Healthy $10 Dinners

This one-pot dinner is sure to rescue your busiest weeknight, as it's mostly hands-off, leaving you free to help with homework or tend to other time-consuming tasks. Feel free to swap the spinach with cherry tomatoes, peas or other family-friendly veggies, and don't hesitate to use leftover beef or pork in place of chicken.

Simple navy beans are given a flavour upgrade when slowly simmered in a pot of pure maple syrup and a few other popular pantry staples. Serve over pieces of toasted baguette for a warm and nourishing meal the whole family, toddlers included, are sure to enjoy.

Gathering with friends is a guaranteed way to beat the winter blues and no meal offers more comfort than classic spaghetti with meatballs and marinara. Our time-saving trick is to make the meatballs with sausage meat, eliminating the need to season and saving you lots of time in the kitchen.

Kale salads are delicious when made in advance as the hearty, tough leaves soften slightly under the drizzle of a simple dressing. The addition of hard-boiled eggs and bacon makes this an updated healthy take on breakfast for dinner.