20+ Easy Healthy Family Dinners on a Budget and more...

It can feel overwhelming to plan a meal every night of the week. . let alone a healthy meal that won't totally ruin your grocery budget. Thankfully, we have a big round-up of several healthy, budget-friendly meals your family should love! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View Online Here's what's new: 20+ Easy Healthy Family Dinners on a Budget Brigette’s $99 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 5 20+ Easy Healthy Family Dinners on a Budget Looking for cheap healthy dinners for the family? It can feel overwhelming to plan a meal every night of the week, let alone healthy quick dinners that are easy to make and won’t totally ruin your grocery budget. These 20 ideas are sure to help! (Check out these 60 other meal ideas for more inspiration!) 20 Cheap Healthy Dinners for the Family Do you feel like you’re in a dinner time rut, or maybe you’re resorting to fast food or frozen pizzas a little more often than before? Are you struggling to come up with easy healthy dinners that don’t break the budget? If so, we have a great list of ideas you can add to your upcoming menu plan! (Psst, check out this FREE list of 60 more ideas, too!) 1. Sheetpan Dinner This sheetpan recipe is one of my favorite healthy quick dinners. It’s so versatile, comforting, filling, and easy. Plus, I often find the ingredients on great sales or markdowns (which is why we make it so often!) so it’s very frugal, too. 2. Baked Chicken This baked chicken is so tender and juicy. It’s perfect for any time of the year! 3. Classic Grilled Chicken If you like juicy, well-seasoned chicken, this recipe is for you. It is simple enough to appeal to children, while being classy enough to serve to company. Plus, it uses bone-in chicken so it’s extra frugal! 4. Easy Marinated Chicken This cheap healthy dinner recipe can’t be beat in simplicity! It requires just a few minutes of hands-on time to prepare this delicious chicken. And since salad dressing is often on sale for less than $1 per bottle, you probably have some of it in your stockpile most of the time. 5. Freezer-Friendly Italian Lemon Chicken This chicken is super quick and easy to make, tastes delicious, and is free from almost all common allergens (even yeast)! 6. Healthier Fettuccine Alfredo Frugal AND healthy Fettuccine Alfredo — totally the way to go, and your family will love it! 7. Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole is one of our family’s longtime favorite healthy quick dinners! It’s delicious, filling, frugal, and freezer-friendly! It’s the perfect make-ahead meal for busy weeknights. 8. Taco Soup Taco soup is a great way to feed a crowd for cheap. Plus, it’s delicious and freezer-friendly! 9. Chicken and Barley Soup This hearty soup is an easy, versatile, budget-friendly meal that will satisfy your entire family! 10. Black Bean Soup This soup is packed with protein and fiber and is so easy to make. It’s also extremely frugal and tastes amazing! Definitely a must-try recipe for cold winter months! 11. White Bean Chicken Chili This White Chicken Chili Recipe is so easy to make and super tasty! It’s a long-time favorite in our family and one I can remember enjoying for as far back as I can remember. 12. Three Bean Chili Chowder This soup has been a family favorite for years. It’s simple, easy, frugal, and foolproof. 13. Salads Cheap healthy dinners don’t have to be complicated. Salads are SO easy to whip up and the possibilities are endless! Check out several of my favorite ways to throw a last-minute, simple salad together on the cheap! 14. Grilled Hobo Packets These are so easy to whip up and everyone can customize their own meal! Plus, if you use lots of potatoes and carrots, you can really stretch your budget. 15. Haystacks This recipe is so flexible and forgiving; we adapt it based upon what we have on hand and what we get on sale. It’s been one of our favorite healthy quick dinners for many years! 16. Green Rice Casserole This is the perfect gluten-free side dish for burritos or any other Mexican meal. Or, you can do as I do, and just eat it as a stand-alone frugal meal. Because it’s just that good! 17. Rice and Beans We use a lot of beans around here; they’re inexpensive, they’re filling, and they’re nutritious. Pair them with rice (we prefer brown rice) and you have a complete protein. 18. “Leftovers” Quiche This quiche recipe is thick and hearty, and can be served for breakfast, brunch, or dinner using whatever leftovers you have in the house. SO simple! 19. Roasted Brussels Sprouts I thought I didn’t like Brussels sprouts… until I tried roasting them. These are so amazing and delicious, you must give them a try! 20. Healthier Fried Rice This recipe is very flexible — just use what you have on hand and adapt it to your family’s taste preferences. And you can totally use leftover rice from another meal! What are YOUR favorite healthy family dinners on a budget? Let us know in the comments below! FREE DOWNLOAD: 60 Meals To Help You Avoid Takeout! Meal time just got so much easier!       Brigette’s $99 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 5 Aldi (We have a lot of fresh produce leftover from the last few weeks! Even though I bought very little this week, we’ll be eating plenty of fruits and veggies:)) 1/2 gallon Orange Juice – $2.65 1 gallon Milk – $2.35 1 pkgs Pepperoni – $2.35 1 dozen Eggs – $3.99 1 pkg Boneless Chicken Breasts ($2.99/lb) – $14.37 1 pkg Bacon – $3.99 1 16-oz pkg Deli Meat – $4.45 2 8-oz pkgs Sliced Cheese – $3.78 1 large tub Organic Spring Mix – $3.99 1 large tub Organic Spinach – $4.49 1 bag Red Grapes – $3.89 1 bag Craisins – $2.99 1 2-lb bag Shredded Mozzarella Cheese – $7.99 2 16-oz bags Shredded Cheddar Cheese – $7.99 1 bag Potato Chips – $1.89 1 bag Tortilla Chips – $1.89 1 bag Hot Dog Buns – $1.15 2 loaves Sandwich Bread – $1.98 1 16-oz bag Egg Noodles – $1.99 1 jar Olive Oil and Vinegar Salad Dressing – $2.99 1 bag Frozen Berry Medley – $4.99 1 bag Powdered Sugar – $2.19 Total: $88.34 Publix 5 boxes Annie’s Fruit Snacks ($16.98) + 4 Progresso Soup ($6.14) + 2 boxes Cheerios ($6.99) + 1 bag Nature Valley Protein Granola ($2.84) = $32.95, used $1/2 General Mills Publix digital coupon, plus $1/4 Progresso Publix digital coupon, plus received $1/4 Progresso back from Ibotta and $1/2 Annies back from Ibotta, plus received 13,600 points ($13.60) from Fetch Rewards, plus received $5 back from Annie’s Rebate – $10.35 for everything 2 boxes Farm Rich Mozzarella Sticks – $8.29, used (2) $4.50/1 Printables – $0.71 Money Maker on 2 after Coupons 1 Mucinex Instasoothe – $1.99, used $3/1 Mucinex Publix digital coupon – $1 Money Maker after Coupon 3 Oikos Yogurts (there are 3 on my receipt, but only 2 in this picture…which means I need to go look for the other one in the car, haha!) – $10.48, used $1/2 Oikos Publix digital coupon, plus received (3) $1.25/1 Oikos back from Ibotta and $5 Danone Rebate – $0.73/3 after Coupon and Rebates 2 Breyers + 2 Talenti – $10.63, plus received 600 points from Swagbucks ($6), plus 800 points ($3.20) from Shopkick – $1.43 from 4 after Rebates Total after Coupons and Rebates: $10.80 Grocery Total for the Week: $99.14 Weekly Menu Plan Breakfasts Cereal, Yogurt, Oatmeal, Toast Lunches Deli Meat/Cheese Sandwiches, Chips, Carrots, Fruit x 4 Leftovers x 3 Dinners Venison Roast in the Crockpot, Mashed Potatoes, Cauliflower Homemade Pepperoni Pizza, Green Beans, Rice x 2 Chicken Noodle Soup, Spinach Salad Chicken Gravy over Rice, Tossed Salad Venison Meat Loaf, Baked Potatoes, Zucchini Stir Fry, Tossed Salad Dinner at a Friend’s House – I’m bringing a Tossed Salad with Toppings Covered Dish Supper at Church – I’m bringing Homemade Rolls and Chocolate Sheet Cake Did you do any grocery shopping this week? I’d love to hear what great deals you scored! FREE One Week Menu Plan! Done-For-You Dinner Recipes With Simple Ingredients and a Grocery Shopping List!       Latest finds on Pinterest Here is an easy sweet bread recipe you can make using your bread machine! It can easily be done in 15 minutes or less of actual prep time. And the end result looks like you slaved for at least an hour in the kitchen! This would be perfect to make for Christmas morning breakfast or serve at a Mother's day brunch. This is also freezer friendly and you can give it as gifts! Leftover ham recipes: Use up your Christmas or Easter leftovers with this bean and ham crockpot soup, tortellini bean and ham salad, and a ham and broccoli quiche. These are all easy weeknight dinner recipes - and a great way to use up leftover ham after a holiday celebration! Try this amazing brown sugar banana french toast! ​ ​It's a perfect way to use up ripe bananas before they go bad. ​ ​It's so delicious that it will taste like dessert for breakfast! ​ ​This french toast casserole is perfect for any holiday brunch, or any weekend family breakfast! Safely Unsubscribe • Archives • Preferences • Contact • Subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz® • 650 E. Palisade Avenue Ste 2, PO Box 173 • Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632