Cheap Dinners Recipes

From Diabetic Living

This vegetarian main dish recipe, high in protein and fiber yet low in fat, has healthful portions of garbanzo beans, cheese, and cashews.

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From Family Circle

If you're looking for a budget-friendly main dish with bold flavors, try these Asian-marinated chicken drumsticks.

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From Diabetic Living

Use reduced fat soup and fat-free milk to make this favorite casserole lower in fat and calories. Adding a variety of vegetables makes it more nutritious than the traditional recipe.

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From Better Homes and Gardens

Super tender ribs begin with a simple blend of seasonings, barbecue sauce, and a jar of honey mustard. The slow cooker guarantees a fall-off-the-bone pork dinner that is hard to resist.

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From Diabetic Living

Cheese, chili beans, and rice come straight from the slow cooker, neatly packaged in sweet peppers for this vegetarian recipe.

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From Diabetic Living

Everyone likes burritos, and this recipe makes enough to serve a crowd. For easy serve-alongs, pick up a fruit salad from the deli and a package or two of Mexican-style rice mix.

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From Better Homes and Gardens

This comfort food sticks to the classic flavors: thyme, onions, and carrots. A little red wine vinegar gives zing to the gravy.

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From Better Homes and Gardens

After grilling these cumin-spiced chicken breasts, serve them as is or in burritos or fajitas.

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From Diabetic Living

Seafood tossed with pasta and tomatoes make this easy 30-minute dinner popular for taste and speed.

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From Better Homes and Gardens

Strips of economical top round steak make a lean choice for this Italian-style tomato sauce whether you are counting calories or pennies.

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From Better Homes and Gardens

The lentils cook all day in the slow cooker, but the ham and spinach are added at the end for optimal flavor and texture.

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From Parents

Feta cheese, avocado, and red peppers combine with black beans and salsa for a flavorful meatless quesadilla that's great for lunch or dinner.

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From EatingWell

Like poor people everywhere, mountain people in the South thrived for centuries on food that was indigenous, inexpensive and healthful. These days "soup beans" speak instant comfort to anyone who had familial connections from Appalachia, where every garden produced shelling beans that could be eaten fresh or grown to maturity for dry beans. Serve this thick, stewlike soup with cornbread, pickle relish and diced sweet onion.

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From Diabetic Living

In this vegetarian recipe, chunks of eggplant are slow-cooked in spaghetti sauce, offering a healthful, low-calorie alternative to sauces of ground beef or sausage.

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From Better Homes and Gardens

For a healthy and delicious recipe, try this combination of chicken thighs and tangy cranberry sauce.

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From Diabetic Living

Tender chunks of eggplant take the place of ground beef or sausage in this vegetarian pasta sauce recipe, which is made in your slow cooker.

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