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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.

    Jamie's spice mix in a small bowl.

    Jamie’s Spice Mix

    hand holding a turkey lettuce wrap over a platter of wraps.

    Turkey Lettuce Wraps

    grilled pork tenderloin sliced on a plate with cheesy potatoes and green beans.

    Grilled Pork Tenderloin (78 cent/serving)

    white plate of sauteed mushrooms and onions on red and white checked cloth.

    Sautéed Mushrooms and Onions (50 cents/serving)

    close up of asian cabbage salad with serving spoon in white platter.

    Asian Cabbage Salad

    coffee cake packed in plastic container with parchment as well as individual squares wrapped in plastic.

    Breakfast on the Go: A FREE Freezer Cooking Plan

    pouring milk into a bowl of gluten free granola.

    Gluten Free Granola (73 cents/serving)

    lemon poppy seed muffins cooling on a rack.

    Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins (11 cents each)

    close up of gluten-free meatballs in pot of sauce.

    Gluten-Free Meatballs Recipe (25 cents each)

    loaf of toasted frozen garlic bread, cut into slices on cutting board with scattered crumbs.

    How to Make Frozen Garlic Bread (20 cents/serving)

    stacked squares of blueberry lemon coffeecake on a plate with blueberries with glasses of milk in background.

    Blueberry Lemon Coffee Cake (37 cents/serving)

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    Zucchini Cinnamon Waffles (28 cents each!)

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    30-Minute No Bean Chili Recipe (92 cents/serving)

    lemon ice box cake on white platter with lemon slices and a slice of cake on a dish.

    Lemon Icebox Cake (98 cents/serving)

    peach yogurt popsicles in their molds in a large white bowl of peaches.

    4-Ingredient Peach Yogurt Popsicles (47 cents each)

    pair of chimichangas in baking dish topped with sauce, cheese, and chopped scallions.

    Beef Chimichanga Recipe (61 cents each)

    chicken fajita burrito cut in half with one half resting on the other, showing the cut side.

    Spicy Chicken Fajita Burritos (73 cents each)

    cut side view of hot chicken sandwich with cheese and chunks of bacon showing alongside the chicken.

    Hot Chicken Sub with Bacon (75 cents/serving)

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