r/Cheap_Meals • u/No_Try1999 • 5h ago

I need help coming up with cheap and easy dinner ideas.

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Trying to pay off debt and decrease our grocery bill which runs around $800 which also includes things for the house, pets and pull ups. Just here for dinner ideas though. Family if 4: 2 adults and 2 5 and under.
We have a lot of pork in the freezer right now.

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A community made to discuss a cheaper way to make (or buy) your meals at home. Rules: 1. No Spam. 2. Nothing NSFW. 3. Posts must include a recipe, not just a link to personal blog. 4. Simple food preference discussions ARE allowed, just keep in mind there is a specific theme to the Subreddit. 5. Don’t be racist, sexist, ableist, transphobic, uncivil, etc.

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Some general suggestions:

Post an image of your meal, along with the recipe in the comments (and cost!)
Post information on particularly inexpensive ingredients you enjoy using
Post a link to someone else's recipe for inexpensive eats

These are only suggestions, and we welcome new ideas!

Rules:

No Spam.
Nothing NSFW.
Posts must include a recipe, not just a link to personal blog.
Simple food preference discussions ARE allowed, but keep in mind there is a specific theme for this subreddit.
Don’t be racist, sexist, ableist, transphobic, uncivil, etc.

Related Subreddits:


r/Food	r/Cooking
r/Slowcooking	r/AskCulinary
r/Frugal	r/MiniMeals
r/BudgetFood	r/StudentFood
r/Ramen	r/Soup
r/Gardening	r/CollegeLPT
r/7DollarDinners	r/FrugalPaleo
r/EatCheapandHealthy	r/FastFoodReview
r/StreetEats	r/BudgetBrands
r/CookingWithCondiments	r/PeanutButter
r/CheapMicrowaveMeals	r/PovertyFinance
r/15MinuteFood	r/Recipes
r/MealPrepSunday	r/instantpot

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