No-Knead Crusty Bread
No-Knead Crusty Dutch Oven Bread
ClassicmediumCleanup score 4 of 5
Cheap eats
123 recipes that come to about $1 a serving or less, worked out from each recipe's own ingredient list and U.S. average grocery prices. Cheapest first.
Estimate; prices vary by store and region. U.S. average prices for September 2026 from BLS Average Price Data and USDA ERS Purchase to Plate prices updated with the BLS Consumer Price Index. A recipe shows a figure only when we can price at least 85% of its ingredients by weight; salt, spices and anything we can't match aren't in the total.
38 recipes in Side Dishes, page 1 of 2
Recipes
About $0.05 a serving (estimate)
Sandwich Bread
Soft Classic White Sandwich Bread
Classic WhitemediumCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.10 a serving (estimate)
Dinner Rolls
Garlic Parmesan Knots
Garlic Parmesan KnotsmediumCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.15 a serving (estimate)
Dinner Rolls
Soft Buttery Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls
Soft Pull-ApartmediumCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.15 a serving (estimate)
Irish Soda Bread
Classic Buttermilk Irish Soda Bread
Classic ButtermilkeasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.15 a serving (estimate)
Focaccia
Rosemary Sea Salt Focaccia
Rosemary & Sea SalteasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.15 a serving (estimate)
Homemade Salad Dressing
Buttermilk Herb Ranch-Style Dressing
Buttermilk HerbeasyCleanup score 5 of 5
About $0.20 a serving (estimate)
Cilantro Lime Rice
Fluffy Cilantro Lime Rice
ClassiceasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.20 a serving (estimate)
Buttermilk Biscuits
Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits
ClassicmediumCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.20 a serving (estimate)
Turkey Gravy
Turkey Gravy from Pan Drippings
From Pan DrippingseasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.20 a serving (estimate)
Challah
Three-Strand Braided Challah
Three-Strand BraidmediumCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.25 a serving (estimate)
Coleslaw
Tangy Vinegar Coleslaw
Tangy Vinegar (No Mayo)easyCleanup score 5 of 5
About $0.25 a serving (estimate)
Coleslaw
Creamy Classic Coleslaw
CreamyeasyCleanup score 5 of 5
About $0.30 a serving (estimate)
Homemade Salad Dressing
Sesame Ginger Dressing
Sesame GingereasyCleanup score 5 of 5
About $0.35 a serving (estimate)
Homemade Salad Dressing
Greek Red Wine Vinaigrette
Greek Red Wine VinaigretteeasyCleanup score 5 of 5
About $0.35 a serving (estimate)
Homemade Salad Dressing
Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette
Lemon Dijon VinaigretteeasyCleanup score 5 of 5
About $0.35 a serving (estimate)
Cranberry Sauce
Orange-Ginger Cranberry Sauce
Orange-GingereasyCleanup score 5 of 5
About $0.40 a serving (estimate)
Rice Pilaf
Buttery Rice Pilaf
Classic ButteryeasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.45 a serving (estimate)
Focaccia
Overnight Cherry Tomato and Olive Focaccia
Overnight Cherry Tomato & OlivemediumCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.45 a serving (estimate)
Vegetable Broth
Homemade Vegetable Broth
ClassiceasyCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.50 a serving (estimate)
Mashed Potatoes
Creamy Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Creamy ClassiceasyCleanup score 3 of 5
About $0.50 a serving (estimate)
Oven Fries
Crispy Oven-Baked French Fries
Classic RusseteasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.55 a serving (estimate)
Garlic Bread
Classic Homemade Garlic Bread
Classic LoafeasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.60 a serving (estimate)
Rice Pilaf
Lemon Herb Rice Pilaf with Orzo
Lemon Herb with OrzoeasyCleanup score 4 of 5
About $0.60 a serving (estimate)
How we work it out
Every measured ingredient is weighed the way our nutrition estimate weighs it, then priced with an official U.S. average: the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average price for the month where BLS publishes that food (flour, eggs, milk, butter, chicken, ground beef...), and otherwise the USDA Economic Research Service's Purchase to Plate national average price for 2017-18, raised to September 2026 with the BLS Consumer Price Index for that food group. Bone-in cuts are priced with the bone. Tap water is free.
No store's prices and no affiliate prices. You'll pay for whole packages, and store brands, sales, stores and regions all change the real cost, so treat each figure as a ballpark for comparing recipes.
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