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Artichoke Skillet

This isn’t your average casserole recipe. It’s fancy enough for company and inexpensive enough to add to your meal plan often. Chicken, artichoke hearts, and mushrooms are mixed with a homemade sauce and baked.

Then served over a bed of egg noodles. To make it even more inexpensive you can serve it over rice instead.

The flavors are great and you can make the main casserole ahead of time and tuck it away in the freezer for a quick thaw and bake meal later.

Split Pea Soup

This soup is a great soup for a busy day. Put everything into the crockpot and when you get home you’ll have a delicious and hearty soup waiting. You can use ham or sausage in this recipe. It’s not only a frugal dinner idea but also Weight Watchers friendly too.

Hamburger Soup

Soup is always a good way to stretch your grocery dollar and use up vegetables that might be going bad soon hanging out in the crisper drawer.

You can enjoy soup often in the winter and at a price that like you can really feed your family well on very little.

Add in a batch of homemade biscuits and a serving of fruit to round out the meal.

Hamburger Macaroni Skillet

This is another skillet dinner that’s quick to make and can be made ahead for the freezer too. A can of tomato sauce, a little ground beef, macaroni noodles, and seasonings is all it takes to make this inexpensive but filling frugal dinner.

Use mini lasagna noodles instead of macaroni to make it more like a skillet lasagna dish too. Serve with a salad and homemade french bread to complete the meal.