Cheap and Healthy Dinners in 30 Mins or Less!

[@sillykeet]

I love "Weeknighting" content so much. Your recipes are approachable and are always something I actually want to eat. I also like the foods that are more of a "project", but nothing beats good things I can make in just about 30 minutes without crazy ingredients.

[@BrianLagerstrom]

Thanks for watching, I hope you try one of these.

[@innawoodsman]

Agreed. I love trying out fancy recipes on a Saturday evening, but having more accessible recipes you can make every night are great. I'm happy a lot of cooking KZbinrs are posting them more.

[@jordonbay7778]

I really appreciate these style of videos. The weekend is great for the time consuming, technical meals, but its nice to be able to whip up quick, healthy, and affordable meals, especially when you have a family with 4 boys to feed...

[@BrianLagerstrom]

Im trying to hit both worlds. I cook very different during the week than on the weekend for sure.

[@ingridmitchell1742]

Love your videos, they are stright to the point, without watching for ages all the chopping& slicing, you got my attention stright away, a variation of quick, delicious recipes Thank you👍🏼

[@chasee3667]

To answer your request, yes Brian, I found this useful and would love to see more videos like this. I will definitely be trying these recipes in the next week or so. Thank you for posting all of these great recipes!

[@calyxedmondson5362]

I really like this kind of thing as an option. My household deals with a lot of mental health issues, so having something that is good, warm, and not overwhelming while still being a nice meal. Anything that'll combat depression, especially this time of year, is a win in my book.

[@joanned35]

I had leftover keema curry(loved it), so I thought for lunch I’d try something adventurous! Used puff pastry from freezer and turned the curry into samosas-ish ! They were so good! Also had some frozen mango chunks so made a quick chutney while the “samosas” were baking. We will definitely add the Keema curry to our regular menu rotation, and make extra for the leftovers! Yum

[@karenparikh4045]

This sounds good. Wish I lived near you lol

[@caygabie4100]

I love this idea! Thank you for sharing! 😊

[@pamelamonteiro9601]

❤

[@CoastGhost156]

All I’ve made so far is the keema curry recipe but OMIGOSH it’s made my life sm easier. After I made it, the leftovers lasted me way more than 4 portions. As a poor person who has to make my own food before work and has a physically demanding, energy sucking job, I so appreciate such an easy-to-make recipe that makes me feel so good after I’ve eaten it. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[@rjohnson610]

14:05 rubbed sage and a splash of apple cider vinegar in the bean, kale, and sausage soup is amazing!

[@KatyInNH]

Yes, Please more in this series. I also love that you use minimal types of cookware and utensils! I am trying to downsize my kitchen wares as we are now a family of two and all family events are at the kids home now.

[@paulasimson4939]

Please, please - more like this! These dinners are so approachable. Not ridiculously and silly in how they keep costs down. Just smart and not ignoring the test and time factors. I would add in chickpeas and cauliflower to the keema curry.

[@jcbartlett25]

genuinely, the keema curry has become a staple in my rotation. so good so simple so cheap

[@tylerdalton4369]

I don't even consciously click on these videos anymore, it's just a reflex. I am merely at the will of the algorithm

[@BrianLagerstrom]

Arent we all. Thanks for clicking

[@Heymrk]

​@@BrianLagerstromI watch stuff deep outside of the algorithm. It's so niche and rabbit hole-y that it won't even show me similar videos after watching these videos. I have to do a specific search every time.

[@tjj2011]

Same for me 😂

[@deidrecalabro5725]

These are very high quality food vlogs. I only know of a handful that reach this quality...🎉

[@rhettawilliams]

Let's give credit to Brian for his content instead of the algorithm

[@napkintheory]

These videos are super helpful, Brian. I personally love the focus on healthy meals and using veggies. The speed and price are a bonus, too. Thanks so much!

[@hamificationable]

To make the keema even easier, you can also use chickpeas instead of potato! We add a can of chickpeas to our keema at home.

[@caleb4thand10]

YES!! Favorite sort of content on the Internet!

[@jacobmontgomery5194]

Love this style of content!! I’m always hunting for actually fun recipes to make that are still healthy… as you said - not just another recipe for boiled chicken and broccoli

[@BrianLagerstrom]

I hope you give one of these a try, or at least are inspired by them, Thanks.

[@MrRoflHamster]

I love the idea that you sat in front of your computer thinking "man, should I go the extra mile and add that slapping beef in the pan sound" at 2:10. And what can I say? I laughed hard.

[@HeatherRP]

I already have all the ingredients for all three of these dishes except for the coconut milk. Apparently Brian is living rent free in my head.

[@Hyanmensir]

You know this to be true, but just to verify: the bloopers are great and make you stand out from the overly serious big money corporate productions. They don't make the videos or recipes any less professional, only more approachable.

[@ryuukatamura]

tbh weeknighting vids are probably my favorite at this point

[@grazinabielousovaph.d.6283]

Yes please. This content for me is worth gold. As a busy professional - and a foodie- I appreciate anything that is budget and time conscious.

[@MeghannDAndrea]

I just started watching your videos last week and love them! Tonight I tried one of your recipes for the first time...the Italian Wedding Soup/Minestrone soup. DELICIOUS! I made a few tweaks but it was sooooo good! Instead of sausage meatballs, I made my standard meatball mix except that I made them with sausage and ground beef. And I doubled the amount because I don't like beans. And instead of kale I used spinach (which I added at the end). Definitely keeping this one on hand! Can't wait to try the stir fry recipe later this week!

[@tinasesselmann8170]

You're doing God's work with these affordable weeknight meals, my man

[@alicestella]

You don’t know how happy it makes me to see every ingredient listed by weight! I keep a list of weights of common ingredients taped to the inside of a cupboard door and I’m always adding to it. Sure beats using measuring cups & spoons!

[@megandouglas960]

Love the time limit. I’m a mom and anything quick and easy help.

[@AnEskimoBakes]

👏🏼👏🏽👏🏼🎊🎉🎊 Love this!!! I’m a huge fan of excellent frugal cooking and living!! Wheee! You show ‘em!

[@nicolebergelin6200]

Yes B-Lag! Love this kind of content. I kicked off the year with your 5 meals for $30 recipes and am really enjoying them all. Super pumped to try making these next. You have really helped me bring my meal prep game to the next level!

[@PTFolderTraining]

You consistently deliver, best bread recipe, spagbol, chicken salad, recent tray dishes are now staples at my home. Thank you

[@davidwilliamsimpson]

Bri, absolutely crushing it. Three killer health and wallet conscious recipes in 15 minutes? And all GF-able for the Lornes in our lives. #chefskiss

[@bargonautical]

Just made the Pad Woon Sen - instant hit at my house! It’s hella delicious (especially with the copious amount of bok choy I put in). Thank you for making cooking more approachable!

[@jaydeep7714]

Your keema recipe looks like the perfect answer to what I've been looking for! My partner and I made a vegetable korma with coconut milk last night and we were discussing how our go to keema recipe lacked some cohesion that the korma had. Can't wait to give your recipe a try and thanks as always for the easy weeknighting content!

[@JenniferMorales-y5u]

These videos are super helpful, Brian. I personally love the focus on healthy meals and using veggies. The speed and price are a bonus, too. Thanks so much!

[@lxa71975]

Thanks Bri! I know what I'll be cooking this week. These videos are perfect for affordable, quick, healthy meals for my kids and I. Really appreciate the work!

[@angellestone9160]

Brian I want to make them all and thanks to you making them easy and cheap I can. You rock. Thanks.

[@adventure_hannah3841]

Absolutely incredible homerun of a video, Bri! I appreciated this so much. Was sitting here making my meal prep and grocery plan for the week, and nodding with each ingredient I already have at home, and many ingredients I habitually buy on the weekly! This video has been added to my "cookbook" playlist! 😃

[@everythingsablur]

This was great; I made some swaps based on what I had to make the Kheema (ground chicken, broccoli, frozen corn) but it still turned out fantastic! Next time I'll probably add more curry powder and garam masala, but this is being definitely added to monthly "kind of lazy but want something good" cooking repertoire.

[@rjsmind]

Brian, I just gotta say I love these videos so much in which you show us how to make meals greater then their part the most out of your entire catalouge. I recently did your Tonkotsu and it was fanatstic but speaking from my heart, these are the dishes that most inspire me to actually cook for myself. Keep up the good work

[@livelaughloaf519]

I make soups like that last one pretty often, some pasta, beans, and usually whatever leftover meats and veg I have around. I love the little sausage meatball idea though. My personal favourite for these kinds of soups is a nice wedge of lemon, and some finely crushed/minced garlic to add right before serving, brightens and wakes everything up really nicely!

[@GregP123]

I have three girls - one vegetarian, one omnivore, and one picky girl. They all get to pick something to eat from the "Let's Eat This Thing!" guy, and the presentation really helps get them to try new things. I love how approachable your videos are. 100% hands down the household's favorite for recipes. One daughter does miss the "Lets Eat This Thing" dance at the end, tho

[@patriciazbaraschuk601]

Thank you for sharing affordable delicious nutritious recipes. Food costs are out of control and we need all the help we can get. Keep up the great work

[@ThisNimrod]

I made the soup and the curry this week. Both are going into “the rotation.” Our official rotation that we keep in the Notes app is the holy grail of recipes in this household so that’s a high honor.

[@RYN988]

The curry looks totally doable and for the first time in my life I have every single ingredient in my pantry and my fridge. I'm definitely going to give this a try. Thanks Bri.

[@carlosrobertson6735]

I made the keema curry today and it is incredibly good. I highly recommend it

[@lball9975]

Love it! Cheap healthy and not processed!

[@k03hl3r]

This is one of my favorite videos you’ve ever done! I’d love to see more like this, and I’d also love to see your take on meal prep style dishes!

[@rkskdevildog1218]

I love this format and would love to see more “quick weekday meal” videos! Between you, Ethan, Joshua and Sam I always have something food related to watch and draw inspiration from!

[@BentusiProgenitors]

Brian. I just made a big ol soup following your 3rd recipe. It's delicious and very easy. Perfect for the winter wonderland that this area was just transformed into. Thanks a lot. Please include more dishes like this. I appreciate you.

[@Tilmann5138]

Finally a video about healthy cooking that actually is somewhat healthy. You could say it's a bit too meat heavy and too low on legumes (2 dishes with meat and only one with legumes, I would say the other way around would be way better), but the overall amount of vegetables is good at least. This is actually healthy, not just high protein. Yes, Ethan Chlebowski, I'm looking at you!

[@IMStella0723]

Love the quick, easy, cheap meals. Im definitely trying these!

[@ohiko9594]

Bri always knows how to make my daily meals more interesting. I'm totally cooking these

[@JaminGray47]

These types of videos are great for our weekly meal planning. We're always looking for ideas for meals that are affordable, healthier, and quick. We don't always want to take 2 hours to make dinner after working all day :)

[@littleword1]

Oh, yes please! More of this! Quick, yummy and, as @sillykeet mentioned, approachable. These three recipes would feed the two of us for six days, leaving us looking forward to making a "fancy pants" meal on the seventh. You really do a good mix on this channel. Thank you!

[@KateMondor]

Always such a pleasure to see a new video from you, Brian. My favourite KZbin food guy.❤

[@ingekovacs3539]

Great video, can’t wait to try the recipes, please make more like this

[@vasihris5956]

Would you ever be interested in making a video about how you maintain your kitchen space? Like how do you keep it clean, procedure you go through to keep it clean, how do you keep it organized etc. I think it'd go along well with the budget videos you are making since some of us, admittedly, aren't so good at organization and budget management.

[@drzlecuti]

These all look great and I will try them. The first reminds me of something my mom would make the four of us when my dad was off on sales trips: ground beef browned with cubes of potatoes. I think all she added was salt and pepper; she told me some years later with a laugh that it was a Depression dish that her grandmother had made her back in the 1930s. We scarfed it up eagerly; but then again, I used to scarf up Spaghettios and Kraft Italian Dinners when I was in high school. Your stuff is far superior and easy to make! The soup in particular is a fun and interesting idea.

[@languagechefcorey]

I LOVE this style of video, literally gonna use this vid all the time to inspire me.

[@amccann95]

Just made the keema curry with TVP to replace the ground beef, turned out really well and even cheaper! Looking forward to trying the other recipes 😀

[@timvu5154]

Can you do more of these quick delicious meal prep recipes, it's so good. The curry was fire

[@ShutchyerLips]

The pad woon Sen is almost exactly like a dish I feed the family on the regular, except instead of the rice noodles it's thin yaki soba. Great stuff

[@juliaschinault1421]

Really liked the qualifications for these recipes and having 3 recipes at once!!!

[@timhuebner9193]

Made the kemma curry. Followed the recipe exactly. Turned out perfect. Delicious meal that I will make again

[@ae_pd]

Literally my favorite videos. We make all the week night budget meals nearly every week now

[@ickdforce]

Dude… ur camera setup and editing is insane! Great job.

[@aperson1908]

Great food for 4 for only $12. Amazing and very inspiring. Thank you. Also, love how you cook food from different cuisines/cultures. More please!

[@chrisguard696]

these recipes don't speak to me personally, but I absolutely support the idea, and you have given me plenty of excellent recipes. Thank you

[@cfpu4863]

Time of the year when I'm looking for new things to add to the weekly rotation. Love your videos but the weeknight recipes are especially welcome for the cooking most of us 'have' to do when stressed/busy/wrecked/all 3. Now looking forward to making that soup next week - thanks!

[@janesmith7276]

HEY BRI...dude we truly enjoy your content -- the legit techniques + humor + simplicity is on point. HOWEVER, my daughter and I are continually in cringe mode at your PAN HANDLES STICKING OUT FROM THE STOVE. I've taught her to rotate it to 3 o'clock, 9 o'clock...ANYthing but straight up 6 o'clock. We know you're the only one in your satisfyingly austere kitchen but those handles...danger Will Robinson! 😜

[@PCL73314]

I made the keema curry tonight and it was awesome! Super satisfying. I added a bit more heat.

[@pqperryf]

Made the Italian wedding soup last night using the recipe to the gram. It is VERY VERY GOOD and my whole family enjoyed. 🎉 Well done Brian!

[@karenfox1671]

The best thing about these casual dining choices is that their easiness makes brown-bagging your lunch the next day a no-brainer. And, that somehow makes me feel like I'm saving even more cash. Great hack for sausage meatballs!

[@brendantaylor6879]

Already made the Keema curry and Italian Wedding Soup! Took me a little longer than 30 min, but well worth it. Got a bunch of super tasty (cheap!) leftovers in the fridge!

[@banethero]

B Man! Love this type of content as a change of pace to more indulgent or involved recipes (which I also like).

[@mariamarshall7922]

Love the all ideas to put more veggies on the dishes

[@ericcutler5463]

You make me happy! I love to cook and you are expanding my horizons. Yes more videos like this one. Thank you so much!

[@jackgisel3211]

Going through some of your recipes. I did the oven pasta. It's really good for the amount of effort. Tonight I did the Keema curry. It's such an effective meal for the price. Pretty tasty too. Thanks for providing easy and approachable meals. I especially like that I don't need to make a huge mess and spend a ton of time.

[@harwantsethi2350]

@Brian I love that you incorporate so many Indian-inspired recipes into these videos! On behalf of all of us Desi folk, one teensy little tip, it’s “gah-rum” masala not “gare-um masala” Love the content and your food!!

[@borgy890]

Would love to see your take on a porchetta and maybe a bread to go with it as cold sandwiches!

[@AM-wt2ul]

I made the soup and the curry today and they are out of this world. Both are going in the regular meal rotation.

[@denys-p]

That’s great video, because most of us don’t have time and energy for long recipes at weekdays. New ideas are highly welcome here

[@missmayflower]

Those are my rules too. I’m so tired of carb heavy pasta dishes. Love this video! I had been feeling uninspired, but now feel like cooking. It’s going to cost twice as much here in Canada though. Yes, more like this.

[@katanari3278]

Love this video. For me, most of these costs would be increased anywhere from 150-200%, but the principle is the same. I just spent sixty-five bucks on groceries for on week/one person today - most of that was produce, since I have all my pantry staples locked and loaded at home. It's rough out here. I'll take any ideas I can get, and your recipes have been a huge inspiration!

[@lukefender94]

Here in Central Europe the prices would be all mixed up, but still nice recipes. I used a small bottle of oyster sauce, which is around 2 USD just for one ingredient. I know that it's the "pantry stuff that doesn't count" but it's not negligible. Peppers on the other hand cost a couple dozen cents each

[@hanasvecova3583]

I love how many of your recepies are gluten free without actually using any special ingredients as I have to follow the gluten free diet too

[@serjicalforce]

Great content as usual. ❤ One of the things I've noticed on so many videos about eating healthy and cheap - lots of sodium. Which isn't healthy for anyone. When young, you don't notice but the older you get the more salt messes with you. I've always tried to under salt everything and found that vinegar and citrus really helps balance low sodium meals. I don't even need to watch my salt intake at all, but if trying to eat healthier and the daily suggestion is less than a teaspoon a day then it's best that your meal prep isn't super salty. You're going to always get more sodium intake in a day by just drinking water even. So id love to see healthy meals that don't have SPOS all over it.

[@sw0rdspell]

Affordable, healthy, AND tasty? This is sick Brian, thanks! Definitely gonna be making all 3.

[@vessityy]

Great recipes! You can also blend half of the beans with some of the stock before adding it to the soup, that's a little Italian trick I've learned while preparing zuppa toscana.

[@linaflores2885]

Where were you three days ago when i clumsily stumbled through my first rice noodle stir fry?! Lol loved all the tips and cant wait to try them! Great content! Cant wait to watch more of your videos!

[@VanessaEvans-j3z]

Can’t wait to try these. Your food is approachable and delicious

[@nathanshae8003]

I like these simple and cheap recipes. Makes me want to try them

[@RomainTYS]

100% adding those recipes to the weeknight rotation it look DELICIOUS ! Thanks a lot Brian ! Cheers from Bordeaux

[@penamunoz]

Please make more of these, you both do such a great job with them!

[@theTRUEmadknight]

I literally never comment on anything, but I made the keema curry and the soup and both are 10/10 amazing. I was just in Thailand so I’m all Thai dished out, so I’ll have to return to the noodle dish another time. Thank you so much Bri, you da man.

[@brianskudney8448]

I really hope that you come out with a cookbook. I have made multiple recipes and the wife and I both think that they are “dope….really dope”.

[@ryangarcia3729]

Love this! I think we are going to try all 3 this week Edit: we cooked the Keema tonight. Absolutely fantastic! I also found it to be an extremely simple recipe to make. Thank you!

[@penguinone23]

Love the quick, cheap, healthy meals. Keep em coming.

[@mike89812]

Thank you for this. All of these dishes look amazing!

[@jimbarrofficial]

Keema Curry is great, just made it... but the potatoes take about 30 minutes to get soft. I may recommend boiling them for a bit before planking and stir fry.

[@ampleparkingTV]

I love how few dishes there are too!

[@louizabell9905]

Thanks for the great recipes Brian! I tried the noodle dish tonight, had to use some different veggies and didn't have rice noodles in the pantry, so used egg noodles. It was delicious! Will try others next. Thanks again!

[@MarioBarrio42]

Definitely going to try all of these. Still the best cooking content on YT.

[@Ashurus]

Bro the keema curry totally rocks!