Top 20 Recipes for Eating Healthy on a Budget
Description: My criteria for healthy means: plenty of vegetables and/or fiber, low or no added sugar, and reasonable fat content (lower animal based fats). And of course, what do all of these recipes have in common? They’re satisfying and budget friendly. Enjoy! :)
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- Meat Recipes
- 1. Chipotle Chicken Chili
- This chipotle chicken chili has smoky chipotle peppers, shredded chicken, and hearty beans for a meal that will fill you up and satisfy your taste buds.
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- 2. Mini Black Bean Turkey Burgers
- These flavorful mini black bean turkey burgers come together quickly and bake in the oven for a fast, no fuss dinner.
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- 3. Spicy Tuna Guacamole Bowls
- These super fresh and Spicy Tuna Guacamole bowls are packed with protein, fiber, and flavor. The perfect no-reheat meal prep lunch for summer!
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- 4. Curry Beef with Peas
- A hearty curry beef with sweet peas over rice is inexpensive, flavorful, and filling.
- 5. Slow Cooker Chicken Ropa Vieja
- Chicken slowly stewed with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and spices makes this Slow Cooker Chicken Ropa Vieja a versatile favorite.
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- 6. Greek Turkey Burgers
- Spinach, lemon, feta, garlic, and dill pack a lot of flavor into these healthy and delicious Greek Turkey Burgers.
- 7. Chicken and Lime Soup
- This Chicken and Lime Soup is light, fresh, and flavorful with shredded chicken, vegetables, fresh cilantro, and a tangy lime infused broth.
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- 8. Sloppy Joes Plus
- 9. Sweet n’ Spicy Chicken Bowls
- These Sweet n' Spicy Chicken Bowls assemble quickly and provide a lot of flavor, color, and texture. Low sugar, high fiber, and loaded with deliciousness!
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- 10. Easy Oven Fajitas
- These easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas are a simple hands-off way to get that smoky-sweet flavor of traditional griddle fajitas.
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- Vegetarian Recipes
- 11. Curried Chickpeas with Spinach
- These super fast Curried Chickpeas with spinach are packed with flavor and nutrients, vegan, gluten-free, and filling! Plus they freeze great!
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- 12. Roasted Vegetable Baked Ziti
- 13. Vegan Red Beans and Rice
- These vegan red beans and rice are just as flavorful and filling as the classic pork version, but contain no animal products.
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- 14. Moroccan Lentil and Vegetable Stew
- Warm intoxicating spices make this vegetable filled Moroccan Lentil and Vegetable Soup perfect for cold Autumn nights.
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- 15. Spanish Chickpeas and Rice
- This one pot Spanish Chickpeas and rice has big flavor thanks to liberal dose of spices, artichoke hearts, and fresh lemon.
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- 16. Hot & Sour Vegetable Soup with Tofu
- This easy hot and sour soup is light on the stomach, but big on flavor! The spicy and tangy broth is full of colorful vegetables and tender cubes of tofu.
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- 17. Chunky Lentil and Vegetable Soup
- This Chunky Lentil and Vegetable Soup is packed with hearty flavor, texture, and good-for-you vegetables!
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- 18. Weeknight Enchiladas
- These easy Bean and Cheese Enchiladas are anything but boring. A few extra details take them from a simple to spectacular weeknight dinner.
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- 19. Vegan Red Lentil Stew
- This hearty Vegan Red Lentil Stew is packed with vegetables for tons of flavor, and will keep you warm and full in the cold winter weather!
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- 20. Mediterranean Farro Salad with Spiced Chickpeas
- This Mediterranean Farro Salad with Spiced Chickpeas is packed with flavor, texture, and nutrients (and no animal products!).
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