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Pantry, Rice & Bean Recipes

Some of the cheapest dinners never touch the fresh aisle. These lean on cans, rice, and beans, the things that keep for months in the cupboard, and turn them into real meals: patties, melts, fried rice, taco fillings, and build-your-own bowls, all priced per plate. Cooking straight from a can? See our canned chicken recipes, turn a bag of rice into dinner with our rice dinner recipes, or start with the pantry staples guide.

Rice and Beans Cilantro Lime Rice
$0.41per plate

Cilantro Lime Rice

30 minServes 4
Total $1.63Cook it
Rice and Beans Spanish Rice (Mexican Rice)
$0.55per plate

Spanish Rice (Mexican Rice)

40 minServes 4
Total $2.20Cook it
Rice and Beans Homemade Baked Beans
$0.56per plate

Homemade Baked Beans

1 hr 20 minServes 8
Total $4.50Cook it
Pantry Easy Egg Salad
$0.60per plate

Easy Egg Salad

37 minServes 4
Total $2.39Cook it
Rice and Beans Homemade Refried Beans
$0.62per plate

Homemade Refried Beans

20 minServes 4
Total $2.48Cook it
Rice and Beans Build-Your-Own Rice Bowls
$0.74per plate

Build-Your-Own Rice Bowls

25 minServes 4
Total $2.96Cook it
Pantry Canned Tuna Patties
$0.96per plate

Canned Tuna Patties

20 minServes 4
Total $3.86Cook it
Rice and Beans Rice Cooker Dinners
$0.99per plate

Rice Cooker Dinners

40 minServes 4
Total $3.96Cook it
Rice and Beans Black Bean Tacos
$1.14per plate

Black Bean Tacos

20 minServes 4
Total $4.57Cook it
Pantry Canned Salmon Patties
$1.22per plate

Canned Salmon Patties

20 minServes 4
Total $4.87Cook it
Pantry Spam Fried Rice
$1.34per plate

Spam Fried Rice

20 minServes 4
Total $5.37Cook it
Rice and Beans Red Beans and Rice
$1.51per plate

Red Beans and Rice

45 minServes 6
Total $9.07Cook it
Pantry Canned Chicken Salad Melts
$1.67per plate

Canned Chicken Salad Melts

15 minServes 4
Total $6.67Cook it
Pantry Canned Chicken Casserole
$1.88per plate

Canned Chicken Casserole

50 minServes 4
Total $7.53Cook it
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