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Cheap Dinner Recipes

October 10, 2022 By Hadley Maxwell Leave a Comment

Looking for cheap dinner recipes? We’ve rounded up 26 delicious and downright cheap dinner recipes your family will love.

26 Deliciously Cheap Dinner Recipes

As we all know, eating out is one of the most expensive things you can do, but sometimes buying groceries for large families can get pricey too. That, coupled with the fact that the price of simple ingredients, such as ground beef, are going up has caused us to look for, how shall we say this, cheaper alternatives. Below are 26 recipes that cost less than $10 to make. Enjoy!

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1. Meatball Sub Bubble Up Bake

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Quick, easy and so tasty your kids will ask for seconds, thirds and maybe even fourths.

image via Life With The Crust Cut Off

2. Oven Roasted Ratatouille

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image via Budget Bytes

This is one of our favorite recipes in this list as it looks and sounds gourmet, but is oh so cheap to make!

3. Summer Harvest Salad

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image via Poor Girl Eats Well

4. Black Bean & Chili

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Looking for something satisfying and comforting?

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5. Shrimp Fra Diavolo

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Watch out, because this shrimp ain’t playing around.

image via Kitchen Snaps

Eater beware, this recipe is not for the faint of heart.

6. Individual Chicken Pot Pies

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Whoever said sharing is caring has never had one of these pot pies.

image via Pillsbury

7. Baked Potato Pizza

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Pizza is always a great dinner option.

image via Pillsbury

8. Biscuit Calzones & Pizza

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2015 will be the year of the calzone! We’ve already called it!

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9. Mini Bacon & Egg Tarts

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NEVER will you hear us say that breakfast for dinner is a bad thing.

image via First Look Then Cook

In our humble opinion, breakfast for dinner is never a bad idea.

10. Cheater Korean Beef

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Half the price with all of the flavor.

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11. Stovetop Spinach Mac & Cheese

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Sure, this is one way of getting your greens in.

image via Alida’s Kitchen

12. Grown Up Grilled Cheese Sammies

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13. Garlic Butter Asparagus Orzo Pasta

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Healthy, easy and cheap to make – we’re sold!

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14. Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs

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Crispy chicken tenders with sweet honey garlic sauce makes for a very happy us.

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Who needs restaurant wings when you’ve got these bad boys?

15. Black Bean Burger Dinner

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A healthy, protein-rich meal for less than $3!

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16. Kimchi Fried Rice

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Travel the world in 80 plates.

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17. Slow Cooker Taco Soup

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This recipe is perfect for busy families!

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18. Sour Cream Rice Bake

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This hearty meal is made with simple ingredients you already have in your pantry!

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19. Easy Beef & Cheese Enchiladas

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Don’t forget the chips and guac!

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20. Easy Vegetable Lo Mein

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Full of flavor and super simple to put together!

image via Kicking It With Kelly

21. Pasta Carbonara with Leeks & Sun Dried Tomatoes

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Serve this to guests and no one will know it costs less than $10 to make!

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22. Spaghetti & Meatballs

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Sometimes, all you want is a classic, heartwarming dish.

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A classic is a classic for a reason.

23. Weeknight Chicken Stir-Fry

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An easy dish to throw together with whatever’s in your fridge!

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24. Loaded Vegetable Soup

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The dinner of champions.

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25. Sweet Ham & Swiss Sliders

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We’ll take 6, please.

image via Double The Batch

26. Brown Sugar BBQ Meatballs

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