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Big Bad Budget Battle
Big Bad Budget Battle

Big Bad Budget Battle

—Talented home cooks must save money, time and headaches in the kitchen to create next-level meals. From dishes made only from pantry items to reimagined leftovers, their cooking abilities will be tested in two rounds of relatable challenges. They need to pinch pennies so they don't blow their budget, make thrifty and delicious brunches and elevated one-pot dinner party meals. Host Ree Drummond, along with a panel of rotating judges including, Darnell Ferguson, Eddie Jackson, Beau MacMillan, Catherine McCord, Damaris Phillips and Justin Warner, will decide the winner. In the end, the best cook and savviest saver will take home the trophy and one year's worth of groceries.
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Season 16 of 6 Episodes

  • The cooks create a signature shortcut dish and make a dinner to impress.

  • With a year's worth of groceries up for grabs, three home cooks make the best out of leftovers in an intense battle of culinary makeovers.

  • The home cooks need to make a day's worth of meals on a budget of only $30, including a brunch and enough leftovers to make a dinner.

  • Ree Drummond challenges three home cooks to create the perfect party food, including their own version of the one-pot dinner dish and a platter of appetizers for a summer soirée, in 30 minutes or less and without emptying their wallets.

  • Ree Drummond challenges the competitors to make weekend meals with a $50 budget; the cooks return to the kitchen to make their best grilled summer sandwich; a surprise call has them scrambling to make a drop-in dinner for eight in just 45 minutes.

  • Host Ree Drummond instructs the three home cooks to make a family friendly weeknight meal using only what they can scrounge up in their pantry; Ree gives the cooks $10 to replenish their pantry and prepare an elevated dinner.
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Talented home cooks must save money, time and headaches in the kitchen to create next-level meals. From dishes made only from pantry items to reimagined leftovers, their cooking abilities will be tested in two rounds of relatable challenges. They need to pinch pennies so they don't blow their budget, make thrifty and delicious brunches and elevated one-pot dinner party meals. Host Ree Drummond, along with a panel of rotating judges including, Darnell Ferguson, Eddie Jackson, Beau MacMillan, Catherine McCord, Damaris Phillips and Justin Warner, will decide the winner. In the end, the best cook and savviest saver will take home the trophy and one year's worth of groceries.

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