Southwest Salad Recipe
The perfect salad to go with your Tex-Mex favorites like Chicken Enchiladas or add chicken to make it a dinner salad.
Recipes
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!
Appetizers / Snacks
- Baked Tortilla Chips (made with leftover tortillas!)
- Black Bean Salsa
- Brown Bag Popcorn
- Buffalo Turkey or Chicken Dip
- The Cheese Dip That Will Make You Famous*
- Easy Hummus Recipe
- Granola Bars
- Halloween Snack Mix
- Queso*
- Pepperoni Pizza Bites
- Pepperoni Rolls*
- Praline Brie
- Salsa
- Special Pretzels
- Texas Trash Warm Bean Dip
- Ultimate Nachos
- White Chocolate Crunch Snack Mix*
Beverages
- Alcoholic
- Non-Alcoholic
Breads
- Beer Bread
- Irish Soda Bread
- Olive Oil Bread Dipping Spice Mix
- Pizza Crusts
- Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Filling*
Breakfast / Brunch
- Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake*
- Homemade Granola
- Instant Oatmeal Packets – Make Your Own
- Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes
- Migas (poor man’s eggs!)
- Pancakes and Syrup
- Spinach Quiche
- Homemade Strawberry Jam
Salads
- Coleslaw Dressing
- Greek Spinach Salad with Homemade Dressing
- Rotisserie Chicken Salad
- Southwest Salad
- Spinach Salad with Strawberries, Peaches and Poppyseed Dressing*
Soups
- Black Bean Soup* (vegetarian)
- Chicken Chili*
- Chili
- Corn Chowder (vegetarian)
- Taco Soup (vegetarian)
- Tomato Basil Soup – a low fat version of LaMadeleines
Sandwiches
- Cajun Firecracker Sandwich
- Chicken Bruschetta Open-Faced Sandwich
- Chicken Sandwich
- Chicken Wrap
- Crock Pot Chicken Caesar Sandwiches*
- Honey Mustard Chicken Club Sandwich
- Italian Grilled Cheese Sandwich
- Pimiento Cheese
- Slow Cooker Sausage and Pepper Sandwiches
- Thanksgiving Grilled Cheese
- Tomato Sandwich
- Wafflewich
Main Dishes
- No Recipe Required Dinner Ideas
- Beef
- Burrito Bar
- Crock Pot Red Beans and Rice
- French Bread Pizza
- Taco Meat
- Poultry
- BBQ Chicken – 2 Ingredients
- BBQ Chicken Pizza*
- BBQ Turkey Pizza
- Chicken Parmesan Pizza
- Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole*
- Crock Pot Chicken Tacos*
- Crock Pot Fajitas
- Easy Chicken Enchiladas
- Easy Chicken Parmesan
- Easy Moo Shu Chicken
- How to Cook Frozen Chicken Breasts in a Crock Pot
- King Ranch Chicken
- Rotisserie Chicken – 5 Quick and Easy Dinner Ideas That Start with a Rotisserie Chicken
- Thanksgiving Shepherd’s Pie
- Pork
- BBQ Pizza
- Crock Pot BBQ
- Crock Pot Pork Carnitas Tacos*
- Pepperoni Rolls*
- Seafood
- Easy Fish Tacos with Corn Salsa
- Vegetarian
- Black Beans and Rice
- Black Bean Tart
- Burrito Bar
- Cheese and Corn Quesadilla Recipe
- Crock Pot Pinto Beans & Rice
- Fettucine Alfredo
- Lazy Day Lasagna
- Mediterranean Bowl
- Mediterranean Pizza*
- Mexican Pasta
- Mexican Pizza
- Pesto Naan Pizza
- Pesto Pasta with Cannellini Beans
- Portobello Mushroom Tacos
- Roasted Vegetable Enchiladas
- Simple Summer Pasta
- Spinach Enchiladas
- Spinach Quiche
- White Pizza
- Crock Pot
- Crock Pot BBQ
- Crock Pot Pork Carnitas Tacos*
- Crock Pot Chicken Caesar Sandwiches*
- Crock Pot Chicken Tacos*
- Crock Pot Fajitas
- Crock Pot Pinto Beans & Rice
- Crock Pot Red Beans & Rice
- Crock Pot Refried Beans
- How to Cook Beans in a Crock Pot
- How to Cook Frozen Chicken Breasts in a Crock Pot
- Slow Cooker Sausage and Pepper Sandwiches
Side Dishes
- BBQ Baked Beans
- Better Than Baked Potatoes
- Black Beans
- Crock Pot Refried Beans
- Easy Mexican Rice Recipe
- Macaroni & Cheese (quick!)
- Southern Baked Macaroni & Cheese*
- Stuffing
Desserts
- Easy Peach Cobbler
- Homemade Caramel Sauce*
- Homemade Popsicles
- Hot Fudge Sauce*
- Individual Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Pumpkin Crunch Cake (a.k.a. Pumpkin Dump Cake or Pumpkin Cobbler)
- Cakes
- Carrot Cake*
- Best Cheesecake Ever*
- Chocolate Caramel Turtle Cake
- Chocolate Kahlua Cake
- Cookie Cake
- Peanut Butter Texas Sheet Cake
- Pumpkin Cheesecake* (as good as The Cheesecake Factory!)
- Strawberry Cake (a pretty pink cake!)
- Texas Sheet Cake (chocolate cake!)
- Tres Leche
- White Texas Sheet Cake*
- Pies
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
- Cookies and Cream Pie
- Fresh Strawberry Pie Recipe
- Frozen Lemonade Pie*
- Fudge Pie*
- Key Lime Pie*
- Key Lime Tarts
Cookies & Candy
- Best Fudge Recipe
- Brownie Bites
- Brownie Mix
- Butterscotch Peanut Butter Cookies – The Best Peanut Butter Cookie*
- Candy Corn Haystacks
- Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies – THE BEST!*
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies*
- Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies
- Chris’ Outrageous Cheesecake Bars
- Christmas Oatmeal Cookies
- Cookie Dough Truffles
- Cookies & Cream Brownies
- Cookies & Cream Cookies*
- Cream Cheese Cookies
- Eggnog Fudge
- Everything Cookies
- Fast Fudgy Brownies
- Ginger Snaps
- Gooey Butter Cake with variations*
- Halloween Bucket Brownies
- Key Lime Cookies
- Mocha Snowballs
- Orange Coconut Cookies (no bake)
- Oreo Balls
- Oreo Ghosts
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Peppermint Brownies
- Pumpkin Bread Truffles
- Pumpkin Fudge
- Rocky Road Rice Krispie Treats
- Rolo Pretzel Turtles
- Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
- Spice Cake Bars
- Thin Mint Cookies (just like Girl Scout cookies)
- Tiger Butter Fudge
- Toffee Bars – Saltine Toffee
- Toffee Oatmeal Cookies
- White Chocolate Cranberry Bars
Miscellaneous
Freezer Dump Stew
Do you have a freezer full of food that could feed a small army for a week? A well-stocked freezer is a wonderful thing until there’s a power outage, and then you’re kicking yourself as you watch all that food go to waste. Good news…”Freezer Dump Stew” to the rescue! My friend Sue created “Freezer … Read more
Fast Fudgy Brownies
It’s hard to beat a box mix when it comes to brownies, but I’m always trying! This Rachael Ray recipe just might give the box mix a run…it’s frugalicious, fast and Budget Diet approved! You can even splurge and buy Ghirardelli unsweetened chocolate, and it will still be cheaper than the box!
5 (REALLY) Cheap Dinners that are Good for Your Budget and Health
I recently read an article that touted 20 budget recipes that were as low as $1.50 per serving. While this sounds dirt cheap, it’s really not given the total cost. For example, a lasagna recipe was used (beef and exotic vegetables included), at 1.50 per serving with say 15 servings, this adds up to be … Read more
Easy Chicken Enchiladas
Recipe Type: Main A easy Tex-Mex favorite that starts with a rotisserie chicken or frozen chicken breasts. Great for a crowd and great for Cinco deMayo! WordPress Recipe Plugin and Microformatting by EasyRecipe 2.2.6
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie Recipe
A frugal gal would never let an overripe banana go to waste, so what should you do with those poor spotted bananas? Banana Bread is a great option, but how many loaves of banana bread can you eat? Rejoice, The Budget Diet girl has a Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie Recipe that will make good use … Read more
Homemade Salsa Recipe
Another Texas favorite! It’s so easy and fresh tasting that you’ll never go back to the salsa in a jar again. Homemade Salsa is a great hostess gift…just dress it up in a nice jar!
Mexican Pizza
California Pizza Kitchen’s Tostada Pizza was my inspiration for this recipe, and you can make it for a fraction of the cost! Add this recipe to your vegetarian collection or try it on a Friday during Lent. The Budget Diet’s Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe – it makes a big batch and costs pennies to make, … Read more
Spinach Enchiladas
Spinach Enchiladas are a filling vegetarian entree that will have meat lovers asking for the recipe! Try Spinach Enchiladas for your next meatless meal – it’s the perfect recipe for Lent. Serve with rice and beans or The Budget Diet’s Southwest Salad (see the recipe index on the left side of this page).
Mediterranean Pizza
Pizza is my favorite food, and I love experimenting with different toppings! Mediterranean Pizza is a delicious combination of hummus, feta, tomatoes and black olives!