New<> this month

Budget Cooking Recipes

Learn how to feed your family and stretch your budget with these inexpensive recipes.

Follow to get the latest budget cooking recipes, articles and more!

Most Made Today

Fast Chicken Over Black Beans and Rice Recipe - Keep black beans, a couple of cooked chicken breasts, rice, and a few other ingredients on hand so you can make this quick Mexican-inspired chicken dish anytime. Use your choice of cheese.

Recipe of the Day

Fast Chicken Over Black Beans and Rice

Keep black beans, a couple of cooked chicken breasts, rice, and a few other ingredients on hand so you can make this quick Mexican-inspired chicken dish anytime. Use your choice of cheese.

By Redhead

One-Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - Ready in 20 minutes, this ground beef stroganoff is one pot full of creamy, tender beef and egg noodles dressed up in an easy spice mixture.

One-Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff

Ready in 20 minutes, this ground beef stroganoff is one pot full of creamy, tender beef and egg noodles dressed up in an easy spice mixture.

By rural chef

ADVERTISEMENT

Four-Ingredient Red Curry Chicken Recipe - This Thai red curry chicken with just 4 ingredients is quick, easy, and budget-friendly, sweetened with coconut cream for huge flavor!

Four-Ingredient Red Curry Chicken

This Thai red curry chicken with just 4 ingredients is quick, easy, and budget-friendly, sweetened with coconut cream for huge flavor!

By Culinary Envy

Videos to Watch

One Pan Orecchiette Pasta

Italian Chicken Skillet

Simple Hamburger Stroganoff

Restaurant Style Mac and Cheese

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

Cast Iron Honey-Sriracha Glazed Chicken with Roasted Root Vegetables Recipe - Use your cast iron pan to cook up chicken with a sweet-spicy sriracha glaze with butter and lime, accompanied by roasted root vegetables.

Cast Iron Honey-Sriracha Glazed Chicken with Roasted Root Vegetables

Use your cast iron pan to cook up chicken with a sweet-spicy sriracha glaze with butter and lime, accompanied by roasted root vegetables.

By Willpio

Slow Cooker Spanish Rice Recipe - This one-dish meal of spicy beef and rice is quick to put together. Just brown ground beef before adding it to the slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Spanish Rice

This one-dish meal of spicy beef and rice is quick to put together. Just brown ground beef before adding it to the slow cooker.

By CHILLIE72

Chef John's Spaghetti al Tonno Recipe and Video - This recipe for spaghetti with tuna is quick, easy, and has all the rich flavor of a classic meat sauce. It's ready in less than an hour!

Chef John's Spaghetti al Tonno

This recipe for spaghetti with tuna is quick, easy, and has all the rich flavor of a classic meat sauce. It's ready in less than an hour!

By Chef John

Egg and Potato Curry Recipe - This flavor-packed recipe for hard-cooked eggs and potatoes in a spicy gravy makes a great vegetarian meal for two. Serve hot, with thickly sliced bread on the side.

Egg and Potato Curry

This flavor-packed recipe for hard-cooked eggs and potatoes in a spicy gravy makes a great vegetarian meal for two. Serve hot, with thickly sliced bread on the side.

By sunwind

ADVERTISEMENT

Slow Cooker Lentil and Ham Soup Recipe - Come home at the end of the day to a richly spiced broth filled with lentils, ham and veggies. Pair it up with cornmeal muffins and you have a great meal!

Slow Cooker Lentil and Ham Soup

Come home at the end of the day to a richly spiced broth filled with lentils, ham and veggies. Pair it up with cornmeal muffins and you have a great meal!

By queendiva1

Rich Pasta for the Poor Kitchen Recipe - A quick, simple pasta tossed with butter, parsley, and Parmesan cheese means you probably won't even have to go to the store! Try adding summer vine-ripened tomatoes for extra fresh flavor and flair.

Rich Pasta for the Poor Kitchen

A quick, simple pasta tossed with butter, parsley, and Parmesan cheese means you probably won't even have to go to the store! Try adding summer vine-ripened tomatoes for extra fresh flavor and flair.

By VAMPYRELADY

Banana Banana Bread Recipe and Video - This banana bread recipe is moist and delicious, with loads of banana flavor. It's wonderful toasted!

Banana Banana Bread

This banana bread recipe is moist and delicious, with loads of banana flavor. It's wonderful toasted!

By Shelley Albeluhn

Good Old Fashioned Pancakes Recipe and Video - Make delicious, fluffy pancakes from scratch. This recipe uses 7 ingredients you probably already have.

Good Old Fashioned Pancakes

Make delicious, fluffy pancakes from scratch. This recipe uses 7 ingredients you probably already have.

By dakota kelly

Broiled Tilapia Parmesan Recipe and Video - Flavorful recipe for this farm raised fish that is easy and done in minutes! The fish is broiled with a creamy cheese coating for an impressive flavor and texture.

Broiled Tilapia Parmesan

Flavorful recipe for this farm raised fish that is easy and done in minutes! The fish is broiled with a creamy cheese coating for an impressive flavor and texture.

By Phoebe

Baked Ziti I Recipe and Video - Spaghetti sauce and three kinds of Italian cheeses make a surprisingly quick and budget-friendly baked ziti that's perfect for a weeknight meal.

Baked Ziti I

Spaghetti sauce and three kinds of Italian cheeses make a surprisingly quick and budget-friendly baked ziti that's perfect for a weeknight meal.

By Colleen B. Smith

Baked Teriyaki Chicken Recipe and Video - A spicy, homemade teriyaki of soy sauce, cider vinegar, ginger and garlic enlivens chicken thighs or pieces. Easy to double for a large group.

Baked Teriyaki Chicken

A spicy, homemade teriyaki of soy sauce, cider vinegar, ginger and garlic enlivens chicken thighs or pieces. Easy to double for a large group.

By Marian Collins

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup Recipe and Video - A hearty combination of beans, corn, tomatoes, and taco seasonings, slow cooked with shredded chicken. Top each bowl with Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips. Made mostly of canned ingredients, this tasty soup lets the slow cooker do the work so you don't have to!

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

A hearty combination of beans, corn, tomatoes, and taco seasonings, slow cooked with shredded chicken. Top each bowl with Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips. Made mostly of canned ingredients, this tasty soup lets the slow cooker do the work so you don't have to!

By RaisinKane aka Patti

Sloppy Joes II Recipe and Video - Ground beef, onion, green pepper, and ketchup are seasoned with garlic powder and sweetened with brown sugar to make this hearty meat filling. Serve on hamburger buns.

Sloppy Joes II

Ground beef, onion, green pepper, and ketchup are seasoned with garlic powder and sweetened with brown sugar to make this hearty meat filling. Serve on hamburger buns.

By Tamara

Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe and Video - A quick, no-fuss version of chicken tortilla soup! All you do is put everything into the slow cooker, and turn it on. Then garnish with baked corn tortilla strips!

Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

A quick, no-fuss version of chicken tortilla soup! All you do is put everything into the slow cooker, and turn it on. Then garnish with baked corn tortilla strips!

By Elena

Salsa Chicken Recipe and Video - Chicken seasoned with taco seasoning and topped with salsa, then baked.

Salsa Chicken

Chicken seasoned with taco seasoning and topped with salsa, then baked.

By Faye

Chicken Enchiladas II Recipe and Video - No tomatoes in this recipe for chicken enchiladas, just a satisfying cheese and chicken filling with a creamy sauce over all. Kids love these and it's a great way to use leftover chicken.

Chicken Enchiladas II

No tomatoes in this recipe for chicken enchiladas, just a satisfying cheese and chicken filling with a creamy sauce over all. Kids love these and it's a great way to use leftover chicken.

By teppij

Braised Balsamic Chicken Recipe and Video - Rich, slightly sweet balsamic vinegar intensifies the flavors of tomato and herbs in this chicken saute.

Braised Balsamic Chicken

Rich, slightly sweet balsamic vinegar intensifies the flavors of tomato and herbs in this chicken saute.

By MOONANDBACK

ADVERTISEMENT

Roast Sticky Chicken-Rotisserie Style Recipe and Video - Ever wish you could get that restaurant-style rotisserie chicken at home? Well, with minimal preparation and about 5 hours' cooking time, you can!

Roast Sticky Chicken-Rotisserie Style

Ever wish you could get that restaurant-style rotisserie chicken at home? Well, with minimal preparation and about 5 hours' cooking time, you can!

By Sue Rogers

Rosemary Ranch Chicken Kabobs Recipe and Video - This rosemary ranch chicken recipe is so delicious, tender, and juicy the chicken will melt in your mouth.

Rosemary Ranch Chicken Kabobs

This rosemary ranch chicken recipe is so delicious, tender, and juicy the chicken will melt in your mouth.

By Theresa Spencer

Salisbury Steak Recipe and Video - Seasoned ground beef patties are browned and simmered in a savory onion soup sauce to make this easy and comforting salisbury steak dinner.

Salisbury Steak

Seasoned ground beef patties are browned and simmered in a savory onion soup sauce to make this easy and comforting salisbury steak dinner.

By Kelly Berenger

Sweet, Sticky and Spicy Chicken Recipe and Video - This delicious dish uses skinless boneless chicken breasts cooked in a gingery, spicy, soy sauce. It's great as an appetizer or as a main dish served with rice and a veggie.

Sweet, Sticky and Spicy Chicken

This delicious dish uses skinless boneless chicken breasts cooked in a gingery, spicy, soy sauce. It's great as an appetizer or as a main dish served with rice and a veggie.

By katemartinodotcom

J.P.'s Big Daddy Biscuits Recipe and Video - Homemade fluffy biscuits are easy to make with this simple recipe using plenty of baking powder to help create giant biscuits. Serve with gravy or butter and jam.

J.P.'s Big Daddy Biscuits

Homemade fluffy biscuits are easy to make with this simple recipe using plenty of baking powder to help create giant biscuits. Serve with gravy or butter and jam.

By John Pickett

Fluffy French Toast Recipe and Video - This French toast recipe is different because it uses flour. I have given it to some friends and they've all liked it better than the French toast they usually make!

Fluffy French Toast

This French toast recipe is different because it uses flour. I have given it to some friends and they've all liked it better than the French toast they usually make!

By Bonnie Molleston

Waffles I Recipe and Video - Made-from-scratch waffles are ready in less than 30 minutes with this basic waffle recipe.

Waffles I

Made-from-scratch waffles are ready in less than 30 minutes with this basic waffle recipe.

By OneShyOfABunch

Easy Slow Cooker French Dip Recipe and Video - For an easy French dip sandwich, this slow cooker French dip recipe uses rump roast slowly simmered in beef broth, onion soup, and beer.

Easy Slow Cooker French Dip

For an easy French dip sandwich, this slow cooker French dip recipe uses rump roast slowly simmered in beef broth, onion soup, and beer.

By lonwolf32

Burrito Pie Recipe and Video - Ground beef, refried beans and tomatoes are combined with chiles and taco sauce, then layered in a casserole with tortillas and cheese, and baked.

Burrito Pie

Ground beef, refried beans and tomatoes are combined with chiles and taco sauce, then layered in a casserole with tortillas and cheese, and baked.

By KATHIMC