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Home | Recipes | Budget-Friendly Meals | Page 2

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 round plate filled with easy scrambled eggs and a pancake in the shape of a rocket with pastry stars scattered around it

Julia Child’s Easy Scrambled Eggs for Kids

10 mins

Roasted pear with honey and rosemary on sourdough, on a marble slab tray, beside a jar of honey, a spoon, and sprigs of rosemary.

Roasted Pear with Honey and Rosemary

30 mins

Easy shortbread cookies cooling on a wire rack, beside a rolling pin and a large shortbread petticoat.

Easy Shortbread Cookies

1 hr 45 mins

A white plate of Everything But the Kitchen Sink Pasta on a white crackly tabletop

Everything But the Kitchen Sink Pasta

1 hr

Dairy-free crispy onion strings on a sheet of parchment, on a white plate, garnished with parsley.

Dairy-Free Crispy Onion Strings

1 hr

Spicy marinara sauce in a small mason jar with a spoon, with a larger mason jar, a jar of dry spaghetti, two tomatoes on the vine, and parsley in the background.

Spicy Marinara Sauce

1 hr

Rosemary buns with olive oil on two plates, all sprinkled with rosemary and sea salt.

Rosemary Buns with Olive Oil

16 hrs

Hot artichoke dip in a white pottery bowl with a serving spoon, beside a bowl of toasted bread.

Hot Artichoke Dip

20 mins

A loaf of rosemary-garlic sourdough bread on a black and white plate

Rosemary-Garlic Sourdough Bread

11 hrs

Tagliatelle with lemon on a large serving pate beside a smaller plate with noodles being twirled on a fork. Next to it, there are more forks and some lemons and a chunk of Parmesan.

Tagliatelle with Lemon

35 mins

Crispy chicken with lemon and capers in a large serving tray, with a bowl of capers and a bowl of peppercorns. The chicken is garnished with lemon slices and parsley.

Crispy Chicken with Lemon and Capers

45 mins

Tex-Mex migas topped with avocado in a white and blue bowl with a fork, beside a second bowl sitting on a tea towel.

Tex-Mex Migas

30 mins

Baked quinoa with lemon and parsley in a turquoise bowl with a wooden spoon, surrounded by lemon halves and parsley sprigs.

Baked Quinoa with Lemon and Parsley

50 mins

One-bowl blueberry buckle in a metal loaf pan cooling on a wire rack, with a pink bowl filled with buckle and a scoop of ice cream.

One-Bowl Blueberry Buckle

1 hr 15 mins

Dorie Greenspan's quick corn bread with bacon, corn, and green onions in a cast-iron skillet, and cut into squares.

Dorie Greenspan’s Quick Cornbread

40 mins

Schug in a pottery bowl, on a wooden plate with a spoon and garnished with cilantro.

Schug

25 mins

A bowl of cinnamon butter on a white plate with two slices of toast and a knife beside it.

Cinnamon Butter

5 mins

A large bowl filled with jerk spiced lentils topped with cilantro and sliced green onions, flanked by a bowl of sliced red onions and another bowl of rice.

Jerk-Style Lentils

1 hr 10 mins

A metal platter with 4 round homemade breakfast sausage and 6 link sausages.

Homemade Breakfast Sausage

2 hrs 55 mins

A blue and white saucer with a knife and 2 halves of a cream scone, topped with jam and whipped cream.

Cream Scones

30 mins

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