Craving a delightful meal without breaking the bank? Explore these economical dinner suggestions that let you relish scrumptious flavors while keeping your wallet intact. Opt for recipes featuring basic pantry staples for a budget-friendly and satisfying dining experience. Give these affordable options a try to make your meals both delicious and easy on your budget.
Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki
Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki thighs are the easiest weeknight recipe ever. The teriyaki sauce is easily made with only a few ingredients and gluten-free. Quick and easy instant pot pressure cooker dinners are the best!
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Soy Glazed Chicken Thighs
Soy-Glazed Chicken Thighs have the juiciest and most tender meat under a wonderfully crispy chicken skin. This family favorite comfort food has only 4 basic ingredients, plus the chicken thighs.
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Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
This easy instant pot chicken tortilla soup is loaded with spicy flavors and tender shredded chicken. Ready in under 30 minutes! {gluten free}
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Creamy Chicken Ramen Bowl
This easy Creamy Chicken Ramen is absolutely delicious and simply made with pantry staples, veggies, and Campbell's Creamy Chicken Soup.
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Tortellini Soup With Sausage
This creamy Tortellini Soup with Sausage will warm your soul on a cold fall night. Easy to make in less than 30 minutes and a family hit for sure.
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Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli
Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli is loaded with tender beef and a sauce that is full of flavor. Made gluten free and super easy in the Instant Pot.
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Thai Basil Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These Thai Basil Chicken Lettuce Wraps are packed with flavor and nutrition. It's an easy gluten-free meal made in under 30 minutes with mostly pantry staples and a few fresh ingredients like ground chicken and fresh basil. Top with your favorite Asian-inspired spices, and you have a healthy and delicious meal the whole family will love.
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Hamburger Soup
This easy hamburger soup is packed with lean ground beef, fresh vegetables, and a savory broth. It's not only delicious but also incredibly nutritious.
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Instant Pot Taco Soup
This gluten free Instant Pot Taco Soup will warm your bones. It's full of beans, corn and fire roasted tomatoes. It's made quickly with pantry staples.
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Mexican Tortilla Casserole
Mexican Tortilla Casserole is layers of seasoned ground turkey, tender tortillas and melted cheese. It's an easy, family friendly dinner!
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Minestrone Soup
This Minestrone Soup will warm your bones from the inside out. It's packed with fall seasonal vegetables and has layers of warm flavors. The quinoa adds a little boost of protein. (gluten free, with vegan option)
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Beef Yaki Udon Noodle Stir Fry
Beef yaki udon is a tasty noodle stir fry you can make in less than 30 minutes. Try this easy udon recipe if you're looking for a simple Japanese dish with beef and noodles. You can make the entire thing in one wok, and since it has meat, vegetables and noodles, you don't even need to come up with side dishes.
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Taco Casserole
Best taco casserole recipe! This flavorful casserole is made with pantry staples. Includes vegetarian and freezer meal version directions.
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Copycat Ikea Swedish Meatballs Recipe
A good Swedish meatball recipe with a creamy gravy means you can avoid the Ikea crowds and make them yourself at home. And you can put these together without a complicated diagram or having two screws left over at the end!
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Skillet Tilapia With Tomatoes
Quick, easy and full of healthy veggies this Skillet Tilapia with Tomatoes is a win for a busy night. {gluten free, paleo, whole 30}
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Skillet Chicken With Feta, Sun-Dried Tomatoes And Olives
This Skillet Chicken with Feta, Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Olives is a quick and easy way to spice up your weeknight chicken.
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Ground Chicken Stir Fry with Rice Noodles
This gluten-free Ground Chicken Stir Fry with Rice Noodles is a flavorful recipe that is ready in just 30 minutes!
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Easy Skillet Mediterranean Chicken Recipe
Easy Skillet Mediterranean Chicken makes a great healthy dinner any night of the week yet it's dressy enough for weekend entertaining!
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Spicy Cajun Shrimp Skillet (15 Minute Dinner!)
Spicy Cajun Shrimp Skillet is about to become your new favorite quick & easy dinner recipe. It's ready in 15 minutes and super healthy! Guten-free & Whole30
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Italian Meatball Marinara Subs
The combination of a toasted brioche bun, homemade beef and pork meatballs and amazing marinara sauce is hard to beat. This is an easy weeknight meal which sounds like comfort food but is actually quite nutritious.
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Air Fryer Steak Kabobs
Air Fryer Steak Kabobs are the perfect delicious dinner! Made with steak, onion, and bell peppers. You'll love these healthy kabobs, made in just 10 minutes!
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Frozen Chicken Breasts in the Air Fryer
A juicy chicken breast is guaranteed to become your new favorite dinner staple. From freezer to air fryer with no thawing time in between, the frozen chicken breasts cooks beautifully. Every mouthful is deliciously browned, tender, and juicy.
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Frozen Meatballs in Air Fryer
Frozen Meatballs cooked in an air fryer - taste like you spent hours in the kitchen making them, but in reality, they're really simple to prepare. On the outside, they are crispy and flavorful, while on the inside, they are savory, juicy, and tender.
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Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Breast with Garlic Herb Butter
This cast iron skillet chicken is super easy to make, perfectly seasoned golden brown chicken that is tender and juicy and goes perfectly with any side dish!
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Creamy Pesto Pasta
This creamy pesto pasta is perfect for busy weeknights, it comes together in 30 minutes and is creamy, herby, savory, and delicious.
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Easy, Cheesy 5-Ingredient Pizza Pasta Bake
This incredibly quick and easy pizza pasta bake is an absolute lifesaver on busy nights! It'll be in the oven in no time flat - you can even mix it all up right in the pan (and you don't even have to precook the pasta)! So cheesy and full of great pizza flavors!
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Sheet Pan Chicken and Brussels Sprouts
If you're looking for an easy dinner when you've had a busy day, look no further. This Sheet Pan Chicken and Brussel Sprouts is a no-brainer winner of a chicken dinner that will please even the pickiest eaters in your house.
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Instant Pot Lentil Soup
This healthy, filling, warming, and delicious comfort food comes together quickly in your pressure cooker. Lentil soup is also easy on the wallet. Most lentils are affordable and readily accessible in all grocery stores, and you probably have the remaining ingredients in your pantry or refrigerator.
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Gluten-Free Kung Pao Chicken
Bursting with flavor and beyond easy to make, this Gluten-Free Kung Pao Chicken is a healthier twist on your favorite take-out dish. The perfect combination of salty and sweet, this savory recipe is sure to become your new weeknight staple.
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Easy 5-ingredient Caprese Chicken
This Easy 5-ingredient Caprese Chicken is everything you want in a one-pan meal. It's wholesome, healthy, delicious, hearty, total comfort food, and a family favorite. The best part is this gluten-free dinner recipe has only 5 ingredients and is made in one pan.
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Easy Chicken Pho
This Easy Chicken Pho can be made in under 30 minutes and is loaded with garlic, ginger, and anise flavors. A great option for quick, inexpensive dinners.
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Keto Air Fryer Chicken Thighs
Keto Air Fryer Chicken Thighs are perfectly seasoned and cooked to their optimal crispiness in the air fryer. They are perfect for weekly meal prep and taste great the next day.
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Roasted Clementine Five Spice Chicken
This Roasted Clementine Five Spice Chicken is easy to prepare and can be on the table in less than 30 minutes. The Chinese five-spice powder makes this chicken so flavorful, your whole family will love it.
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Pineapple Grilled Chicken Skewers
Dust off those grills and try these Pineapple Grilled Chicken Skewers for a healthy, gluten-free dish at your next cookout. The marinade has only 4 ingredients.
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Mediterranean Skillet Chicken with Greens
Try this hearty, healthy Mediterranean Skillet Chicken with Greens. It's packed with nutritious vegetables and sprinkled with spices to liven it up a bit. It's a filling meal that can be prepped on Sunday and eaten all week!
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Copycat Panera Bread 10 Vegetable Soup
This Copycat Panera Bread 10 Vegetable Soup is comforting, spicy, and loaded with vegetables. It's easy to make in around thirty minutes, and I've made it gluten-free! Bring on the comfort food.
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