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Home » Recipes & Tips » 15 Budget Friendly Meals

15 Budget Friendly Meals

03/08/19 | Main Dish, Recipes & Tips

Making good food doesn't have to be expensive! Check out these 15 budget-friendly meals that the whole family is guaranteed to love. #budgetfriendlymeals #familymeals #budgetmeals #budgetfriendlymealsfamilies #budgetmealsfortwo #budgetmealsforfour #budgetmealshealthy

Making good food doesn’t have to be expensive! Check out these 15 budget-friendly meals that the whole family is guaranteed to love.

Making delicious meals your family will love doesn’t have to be expensive. All of the meals on this list are not only affordable, but they are also easy! All of these budget-friendly meals are made with basic ingredients you will have in your pantry and can easily find at your local grocery store. 

These are some of my favorite dinners to make for my family and they are some of the most popular recipes on this blog! I have always been frugal with my grocery budget. Saving money is the number one reason I started making everything from scratch. It truly does save so much money!

Most of these recipes use ground beef, chicken, or no meat at all which is a great way to save money. These cuts of meat are frequently on sale and you can often find them in bulk for less too. 

If you want even more tips on how to save money, sign-up for my Free 7-day Homemade Meal Challenge! It will walk you through every step I take to save money on my grocery bills and make delicious meals for my family almost every night. 

Without further ado, here are my favorite 15 budget-friendly freezer meals! Click on each link to be taken to the full recipe with step-by-step instructions. There is a printable recipe card with adjustable serving sizes and checklist for ingredients at the bottom of each post. Enjoy!

Oven Baked BBQ Chicken

Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs

Ground Beef Tacos

Ground beef tacos next to toppings and taco meat in a pan.

Chicken Bacon Sandwiches

Pasta Primavera Recipe

Creamy Chicken Over Noodles

Creamy chicken over noodles next to a skillet and salt and pepper shaker, top view.

Korean Beef Bowls

Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken

Homemade Tomato Soup Recipe

Cheesy Alfredo Pasta Bake

Cheesy alfredo pasta bake in a cast iron skillet.

Homemade Easy Beef Stroganoff

The Best Homemade Marinara Sauce

Easy Sloppy Joe Recipe

Better than Ikea Swedish Meatballs

Easy Fried Rice Recipe

Ground Beef Nachos

Easy Vegetable Soup

This easy vegetable soup is full of healthy, simple ingredients but still packed with delicious flavor. Ready in under 30 minutes, it's a hearty healthy meal - quick! #vegetablesoup #vegetablesouprecipe #vegetablesouprecipes #vegetablesoupeasy #vegetablesoupvegetarian #souprecipe #soupday #souprecipes

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Alli Kelley is an Agriculture focused entrepreneur. She runs a successful food blog, a consulting and coaching business, and all the social media connected with an online presence.

She also owns and operates a small, diversified farmstead where she enjoys home improvement projects, experimenting in the garden, creating profitable mini businesses on the farm, and of course, riding her big grey horse, Zane.
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