Meal planning and home-cooked dinners can save you lots of pesos if you plot out your meals carefully. We did the work for you and did just that—including an estimated cost breakdown for your grocery shopping and ingredients!
These dinner recipes are super simple—all you need is a frying pan to prepare all your meal viands, or ulam. It’ll take you less than an hour (from start to finish) to prepare all of these dishes, too! If anything needs to be marinated, simply prepare the meat and marinades the day before. They’ll be ready for cooking by the time you come home from work.
MONDAY
Fried Calamansi Pork Chops
Welcome the week with this super easy 4-ingredient pork chop recipe. You’ll be getting that shut-eye sooner than you think!
Cost for two servings: P76.25
TUESDAY
Beef Burger Patties
Ground meat will always come out cheaper than whole cuts of meat in the grocery. Plus, they are super easy to work with!
Cost for two servings: P53.50
WEDNESDAY
Garlic Fried Chicken
This pan-fried chicken recipe only needs a quick marinade made of patis and calamansi juice. Fry the chicken with the garlic for a big boost of flavor.
Cost for two servings: P84.50
THURSDAY
Pan-Fried Sole Fillets
Take a break from your meaty dinners with light but filling pan-fried fish fillets.
Cost for two servings: P95.00
FRIDAY
Pork Meatballs in Sweet and Sour Sauce
You made it through the week! Celebrate the start of the weekend with flavorful meatballs in a sweet and sour sauce.
Cost for two servings: P71.75
Pantry Staples:
Salt (500 g) = P11.50
Ground black pepper (16 g) = P16.00
Cooking oil (620 ml) = P56.00
Butter (225 g) = P85.75
All-purpose flour (500 g) = P49.00
Total Estimated Costs: P599.25
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