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Home ยป Meals on a Budget

Dinners Under $20

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7-Ingredient Lasagna Recipe

Beef penne pasta bake on a white plate next to a piece of bread.

Ground Beef Penne Pasta Bake

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Crock Pot Beef and Noodles

Soup in a bowl with shredded cheddar cheese on top.

Copycat Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Soup

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Creamy Beef and Noodles Recipe

A slice of meatloaf with mashed potatoes

Homemade Meatloaf Recipe With Jiffy

Barbecue shredded chicken in a bun on a plate with some potato chips.

The Best Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken

Cheap and Easy Southern Chicken and Dumplings that You Need To Try this Fall

Grandma’s Chicken And Dumplings Recipe

BBQ Beef sandwiches

Slow Cooker BBQ Beef

Pot roast on a plate with beef, potatoes, and carrots

Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Shredded chicken and Spanish rice on a fork

Slow Cooker Chicken and Spanish Rice

It's easy to make a beef pot pie with frozen ingredients, and two premade pie crusts.

Easy Ground Beef Pot Pie Recipe

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The Best Tater Tot Casserole Recipe

Baked Ritz Cracker chicken casserole on a plate.

Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole Recipe

Cornbread chili on an orange plate

Easy Chili Cornbread Recipe with Jiffy

Slow cooker beef stew in a white bowl

Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew With Onion Soup Mix

Lemon chicken and rice on a plate with lemons

Crock Pot Lemon Chicken

You are going to love this hamburger and vegetable soup. It's the perfect soup recipe to warm you up in the cold weather and it's easy to make. The hamburger and veggie soup recipe makes a large pot that will feed a family of 8, or you'll have plenty of leftovers. This is a very inexpensive, cheap meal that costs less than $15.

Hamburger Vegetable Soup

Here's a list of 6 cheap things to cook when you're on a budget. You and your family will fill up on delicious meals.

6 Things to Cook if You’re Broke

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Chicken and Biscuit Casserole

Baked Beans and Weenies are a great meal for dinner, football parties, or a picnic. Holidays are a great time to make baked beans and weenies.

Homemade Baked Beans and Weenies Recipe

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Crispy Panko Baked Chicken Recipe

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Chicken Alfredo Pasta Recipe

Easy Dorito Taco Salad Recipe is a cinch to make. It features spicy taco flavors that will please a crowd. Easy Dorito Taco Salad is perfect for a family supper, a tailgating party, football games, or any holiday. #dorito #taco #salad #supper #dinner

Easy Dorito Taco Salad

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