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Home | Recipes | Budget-Friendly Meals

Budget-Friendly Meals

Looking for delicious and satisfying meals on a budget? Our budget-friendly meals are perfect for those looking to save some cash without sacrificing flavor.

Browse dozens of recipes that make the most of everything from pantry staples to budget cuts of meat, including simple buttery pasta, slow cooker chicken with potatoes, easy scrambled eggs, and more.

A person using metal chopsticks to scoop up spaghetti al limone amalfitano from a bowl.
A whole roast chicken on a platter with a bowl of roasted root vegetables nearby.

French Roast Chicken ~ Poulet Rôti

1 hr 50 mins

An enamel bowl filled with mashed potatoes, topped with black pepper and lemon zest.

Ina Garten’s Mashed Potatoes with Lemon

40 mins

An open-faced egg salad sandwich topped with minced chives on a white plate with a bowl of salad and a dish of salt and pepper nearby.

Egg Salad Without Mayo

45 mins

An oval platter filled with cubed roasted potatoes, garnished with fresh dill.

Roasted Potatoes with Dill

1 hr 5 mins

An apple and celery salad in a creamy dressing, garnished with mint leaves in a yellow scalloped bowl.

Apple and Celery Salad

15 mins

A plate filled with pasta with butter and Parmesan.

Pasta with Butter and Parmesan

20 mins

Three breaded chicken thighs on a plate with slices of roasted lemon.

Breaded Oven Fried Chicken Thighs

35 mins

A metal skillet filled with sausage pappardelle with grated Parmesan on top.

Jamie Oliver’s Sausage Pappardelle

25 mins

A pot of spaghetti and meat sauce with tongs in it and two bowls of spaghetti and meat sauce with forks.

One-Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

30 mins

Eight egg bites stacked on a round white scalloped platter, surrounded by brown eggs.

Egg Bites

35 mins

An oval platter filled with carrot fries and a small bowl of chipotle dipping sauce.

Carrot Fries with Chipotle Sauce

50 mins

Two round hash brown waffles on white plates, topped with sour cream, bacon, and chives.

Crispy Hash Brown Waffles

35 mins

Two Parmesan-crusted grilled cheese with jalapeños on a white cutting board, one cut in half, with a knife lying beside them.

Parmesan-Crusted Grilled Cheese with Jalapeños

25 mins

A glass pie plate filled with chocolate wacky cake with a piece cut from it on a white plate beside it.

Chocolate Wacky Cake with Chocolate Frosting

1 hr 30 mins

A blue and white bowl filled with San Francisco-style Vietnamese garlic noodles with a pair of chopsticks resting on the side of the bowl.

San Francisco-Style Vietnamese Garlic Noodles

30 mins

A green bowl filled with air fryer shoestring fries with a person picking some out of it.

Air Fryer Shoestring Fries

35 mins

A white plate topped with crispy smashed potato salad sprinkled with pancetta and chives and topped with a creamy dressing.

Crispy Smashed Potato Salad

1 hr 10 mins

Several seared salt and pepper pork chops topped with a scallion and pepper mixture on a platter with a spoon resting on the side.

Salt and Pepper Pork Chops

40 mins

A muffin tin filled with 12 baked egg and toast cups

Baked Egg and Toast Cups

32 mins

A stack of fluffy buttermilk pancakes on a white plate with syrup and butter on top.

Best Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

45 mins

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