Healthy Meals on a Budget

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These 20 healthy meals on a budget are easy, delicious recipes that will keep your grocery costs down. These frugal dinners each cost less than $5, and you can make all 20 of them for less than $80!

Grocery prices are on the rise, but that shouldn’t be an excuse to get takeout. If you want to save money, one of the best ways to trim your budget is to make homemade food.

There are so many easy, delicious recipes that use affordable ingredients. Beans, lentils, eggs, and fresh vegetables can be the building blocks to the perfect frugal meal plan. Keeping meat to a minimum while enjoying it as a complement to a veggie-based meal is a great approach to healthy, frugal eating.

If you’re not sure where to start with managing homemade dinners, you’ll want to read my book, Conquering Your Kitchen. It has everything you need to plan meals, shop, and cook real food with confidence. Add a few of the meals below to your meal plan and watch your savings account grow.

Healthy Meals on a Budget

These 20 recipes each cost less than $5 for four servings. You could actually make four servings of all 20 recipes for less than $80!

The prices listed below are the costs for 4 servings. Many of the recipes make more than four servings, and serving amounts are indicated on the individual recipe pages. Most of the ingredient prices can be found in my price chart. Your prices may vary a bit from what I pay, but this will give you some new ideas for healthy meals on a budget.