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8 Budget-Friendly Meals Mom Made When She Didn’t Want to Cook

September 6, 2019 by RecipeLion

Mom is a superhero when it comes to prioritizing. She knows that making a home-cooked meal takes time that could be spent helping with homework, going on date night with her SO, or having fun with the rest of the family. It’s not always the best option to spend all evening in the kitchen—and sometimes she doesn’t want to.

Whether it’s Mom or someone else who usually makes the dinners for the household, budget-friendly meals are very important. If the family is spending too much on home-cooked meals, it can make eating out more appealing. That’s why you need to take shortcuts when you can!

A decent cheap eat is tasty enough that everyone will love it. It also needs to be a quick dinner idea with as few ingredients as possible. Some of our favorite shortcuts are recipes with 5-ingredients or less. Crescent roll recipes are another great time-saver. Best of all, dishes with cheaper ingredients like ground beef recipes make for a more budget-friendly meal.

RecipeLion.com has plenty of budget-friendly ideas to give you more time and money for family fun.

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8 Budget-Friendly Meals Mom Made When She Didn’t Want to Cook

  • Super Easy Chicken and Dumplings
  • Shortcut Chicken and Noodles
  • Poor Man Oven Fried Chicken
  • Crispy Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken
  • 30-Minute Cowboy Casserole
  • Sweet Bacon Tater Tots
  • 3-Ingredient Ham and Cheese Crescent Bake
  • Cheesy Hamburger Pie

Still hungry? Don’t miss these other delicious frugal recipes!

What’s your go-to quick dinner idea? Let us know below in the comments!

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