12 Easy & Healthy Meal Prep Recipes On $3 A Day Budget That Even A College Student Could Make!

2. Minced Beef and Cabbage Stir-Fry


A pound of 90% lean ground beef costs you $4.90 in the store. It’s not an inexpensive ingredient, but the quality of the protein you can get from the beef is incomparable with any other ingredients out there.

The main reason we can reduce this recipe price point per person to around $1 is that the main ingredient that we have used in this recipe is cabbage, which is the most inexpensive vegetable that you can purchase in a store.

This recipe is so flavorful, and this combination helps you serve it as a side for bread, wrap or rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The entire meal takes about 10 minutes to be served.

Cooking Time: 10 Mins

Ingredients Cost: $5.62

Servings: 4 People

Cuisine: American

Meal: Dinner

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6 Comments

  • Deanna , October 9, 2020 @ 11:27 am

    I did not know it was so easy to make I can’t wait to make it. Yummy

  • Gret , January 4, 2021 @ 8:27 pm

    I really like and appreciate your efforts. Really thank you! Really Great.

  • CianO , January 10, 2021 @ 7:23 pm

    Wow, looks delicious!! I’m writing this down to make for dinner.

  • turkce , February 14, 2021 @ 5:33 pm

    Thank you for sharing!!! I needed this recipe.. thank you ❤️👍

  • mkalazia , July 24, 2021 @ 2:36 am

    Outstanding recipes, loads of flavours.

  • Ford_Anim , August 15, 2021 @ 12:32 pm

    My mouth is watering right now.

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