If you are looking for a variety of low cost meals online that are straightforward to make — I am looking at you, college students — then I recommend the site BudgetBytes.com. Each of the recipes has a breakdown of the expected cost, how long it takes to make, as well as the typical information you will find in a recipe. Here’s a few I highlighted recently, in no particular order.

• Top 10 Recipes for College Students
• Mushroom Herb Gravy
• Easy Sesame Chicken
• Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad
• Easy Sesame Chicken
• Slow Cooker Sesame Beef
• Lime Shrimp Dragon Noodles
• Hot & Sour Vegetable Soup with Tofu
• Vegetarian French Dip Sandwiches
• Simple Mushroom Broccoli Stir Fry Noodles
• stromboli
• One Pot Beef and Mushroom Stroganoff
• White Beans with Tomato and Sausage
• Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad

They have a wide range of recipes, and categories (e.g. chicken, vegetarian). The recipes are simple, the ingredients easy to find, and generally they look good. Give it a try.

Save money, eat better.

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