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January 8, 2015 Recipes, Resources

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These 10 healthy Crock Pot recipes all look so good, and they all cost less than $1 per serving. Great meal planning resource for a frugal grocery budget!

These 10 healthy, frugal Crock Pot recipes will help you to maintain your grocery budget. These frugal slow cooker recipes are great for meal planning.
These 10 healthy Crock Pot recipes all look so good, and they all cost less than $1 per serving. Great meal planning resource for a frugal grocery budget!DisclosureThe Crock Pot was a brilliant invention. Nobody wants to cook dinner when they’re hungry and the people around them are cranky. Making dinner with a slow cooker allows you to prepare the meal ahead of time when the pressure of 6 p.m. is still far off.

We all want to keep our food budgets within reason, and the slow cooker is a great resource for keeping homemade dinners affordable. These 10 healthy Crock Pot recipes each cost less than $1 per serving to make. By adding just one of these recipes to your meal plan each week, you’ll be able to bring down your grocery spending.

Many of these recipes yield 8 servings, so a family of four can get a backup meal by making them. Having a well-stocked freezer is the best defense against caving in and ordering take-out for dinner.

Frugal Crock Pot Recipes

 

Crockpot-Quinoa-Chili rfrd

Quinoa Chili $.87 per serving

crock-pot-salsa-chicken rfrd

Crock Pot Salsa Chicken $.79 per serving

best crockpot chili rfrd

Best Crock Pot Chili $.57 per serving

corn chowder rfrdCorn Chowder $.69 per serving

black bean soup rfrdBlack Bean Soup $.40 per serving

White-Bean-Soup rfrdWhite Bean Soup $.80 per serving

tomato-Parmesan-slow-cooker-soup rfrdTomato Parmesan Slow Cooker Soup $.94 per serving

split pea soup rfrdSplit Pea Soup $.90 per serving

Slow-Cooker-Greek-Lentil-Soup rfrdGreek Lentil Soup $.70 per serving

refried beans rfrdRefried Beans and Brown Rice $.46 per serving

Healthy Crock Pot Recipes Price Breakdowns

I used my price chart to evaluate the cost per serving for most of these recipes. Your costs will vary, but this gives you a sense of the prices you can expect to pay for these recipes.

My price chart includes some organic ingredients and some conventional ingredients. Even if you upgrade to all organic ingredients, your cost per serving won’t go much above $1. If you grow some of your own produce, your costs will come down quite a bit for many of these recipes.

For more frugal dinner recipes, don’t miss my post with 30 healthy dinner recipes that cost less than $1 per serving.

What are your favorite frugal, healthy Crock Pot recipes? Please share them in the comments.

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  1. Amy Leary says

    January 12, 2015 at 10:43 pm

    Thank you, thank you Annemarie! Can’t wait to try them all. Just seeing this today after coming back for your taco seasoning tonight. Grateful for you.

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    • Annemarie says

      January 13, 2015 at 6:39 am

      Thank you, Amy! I’m trying the tomato parmesan soup tonight. Let me know if you get any new favorites from this list.

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  2. mealplanmaven says

    January 8, 2015 at 7:53 pm

    What a fabulous collection of crockpot recipes! So many wonderful choices to enjoy all winter long

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  3. Sarah Grace says

    January 8, 2015 at 1:55 pm

    LOVE crockpots. That quinoa chili looks great!!
    xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.

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  4. thespicyrd says

    January 8, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    I haven’t used my slow cooker much this fall/winter, but you’ve definitely inspired me with all these yummy recipes! I think they might cost a little more to make here in San Diego b/c of our sunshine tax :-), but STILL very economical-love it! Now to decide which recipe to start with…

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    • Annemarie says

      January 8, 2015 at 12:17 pm

      Sunshine tax! I love it.

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  5. Amanda @ The Wholesome Dish says

    January 8, 2015 at 9:31 am

    This is a great idea! I love crock pot cooking. I never thought about how inexpensive it can be to make big meals.

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    • Annemarie says

      January 8, 2015 at 9:36 am

      Thanks, Amanda. I love cooking in bulk to get the most bang for my buck. Added bonus – less time cooking!

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  6. Annemarie says

    January 8, 2015 at 9:29 am

    Thanks! Big credit card bills after the holidays, right? 🙂

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  7. debi says

    January 8, 2015 at 8:26 am

    I love the slow cooker! And, inexpensive slow cooker is even better! Thanks for the list! And, thanks for including my Tomato Parmesan Soup. Wishing you a happy and healthy new year!

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    • Annemarie says

      January 8, 2015 at 9:28 am

      Thanks, Debi! I can’t wait to try that soup.

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