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Home | Recipes | Budget-Friendly Meals | Page 11

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.
Four chicken enchiladas in a nonstick skillet, topped with scallions.

Skillet Chicken Enchiladas

1 hr 15 mins

Three and a half quick dill pickles, dill seed, and a sprig of dill on a decorative white plate.

Quick Dill Pickles

1 d 30 mins

Five ears of grilled corn on the cob with chipotle butter on a white wooden board.

Grilled Corn on the Cob with Chipotle Butter

1 hr

A basket of black bean taquitos with lime halves and hot sauce on the side.

Black Bean Taquitos

50 mins

A jar of pickled watermelon rind on a rack with a dish and spoon beside it.

Pickled Watermelon Rind

12 hrs

A glass dish filled with chipotle mayonnaise with a typed label below.

Chipotle Mayonnaise

5 mins

Braised chicken with olives and orange in a cast-iron skillet on a wooden table.

Braised Chicken with Olives and Orange

1 hr 30 mins

A glass bowl filled with Sriracha mayonnaise and a typed label underneath.

Sriracha Mayonnaise

5 mins

Texas Dry Rub

Texas Dry Rub

5 mins

A person squeezing North Carolina barbecue sauce from a plastic bottle onto a sandwich.

North Carolina Vinegar Barbecue Sauce

1 hr 15 mins

Three pulled pork grilled cheese sandwiches stacked on top of each other and secured with a wooden skewer.

Pulled Pork Grilled Cheese

10 mins

Two BBQ pulled pork tacos in a cardboard dish with a bear and a dish of coleslaw on the side.

BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos

1 hr 25 mins

A whole smoked pork shoulder.

Smoked Pork Shoulder

22 hrs 15 mins

Two white bowls filled with chickpea and cavatelli soup on white napkin with spoons.

Chickpea and Cavatelli Soup

45 mins

A white plate topped with four Cajun pickled eggs, one of which is cut in half. A fork rests on the plate.

Cajun Pickled Eggs

14 d

A large pot of Cuban beans and rice on a makeshift outdoor grill.

Cuban Beans and Rice

14 hrs

Broiled Tofu on aluminim foil-lined sheet pan.

Broiled Tofu

45 mins

A white bowl filled with slow cooker split pea soup, set on a linen napkin

Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

10 hrs 50 mins

A white bowl filled with stir-fried lettuce, topped with sesame seeds on a white wooden surface.

Stir-Fried Lettuce

15 mins

Honey-Dijon Vinaigrette

Honey Dijon Dressing

5 mins

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