F&W’s Ultimate Guide To Affordable Recipes

Exceptional dishes that make use of cost-effective ingredients, plus tips from star chefs and smart butchers for shopping with value in mind.

New Affordable Recipes

Turkey Fried Rice with Crushed Potato Chips

Angelo Sosa makes his clever version of fried rice with sautéed ground turkey, punched up with ginger and lemongrass and garnished with potato chips for crunch.
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Smoked-Salmon Scramble with Dill Griddle Biscuits

Dill griddle biscuits—a cross between hot cakes, crumpets and scones—make great breakfast sandwiches with a smoked-salmon-and-egg scramble.
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Potato Salad with Radishes and Sweet Pickle Relish

Brian Perrone adds diced radish and smoked paprika to this otherwise classic potato salad. It’s a minor innovation, but it greatly improves the standard recipe.
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Turkey Meatballs Two Ways

Ground turkey, bread crumbs, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and a few other ingredients make delicious, kid-friendly meatballs. To spice them up for grown-ups, add hot turkey sausage and crushed red pepper.
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Beef Chuck Eye Roast with Paprika-Herb Rub

This simple, flavorful beef roast—rubbed with thyme, paprika and cumin—is made with chuck eye, a cut from the chuck portion of the rib-eye muscle.
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