I Made 10 Vegan Dinners For Two People On A $25 Budget (In NYC!)

Senior food producer, June, is challenged with making as many vegan and gluten-free dinners as she can for two people with a $25 budget.

#BUDGETEATS #BYJUNE

HOST: June Xie
VIDEO DIRECTOR + PRODUCER: Julia Smith
EDITOR: Zach Lennon-Simon
ART: Sarah Ceniceros + Allie Folino
ANIMATION: Vineet Sawant
POST-PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Philip Swift

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[victoriaandersonn]

Whatever Delish is paying June, it's not enough. She's amazing.

[tinujames]

Cooking those veggie noodles in that broth that way was pure genius!! I've said this before, and I'll say it again.... It is so refreshing to see someone cook the way you do on a public platform.... Repurposing packaging, cleaning and reusing Ziploc bags and "disposable" containers... Washing out and using the dregs of hot sauce... Using "dead" or "expired" stuff because really, your senses should determine whether its good or bad, and not necessarily some printed date.. Your creativity and resourcefulness is just wonderful.. Always a fan!!

[alexandrajohnson]

"I didn't invent it, it's West African inspired" I wish every food video I watched gave this kind of credit to the cultures that inspire their cooking. Respect :)

[yendang]

I like how June isn't afraid to experiment and still eats the fails. Aaron choking down the dry pizza was love lol

[thjester]

No captions on this video?? :( I'm deaf and love that Delish captions all their videos otherwise, especially on June's videos!

EDIT: OMG, Delish finally added them! Thank you so much!!

[Twilightqn]

Once upon a time when I was small, my mom tried to grow chives. She couldn't figure out why it wouldn't grow until she watched me out the kitchen window and realized I was eating all the chives as soon as any grew. Hehe.

[Eviltopia]

Dear Delish, we are only here for June content so you all better treat her like the gem she is.

[helenabarbosa]

The moral of the story is: invest in spices and sauces

[jessiesoftpaws]

These June challenges have been so beneficial for me! I used to spend almost $200 on groceries. Last week I spent $40. I'm in shock!

[semt]

I love that June always emphasises cutting away what's bad and using the rest, that's how most of us around the world live

[gregoryharris]

I nominate June for C.E.O. Of Delish.
She will rule wisely....

[alanakirk]

I gotta say, she really knows her man. She even broke the rules and threw in a pepper that wasn’t a part of the budget for him. That’s love.

[AddysonSabyn]

I got ridiculously excited when I saw the words Delish + June + budget. She's just fun to watch, and she gives me so many good ideas!

[Aishaa_aa]

I have never bought a cookbook in my life, but I swear I will buy hers if she ever releases one

[Leablak]

Unlike other food from vegan food youtubers, I so love to see someone making food with SPICES and frying stuff in OIL and really focusing on flavour. I mean! I can literally taste every dish through the screen :'D Thank you for making all that delicious food!

[artwithlavi]

The thing that stuck with me was the part in the beginning about the spices. Having a selection of spices (at least the basics) is absolutely an investment. The right spices can turn even the most basic of meals to something amazing. When I was a broke college students, I would pick up 1-2 spices a month and soon I had a pretty respectable spice rack. A+, would recommend!

[TheMatschkind]

As I really like this video, I'd like to add some sort of timestamps for future reference:
2:42 preparing chickpeas and peanuts (4:11 4:45 9:18 as well)
5:40 /6:40 roasting carrots and onions
7:27 caramelized onions
10:17 chickpea soya chili ($2.09)
13:23 peanut milk, also 29:11
14:03 start of veggie stock (save scraps before!) Also preparing broccoli and cauliflower for later use
14:28 veggie noodles with peanut sauce, especially 15:30 ($2.22)
20:13 chickpea tacos ($2.22)
28:27 leftover taco for torilla
26:25 cauliflower "alfredo" chickpea pasta/gnocchi ($2.10)
28:38, 29:25 preparing rice for patties/paratas
33:01 veggie stuffed rice patties ($2.13)
36:46 chickpea pizza ($2.70)
44:01 peanut stew ($2.75)
48:09 Falafel and hummus ($2.13)
49:55 French onion soyaballs ($2.15)
58:36 chickpea wraps/crepes ($2.99)

[thatgrumpychick]

I like that when June says budget, she means it. Actually cheap and identifiable ingredients that most if not all of us can get and find. Other channels have "budget" meals and they include foods like salmon and streak

[pumladada]

I hope they're paying June her worth for single-handedly carrying this channel on her back.

[hilzbilz]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how supportive Aaron is of June and her experiments? Even when he's critical, he's supportive