Save time and money (without sacrificing nutrition or flavor) with these cheap, healthy, home-cooked meals.
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Save leftover sliced meat to tuck inside warm pita bread or a tortilla for alunch wrapthe next day.
And don’t you love howsheet-pan dinnerslike this one require so little cleanup time?
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Cooking everything on one foil-lined pan speeds it up.
Start with store-bought whole wheat flatbreads to make theMediterranean meala practical choice, even on a weeknight.
Whole wheat noodles help too.
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Only 10 minutes of prep required.
Indeedit’s one of the lowest-cost options in this collection of cheap, healthy meals.
Soft cooked eggs join fresh veggies in this cozy, crowd-pleasing Asian noodle soup.
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Voilaa budget dinner recipe for four that tastes up to par with its restaurant competition.
It’s still a great strategy for making cheap, healthy meals even more affordable.
To maximize your cheap, healthy dinner recipes, never let any ingredients go to waste.
Instead, use any leftover pesto in thesequick and easy pesto recipes.
Try this withsliced smoked turkeyinstead.
But much of this Italian region’s cuisine is humble and healthy.
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Tuscan cooks are fond of using cannellini beans.
Get crackingeggs, that is.
Here protein-rich, budget-friendly eggs pair with otherpantry staplesfor a cheap and easy recipe under 300 calories per serving.
Save even more money when yousubstitute dried herbsyou have on hand for the fresh herbs.
This low-cost ground beefchili recipecan be prepped in 25 minutes.
Comforting chili flavors, pasta, and cheese make this meal a family favorite.
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Oh yes, and it allcomes together in one pan.
How easy is that?
On those nights, we turn to gnocchi, a traditional potato-based Italian dumpling.
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The veggies amp up the nutrients, too.
It’s a great choice when you’re looking forlow-sodium recipestoo.
The pre-chopped broccoli saves time in the kitchen and keep you below your grocery budget without sacrificing nutrition.
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Lighten the meal more by opting for low-cal bottled hoisin sauce and low-sodiumsoy sauce.
(You probably associate it more with an indulgent childhood lunch.)
Bubble Pizza
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Round out the cheap dinner idea with pizza sauce and shredded cheese.
Round out the meal with crushed taco shells, black beans, and salsa.
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Add your favorite veggies on top.
We like a mix of diced tomatoes and shredded lettuce.
Here, we’re rounding out the meal with inexpensive pantry staples like veggies and pasta.
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you might have the whole dish on the table in just 20 minutes.
Today, we love the skillet recipe for a quick weeknight meal.
Serve this budget dinner with white rice and frozen veggies for a well-balanced meal.
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As one BHG home cook raves, “This recipe is so good.
It’s a hit with everyone each time I make it.
A repeat dinner for us.”
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Round out the recipe with bean, andouille sausage, and dried pasta.
Spice up the chicken broth a package of vegetable recipe mix.
A sprinkle of fresh parsley adds the finishing touch.
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This one-pot pasta recipe comes together in under an hour.
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