17 cheap meals
Budget Meals
Feed yourself for the price of a coffee.
Budget Meals Sloppy Joes with Sesame Buns
Saucy ground beef piled on toasted sesame buns. Cheap, messy, and filling.
Budget Meals Cheesy Rice and Beans
Pantry-cheap, calorie-dense, and ready in fifteen minutes.
Budget Meals Simple Beef Bolognese
Beef, pasta, and a jar of sauce. The cheapest hearty pasta there is.
Budget Meals Breakfast Burritos
Eggs, hash browns, and hot sauce wrapped up cheap for any meal of the day.
Beef One-Pan Ground Beef Taco Skillet
Cheap, filling taco skillet that stretches a pound of beef with beans and corn.
Budget Meals Easy Tuna Casserole
Canned tuna, pasta, and cheese baked into a cheap, filling casserole.
Budget Meals Fried Eggs, Rice, Soy Sauce & Hot Sauce
Three fried eggs over rice with soy and hot sauce. Pennies a plate.
Budget Meals Classic Hot Dogs with Kraut
Dogs, buns, and a pile of sauerkraut. About as cheap as dinner gets.
Budget Meals Hot Dog Mac and Cheese
Boxed mac stretched with sliced hot dogs. Cheap, hot, and filling.
Pork Ground Pork & Cabbage Stir Skillet
Fast and cheap cabbage and pork stir-fry.
Fish Canned Tuna Skillet Nachos
Quick and cheap tuna nachos.
Budget Meals $6 Beef & Rice Bowl
Cheap and filling beef and rice bowl.
Budget Meals Giant Pot Bean & Sausage Soup
Hearty and cheap filling soup.
Budget Meals One-Pot Chicken & Beans
Cheap, filling one-pot chicken and beans.
Budget Meals $5–$10 a Day Chili
Cheap and hearty classic chili.
Budget Meals Pantry Egg Fried Rice
Cheap, fast fried rice from whatever's in the pantry.
Meal Prep Make-Ahead Freezer Beef Burritos
Wrap a big batch now, microwave dinner all month.