On a budget? Feast on these tasty, cheap & healthy dinner recipes
A lot of people believe that healthy food is always expensive. And yes if you walk into an eco or bio supermarket, the prices are indeed very steep. But eating healthy doesn’t have to be overly pricey. If you’re on a budget, check out these 9 healthy yet budget-friendly dinner recipes to keep your body in prime condition.
1. Healthy tuna pasta bake
This healthy tuna pasta bake by Taste is perfect if you don’t have a lot of time and are trying to save some money. The recipe uses canned tuna and fusilli to create a cheesy pasta bake with only about 10 minutes of preparation time.

2. Chicken, leek & brown rice stir-fry
If you’re more in the mood for a stir-fry, we’ve got you covered. This chicken, leek, and brown rice stir-fry by BBC Good Food is a nice light and healthy dinner to give your body a much needed boost. The whole thing takes less than 20 minutes to make and combines chicken, kale, chorizo and rice. Yum.

3. Healthy turkey chili
This next recipe requires about 20 minutes of prep time, but you will have to wait a few hours for it to be ready. This healthy turkey chili by Taste of Home is a slow cooker recipe, which is great if you don’t have a lot of time to actually do the cooking but want those flavors to develop. The recipe calls for lean ground turkey, canned beans and different vegetables to bring you a budget friendly dinner.

4. Garlic butter shrimp and rice
This Garlic butter shrimp and rice recipe by Diethood is another great healthy dinner option if you’re on a budget and even if you’re not. It’s an easy dinner that takes just 20 minutes and the best part? There’s almost no clean-up. The recipe calls for just 3 steps: buttering up the shrimp, making your rice, and stirring in the rest of the ingredients.

5. Vegetarian hoppin’ John
For those of you not familiar with the dish hoppin’ John: it’s a southern dish usually made out of cowpeas, onion, bacon and rice. This is a vegetarian version by Better Homes & Gardens that combines black-eyed peas with colorful peppers and corn. Don’t worry, you still get the southern taste.

6. Moroccan-spiced pork meatballs
This Moroccan-spiced pork meatballs recipe by Taste is meant for 4 people, but we wouldn’t be surprised if you took an extra portion. You’ll first have to cook the balls in a frying pan for a few minutes and then transfer them to your oven. Add some couscous, chutney and vegetables to complement the porc.

7. Curried chicken & new potato traybake
Time for another bake. This time it’s a curried chicken and new potato traybake by BBC Good Food. We love traybakes, because you don’t have to make a bunch of pans dirty and it’s an easy way to make a delicious dish. You’ll have to get chicken drumsticks, masala, ginger, garlic, and turmeric for this one.

8. Contest-Winning Greek Pasta Bake
Yep we really meant it when we said we love bakes. Here’s another one for you by Taste of Home. This time we’re dealing with a contest-winning Greek pasta. It’s a pretty simple recipe. You basically cook the pasta and then combine it with chicken, tomato sauce, tomatoes, spinach, onion, olives, gasil, oregano and green pepper. Obviously the tray still has to go in the oven after that. But just for about 25 minutes.

9. Peanut fettuccine with roasted cauliflower
Last but not least we have another vegetarian dinner for you: peanut fettuccine with roasted cauliflower by Better Homes and Gardens. The dish takes about 40 minutes to make, but it’s pretty easy. While the cauliflower is roasting in the oven you cook your fettuccini. Then it’s just basically mixing everything and topping it off with some cilantro and peanuts.

This should give you enough inspiration for the coming week. If you’re looking for more healthy dinner recipes, also check out these 9 wholesome dishes.