Budget Friendly Meals

These are the easiest, healthiest, and most delicious budget-friendly meals that you can make at home for under $10!

There are so many affordable recipe ideas here. The best way to save money for your meals is to make them yourself, from scratch. Plenty of these dishes are casual, fancy, and everywhere in between. So you can prepare a beautiful and tasty plate no matter the occasion. You don’t have to be a professional chef to make the most out of your ingredients. And who says you have to spend a ton of money to make a homemade meal? So many of these recipes will feed you and your loved ones more than once.

The Latest Budget-Friendly Recipes » Page: 11

fluffing rice with a fork
5

Baked Rice and Peas

50 mins
This easy Banana Bread Muffin in a Mug recipe is perfect to whip up when you want a quick breakfast for one! It’s also a great way to use up those brown bananas on your counter!
2

Banana Bread Muffin in a Mug

20 mins
Cilantro Lime Rice
6

Cilantro Lime Rice (Chipotle Copycat Recipe)

25 mins
If you like the taste of sesame seeds as much as I do, you'll love these Sesame Encrusted Chicken Tenders coated with sesame seeds, panko and a hint of soy sauce. Bake them or make them in the air fryer!
4

Sesame Encrusted Chicken Tenders

20 mins
Chicken Barley Soup in a bowl with spoon.
2

Chicken Barley Soup

1 hr 5 mins
This simple, Whole Roasted Baby Cauliflower is perfectly charred on the outside and tender in the middle. Made with just four ingredients – salted water, extra-virgin olive oil, coarse sea salt—and cauliflower.
1

Whole Roasted Baby Cauliflower

45 mins
French onion soup in ramekins topped with toast and melted cheese, garnished with thyme sprigs.
7

French Onion Soup Recipe

1 hr
Easy vegetarian enchiladas made with butternut squash and black beans, smothered with enchilada sauce and cheese, then baked in the oven. A delicious recipe that's perfect for meatless Mondays!
6

Vegetarian Enchiladas with Butternut Squash and Black Beans

1 hr 30 mins
These amazing Italian Beef and Spinach Meatballs would make my husband's Italian family proud! I snuck some spinach in the meatball mix, but I promise even the pickiest of eaters will love them!
6

Italian Beef and Spinach Meatballs

40 mins
Overhead view of Arroz Con Pollo in a red Dutch oven.
7

Arroz Con Pollo

55 mins
One Pan Roasted Potatoes Sausage and Peppers is one of my favorite, fuss-free sheet pan dinners. Perfect for weeknights and bonus points for easy cleanup!
8

One Pan Roasted Potatoes, Sausage and Peppers

55 mins
Sweet potato pie slice on plate, with tip on fork
7

Sweet Potato Pie

2 hrs
Juicy, tender roasted chicken seasoned with lemon and rosemary, always a winner in my house!
4

Whole Roasted Chicken with Lemon and Rosemary

1 hr 20 mins
Baked Turkey Croquettes
1

Baked Turkey Croquettes

35 mins
A delicious Scalloped Potato Gratin recipe made with thinly sliced Yukon gold potatoes layered with cheese and a light buttery sauce.
3

Scalloped Potato Gratin

1 hr 15 mins
Mashed Sweet Potatoes Brulee are seasoned with with a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg topped with a caramelized brown sugar crust. Sweet potatoes are a must for Thanksgiving and this dish will be a hit on your Holiday table.
2

Mashed Sweet Potatoes Brulee

45 mins
3-ingredient cranberry sauce with pear and honey
3

The BEST 3-Ingredient Cranberry Sauce

20 mins
Macaroni and Cheese Soup with Broccoli
9

Macaroni and Cheese Soup with Broccoli

35 mins
Something magical happens to pasta when you combine spaghetti with a creamy butternut sauce made with leeks, sage, garlic and Parmigiano Reggiano. You'll swear this is full of cream and butter, but it's not! 
8

Spaghetti with Butternut Leek Parmesan Sauce

35 mins
Store it in a glass jar and refrigerate.
2

Pumpkin Butter

45 mins