Have you noticed grocery prices racing up? Yikes! It’s gotten crazy.
This month we’re going to be focusing on saving money on food. We kicked it off yesterday with a new Low-Cost Meals Menu. Today, I’m sharing a list of the least expensive recipes I have. Nearly all of my recipes are budget friendly, but these really counteract those rising prices.
You may notice a lot of rice, beans, pasta and eggs in this list. Basing meals on these ingredients is a great way to keep the cost low.
Main Dishes
- Bean and Bacon Soup
- Bramble Beans
- Ham and Potato Chowder
- Refried Bean Quesadillas
- Bean and Cheese Enchiladas
- Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce with Two Cheeses
- Vietnamese Style Chicken Noodle Soup
- All Veggie Vegetable Soup
- Loaded Baked Potatoes with Homemade Cheese Sauce
- Pasta Soup
- Ham, Broccoli and Cheddar Soup
- South of the Border Skillet
- Potato Soup
- Mac & Cheddar with Broccoli
- Baked Spaghetti
- Creamy Potato Soup
- Ham & Pineapple Fried Rice
- Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Lentil Tacos
- Red Sauce DiPaola
- Grandma’s Spaghetti Sauce
- Vietnam Fried Rice
- Shaker Village Tomato Soup
- Chipped Beef Gravy over Cornbread or Biscuits
- Mexican Beans and Rice
- Spaghetti with Garlic and Oil
- Egg Salad Sandwiches
- Asian Noodles with Stir Fry Veggies and Chicken
- Calico Bean Soup with Smoked Sausage
- Hamburger Vegetable Soup
- Crockpot Chicken Soup
- Corn Chowder
- Taco Soup
Breakfast for Dinner
- Western Omelette Casserole
- Scrambled Eggs, Ham and Muenster
- Scrambled Eggs and Peppers
- Garden Frittata
- Bread Eggs
- Whole Wheat Pancakes
- Whole Wheat Apple Pancakes
- Cheesy Eggs and Ham
Meal Stretchers
- Depression Era Bread
- Corn Bread
- Biscuits
- Graham Muffins
- Cornbread Muffins
- Whole Wheat Biscuits
- Hoe Cakes
- Cheddar Muffins
Desserts and Snacks
- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Snickerdoodle Muffins
- Moosehunter Cookies
- Apple Brownies
- Wacky Cake
- Apple Crinkle
- Peach Crisp in the Slow Cooker
- Apple Brown Betty Muffins
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins
- Pumpkin Muffins
- Butterscotch Cookies
- Simple Coffee Cake
- No Bake Cookies
- Amish Oatmeal Cookies
This post is linked to:
A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned Beginner Recipe Link Up











Superb round-up, Tiffany. Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful list! I am going to look at it more closely in a bit. It HAS gone expensive and it’s becoming essential to economize! Thanks!
Yummy list! I have made some of the ones you share here and enjoyed everyone. Thanks!
What a list! You’ve got me beat here!
Totally sharing this with my readers!
Great list – but many of the links are not working. Lentil tacos for instance.
Kim, thanks for pointing out the broken links. I think I’ve got them all fixed now. I’m not sure why the numbers are off though. Maybe my blog can’t count
Thanks for posting this list! We’re trying to cut back our grocery bill without using coupons to buy a lot of junk food. I’m always looking for cheap dinner ideas. A lot of these are easy too!
Thanks for this post, so useful!
I love this list. I’m already planning to try out a few of the dishes listed here.
I was thinking that for your list of desserts, maybe rice pudding would be a good addition? Most of the ingredients are just kitchen staples.