DollopCheap filling meals for a large family
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Big, filling dinners that feed six or more for $2.50 or less a serving: casseroles, pots of chili and trays of baked pasta that stretch cheap staples across a full table. The cheapest is Lentil loaf at $0.69 a serving, and the average here is $1.54.
Lentil loaf
$0.69 a serving
110 min
Slow cooker pinto beans
$0.81 a serving
540 min
Slow cooker Cuban black beans
$0.87 a serving
500 min
Instant Pot black bean soup
$0.92 a serving
100 min
Instant Pot black beans
$0.99 a serving
100 min
Instant Pot charro beans
$1.00 a serving
100 min
Cheesy lentil and rice casserole
$1.11 a serving
110 min
Tuna macaroni salad
$1.12 a serving
30 min
Nigerian fried rice
$1.14 a serving
55 min
Moroccan harira
$1.15 a serving
60 min
Chickpea noodle soup
$1.16 a serving
45 min
Instant Pot jollof rice
$1.19 a serving
55 min
Corn dog casserole
$1.22 a serving
40 min
Filipino chicken macaroni salad
$1.22 a serving
90 min
Cheesy rice and bean casserole
$1.23 a serving
55 min
Spaghetti pie
$1.26 a serving
60 min
Slow cooker dal makhani
$1.29 a serving
510 min
Baked polenta casserole with marinara and mozzarella
$1.31 a serving
65 min
Broccoli cheddar crescent ring
$1.31 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan mac and cheese
$1.31 a serving
50 min
Sausage breakfast casserole
$1.31 a serving
110 min
Pizza pinwheels
$1.33 a serving
40 min
Pork adobo
$1.35 a serving
110 min
Crockpot BBQ chicken drumsticks
$1.35 a serving
320 min
Broccoli cheddar pasta bake
$1.36 a serving
45 min
Instant Pot meatballs and pasta
$1.37 a serving
30 min
Vegetarian lentil chili
$1.38 a serving
60 min
Slow cooker BBQ meatballs
$1.40 a serving
250 min
Southern pinto beans and cornbread
$1.41 a serving
50 min
Samosa pie with lentils and potatoes
$1.41 a serving
80 min
Crockpot brown sugar garlic pork loin
$1.43 a serving
360 min
Serbian baked beans with caramelized onions (prebranac)
$1.43 a serving
80 min
German lentil soup with sausages
$1.46 a serving
60 min
Sheet pan pancakes with sausage
$1.46 a serving
40 min
Jalapeño popper mac and cheese
$1.48 a serving
55 min
Alabama white sauce chicken
$1.48 a serving
60 min
Vegetable pot pie with biscuit topping
$1.49 a serving
55 min
Cheesy vegetable noodle casserole
$1.49 a serving
45 min
Black bean tamale pie
$1.50 a serving
65 min
Green chile rice casserole
$1.53 a serving
65 min
Freezer black bean and potato burritos
$1.53 a serving
60 min
Instant Pot feijoada (Brazilian black bean stew)
$1.55 a serving
120 min
Slow cooker marinara sauce
$1.55 a serving
510 min
Slow cooker pumpkin chili
$1.55 a serving
380 min
Lazy pierogi casserole
$1.56 a serving
90 min
Mushroom barley soup
$1.58 a serving
70 min
Southern baked mac and cheese
$1.59 a serving
70 min
Honey garlic chicken drumsticks
$1.60 a serving
60 min
Chickpea tater tot hotdish
$1.60 a serving
55 min
Slow cooker mac and cheese
$1.60 a serving
165 min
Instant Pot baked ziti
$1.60 a serving
30 min
Slow cooker kalua pork
$1.62 a serving
585 min
Oven fried chicken
$1.63 a serving
85 min
Slow cooker chickpea korma
$1.63 a serving
330 min
Chili dog casserole
$1.63 a serving
45 min
Southern tomato pie with biscuit crust
$1.63 a serving
80 min
Arroz con gandules
$1.64 a serving
55 min
Slow cooker pork vindaloo
$1.64 a serving
540 min
Chicken plov
$1.64 a serving
95 min
Lentil shepherd’s pie
$1.65 a serving
85 min
Honey mustard chicken thighs
$1.65 a serving
55 min
Cheesy bean taco bake
$1.65 a serving
45 min
Slow cooker BBQ beans with baked potatoes
$1.68 a serving
390 min
Quiche Lorraine
$1.68 a serving
95 min
Loaded baked potato casserole
$1.69 a serving
70 min
Freezer breakfast burritos
$1.69 a serving
50 min
White bean pot pie
$1.70 a serving
80 min
Breakfast pizza with crescent dough
$1.72 a serving
40 min
Crockpot carnitas
$1.72 a serving
660 min
Chicken bog
$1.72 a serving
80 min
Ham, broccoli and cheese rice casserole
$1.72 a serving
70 min
Rotel sausage pasta
$1.73 a serving
30 min
Slow cooker cabbage soup
$1.73 a serving
440 min
Jamaican red pea soup with spinners
$1.73 a serving
70 min
Ham and potato soup
$1.73 a serving
50 min
Slow cooker pulled pork sandwiches
$1.75 a serving
620 min
Slow cooker split pea soup
$1.77 a serving
490 min
Freezer chicken burritos
$1.78 a serving
60 min
Sheet pan frittata
$1.78 a serving
45 min
Slow cooker minestrone
$1.79 a serving
460 min
Vegetarian white bean cassoulet
$1.79 a serving
70 min
Chicken divan
$1.80 a serving
70 min
Black-eyed pea soup with collard greens
$1.80 a serving
50 min
Spinach artichoke rice bake
$1.80 a serving
50 min
Slow roasted pork shoulder with potatoes
$1.80 a serving
270 min
Black bean pastelón (Puerto Rican plantain lasagna)
$1.81 a serving
85 min
Slow cooker chicken and stuffing
$1.81 a serving
265 min
Tuna quiche
$1.81 a serving
75 min
Baked tomato rice with mozzarella (riso al forno)
$1.82 a serving
75 min
Tater tot breakfast casserole
$1.83 a serving
70 min
Meatball sub casserole
$1.83 a serving
70 min
Bacon mac and cheese
$1.83 a serving
60 min
Baked pumpkin kibbeh
$1.85 a serving
105 min
Ham pot pie
$1.86 a serving
65 min
Slow cooker black bean enchilada casserole
$1.87 a serving
275 min
Crockpot salsa chicken
$1.88 a serving
265 min
Chicken tamales
$1.88 a serving
165 min
Slow cooker Cuban mojo pork
$1.89 a serving
630 min
Vegetable pancit (pancit bihon)
$1.90 a serving
35 min
Vegetable pilau (East African spiced rice)
$1.90 a serving
60 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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