Budget Recipes – 60+ Ideas for cheap meals including easy healthy breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and desserts with low budget, super frugal ingredients.
Budget Recipes
These budget recipes have all been tried, tested and enjoyed through my 11+ years of food blogging.
I pride myself in creating recipes that are quick and easy to prepare with as few ingredients as possible, making them easy to consistently recreate time and time again.
The ingredients I choose for the recipes are also easy to find at a grocery store and as cheap and budget friendly as I can possibly get them, which is especially important during these times of rising grocery prices.
Over the years I’ve also moved on and off the keto diet, so most of the recipes are also gluten free and low carb friendly meals too. (And, here’s a full Keto Budget Meal Plan with even more tips and recipes.)
Budget Breakfast Ideas
These healthy breakfast options include a range of delicious recipes that make the most of inexpensive pantry staples like oats, eggs, bananas, frozen berries and vegetables.
- 3 Cheese Omelette
- 3 Ingredient Banana Waffles
- 7 Keto Scrambled Eggs Recipes
- 15 Dairy Free Breakfast Ideas
- Banana Bread French Toast
- Breakfast Meal Prep Boxes
- Chia Jam With Frozen Fruit
- Chocolate Baked Oats
- Chocolate Banana Oatmeal
- Chocolate Chia Pudding
- Chocolate Overnight Oats Recipe
- Cinnamon French Toast Sticks
- Easy Breakfast Burritos
- Gluten Free Banana Bread
- Green Shaksuka With Feta Cheese
- Irish Potato Pancakes
- Irish Raisin Bread
- Irish Scrambled Eggs
- Keto Overnight Oats
- Kiwi Banana Smoothie
- Pancakes With Meat
- Peanut Butter Bread
- Pizza Omelette
- Scrambled Eggs With Ricotta and Spinach
- Tuna Breakfast Scramble
- Turmeric Oatmeal
- Turmeric Scrambled Eggs
- Vegetarian Breakfast Casserole
- What To Do With Ripe Bananas
- Yogurt Smoothie
Lunch
An easy way to reduce your spend with rising food prices is to take a packed lunch to work, school or college rather than buying lunch out.
You can can make simple salads, cheese sandwiches or a warming soup with simple ingredients. Here are some budget-friendly recipes to choose from:
- 2 Minute Zoodles
- 4 Ingredient Broccoli Salad
- 7 Layer Salad
- Broccoli Quiche
- Broccoli Soup with Cheddar Cheese
- Caprese Cauliflower Salad
- Cauliflower Soup
- Creamy Corn Salad
- Easy Cucumber Salad Recipe
- High Protein Pasta Salad
- Irish Potato Soup
- Parmesan Cheese Salad
- Pesto Pasta Salad
- Root Vegetable Soup
- Simple Carrot Salad
- Spinach Risotto Recipe
- Tuna and Egg Salad
- Tuna Lettuce Wraps
- Tuna Salad
- Wild Rice Salad Recipe
Cheap Dinner Ideas
These easy weeknight meals will appeal to the entire family, including any picky eaters who will be pleased to see any of the healthy meals on the dinner table.
The recipes can be enjoyed as easy weeknight dinners, with leftovers being turned into lunches the following days to reduce food waste or popped in the freezer for a delicious meal on busy weeknights.
- 3 Ingredient Spaghetti Bolognese
- 4 Ingredient Moussaka
- 10 Quicker Than Takeaway Meals
- 15 Leftover Chicken Ideas For Dinner
- Best Ever Chicken Bake
- Broccoli Casserole
- Broccoli Tuna Casserole
- Brussel Sprouts Bake Recipe
- Cabbage Tuna Pasta
- Cheap Meat Cuts Recipes
- Cheesy Chicken Bake
- Cheesy Zucchini Casserole
- Chicken Broth With Drumsticks
- Colcannon Mash
- Creamy Tuscan Chicken
- Easy Baked Potatoes Recipe
- Easy Ground Beef Casserole
- Easy Sweet Potato Mash
- Egg Roll In A Bowl With Ground Beef
- Honey Roasted Chicken Thighs
- Irish Beef Stew Recipe
- Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage
- Irish Lamb Stew
- Mac and Cheese With Peas
- Mushroom & Cabbage Casserole
- Oven Baked Chicken Thighs Recipe
- Oxtail Soup
- Paprika Chicken Tray Bake
- Parmesan Potato Wedges
- Recipes for Leftover Cheese
- Roast Chicken With Potatoes and Carrots
- Roast Pumpkin Risotto
- Sausage Casserole
- Sausage Tray Bake
- Shepherd’s Pie With Sweet Potatoes
- Simple Pot Roast Recipe
- Smash Burger Tacos
- Sweet Corn Risotto
- Three Cheese Zucchini Bake
- Tuna Cauliflower Casserole
- Vegetarian Tortellini Soup
- Yogurt Roasted Whole Chicken Recipe
Snacks & Desserts
Homemade snacks and sweet treats are cheaper and better for you than processed, store bought treats. I believe that homemade desserts play an important role in healthy meal plans by satisfying your sweet tooth with wholesome ingredients.
I’ve shared plenty of healthy recipes for treats over the years that are always appreciated by the whole family.
You may prefer a piece of fresh fruit with plain Greek yogurt and maple syrup as a sweet treat, especially in the summer months, or make one of the following easy dessert recipes.
- 3 Ingredient Chocolate Mousse
- 3 Ingredient Fudge
- 4 Ingredient Granola Bars
- Apple Crumble
- Baked Apple Slices
- Baked Egg Custard
- Basque Burnt Cheesecake
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip
- Chocolate Custard
- Chocolate Mousse With Cream Cheese
- Chocolate Ricotta Mousse
- Chocolate Truffles
- Coconut Milk Chia Pudding
- Coconut Milk Chocolate Mousse
- Crustless Cheesecake
- Easy Lemon Curd Recipe
- Gluten Free Parsnip Bread
- Greek Yogurt Chocolate Mousse
- Greek Yogurt Chocolate Pudding
- Lemon Custard Cake
- Lemon Mousse Recipe
- Lemon Ricotta Cake
- No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
- Oat Milk Chocolate Pudding
- Peanut Butter Mousse
- Pear Crumble
- Ricotta Panna Cotta
- Strawberry Cheesecake Mousse
- Strawberry Milkshake
- Substitute For Vegetable Oil In Cake Mix
- Whipped Ricotta Dessert
Budget Recipes Videos
Here are some of the video tutorials for how to make the easy budget recipes. Hit play below or click here to watch the playlist on YouTube.
More Easy Budget Meals
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