Budget Cooking

Learn how to feed your family and stretch your budget with these inexpensive recipes.

You're already a step ahead in this money-saving game: cooking meals at home is far cheaper than eating out. Here are more ideas for stretching your grocery dollars.

Low Price, Big Flavor

instant pot stuffed peppers

16 Budget-Friendly Ground Beef Recipes

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Bowl of ham and bean soup served with bread slices.

20 Cheap Soup Recipes You’ll Never Get Tired Of

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20 Cheap Vintage Recipes We Come Back to Again and Again

ceramic bowl of ramen with peanut butter sauce, green onions, lime wedge, chopsticks

Thai Peanut Butter Ramen

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Easy Parmesan Garlic Ramen

baked chicken tenders with marinara and mozzarella on white plate

Easy Mozzarella Chicken

fussili with Caramelized onion sauce garnished with thyme sprigs

Creamy Caramelized Onion Pasta

Trader Joe's Inspired tavern style 9x13 pizza

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Depression Era Peanut Butter Bread

mac and cheese with ground beef in skillet

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35 Cheap Chicken Recipes for Weeknight Dinners

closeup of meatloaf sandwiches on white bread made from Chef John's Classic Meatloaf

Chef John's Homey, Hearty Meatloaf Recipes

Easy Vegan Sheet Pan Roasted Cauliflower, Tomatoes, and Garbanzo Beans

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Spicy Tuna Rice Bowl

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The Best Shortcut for Easy Chicken Noodle Soup

closeup of halves of bell pepper stuffed with beef, sausage, and rice with tomato sauce

15 Budget-Friendly Dinners Using Pantry Ingredients

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Bacon-Garlic Green Beans

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Pan-Fried Cube Steaks with Simple Pan Sauce

Easy Tortilla Pizza

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Best Green Bean Casserole

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Banana Banana Bread

A blue platter of Jamie's sweet and easy corn, with one cob topped with butter

Jamie's Sweet and Easy Corn on the Cob

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Simple Macaroni and Cheese

A plate of sausage gravy served over biscuits with two fried eggs topped with black pepper

Easy Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

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Baked Kale Chips

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stack of Good Old Fashioned Pancakes

Good Old-Fashioned Pancakes

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Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes

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A bowl of Sarah's homemade applesauce with a spoonful of applesauce

Sarah's Homemade Applesauce

A serving bowl of creamy polenta, topped with black pepper, butter, and extra parmesan cheese

How to Make Perfect Polenta

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Quick Beef Stir-Fry

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Pan-Fried Asparagus

A serving bowl of creamed corn, topped with freshly ground black pepper and parmesan cheese

Cream Corn Like No Other

A plated Salisbury steak, topped with sauce and served with mashed potatoes and green beans

Salisbury Steak

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Quick and Easy Chicken Noodle Soup

a high angle view of a plate of the best tuna noodle casserole with the casserole dish sitting nearby

Best Tuna Casserole

Tater tot casserole in a baking dish.

Tater Tot Casserole

A baking dish of baked ziti, topped with fresh basil, with a wooden spoon holding up a big serving of baked ziti

close up on a plate full of hamburger steaks with onions and gravy

Hamburger Steak with Onions and Gravy

A plate with two stacked halves of a grilled cheese sandwich

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Baked chicken wings on a plate served with salad and rice.

Baked Chicken Wings

A bowl of Mexican rice topped with fresh cilantro and served with lime wedges

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Juiciest Hamburgers Ever

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Simple Beef Stroganoff

A plated stack of old-fashioned potato cakes topped with sour cream and sliced chives

Old-Fashioned Potato Cakes

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close up on a plate of Campbell's tuna noodle casserole

Campbell's Tuna Noodle Casserole

a reuben sandwich cut in half, served with potato chips

Reuben Sandwich

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Sautéed Green Beans

A bowl of roasted broccoli with two plates in the background

Easy Roasted Broccoli

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Sweet and Sour Sauce

Chef John's Simple Spinach Toasts

Beer Lime Grilled Chicken

Potato Pancake Popper

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Bread aisle of grocery store.

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Ground Beef Green Chili Casserole

Ground Beef Green Chili Casserole

Flaskpankaka (Swedish Pork Pancake)

Herb Braised Carrots

Corn and Jalapenos

Copycat Famous Dave's® Drunken Rum Apples

Easy Scallion Pancakes

Tropical Island Baked Beans

Mom's Great Green Beans

Fried Green Beans

Chicken enchilada penne with cream sauce

Chicken Enchilada Pasta

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