Here's the Smartest Way to Spend $40 at Whole Foods
For a week's worth of dinners.
For a week's worth of dinners.
$40, 5 Dinners
Don't believe you can get away with spending only 40 bucks for a whole week of dinners? Better believe it. We devised a weeknight meal plan using only the above ingredients—OK, OK, plus a few staples that we assume you already have in the fridge like butter and mayo for five insanely delicious, healthy meals. Get cookin'!
Pizza Frittata
Breakfast for dinner just got a major upgrade with this pizza-d frittata. From your Whole Foods trip you'll use eggs, cheese, pepperoni, and spinach. (A spoonful or two of tomato sauce is recommended here; if you don't have it in your fridge, skip!)
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Tuscan Spaghetti Squash
Depending on the weight of spaghetti squash, this might be the priciest ingredient in the Whole Foods trip. Stuffed with crumbled Italian sausage and cheese (and a little tomato sauce—yes, taking another liberty here), you have yourself a beautiful mess of Italian ingredients.
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Spaghetti with Fried Egg and Crispy Pepperoni
The most delicious—and, frankly, affordable—spaghetti sauce? Parm and silky egg yolk. In this dish you'll use spaghetti, which sets you back just a buck, and the rest of the pepperoni, which you chop and crisp up in a skillet as would bacon.
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Skillet Tuna Melt
A deconstructed tuna melt = new favorite healthy dinner. Top-quality canned tuna is a good deal at Whole Foods. Combine it with pantry staples like mayo and mustard, a torn baguette, and shredded cheddar for a one-pan dinner.
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Cheesy Italian Rice with Sausage
Use up the rest of the Italian sausage, rice (so cheap!), rice, cheese, and spinach for this killer cheesy rice.
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