Budget Dinner Recipes

Dinners can cost less without tasting cheap. You supply the ingredients, we share some know-how, and we’ll get great budget meals on the table.
Bowl of ringshaped pasta in tomato sauce with a spoon
This 3-Ingredient Pasta Is My Kids’ Favorite Dinner
30 mins
A dish of cheesy tortilla bake with a text graphic overlay reading Contest Winner in colorful letters
This Year’s Recipe Contest Winner Is a Crowd-Pleasing Casserole
50 mins
white beans with garlic and rosemary in a white casserole
The 3-Ingredient Canned Bean Recipe I Make Once a Week
Plates of black bean toast topped with avocado pickled onions and garnishes accompanied by lime wedges and a bowl of salsa
The 15-Minute Cheap Meal I Make Week After Week
A pasta dish with sardine and tomato sauce garnished with herbs
My 5-Ingredient Pasta Is the Ultimate Pantry Meal
25 mins
Gyoza with cabbage and green onions served in a bowl with chopsticks
My Kids Love This 4-Ingredient Dinner (and So Do I)
One-Pot Spaghetti with Kale in a pot with tongs
The Quick and Easy Dinner I Make for Pennies on the Dollar
unstuffed cabbage rolls in a large pan at a table setting with a stack of plates, a small bowl of minced herbs, glasses of water, and a pepper cracker
Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls
40 mins
One pot mac and cheese in a dutch oven with a wooden spoon, and in the surroundings, a bowl with cracker topping and a mustard kitchen towel
One-Pot Mac and Cheese
30 mins
DIY Mac & Cheese on a Wooden Spoon, and More in the Pot Below It
Homemade Macaroni and Cheese Mix
25 mins
Two Bowls of One-Pot Taco Pasta Topped With Sour Cream, Sliced Scallions and a Lime Wedge, and in the Surroundings, a Bowl With Lime Wedges, a Bowl With Sliced Green Onions, a Bowl With Sour Cream, Glasses With a Drink, and a Mustard Colored Table Napkin With a Pair of Silverware
One-Pot Taco Pasta
35 mins
Easy Meatloaf With Some of It Cut Into Slices on a Platter and Sitting on a Sage Table Napkin Next to a Small Bowl With Sliced Parsley
Easy Meatloaf
90 mins
Salmon patties set on a plate with a dip and lemon.
Salmon Patties
25 mins
Best Baked Chicken Recipe chicken on white plate with carrots and herbs
Classic Baked Chicken
65 mins
Slice of Cheeseburger Pizza on Small Plate Next to a Circular Wooden Tray with More Pizza and a Pizza Wheel and on the Counter, a Kitchen Towel
Cheeseburger Pizza
45 mins
Blackened Shrimp Tacos and Lime Wedges on a Plate Surrounded a Bowl of More Lime Wedge and a Bowl of Queso Fresco
Blackened Shrimp Tacos
31 mins
One-Pot Spaghetti with Tomatoes, Artichokes, and Capers in a Bowl
One-Pot Spaghetti with Tomatoes, Artichokes, and Capers
25 mins
Bowl of Creamy One Pot Pasta with Zucchini
Creamy One Pot Pasta with Zucchini
30 mins
Large bowl of spicy noodles with cucumbers and chili crisp.
Noodles with Cucumbers and A Lot of Chili Crisp
15 mins
Sesame Soba Noodles in a Bowl Garnished with Spring Onions Next to Plate with Spring Onions and Seasoning and Another Plate with Slices of Radish
Sesame Soba Noodles
14 mins
Chào Gá (Vietnamese Rice Porridge) in a Bowl Surrounded a Bowl of Sauce
Cháo Gà (Vietnamese Chicken and Rice Porridge)
2 hrs
Penne alla Vodka in a Plate with a Spoon over a Kitchen Towel
Penne alla Vodka
25 mins
Easy Grilled Gochujang Chicken Thighs
Easy Grilled Gochujang Chicken Thighs
40 mins
Grilled Carrot Dogs with BBQ Mustard Paste
Grilled Carrot Dogs
33 mins
Overhead view of a bowl of spicy kimchi and pork belly stew.
Kimchi Jjigae (Korean Kimchi Stew)
55 mins
Overhead view of garlic butter sheet pan shrimp and asparagus on a baking sheet.
Sheet Pan Shrimp and Asparagus
25 mins
Spicy Honey Roasted Shrimp and Broccoli on a white plate with a fork.
Hot Honey Roasted Shrimp and Broccoli
33 mins
The Best Shakshuka in a skillet.
Shakshuka with Feta, Olives, and Peppers
50 mins
Smoked Whole Cauliflower with Spiced Soy Butter and Satay Sauce
Smoked Whole Cauliflower with Spiced Soy Butter and Satay Sauce
110 mins
Korean steamed eggs in blue bowl.
Gyeran Jjim (Korean Steamed Eggs)
10 mins
Pizza bagel on a sheet pan.
Homemade Pizza Bagels
20 mins
Creamy chicken Florentine in skillet.
Creamy Chicken Florentine
30 mins
Sicilian chicken in skillet with olives, lemons, and capers.
Sicilian Skillet Chicken With Lemon, Olives, and Capers
60 mins
chicken schnitzel on plate with arugula and lemons
Chicken Schnitzel
27 mins
Slice of kimchi and sausage pizza.
Kimchi and Sausage Pizza
30 mins
Cast iron pizza with parmesan and basil.
Cast Iron Skillet Pizza
36 mins
Classic chicken provencal in pot
Classic Chicken Provencal
85 mins
Baked burrito casserole with lettuce and tomatoes.
Easy Burrito Casserole
65 mins
A pot of cabbage soup with wooden a spoon in it and toast on the side
Best Cabbage Soup
50 mins
classic tuna salad
Best Tuna Salad
5 mins
A pot of cooked Italian sausage, peppers, and onions
Easy Sausage, Peppers, and Onions
50 mins
Lemon Chicken on a platter with lemon slices
Lemon Chicken
55 mins
A pot of turkey soup with rotini pasta next to a cutting board with sliced baguette
Mom's Turkey Soup
50 mins
Red Beans & Rice recipe
Red Beans and Rice
22 hrs
Hoppin John
Hoppin' John
65 mins
Colcannon (Irish mashed ptoatoes) in a bowl topped with butter
Colcannon
35 mins
Cinncinnatti Chili
Cincinnati Chili
3 hrs
Easy chicken noodle soup in a white bowl.
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
2 hrs
Hamburger soup with vegetables resting in a blue bowl
Easy Hamburger Soup
45 mins
Pasta Fagioli ready to serve
Pasta e Fagioli
50 mins
Skillet chicken and rice with peas
Skillet Chicken and Rice
45 mins
Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce
Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce
55 mins
A black skillet with prepared pork fried rice recipe inside. Steam is coming up from the dish and a spatula is resting in the rice on the left side.
Easy Pork Fried Rice
25 mins
baked bbq chicken cooling before serving
Easy BBQ Chicken Drumsticks in the Oven
75 mins
Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole in a white baking dish with a silver spoon.
Chicken Noodle Casserole
70 mins
Chili Beans and Rice on plate
Chili Beans with Rice
40 mins
Bowl of Hamburger and Macaroni
Hamburger and Macaroni
28 mins
A bowl of buttered noodles garnished with herbs with a small dish of garnishes on the side
Easy Buttered Noodles
13 mins
Smothered Turkey Wings
Smothered Turkey Wings
3 hrs
Side view of a white plate and fork with homemade vegetable lo mein. A fork is on the plate and a second plate is partially visible in the upper right hand corner.
Easy Vegetable Lo Mein
35 mins