Trying to come up for today’s dinner can be fun but challenging. And if you don’t plan your dinners well, your budget could be all messed up and the quality of your dinners could go down as well.

But you don’t have to worry anymore. I have gathered a list of awesome cheap dinner ideas that you can do for your family. These ideas are designed to help you stay on budget without compromising the quality of your dinner.

Parmesan chicken tenders

The key to this recipe is the boneless, skinless chicken. Get your favorite cut of chicken meat and cut it into strips to make it easier to eat. Get 1 egg, crack and beat it. Parmesan cheese is great too, you can get a can of grated Parmesan cheese if you want.

Just mix all the ingredients together. Make sure the strips of chicken meat are completed mixed with the egg and Parmesan cheese. Cook them all in your favorite oil. This recipe is very easy to make and delicious as well. Definitely try this when you want to have an easy time cooking dinner.

Homemade chicken soup

Nothing better than eating chicken soup during the cold season. This roasted chicken will make the soup much more special. This recipe uses a lot of ingredients but should still be cheap and easy enough to make.

• ¼ cup flour
• ¼ cup thyme
• 2 cups wide egg noodles
• 1 cup onions.
• 2 tsp. Olive oil.
• 1 cup carrots.
• 1 clove garlic.
• ½ tsp. oregano.
• 1 cup celery.
• 8 cups chicken broth.
• 4 cups potatoes.
• 1 tsp. salt.
• 2 cups chicken.
• ½ cups evaporated milk. Great for people who want to gain weight.

Chop the thyme, onions, carrots, and celery. Peele and cube the potatoes. Dice and cook the chicken. Also, don’t forget to mince the garlic. Stir in onions, carrots, celery, and garlic with a large Dutch oven in oil. Cook them until tender, 3-5 minutes only. Now stir in flour, thyme, and oregano. Later, add the chicken broth little by little, and then potatoes and salt.

Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for 15-20 minutes more. Ideally, until the potatoes are tender. Now add chicken and noodles, bring it down to simmer for 10 more minutes. Reduce heat again and add milk. Don’t let It boil.

Beef and tater bake

This one is absolutely my favorite. It’s easy to make and very cheap too. You need 4 cups of frozen tater tots, ¼ tsp. garlic powder, 1/8 tsp. pepper, 1 pound of ground beef, 1/3 cup 2% milk, 1 can French-fried onions, 1 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, 1 tomato medium-sized, and 1 package of frozen broccoli, and 1 can of condensed cream of broccoli soup.

First, preheat your oven to 400^o. Spread Tater Tots evenly in your baking dish (ungreased). Bake it, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Now, take a large skillet, put in crumbled beef, and cook it with medium heat until the color is no longer pink 5-7 minutes.

Drain, and stir in seasonings, milk, ¾ cup onions, ½ cup cheese and tomato, and soup. Heat it through, then pour over potatoes.

Now, bake it, covered, for 20 minutes. After done, sprinkle with the onions and cheese that you have left. Bake again, uncovered, until cheese is melted completely, 5-10 minutes more.

Black bean tostadas

Another easy and absolute delight of a recipe that you can make is black bean tostadas. In total, there are only five ingredients that you need. You can add or modify the recipe if you want to of course.

For this recipe, you need 8 tostadas, 2 cups shredded pepper jack, 2 cans of black beans, 1 piece of avocado, and enough hot sauce. First, rinse and drain 2 cans of black beans and slice the avocado.

Next, preheat your oven to 350⁰. Use a small saucepan and add beans and 1 cup of water. Turn on the heat to medium, bring to a simmer and simmer until beans are warmed through, 10 minutes. Now you can smash the beans with a wooden spoon until they are completely smashed with some beans are left intact. Add more water if you want a smoother consistency.

Next, place tostadas on a large baking sheet and sprinkle them with cheese evenly. Bake until cheese is completely melted, 5 minutes. Serve tostadas with beans, hot sauce, and avocado slices.

You will love these amazing recipes

I have tried these recipes and I really love them. Not only do they taste so good, but they are also cheap and easy to make. And like I mentioned before, you can modify the recipes according to your taste and the ingredients that you can get.