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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.
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

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 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

A large cinnamon-rosemary pork chop on a glass plate with a knife and fork.

Cinnamon Rosemary Pork Chops

8 hrs 40 mins

A floral tablecloth with a cellar of pink salt, a plate of cornbread, and a pot of field peas and snap beans along with pot liquor and a chunk of salt pork.

Field Peas and Snap Beans

1 hr 10 mins

A blue skillet with paper towel and a pile of breaded, deep-fried cauliflower. A bowl of dip in the background.

Popcorn Cauliflower Bites

40 mins

A white plate sitting on a folded napkin on a wooden table, with a pile of cheese crisps on top and one leaning against the plate.

Easy Keto Cheese Crisps

25 mins

A white plate filled with slices of roasted zucchini, olive oil, dark roasted cloves of garlic, and mint.

Roast Zucchini with Vinegar

45 mins

Four small jars of blueberry jam, one is half gone with a spoon in it.

Small Batch Blueberry Jam

45 mins

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