Under $3 per serving

Purple Power Bowls are a mélange of colorful grains, beans, and vegetables with more flavor and texture than imaginable. BudgetBytes.com

Purple Power Bowls
$13.85 recipe / $2.77 each
Zucchini and Orzo Salad with Chimichurri is a fresh summer side with bold herbal flavors. BudgetBytes.com

Zucchini and Orzo Salad with Chimichurri
$6.52 recipe / $1.63 serving
Shrimp Fried Rice with Pineapple and Toasted Coconut is a fast and easy meal with tropical flare. BudgetBytes.com

Shrimp Fried Rice with Pineapple and Toasted Coconut
$7.58 recipe / $1.90 serving
Spinach Artichoke Grilled Cheese is like your favorite appetizer turned into a meal. BudgetBytes.com

Spinach Artichoke Grilled Cheese
$5.87 recipe / $2.94 serving
This Grape Feta and Bacon Salad is gourmet made simple and affordable. BudgetBytes.com

Grape Feta and Bacon Salad with Creamy Dijon Dressing
$6.66 recipe / $1.67 serving
Ultimate Southwest Scrambled Eggs make a fast and filling dinner or brunch, and are a great way to use up leftover ingredients in the kitchen. BudgetBytes.com

Ultimate Southwest Scrambled Eggs
$6.12 recipe / $1.53 serving
Baked Beef and Black Bean Tacos are a fast and easy way to take Taco Tuesday to the next level and is the perfect last minute weeknight meal. BudgetBytes.com

Baked Beef and Black Bean Tacos
$8.77 recipe / $1.75 serving
Broccoli Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing is light and refreshing raw salad for summer. BudgetBytes.com

Broccoli Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing
$5.34 recipe / $1.54 serving
Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta is a fast and delicious weeknight meal the whole family will love. BudgetBytes.com

Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta
$6.29 recipe / $1.57 serving
Strawberry Rosé Slush is the perfect refreshing frozen summer drink. BudgetBytes.com

Strawberry Rosé Slush
$2.76 each
Sushi Bowls are a fast, easy, and inexpensive alternative to your favorite sushi bar. BudgetBytes.com

Sushi Bowls with Sriracha Mayo
$8.97 recipe / $2.24 each
Smother Baked Potatoes in Broccoli Cheese Sauce

Broccoli Cheddar Baked Potatoes
$6.72 recipe / $1.68 serving
Pressure Cooker Chicken and Rice is an easy and flavorful four-ingredient dinner that leaves zero waste. BudgetBytes.com

Pressure Cooker Chicken and Rice
$12.31 recipe / $3.08 serving
Chipotle Portobello Oven Fajitas are an easy and flavor packed dinner perfect for summer. BudgetBytes.com

Chipotle Portobello Oven Fajitas
$10.74 recipe / $2.69 serving
Lime Shrimp Dragon Noodles are a fast, easy, and inexpensive alternative to take out. BudgetBytes.com

Lime Shrimp Dragon Noodles
$4.97 recipe / $2.49 serving
Thai Coconut Curry Braised Chicken Thighs are rich and bold in flavor, but fast and easy to prepare. BudgetBytes.com

Thai Coconut Curry Braised Chicken Thighs
$10.29 recipe / $2.06 serving
Greek Chicken Pasta Salad is the perfectly refreshing and filling summer meal. BudgetBytes.com

Greek Chicken Pasta Salad
$8.91 recipe / $2.23 serving
Mango Coconut Tofu Bowls with savory coconut rice and a tangy honey lime glaze. BudgetBytes.com

Mango Coconut Tofu Bowls
$8.21 recipe / $2.05 serving
Skillet Cheeseburger Pasta is a fast and easy "from scratch" version of the classic hamburger helper. BudgetBytes.com

Skillet Cheeseburger Pasta
$7.19 recipe / $1.80 serving
Build BBQ Chicken Burrito Bowls are an easy, customizable lunch option that is great both hot or cold! BudgetBytes.com

BBQ Chicken Burrito Bowls
$7.10 recipe / $1.78 serving
Ultimate Portobello Mushroom Pizza is a gourmet pie for a frozen pizza price - BudgetBytes.com

Ultimate Portobello Mushroom Pizza
$6.37 recipe / $2.12 serving
Smoky White Bean Shakshuka makes the BEST breakfast for dinner! BudgetBytes.com

Smoky White Bean Shakshuka
$6.49 recipe / $1.62 serving
Garden Vegetable Lasagna soup with a colorful vegetable medley and a melty three cheese ricotta blend in each bowl - BudgetBytes.com

Garden Vegetable Lasagna Soup
$9.92 recipe / $1.65 serving
Hoisin Stir Fry Bowls with Spicy Peanut Sauce are a quick and colorful answer to dinner - BudgetBytes.com

Hoisin Stir Fry Bowls with Spicy Peanut Sauce
$9.69 recipe / $2.42 serving

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