Creamy Lemon Garlic Beans and Corn
Silky canned sauce transforms humble pantry beans into a restaurant-worthy dinner that costs less than two dollars a plate.
- Per serving
- $1.13
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 20 min
- Whole dinner
- $4.52
Ingredients
2 cans Canned white beans
about $1.5015.25 oz Great Value Golden Sweet Whole Kernel Corn
On sale at Walmart: Great Value Golden Sweet Whole Kernel Corn, 15.25 oz
$0.50$0.8410.5 oz Campbell's Condensed Creamy Lemon Garlic Sauce
On sale at Walmart: Campbell's Condensed Creamy Lemon Garlic Sauce, Zesty and Buttery, 10.5 oz Can
$1.97$2.471 medium Fresh Cucumber
On sale at Walmart: Fresh Cucumber, Each
$0.50$0.762 tablespoons Olive oil
pantry1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder
pantryto taste Salt and pepper
pantry1 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice
On sale at Walmart: Fresh Bulk Yellow Lemons
$0.25$0.68
Prices are from Walmart the week of October 11, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Drain and rinse the beans. Drain the corn.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beans and corn, stirring occasionally until lightly toasted, about 4 minutes.
- Pour in the creamy lemon garlic sauce and stir well. Simmer for 8 to 10 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Dice the cucumber and stir in along with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Serve hot.
Why it’s cheap
4 of the 8 ingredients were on sale at Walmart the week of October 11, 2026, led by great value golden sweet whole kernel corn at $0.50 instead of $0.84.
The sale items rang up $1.53 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $1.13 a serving, or $4.52 for 4 servings.
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