We all want to serve our families a great dinner that is easy to make. Most of us also want to save some money. We’re combing those two goals with these 10 easy family meals for under $10. Now you can save money, save time, and still impress the whole family with a great meal.
It’s a myth that you have to spend a lot of money to make nutritious, home-cooked meals. These great, easy family meals will have the whole family smiling and you’ll be happy knowing that they didn’t cost very much.
10 Easy Family Meals for Under $10
One Pan Cheesy Chicken Broccoli | The Girl Who Ate Everything
Approximate Cost: $8
Serves: 4-6
This dish is great because it’s easy clean up, easy to make, and it’s got ingredients that everyone loves! Adding cheese makes those veggies go down a whole lot better. If you have to, you can even use frozen broccoli for an even cheaper option! If you have picky eaters this is a great way to disguise some healthy options. They won’t even realize they’re eating rice and broccoli when it’s covered in a tasty cheese sauce!
Cheeseburger Tater-Tot Casserole | The Gingham Apron
Approximate Cost: $10 (buying meat on sale or in bulk to freeze will help reduce costs!)
Serves: 12
You can scale this recipe down to make it more suitable for your family size, or make the full portion and have some leftovers for the week! Everyone will love this fun take on a Shepard’s pie type recipe. The great thing about a casserole is that it’s quick to prepare and while it’s baking you can focus on other tasks. Quick, easy family meals are the best kind!
Beef and Macaroni Chili | All She Cooks
Approximate Cost: $10
Serves: 4
Double this recipe to make it an easy family meals option! For about $10 or less you can make a delicious homemade variety chili mac! It’s creamy, a little bit spicy, packed with flavor, and the whole family will love this cheesy dinner option. It’s two delicious meals in one, who can deny that a win?
Taco Spaghetti | The Diary of a Real House Wife
Approximate Cost: $10
Serves: 6
This taco spaghetti is a fun take on the tried and true original cheap family meal. When you are looking for easy family meals you also want something tasty and fun. Everyone will love this recipe and you can feel good feeding them something they enjoy that is also homemade!
Slow Cooker Sausage and Potatoes | The Slow Cooking Housewife
Approximate Cost: $7
Serves: 4-6
Sausage and potatoes is a hearty and delicious meal that you can make in the slow cooker. It’s easy, you don’t have to worry about it, and it’s flavorful and filling! You have easy cleanup too!
Pepperoni Pizza Quesadillas | Two Healthy Kitchens
Approximate Cost: $9
Serves: 4-6
You can whip up as many of these as necessary to suit the whole family. These are also great for a “make your own” kind of night. Include some other filling options and let everyone design their own pizza quesadillas with their favorite flavors! You can’t go wrong with a classic pepperoni flavor but plain cheese would be a bit cheaper. Use leftover meats and you are saving even more while working to waste less food and money!
Oven Baked Meatball Sandwiches | Home Cooking Memories
Approximate Cost: $10
Serves: 8
If you and your family have a lot of activities going on you can really benefit from easy family meals. This one is also great for on the go! You can make these and wrap them up for those busy nights with school and sporting events. These also go great for weekends with events or travel. Everyone loves a meatball sandwich and these oven baked ones look and taste great without spending a ton of money.
Pizza Ring | Kiss My Apron
Approximate Cost: $10
Serves: 4-6
We all know how versatile prepackaged dough can be. In this case, it’s making easy family meals even more delicious and quick. There’s almost no prep work here. Just put it all together and pop it into the oven. With some leftover meat substitutions you can cut costs and make this pizza night even more economical! No need to spend a small fortune or break the budget going out for pizza, you can make a tasty option right at home!
Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Casserole | My Incredible Recipes
Approximate Cost: $10
Serves: 8-12
This is a great recipe to make once and have meals from all week long. It packs well for lunches, tastes great warmed up, and you can cut costs by stocking up on sale items, freezing meat when it goes on sale, etc. The flavor combo of chicken bacon and ranch goes so well together and everyone will love this creamy pasta dish. It’s easy to get the whole family to eat a great meal at home when it tastes this good.
Vegetarian Chili Mac | Build Your Bite
Aproximate Cost: $10
Serves: 12
We’ll end on a delicious one pot, no meat, cheap and easy family meals option that everyone will enjoy. This vegetarian chili mac has all the great flavors you want without breaking the bank. It’s a great meatless Monday option as well! You can cut down on ingredients if you don’t have them on hand by just using a prepackaged chili seasoning. It will give you the same punch of flavors without having to purchase all of the ingredients on their own, just for one recipe.
