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Enjoy The Budget Diet’s Recipe Index – it’s your source for frugalicious and fast recipes! These cheap and easy recipes are neatly categorized, so you can find exactly what you’re looking for. If you see an asterisk (*), these are my most popular recipes according to Google and Pinterest. Please take the time to rate any recipes you try…thanks and happy cooking!
You’ve had a crazy day, and you’re tempted to do the drive-thru for dinner…again! It’s time to start eating in, not out! This list will inspire you to start cooking again when you realize you can have dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes! I call these recipes Frugalicious & Fast! Simply click … Read more
It’s easy and budget friendly to make your own granola bars…even better, you’ll know exactly what’s in them. These homemade chewy granola bars will cost less than $2 for 18 bars. You likely have the ingredients in your pantry, so what are you waiting for? Bake a healthy lunch snack for your kids today!
The Individual Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie is a popular dessert item at many restaurants. It goes by many different names like the Pizookie at B.J.’s or Chocolate Chip Cookie Pizza at many pizza parlors. No matter what you call it, once you take that first warm, gooey bite you’ll want more! The good news … Read more
Naan (an Indian flatbread) is popping up on store shelves around the country. I’ve seen it at Target, Costco and my local grocery in the bakery aisle. I’ve decided they’re perfect for individual pizzas! Try The Budget Diet’s Pesto Naan Pizza or use your favorite pizza toppings. A Naan pizza crust is ideal for a … Read more
It’s a breakfast, it’s a dinner…it’s a Wafflewich (Waffle Sandwich), and kids love ’em! Serve my Chicken Waffle Sandwich with a fruit salad for breakfast or dinner. Not to brag, but…The Wafflewich was one of 10 finalists in the 2012 Mr. Food Ultimate Weeknight Meal Contest!
My son declares these THE BEST PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES! Peanut butter and butterscotch are an amazing combination! It’s right up there with peanut butter and chocolate!
This Chicken Taco recipe will soon be one of your favorite quick and easy dinners because it’s a crock pot Chicken Taco. It takes less than 5 minutes to put the ingredients in the crock pot, and 6 hours later you’ll have a delicious shredded chicken taco. Effortless!
Have you ever considered making your own taco seasoning? This homemade taco seasoning recipe makes the equivalent of 5 packets for a fraction of the cost!
It’s 5:00, and you have no idea what you’re serving for dinner. Does that mean leftovers again? Will your family pitch a fit if you tell them you’re serving cereal for dinner? Do you decide to blow the budget and go out for dinner, again? How about a rotisserie chicken to the rescue…it’s a busy … Read more
A couple of months ago, we moved into a temporary corporate apartment, and I arrived with a huge bag of frozen chicken breasts from Costco (my answer to a super easy supper). I typically cook my frozen chicken breasts in a crock pot or on the grill, but I was limited to a 9 x … Read more