I’VE COOKED HUNDREDS OF ULTRA-BUDGET MEALS—THESE 25 SAVED US THE MOST MONEY AND STILL TASTE AMAZING
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Grocery prices are out of control right now—even basics like eggs and milk feel like luxury items. That’s why I pulled together 25 of my absolute favorite ultra-budget cheap dinners ideas. These meals are made with real, simple ingredients, packed with protein and nutrients, and cost under $10—sometimes just a couple dollars each. Best of all, they’re meals your family will actually want to eat. I hope these recipes help you stretch your grocery budget and make dinner time a little easier. Thanks so much for being here and for all your support 🌼♥️
I Ate Only DOLLAR TREE Food for 7 Days — Here’s What Happened https://youtu.be/1vF2b5ISrUM
What You’ll Find in This Video:
👉 Full written recipes here: https://www.juliapacheco.com/25-ultra-budget-recipes/
0:00 Welcome 💙 Cheap $10 Dinners
0:39 Green Chile Chicken and Potatoes
3:00 One Pot Sausage and Rice
4:46 Crescent Roll Sausage Egg Casserole
7:40 Kings Hawaiian Hamburger Sliders (10 Minute Dinner)
9:35 Italian Shells with Sausage
11:43 Black Bean Enchilada Casserole
14:10 Easy French Dip Sandwiches
16:05 Ham Broccoli and Rice Casserole
18:06 Slow Cooker Enchilada Quinoa
19:46 Tostadas (10 Minute Dinner)
21:40 Mediterranean Quesadillas
23:23 Chicken Mozzarella Pasta
25:04 Ham Chicken Rice Casserole
26:59 French Bread Pizzas
29:20 Chicken Noodle Casserole
31:10 Chicken Taco Soup (10 Minute Dinner)
33:07 Sausage and Potato Skillet
34:44 Butter Chicken Casserole
36:22 Mini Taco Cups (10 Minute Dinner)
38:23 Tomato Bacon Pasta
40:31 Cheesy Beef Enchiladas
42:41 Lemon Butter Chicken with Pasta
45:19 One Pot Ground Turkey Pasta
47:42 White Bean and Spinach Soup
50:18 Italian Sausage Rice Dinner
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As a trained chef sometimes there are basics that people don't understand……If Julia says to season with different spices then that's one thing but if you just hear the word 'season' the soup or the stew it simple means put in a little bit of salt and pepper and taste the dish with a fresh sppon to see if it is 'seasoned' enough.
This all looks so good. I’m sure my husband would love the sausage and egg casserole. And I love crescent rolls. Well, just when I thought you had outdone yourself. You came up with another one of my favorites, Kings Hawaiian rolls. Anything you eat with them is wonderful. I’m supposed to be on a diet, but I’m not doing so hot on it. But I’m trying. I’m also getting more adventurous making up my own recipes. I use what I have on hand. And they have been turning out edible. We went to the grocery today. And it’s just so expensive. There only the two of us. We do have pets, which add to the cost. But it was mostly food for us. We’ ll be eating out of our freezer and pantry for a while. My husband bought a bag of shredded cabbage instead of salad. So I got out your cookbook and found your Cole slaw recipe. And we bought the lemon juice it called for today. So I will be making that tomorrow. I knew I saw it in a recent video and it looked good. I also bought a bag of salad for myself. And some croutons, which probably aren’t great for my diet. I’ll be trying all these recipes soon. I can make the French bread pizzas without meat for my vegetarian grandkids. And it might fill them up. I wasn’t hungry when I started watching this video. But I am now. I just realized we haven’t had smoked sausage for quite some time. So I will definitely be trying one of those recipes.
Take the sausage out of the "skin" then fry like ground sausage. I have also put brown and serve frozen in my food processor and "ground" that for meals needing sausage.
If you are here to hate, throw accusations and to bring such a beautiful human down. Who's entire YouTube channel is to help people eat better without breaking their banks. Please Do yourself and others a favour. Click away, pick up a book to enlighten yourself and oh yeah, go touch some grass outside for once lool. Thank u, Next!!❤
To anyone making rude comments on this channel, shame on you. If you are a beginner cook on a budget or someone looking for new recipes, THIS IS THE CHANNEL.
But be warned, you might want to eat first because these recipes look delicious.
Julia, your French bread pizza reminds me of my husband's white pizza. Also for tacos, bake a bunch of potatoes. Cut open the potatoes and top with your taco ingredients and you have Taco 'Taters. If it's Sunday, it's Julia.
The French bread pizzas are great. I saw them In a previous video and the have been in our rotation ever since.
As always, thanks… ✔️
Love these simple but delicious meals!
The Black Bean Enchilada Casserole….could this be made with green enchilada sauce instead of the red? My wife and I don't care for the red sauce, but we love the green.
Love every single recipe, Julia! I can’t wait to try them! You are even more close to 1 million subscribers. I am so excited for you. You deserve every bit of it! ❤
Great recipes
I make the rice and smoked sausage with Italian sausage. Soooo delicious.
Lost my job this week. Thank you for these videos. Food is so expensive and your ideas are amazing.
Girl, you can cook! Thanks for the recipes.
So many great recipes! Blessings.
Love that you have some vegetarian options…meat is so pricey 😮
My husband and I enjoy the tomato bacon pasta! It's quick and easy. Bowtie or penne pasta also work great.
Omg! I'm excited to try 14:11 that saves me so much time 😅
Wow! You gave me a bunch of ideas. Thank you!
Thanks so much Julia for these recipes! Love your videos, I used to make a Mexican lasagne using chili with beans and layered with Mexican cheese. I love pasta and would eat it every day except my husband won’t eat pasta more than once every couple of weeks…maybe! Have a great week!❤
God bless your beautiful spirit ,sweetheart Julia.
you do sooo much, and you give your viewers tons of ideas and delicious dishes. thank you.
i couldn't wait to view this video, but too busy sorry.
may you have a Very Happy Father's day.
thanks again for sharing.
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I love how bubbly you are. Everything looks so good and you gave me some great ideas.
these are delicious meals idea's thanks your simply a pleasure to watch 😊
Thank you Julia! Im going to customize the sausage and egg crescent casserole. Im going to add some veg and cheese and call it breakfast pizza casserole
I will be trying the sliders, a few others. Your the best ❤
I'm so excited to try every single one of these recipes! I'm not a "bean-eater," but the way you make things with beans are super palatable for a picky eater like me. Thank you for your content! 🙂
Do the girls like meals that are a little spicy? Just curious. They are so cute.
I made the Green Chile Chicken with O'Brien Hash Browns instead of potatoes