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.

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An EASY 15-minute dish you'll want to make all summer long! Fresh heads of romaine lettuce are split down the middle, grilled until slightly charred and smoky, along with fresh corn and skinless chicken thighs, then topped with tomatoes, onions, avocado and a simple salsa vinaigrette.
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Grilled Romaine Salad with Chicken, Corn and Salsa Dressing

30 mins
This simple vegan hummus-avocado toast is perfect for breakfast or lunch! Multigrain toast topped with good-for-you toppings ready in under 5 minutes, what could be better!
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Hummus Avocado Toast

5 mins
turkey stuffed peppers
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Turkey Stuffed Peppers

1 hr
This shredded raw brussels sprout salad with bacon and avocado can be eaten as a main or a side dish. Because raw brussels stand up so well to dressing, it's also great to make ahead – just add the avocado right before serving.
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Shredded Raw Brussels Sprout Salad with Bacon and Avocado

15 mins
These garlic lime pork chops are so EASY to make, and only take 10 minutes to cook. I usually make them in my broiler but they are also great on the grill, they come out juicy and SO flavorful!
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Quick Garlic-Lime Marinated Pork Chops

30 mins
Avocado toast with lemon and kale is an easy, healthy lunch that takes about 5 minutes to make!
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Avocado Toast with Lemon and Kale

5 mins
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

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

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

20 mins
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Chicken with Roasted Tomato and Red Onion

20 mins
Puerto Rican Beans
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Puerto Rican Style Beans

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

1 hr 25 mins
Bell peppers stuffed with my ever-so-popular Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili and topped with cheese – easy and SO good!I love a recipe that can turn into several dishes to use throughout the month.
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Leftover Chicken Taco Chili Stuffed Peppers

55 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

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

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

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

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

35 mins
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

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

30 mins