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Home | Recipes | Budget-Friendly Meals | Page 12

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 plate filled with spicy roasted cauliflower florets.

Spicy Roasted Cauliflower

1 hr

A large wooden bowl of coconut rice with a serving spoon beside assorted garnishes, on a pink tablecloth.

Coconut Rice

40 mins

Four twice-baked potatoes with corned beef on a baking sheet.

Twice-Baked Potatoes with Corned Beef

2 hrs

A red bowl filled with fire-roasted salsa in the middle of a Mexican feast.

Homemade Fire Roasted Salsa

30 mins

A platter of Mexican spaghetti with a bowl of crema on the side.

Mexican Spaghetti ~ Sopa Seca de Fideo

1 hr

Each bowl is filled with tomato soup with chickpeas and spinach and topped with yogurt.

Tomato Soup with Chickpeas and Spinach

1 hr

One chili bun and two slaw dogs on a rimmed baking sheet.

Chili Buns

30 mins

A pottery bowl of slow-cooker beef chili from Skinnytaste, topped with tortilla chips, cilantro, red onions, and cheese.

Slow Cooker Beef Chili from Skinnytaste

5 hrs 20 mins

A bowl of buffalo chicken wings with a bottle of beer, a shot glass of raw vegetables, and a cup of dip on the side.

Buffalo Chicken Wings

2 hrs 30 mins

Chili mac and cheese in close up, with breadcrumbs and melted cheese.

Chili Mac and Cheese

2 hrs 30 mins

Links of sausage made using the how to make chorizo method.

How To Make Chorizo

1 d 3 hrs

A wire basket lined with parchment and filled with sweet and spicy bacon with a glass of beer on the side.

Sweet and Spicy Bacon

45 mins

A white plastic ice cube tray filled with frozen stock cubes.

How To Freeze Stock

45 mins

A white platter filled with turnip and apples segments, topped with thyme sprigs.

Glazed Turnips and Apples

25 mins

Two hot turkey sandwiches, sliced in half on a tray with pieces of cranberry, avocado, and stuffing lying beside them.

Hot Turkey Sandwich

20 mins

Five hand pies on a parchment-lined baking sheet with a spatula lifting one off.

Hand Pies

1 hr 15 mins

A white gravy boat filled with cranberry relish with a halved lime and juicer in the background.

Sweet and Spicy Cranberry Relish

2 hrs 30 mins

A whole simple roast chicken in a skillet, surrounded by grapes.

Simple Roast Chicken

1 hr 30 mins

A jar of refrigerator sweet pickles with a fork holding two pickles lying beside the jar.

Refrigerator Sweet Pickles

6 hrs 15 mins

6 grilled chicken skewers piled on a wooden cutting board and sprinkled with slices of red onion and cilantro.

Grilled Chicken Skewers

4 hrs 25 mins

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