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Budget Dinner Recipes for Your Meal Plan: WEEK 2

January 1, 2026 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

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Budget Dinner Recipes for Your Meal Plan Inspiration

In this series, I’ll share the list of ultra budget friendly recipes along with any helpful tips and tricks with you. I will post the recipe links here on the blog, as well as share a short recap video with more details on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. 

The idea here is simple: give you budget recipe ideas for dinners to feed your family…that won’t bust your budget. 

You probably have already figured this out, but I’m HYPERAWARE of how much I spend on groceries and on each meal (it’s a weird brain-numbers thing) and sharing with you helps us both stay accountable to our food budgets and grocery spending. If you’re new here, welcome…take a look around and find a new recipe to try with your family.

As we continue to sludge through higher than we are used to grocery prices, I think we could all use a little help and inspiration. And this is my way of doing that. 

I hope throughout this year, you find some new favorite budget recipes and ideas for your family meal plan. Happy planning and more importantly, happy saving on groceries in 2026!

 

 
 

What We Ate This Week - Week 2

Breakfast Lasagna Bake

Sausage Tuscan Pasta Skillet

Slow Cooker Ratatouille

Instant Pot Beef Burgundy

Slow Cooker Baja Shredded Chicken Tacos

What We Ate This Week - Week 1

The BEST Egg-Free Chicken Salad

Ground Beef & Rice "Dump Casserole"

Nugget & Fries Nachos

Rosemary Salmon

Beef and Bean Oven Tacos

Eggnog Bread

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