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20 Best Cheap and Easy Dinner Ideas On A Budget to Try Tonight

You don't have to break the bank to enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal. Check out these 20 budget-friendly dinner ideas that will leave you satisfied and your wallet intact.
By Anna at SideChef
April 2, 2018
20 Best Cheap and Easy Dinner Ideas On A Budget to Try Tonight
20 Best Cheap and Easy Dinner Ideas On A Budget to Try Tonight
Anna at SideChef
Content Creator. Bitten by curiosity bug. Obsessed with words. Fuelled by coffee. Powered by Google. Love cheese, chocolate, and cherries. Don’t judge your taco by its price.
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Content Creator. Bitten by curiosity bug. Obsessed with words. Fuelled by coffee. Powered by Google. Love cheese, chocolate, and cherries. Don’t judge your taco by its price.

Cooking On A Budget Is Easy

After a hard day of work or study, nothing is more satisfying than coming home to a tasty dinner. While a dish of fresh-caught wild Alaskan salmon over organic wild quinoa and morel mushrooms from Whole Foods is divine, student budgets and family bank accounts would beg to differ.

Luckily, good food doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Here are some delicious easy dinner ideas that will satisfy your taste buds without draining your bank account!

Taiwanese Pork Chop

LOW-FAT•PEANUT-FREE

Taiwanese Pork Chop

Local Adventurer

Spring Pesto Pasta

EASY•PEANUT-FREE

Spring Pesto Pasta with Peas

Wok and Gong

Pizza Pasta Bake

EASY•PEANUT-FREE

Pizza Pasta Bake

Pip & Ebby

Cheap and Easy Garlic Butter Dinner Rolls

EASY•LOW-FAT

5-Minute Garlic Butter Dinner Roll

SideChef

Teriyaki Chicken

EASY•LOW-FAT

Teriyaki Chicken

Wok & Skillet

BBQ Roasted Cauliflower Bowl

EASY•LOW-FAT

6-Ingredient BBQ Roasted Cauliflower Bowl

SideChef

Stir Fried Tomato and Egg

EASY•PEANUT-FREE

Stir-Fried Tomato and Scrambled Eggs

SideChef

Spanish Beans With Tomato and Onion

EASY•LOW-FAT

Spanish Beans with Tomato and Onions

Spain on a Fork

Jalapeno Mac and Cheese

EASY•PEANUT-FREE

Jalapeño Mac and Cheese with Scallions

Feed Me Phoebe

Cheddar Chicken Broccoli Casserole

EASY•LOW-FAT

Easy Cheddar Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Buy This Cook That

Weeknight Butter Chicken

PEANUT-FREE•TREE NUT-FREE

Weeknight Butter Chicken

Macheesmo

Hearty Mushroom Soup

LOW-FAT•PEANUT-FREE

Hearty Hungarian Mushroom Soup

A Hint of Rosemary

Baked Chicken and Rice

PEANUT-FREE•TREE NUT-FREE

Baked Chicken and Rice

Simply Mamá Cooks

Lentil Curry Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

LOW-FAT•PEANUT-FREE

Vegan Lentil Curry Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Lemons and Basil

Potato and Mushroom Enchiladas

EASY•PEANUT-FREE

Potato and Mushroom Enchiladas

SideChef

Eggplant Parmigiana

LOW-FAT•PEANUT-FREE

Eggplant Parmigiana

Vodka & Biscuits

Fried Calzone

LOW-FAT•PEANUT-FREE

Fried Calzone with Ham and Mozzerella

Vincenzo's Plate

Sweet and Sour Chicken

LOW-FAT•PEANUT-FREE

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Vodka & Biscuits

Vegetable Fried Rice

EASY•LOW-FAT

Vegetable Fried Rice

Chef Savvy

Baked Ziti With Hot Italian Sausage

PEANUT-FREE•TREE NUT-FREE

Baked Ziti with Hot Italian Sausage

Alexandra's Kitchen

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