Cheap Meals at Home – Suggested Menus
When planning the menu, cost is an important factor, but nutrition, taste, and satisfaction are also important. Be sure to balance your meals by selecting foods that are nutrient dense and by building the most colorful plate possible.
Lunch for Eight Bucks
- Tabbouleh Pitas
- Green Bean Salad
- Caramel Tea Cakes
- Crabby Dip
- Multigrain Crackers
- Fake-Out Beef Wellington
- Orange Almond Salad
- Garlic Parmesan Green Beans
- Creamy Melon Parfaits
- Freeze Ahead Cheese Puffs
- Cranberry Stuffed Ham
- Two Potato Gratin
- Honey Carrots
- Crescent Rolls
- Chocolate Tassies
- Lemon White Chocolate Cake
- Cheesy Potato Chips
- Onion Garlic Burgers
- Best Potato Salad
- Confetti Slaw
- Chocolate Crunch Bars
- Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- The Dip Olé!
- Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts
- Green Bean Salad
- French Bread Braids
- Garlic Lemon Broccoli
- Orange Cranberry Crepes
- Spinach Pesto
- Crostini
- Seafood Stuffed Shells
- Garlic Lemon Broccoli
- Vegetable Rice
- Cinnamon Crusted Apple Pie
- Spicy Pita Chips
- Zorba's Hummus
- Faux Gras
- "Lobster" Egg Rolls
- Suave Fruit Salsa
- Coconut Chews
- Filled Peanut Butter Cookies

