Budget-Friendly Meals recipes Page 3

Filling dinners and sides built on inexpensive staples like ground beef, potatoes, rice, beans and pantry cheese. Casseroles lead the way, from hamburger cheesy casserole and unstuffed pepper casserole to cottage pie with mashed potato on top. Slow cooker pot roast and Mississippi pot roast turn tougher, cheaper cuts of beef into tender meals that feed a crowd.

Soups such as split pea, broccoli cheese and ground beef vegetable stretch a few ingredients across several bowls. Use-it-up ideas like fridge-raid quiche and savory bread pudding put leftovers and stale bread to work. Check the serving counts to match a recipe to your household, and pick a slow cooker dish when you want to buy cheaper cuts and leave dinner unattended.