The internet is a great place to find recipes, but despite all of the content built around cooking, not very many articles actually provide a detailed look at how much each meal costs to make. We’ve scoured the web and chosen 10 frugal recipes that include price breakdowns. Obviously, food prices are constantly changing, so the prices aren’t always totally accurate, but they at least provide a ballpark figure for what you can expect the mal to cost.
This delicious sounding recipe not only comes cheap it also doesn’t require all that much effort. Essentially, you just mix a few ingredients together, pop it in the slow cooker, come back 8-9 hours later and Voila, you’ve got yourself a meal.
This recipe comes at you for less than $3, or at least that’s a rough estimate depending on how much chicken costs in your area and whether you spring for free range. Regardless, you can’t go wrong at that price point, even if it doesn’t include sides.
This one requires quiet a few ingredients, but it checks in at approximately $2 per serving, takes only 20 minutes to complete and appears to be mighty tasty. Add all of that up and you’ve got quite the impressive frugal meal combination.
Coming in at just $0.74 per serving, this recipe looks like a real winner. Throw in the fact it’s ready in about a half hour and that it’s the type of meal which generally reheats very nicely and it definitely seems worth a try.
The author who wrote about this recipe, Cynthia, does admit that you have to use chicken thights with the skin and bones still attached to get this recipe under the $5 mark, but that’s well worth it when you consider the savings.
This one is a little bit on the pricier side at $19 and does require a bit more work than some others, but it’s also a more robust meal that serves four people and has fancier ingredients. Certainly worth some consideration.
It is clearly stated that this recipe is for lunch, but hey, it might work for dinner sometime, too, if you aren’t very hungry one night. There are quite a few steps involved (21 in all) but at only $0.39 per serving, the definitely pays off.
It’s amazing a recipe list has gotten this far without a mention of bacon yet. This doozie of a meal figures to make both your stomach and your wallet happy. It costs only $3.47 and doesn’t take more than a handful of ingredients.
Spicy Quinoa With Kidney Beans, Corn & Lime
If you haven’t tried quinoa yet, you really don’t know what you are missing. The grain is not only healthy for you, but actually tastes pretty good as well. It’s also surprisingly affordable as this blogger points out.
Spaghetti, French Bread & Green Beans
This is a good old fashioned spaghetti recipe with a twist in the form of green beans. The best part of it all? You can make it for less than $5 and do it within a few minutes.
