These are meals that we make regularly OR meals that I have found online that are inexpensive to make (and healthy-ish)! Some of the recipes are mine (from my current or old blog).
Breakfasts
- Fried eggs, toast, and fruit
- Scrambled eggs on corn tortillas
- Omelets
- Frittata
- Breakfast tacos
- Whole Wheat Banana Pumpkin Muffins
- Whole Wheat Banana Crumb Muffins
- Fluffy Pancakes
- Pumpkin Pancakes (I use whole wheat flour for these)
- Homemade granola and Greek yogurt (homemade or store bought)
- Homemade drop biscuits
- Smoothies
- Peanut Butter Baked oatmeal
- Breakfast Cookies
- Instant pot steel cut oatmeal
- Homemade cinnamon rolls
- Pumpkin Apple Protein Oatmeal
- Pumpkin Spice Breakfast Cookies (DF/GF)
Lunches
- Leftovers
- Sandwiches (PB&J, PB & honey, uncured lunch meat and cheese, etc)
- Finger foods (hard boiled eggs, lunch meat/salami/summer sausage, cheese, veggies/fruits)
- English muffin pizzas
- Quesadillas
- Salad with beans and lots of veggies (add chicken sometimes)
Dinners
- Whole Herb Roasted Chicken
- Easy Chili
- Homemade Pasta Sauce and Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower
- Homemade Pulled Pork in the Instant Pot
- Instant Pot Chuck Roast and Veggies
- Our Favorite Friday Night Dinner! (“Finger Foods”)
- Homemade Chicken Ramen (including instant pot instructions for medium boiled eggs!)
- Grass-fed Beef Homemade Ramen
- Homemade Pizza
- Instant Pot Venison Stew
- Egg-Roll-in-a-Bowl with Garlic Aioli Sweet Chili Sauce
- Burrito bowls (taco meat, homemade pinto beans, cilantro lime rice, avocado, diced tomato, shredded cheese, sour cream)
- Quesadillas
- Taco soup
- Tomato soup and grilled cheese (with homemade sourdough)
- Hamburgers (on homemade buns)
- Breakfast for dinner (all kinds of options- pancakes and bacon, cinnamon rolls and bacon, omelets, etc)
- Meatloaf + Mashed Potatoes and sauteed broccoli
- Homemade sloppy Joes (on homemade buns- see recipe in the breads section)
- Shepherd’s Pie
- Sliced sausage, peppers, potatoes, onions (sauteed)
- Sausage and cabbage in the instant pot
- Beef and veggie soup
- Chicken curry and rice
- Roasted chicken thighs
- Skillet chicken thighs
- Grilled or pan seared pork chops
- Bowls- Meat, Veggie, and Carb (type in “bowl meals” in Pinterest, and there are hundreds, or you can just throw together your own bowls!)
- Red Beans and Rice
- Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin
- Potato and ham cream cheese soup
- Carnitas
- Beef tacos
- Chicken street tacos
- Fish tacos
- Pan-seared lemon pepper chicken breast or salmon
- Greek salad with chicken
- 200 Cheap and Easy Ground Beef Recipes (I buy grass-fed ground beef from Walmart at about the same price as the “cheaper” meat at other grocery stores!)
- Mini chicken pot pies with homemade crust
- Chicken and Dumplings
- Black bean veggie couscous
- Black bean wraps and Lentil/Rice Casserole
Sides
- Sauteed or roasted veggies
- Homemade sourdough garlic toast
- Salad
- Garlic Spaghetti squash
- Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
Snacks
- Apples with PB
- Banana with PB
- Raw fruit
- Raw veggies and hummus or ranch
- Roasted chickpeas
- Homemade granola bars
- Homemade graham crackers
- Homemade “wheat thins”
- Popcorn (we pop it on the stove with coconut oil and popcorn kernels)
- Hard boiled eggs
- Olives
- String cheese
- Cheese and crackers
- Cubed cheddar
- Homemade trail mix
- Brined and roasted nuts
- PB&J
- PB & Honey
- Homemade muffins
- Greek yogurt
- Breakfast cookies
Homemade Breads
- Sourdough bread (basic)
- Whole wheat sandwich bread
- Hamburger buns
- Pizza crust
- Basic bread machine white bread
Other Homemade Foods/Drinks/Natural Products
- Pumpkin Spice Creamer
- Homemade Kombucha and Lavender Syrup (which I also use for coffee)
- Homemade BBQ sauce
- Homemade Elderberry Syrup
- Homemade Elderberry Gummies
- Homemade Deodorant with Bentonite Clay
- Homemade Candles
Enjoy! I’ll be updating this list as I find new, awesome recipes!
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