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: 16

You know those yummy Asian Chicken Lettuce wraps often served as appetizers? Well this one is served over a big chopped salad! So tasty, and a great way to take an appetizer and turn it into a main dish salad!
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Asian Chicken Chopped Salad

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15 mins
These juicy, flavorful chicken tenders are marinated in pickle juice then breaded and baked in the oven or air fryer!
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Pickle-Brined Baked Chicken Tenders

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25 mins
This simple Thai dish, known as Pad Grapow, is insanely quick and inexpensive to make. It's light, yet flavorful with lots of heat and tons of basil.
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Thai Basil Chicken

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20 mins
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Chicken with Roasted Tomato and Red Onion

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20 mins
Puerto Rican Beans
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Puerto Rican Style Beans

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25 mins
Hot baked mozzarella sticks – I can't think of a more popular finger food for both kids and adults alike. My oldest daughter Karina LOVES them and these never disappoint! Made lighter with part-skim mozzarella then coated with crispy seasoned breadcrumbs and baked (not fried!) until hot and golden. Serve them with my quick marinara sauce and you have yourself an appetizer everyone will love!
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Baked Mozzarella Sticks

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1 hr 25 mins
This easy, cheesy, Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip will be a hit at your next party, no one will know it's light!
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Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip

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15 mins
Eggs, spinach, artichokes and Feta cheese – a healthy breakfast casserole, perfect to feed a crowd or to make ahead for meal prep to heat up for the week.
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Spinach, Feta, and Artichoke Breakfast Bake

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1 hr
Chicken and Zucchini Noodle Caprese is made with sauteed bite-sized chicken breast and grape tomatoes cooked with spiralized zucchini, fresh mozzarella and basil. An easy, low-carb 30-minute meal!
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Chicken and Zucchini Noodle Caprese

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30 mins
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Open-Faced Omelet with Feta, Roasted Tomatoes and Spinach

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Leftover turkey, sweet potatoes, spinach and Gruyere cheese – trust me, you'll want to save some Thanksgiving turkey because this breakfast frittata is SO good!
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Leftover Turkey and Sweet Potato Frittata

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55 mins
Madison, my youngest daughter loves raw carrots. She gets them in her lunch box every single day, so when she saw these rainbow carrots in Trader Joe's, she couldn't believe carrots came in so many colors so I had to buy them for her to taste. The colors are just gorgeous, but you can also use orange carrots for this recipe.
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Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Ginger

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These sweet potatoes are sliced and roasted in the oven, then drizzled with balsamic and topped with parmesan and fresh herbs.
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Parmesan Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Balsamic Glaze

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1 hr 15 mins
A healthy breakfast bowl packed with protein, antioxidants, vitamins, nutrients and fiber. These are easy to make and a great way to get your daily intake of fruit. You can make the quinoa ahead and keep it refrigerated (or frozen) for when you're ready to eat for a quick breakfast on the go!
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Berry Quinoa Breakfast Bowls

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30 mins
Broccoli Cheese Soup Potato
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Broccoli Cheese Soup with Potato

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This Quick Mexican Brown Rice is the perfect side dish that goes with everything from tacos, enchiladas, refried beans –you name it!
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Quick Mexican Brown Rice

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10 mins
Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup
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Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup

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4 hrs 15 mins
No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake is an easy, light cheesecake made with pumpkin puree and spices. Under 10 minutes to make, if you use ready-made crust.
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No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

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When you poach eggs in a flavorful tomato sauce and top them with fresh grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and Pecorino Romano cheese, you'll think you're having the best tasting raviolis ever! Get a crusty whole grain baguette and you have yourself a meal, perfect for brunch, lunch or dinner!
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Eggs Pizzaiola

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25 mins