Ultra Easy Healthy Meals | But Cheaper

That's right folks... making healthy food at home can be cheap, easy, and obviously also beautifully delicious. The real goal here is just using some very basic technique and you'll have arguably one of the best feel-good homemade meals of your life.

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Ingredients you'll need:

Shakshuka-
28 oz Can crushed tomatoes
3 tablespoons (42g) butter
1 bell pepper
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
6 eggs
1tsp ground 2g cumin
1 teaspoon 2g sweet paprika
1/2 teaspoon (1g) cayenne
Salt pepper to taste
Optional cilantro for garnish
Whole grain toast for serving

Peanut Pork-
1lb pork cut into 1/2 inch pieces (3.50)
2 (28g) tablespoons neutral-tasting oil
1 bunch green onion, sliced
1 Fresno or serrano chili, finely chopped
4 celery ribs, diced
1/3 cup 55g roasted peanuts
1/4 cup (60ml) soy sauce
2 tablespoons (30ml) rice vinegar
1 teaspoon (6g) sugar
5 cloves garlic
2inch knob ginger
2.5 teaspoons 7g corn starch
Fresh chopped and Cilantro for garnish
steamed rice or cauliflower rice for serving

Glazed Meatballs-
The sauce-
3/4 cup 190g ketchup
2 tablespoons 35g honey
2 tablespoons (30ml) soy sauce
3 tablespoons (45ml) Worcestershire sauce *optional*

For the balls-
1lb ground chicken
3 garlic cloves finely grated
2 green onions
1 small egg
Salt and pepper to taste

For the Veg-
1 bunch kale
4 cloves garlic
1.5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Lemon juice to taste

[JonLambert]

"But Healthier" would be a great series. Especially at the moment.

[candidlyopinionated]

Thank you Josh! That peanut pork has become a staple weekly dinner for me. I’ll admit gathering all the ingredients was expensive at first. My kitchen had nothing, not even cooking oil. But stuff like cornstarch, rice vinegar, oil, soy sauce and all that last a pretty long time. So once I just had to get the pork and veggies, it actually became cheap to do it weekly. The more I build my kitchen, the more the daily costs go down. I am loving learning how to fit cooking into my lifestyle.

[SarahCoh]

I would love more “but healthier” videos. What a great idea!!

[Sleipnirseight]

Pro broke chef tips:
- get frozen and/or canned veggies, fruits, beans, etc. They're cheap, nutritious, and won't rot in 2 days (add in some fresh ones here and there as desired, but not everything in a recipe needs to be fresh)
- throw any herbs, veggies, fruits, etc leftover from your recipe into the freezer. Keeping spare diced onions, peppers, tomato paste in the freezer is clutch. Same for chopped herbs frozen in olive oil in an ice cube tray.
- invest in a few herbs/spices/spice mixes/sauces. With a few good'ns, you can turn basic, repetitive food items into a diverse rainbow of dishes.
- hit up the international food marts. They got all the best and cheapest spices, sauces, etc (also, canned coconut milk for cheap - great for making healthier creamy dishes). Also a great chance to add one or two new food items to make your meals more exciting for cheap.
- when in doubt, beans and rice FTW. Use diff beans and spices to make diff style dishes (chili, Southern red beans n rice, Spanish black beans n rice, Indian chick peas n rice, etc etc). **Pro tip:** Don't just spice your beans! Add spices and a dash of oil to your rice while it cooks👌

Who else has some broke chef tips?

[Carolina.tm.a]

“Oh boy what’s for dinner?”... (three meatballs and two leaves of kale) tasty but is there more? 🥺

[caitlincox]

I find it highly offensive when the smoke alarm goes off when I'm cooking. Like yes I KNOW it's burning. DON'T YELL AT ME.

[Robbie_Bobb]

I’ve made this every week for the past two months. We sometimes use chicken, tofu, steak or even mushrooms in place if the pork, but it’s always so damn good. A bit of prep, but quick to make once it’s prepped.

[dangitdoodles]

What I love about these recipes is that a lot of the sauces and spices used are stuff that I generally have in my fridge and cupboard (since sauces and spices are always good to have on hand for flavour), which if you’re someone who already has the sauces and spices and maybe some of the fresh ingredients it makes this even cheaper

[henrikibsen]

As a non-American I really love you for converting everything to grams for us!

(Just wanted you to know it's worth the effort)

[xdblack]

"Serves 2 to 4 people"

Me: eats like 2 to 4 people

[blubblub]

i made the chicken meat balls with kale, added rice to the meal, so good! i totally forgot the yogurt sauce until my last bite, and wow did it make such a difference! like the meal was already good, but the yogurt made it even better! thank you for these recipes!

[brandonx]

Forget breakfast, lunch and dinner. This is a winning 3 course meal!

[catbear]

no one:
Me(a Scholar): *Goes to the store* "I would like to purchase 3 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce please. Oh, here is my 60 cents."

[lonancblackwood]

The problem with people suggesting meals like this and complaining about how healthy meals can taste good and be cheap is. Thats not how you buy stuff, especially if you're poor and aren't able to afford to go out much. I grew up poor, my mom would only go to the store once after being paid to avoid gas/cab costs. Some vegetables are really cheap, but having everyhting to make a meal that "tastes great" is a bit harder. You don't live by days, you live for the week or two week period. You dont buy 2 cloves of garlic, a pinch of powder, half a tomato, etc. You buy the greatest *amount* for the best price. Which means to people like my family growing up, buying all those fresh ingredients makes things much harder. Because you need many of them to make a cohesive meal. Whereas, frozen chicken tenders and fries, you can make and eat on their own, and they still taste good. To most people, a carrot on its own does not taste good.

Not complaining about the meals though, those look great, and now that Im in an okay-ish spot Im down for trying some.

[kesleeanderson]

I freaking love how weird and quirky this guy is! The butt slap had me dying xD

[alteredeggo]

“Serves 2-4 people”
Me: *eats all the servings*
Me: soooo I like to think I have a family inside my stomach. take that how u will

[andrewhy]

last time i was this early josh's kitchen was darker than the vacuum of space

[nataliereed]

As soon as I was thinking "he has great thighs" here comes the ass slap! Monumental! I laughed so hard. Fn perfect timing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[kimberlyavila]

Please PLEASE make a “cheap and heathy” series!!! These recipes were AMAZING!! Your kale 🤭😋😋😋

[JustTenshii]

I tried the glazed chicken meatballs recipe, and it was DELICIOUS! I didn’t have Worcestershire sauce so I replaced it with Balsamic vinegar (I didn’t use the same amount though since the vinegar is so strong. I added two TBSPs instead of three) and a squeeze of lemon. I only made the meatballs and replaced the kale thing with a lettuce salad! The whole family liked the dish so much!