Money-Saving Meals: Healthy, Low-Cost Dinner Recipes

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Money-Saving Meals: Healthy, Low-Cost Dinner Recipes

Thai Coconut Shrimp Soup

Price per serving: $4.08

Ingredients
4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 piece (about 1 inch) peeled ginger, cut into 6 thin slices
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon Asian chili sauce
1 cup instant brown rice
1 cup light coconut milk
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 red bell pepper, cut into thin slices
1 cup sugar snap peas
12 ounces large shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 cup chopped scallions

In a large pot, bring the chicken broth, ginger, fish sauce, sugar, and chili sauce to a boil. Add the rice and cook 5 minutes. Add the coconut milk, mushrooms, pepper slices, and peas; reduce heat and simmer gently for 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and simmer until cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the lime juice; ladle into bowls and top with scallions.

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