghetti squash with shrimp and TJ's creamy spinach dip. It also tastes great tossed with turkey meatballs in a simple tomato sauce. How to make it: Boil the bok choy for about two minutes until it's bright green and tender. Cook the tempura shrimp according to package directions.

Heat up the miso ginger broth in a sauce pan. Stir the package of soy dipping sauce into the miso ginger broth for extra flavor. Right before you're ready to eat, add the bok choy and the tempura shrimp to the broth.

TJ's tip: To take this soup to the next level, try adding some shiitake mushrooms and a soft boiled egg. Add the Mediterranean-style salad to a bowl and place the chicken and a scoop of hummus on top.

Drizzle with the included salad dressing. Try Trader Joe's fully cooked frozen falafel for a vegetarian-friendly alternative. How to make it: Thaw the shrimp under cool water. On a sheet pan, arrange the tortillas flour or corn , the fire roasted vegetables, and the defrosted shrimp.

If you have on hand, sprinkle with some pantry spices salt, pepper, paprika, cumin, chili, etc Serve the veggies and shrimp fajita-style in the tortillas. TJ's tip: Keep a few packets of Trader Joe's taco seasoning on hand for easy and delicious tacos, fajitas, burrito bowls, and more.

Sauté the vegetable hash in the leftover bacon grease and add sliced chicken sausage. Sauté until everything is cooked through, then add back in diced bacon and serve. Dice slices of ahi tuna and place the tuna on top of the avocado. Drizzle with lemon or soy sauce, if you have it on hand.

Enjoy with tortilla chips. Start by adding the Asian vegetables and sauté until warm throughout. Add the cauliflower rice and cook until warm. Finally, add the shrimp and cook for about two minutes per side until pink and opaque.

Toss everything in the Beijing-style soy sauce and enjoy. Groceries are more expensive right now, thanks to a little thing called inflation. What can you do? Go ahead and keep those pretzels—and try incorporating more budget-friendly recipes into your dinner and lunch, and breakfast rotation.

These tried-and-true recipes let you save at the register without skimping on flavor. It's one of our favorite budget meals for vegetarians —or anyone looking to eat a little less meat. Mixing vegetables into your burger blend is a great way to both cut back on meat and save some coins.

This warm-weather favorite is made with a blend of mushrooms and ground chicken or turkey. The cost? Just four bucks. If you think certain items—like succulent coconut shrimp and shishito peppers—are off the menu when you're trying to eat affordably, think again. This story is all about quick-cooking red split lentils meeting their perfect match with hearty spiced greens.

Whole roasted cauliflower, basted in spicy butter sauce, is sure to impress with its bed of lemony miso mayo. The best part? Stuffed shells may sound like a project, but this version cuts down on the labor by turning it into a one-pan, stovetop-only version with mushrooms and spinach.

Not to be mistaken with the equally enjoyable grilled cheese , grilling cheese—such as Halloumi, bread cheese, or paneer—turns this black lentil salad into a super-satisfying meal.

If a New Orleans—style muffuletta and a Philadelphia-style pork and broccoli rabe sandwich had a baby, it would be this cheese and garlicky—and vegetarian—sandwich. This cream yet completely vegan sauce gets its oomph from a couple of pantry heroes: jarred roasted red peppers and canned white beans.

The old-school Italian classic is as satisfying as it is simple. This versatile dish can be served as a side or a main. Just combine roasted poblano chiles, cubed boiled potatoes, onions, and crema, and grab some tortillas for that carb-on-carb action. In this economy, who has time to form perfectly round meatballs?

These pan-seared beauties cut down on the cost by using just egg for the binding, while also by giving canned salmon center stage. This garlicky Filipino classic is a great way to start your morning.

This Dutch baby is dressed to impress—covered in baked apples and cheddar cheese. These chicken meatballs get extra flavors from scallions, garlic, ginger, and hawaij, a Yemeni spice mixture. Chances are good you have a box of whole wheat pasta hiding somewhere in the back of the pantry.

This recipe was made for those forgotten noodles. Broccoli, capers, and anchovies are a great match for the wholesome pasta. The addition of potatoes turns this herby frittata into a filling meal.

But it doesn't end there. Go ahead and fill this frittata with two cups of any leftover cooked vegetables you have in the fridge. This is a great recipe to have in your back pocket for those times when you're just not ready to go to the store again.

These salmon burgers rely on canned salmon—an affordable pantry staple—and roasted red pepper mayo to keep cost low without compromising flavor. Lo mein is another recipe that can be altered depending on personal preferences. The key is using egg noodles. I use this seasoning , soy sauce, and sesame oil.

Add some chicken or veggies to mix it up. Microwave mac and cheese in a mug. This meal was delicious and easy. I substituted chicken broth for the water that was in my instant pot from the chicken and added mozzarella cheese on top.

Easy, simple, and without a bunch of leftover ingredients! Sesame garlic ramen noodles. There are so many unique ways to mix up ramen noodles. This one uses an Asian spin with garlic and soy sauce. This recipe requires NO rising, NO bread machine, and is super easy.

You just stick all the ingredients in a blender and then a bread pan! Honey or maple syrup is used as a sweetener so there is no sugar, plus no flour it uses rolled oats. of sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding batter. It is, however, wonderful with onion gravy and a green salad on the side.

In America, a toad in the hole is what I described. I saved a lot of these recipes because I like to have as little prep time as possible. Hopefully this will help me! I caught that too. We all laughed. Seems to be a thing in some areas of the US 🙂. I had what you call Toad in the hole back in the late fifties and early sixties growing up in N.

and Maine. Never heard of toad in the hole until today. Like the name though. Just made the Toad In A Hole and it was soooo good. I needed to bake it a little longer in my toaster oven as the whites were not completions after 10 minutes.

I ended up baking it 15 mins. The yolks were not as runny as I like so next time I will bake for maybe 12 minutes. I remember doing this for 4-H or Girls Scouts. I loved it. Thank you! This is a very poorly nutritious diet. Is it meant to be budget meals for one, or meals for those who suffer below the poverty line?

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