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Slash Your Food Bill with Cheap Recipes
Do you need to slash your food bill? I've been there, more than once. I've had to track every penny and experiment with cheap cuts of meat I didn't know how to cook and new vegetables I hadn't eaten before. So I started keeping notes on our favorites recipes and writing articles on various money-saving tips and techniques.
- Read my quick start article and then explore the site for some new recipes to try.
- Get ideas for dinner for February, March and April
- Save money by packing lunches for school and work
- Save money grocery shopping
- Get tips on cooking on a budget
- Calculate the cost per serving
- Learn about home food storage so you don't have food go to waste
- Cook dried beans
- Grind your own meat and make your own meatballs, meatloaf or tacos
Featured Cheap and Easy Recipes
- Rhubarb Cobbler
- Crockpot Macaroni and Cheese
- Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
- Goulash or Slumgullion
- Shrimp and Sausage Soup
- Tahini Sauce for Falafels
- Bacon and Spinach Quiche
- Easy Pie Crust
- Reuben Sandwich
- Corned Beef (Crockpot)
- Veal Stew with Paprika
- Grandma Alice's Baked Chicken
- Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Bourbon Marinade
- Tilapia Fish Chowder
- Carrot and Cilantro Salad with Oranges
- Lemon Pepper Chicken with Artichokes
More cheap and easy recipes >>>
Get Tips on How to Grocery Shop and Plan Menus
It takes more than cheap recipes, of course. You'll need to start planning your menus, learn better ways to shop, keep track of grocery prices, and learn how to use up what you've got--but don't call them leftovers!
Just Learning to Cook? Start Here.
Here's a list of easy recipes for you. You can also:
- Use this simple menu planner
- Sit down with your grocery flyers and use this cost per serving calculator to figure out the lowest cost meat
- Make cheap cuts of meat taste great with a Crockpot Slow Cooker
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