{"id":3367,"date":"2026-10-09T07:17:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T07:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooking.catherineliew.com\/?p=3367"},"modified":"2026-10-09T07:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T07:17:45","slug":"5-cheap-dinners-for-busy-weeknights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooking.catherineliew.com\/?p=3367","title":{"rendered":"5 Cheap Dinners for Busy Weeknights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five affordable dinners, that are super easy for your busy weeknights. Peanut butter pork noodles, a spicy tuna rice bowl, chicken and white bean stew, Spanish tortilla, and a prawn and chickpea curry.<\/p>\n<p>RECIPES:<br \/>\nPeanut Butter Noodles &#8211; https:\/\/www.andy-cooks.com\/blogs\/recipes\/peanut-butter-pork-noodles<br \/>\nPrawn and Chickpea Curry &#8211; https:\/\/www.andy-cooks.com\/blogs\/recipes\/prawn-and-chickpea-curry<br \/>\nSpicy Tuna Rice Bowl &#8211; https:\/\/www.andy-cooks.com\/blogs\/recipes\/spicy-tuna-rice-bowl<br \/>\nChicken &amp; White Bean Stew &#8211; https:\/\/www.andy-cooks.com\/blogs\/recipes\/chicken-white-bean-stew<br \/>\nSpanish Tortilla \u2013 https:\/\/www.andy-cooks.com\/blogs\/recipes\/spanish-tortilla<\/p>\n<p>MY COOKBOOK: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3WVoXAN<\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW ME:<br \/>\nInstagram: instagram.com\/andyhearnden<br \/>\nTikTok: tiktok.com\/@andy_cooks<br \/>\nFacebook: facebook.com\/andy.h.cooks<\/p>\n<p>Website with all my recipes: www.andy-cooks.com<\/p>\n<p>TIMESTAMPS:<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:18 Peanut Butter Pork Noodles<br \/>\n03:41 Spicy Tuna Rice Bowl<br \/>\n06:07 Chicken And White Bean Stew<br \/>\n10:43 Spanish Tortilla<br \/>\n16:55 Prawn and Chickpea Curry<\/p>\n<p>Chef: Andy<br \/>\nProducer: Caleb Dawkins<br \/>\nVideographer: Ben Hasic<br \/>\nGraphic Designer: Jayden Gocher<br \/>\nSous-Chef: Jackson Mehlhopt<br \/>\nEditor: Liam Craig<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five affordable dinners, that are super easy for your busy weeknights. 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