Frugal Recipes

It is difficult to practice frugal living when grocery prices are constantly going up. One of the easiest ways to stretch your dollars is through using frugal recipes.

Anything you make can be a frugal recipe. It is important to note times when you need to focus your ingredients and use substitutions so you are living on the smallest grocery budget you can. Use your resources you have at home as much as possible so your not wasting your money.

Gardening is a great way to stretch your budget and have resources for healthy recipes. Gardening doesn’t have to be hard or take a lot of space but it can help you to save a ton of money with little effort. That is a wonderful way to save money and still eat healthy meals.

Another great way to save money is by adapted recipes to make them into frugal family recipes. Use substitutions so you don’t have to shop more and so you can use the fresh produce before it goes bad. This sometimes creates great meals with tastes that you would have never thought would taste good. It is good to step out of your box a little and use trial and error.

Here are some great resources for frugal cooking recipes

Frugal Cherry Cobbler Cake Recipe

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I LOVE this frugal cherry cobbler cake recipe.  It is SO easy to make and it is super good.  Dump cake recipes are great ones to have when you need a quick dessert. I lover cherry cobbler and cake mix so when you can make a cherry cobbler recipe with a cake mix you can [...]

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Healthy Zucchini and Garbanzo Bean Ragout Recipe

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When I need a quick and healthy meal for my family, I always turn to my healthy zucchini and garbanzo bean ragout recipe.  This is a great garbanzo bean recipe.  It is one you can make taste a variety of ways as well since you can add different seasonings for different tastes. This recipe is [...]

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Easy Dinner Ideas: Macaroni Meatballs

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When I had to go dairy free and soy free with my daughter a few years ago I found this great easy macaroni meatball recipe that was easy dinner idea and really yummy.  To add to the greatness of it, the kids loved it too! It is always nice to find and easy meatball recipe [...]

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Quick and Easy Popover Dinner Idea

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This is the best popover recipe ever!  It was shared with my by a friend.  It is an easy dinner idea that is a good one for the freezer. It is a great recipe for any meal of the day.  You can have it with honey or jam or just plain. Print Popover Recipe Creator: Melissa [...]

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Frugal Family Taco Soup Recipe

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  One of my favorite things to make in the winter with left over taco meat is to make taco soup! Super quick, easy and a wonderful way to use up left overs. Frugal Family Taco Soup Recipe 5.0 from 1 reviews Print Frugal Family Taco Soup Recipe Creator: Melissa @ Living a Frugal Life Recipe [...]

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