18 Budget-Friendly Meals That Don’t Involve Pasta

In this recipe for tofu and chickpea stir-fry with its creamy tahini sauce, you’ll find all of the above.

This recipe makes eight good-sized burritos.

This recipe is sort of a cross between a hard shell taco and a quesadilla.

This recipe is a riff on chana masala — a curry of spiced chickpeas in a gingery tomato sauce — using any type of cooked bean you happen to have on hand.

I used the dried chickpeas and pancetta the first time I made this soup, and the results were as delicious as expected.

This South American soup holds many good and tasty things, from the tender pieces of potato to sweet nibbles of fresh corn.

Perfect for winter days.

It’s a dish that will serve you well through long winters and family visits and other small moments of need.

It’s a mess of colors and vegetables — green, tender spinach draped over a big, hot sweet potato.

It’s an easy one-pot dinner for weeknights.

Warm eggs cooked over a bed of garlicky leeks and greens with tangy feta cheese, all served with crusty bread.

It’s a simple and forgiving dish, made with lentils cooked with shallot, garlic, and toasty Indian spices.

Any thin fish fillet would also work in this recipe; tilapia isn’t your only option here.