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    Home » Budget Recipes

    Budget Recipes

    At Good Cheap Eats, eating well is important to us, but not at the cost of our financial health. Happily, we don't have to compromise. Cooking at home can be easy as well as delicious!

    Wanna know a secret to saving? Cook meals you love so you won't be tempted by take-out and cook extra to freeze so you can always take a night off cooking when you need it.

    overhead shot of black bowl of vegan baked oatmeal with raspberries and almond milk with a spoon immersed.

    Vegan Baked Oatmeal with Raspberries (52 cents/serving)

    slices of pumpkin bread laid out on parchment paper on black cutting board.

    Vegan Pumpkin Bread

    vegan muffins in black muffin papers stacked on top in a single stack.

    Vegan Muffins with Pears (15 cents each!)

    stack of four chocolate coconut bars on a square white plate.

    Chocolate Coconut Bars (40 cents/ea)

    chocolate cookie crumbs in bowl of food processor fitted with metal blade.

    How to Make Oreo Chocolate Cookie Crumbs

    close up of apple cinnamon muffin in striped paper cooling on silver wire rack on black table.

    Apple Cinnamon Muffins (16 cents each!)

    graham cracker crust in brown pie plate on work table.

    Graham Cracker Pie Crust Recipe

    platter with breakfast cake cut into wedges next to dishes with slices on them with forks as well as a pitcher of orange juice and a vase of flowers on the table.

    Raspberry Breakfast Cake (30 cents/serving)

    piece of chicken held in black chopsticks over square white plate of chicken stir fry on bed of rice.

    Easy Chicken Stir Fry

    adding the beans, chiles, tomatoes, and pork and onion mixture to the crockpot.

    50+ Cheap Crock Pot Meals You’ll Actually Love

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    Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins (19 cents each!)

    pumpkin scones stacked on white square plate on black table top.

    Pumpkin Scones (27 cents each!)

    pumpkin biscotti resting on a cup of espresso on saucer with demitasse spoon.

    Pumpkin Biscotti (6 cents each!)

    close up of pasta salad with tortellini in black bowl.

    Pasta Salad with Tortellini

    six pumpkin biscuits on parchment paper in air fryer basket.

    Air Fryer Pumpkin Biscuits (20 cents each)

    croutons on spinach salad as well as in small jar next to salad bowl, with dressing and fork on table nearby.

    Homemade Croutons for Salad or Soup (18 cents/cup)

    square of apple pie on white plate topped with whipped cream.

    Slab Apple Pie with Easy Crumb Topping

    close-up of waffles stacked on a plate topped with whipped cream and blueberries.

    Whole Grain Cornbread Waffles (52 cents each)

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