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Some nights you want dinner on the table and only one thing in the sink. This list is built for that: 8 dinners made in one pot, pan or skillet, each ready in 45 minutes or less.
We priced every one at Walmart on October 6, 2026. Serving costs run from $0.45 to $1.79, and they're listed cheapest first.
Chorizo, potato & cheese omelette
Chorizo, potato & cheese omelette
- 10 min hands-on
- 25 min total
- 6 ingredients
Walmart price for what the recipe uses, checked Oct 5
This is the cheapest dinner on the list at $0.45 a serving, and it makes 4 servings. It takes 10 min hands-on, 25 min total, and uses 6 ingredients, with pork as the main protein.
Gallo pinto
Gallo pinto
- 25 min hands-on
- 30 min total
- 11 ingredients
Walmart price for what the recipe uses, checked Oct 6
Gallo pinto is a vegetarian dinner built around beans, and it comes to $0.54 a serving for 4 servings. Plan on 25 min hands-on, 30 min total. It has the longest ingredient list of the cheaper dinners at 11, but the price per serving stays low.
Shakshouka
Shakshouka is an egg dinner that costs $0.57 a serving and makes 4 servings. It's ready in 20 min total, and it needs only 6 ingredients, which keeps the cart short. It's vegetarian too.
Falafel
Falafel
- 15 min hands-on
- 20 min total
- 8 ingredients
Walmart price for what the recipe uses, checked Oct 5
Falafel is a chickpea dinner at $0.85 a serving, with 4 servings per batch. It takes 15 min hands-on, 20 min total, and uses 8 ingredients. It's vegetarian, so it works for a meatless night.
Quick and Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
Quick and Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
- 10 min hands-on
- 40 min total
- 11 ingredients
Walmart price for what the recipe uses, checked Oct 6
This soup from Allrecipes is the best-reviewed dinner here, at 4.8 stars from 3,701 ratings. It costs $1.16 a serving and makes 6 servings, the most on the list. Time is 10 min hands-on, 40 min total.
Frikadeller - Danish Meatballs
Frikadeller - Danish Meatballs
- 20 min hands-on
- 45 min total
- 10 ingredients
Walmart price for what the recipe uses, checked Oct 5
Frikadeller are Danish meatballs with pork as the protein, at $1.21 a serving for 4 servings. They take 20 min hands-on, 45 min total, so they sit right at the time limit. The recipe uses 10 ingredients.
Shakshuka Feta Cheese
Shakshuka Feta Cheese
- 20 min hands-on
- 30 min total
- 12 ingredients
Walmart price for what the recipe uses, checked Oct 5
This is a second egg-based shakshuka, with feta in the title, at $1.24 a serving for 4 servings. It takes 20 min hands-on, 30 min total, and uses 12 ingredients. It's vegetarian.
Milanesa
Milanesa is the priciest dinner on the list at $1.79 a serving, and it's a beef dinner for 4 servings. It's also the quickest, at 15 min total, and uses 8 ingredients. If a night is truly short on time, this is the one to pick.
How we priced these
Each price is what the ingredients a recipe uses cost at Walmart, divided by its servings, checked on October 6, 2026. Pantry staples like salt and oil aren't counted. Across all 8 dinners the average is $0.98 a serving. Prices move, so we re-price this list every month.
Pick a few that fit your week and you'll have dinners that leave one pot to wash. Prices here were checked on October 6, 2026, so look again at your own store before you shop.
