Are you ever in the mood for something rich, creamy and delicious, but want to avoid take-out or fast food?
Check out this list of comfort food recipes that are budget-friendly and taste great!
With everything from homemade bread, pasta, pizza, soups, stews, and more, you’re sure to find the perfect meal that won’t break the bank.

Frugal Comfort Food Recipes
Chicken Tortilla Soup {Leftover Chicken Recipe}
Chicken Tortilla Soup is a great way to stretch leftover chicken, easily feeding your family dinner for a second night!
Quick and Easy Tex-Mex Migas Recipe
When I’m feeling too tired to cook, this quick and easy Tex-Mex migas recipe is my go to! With less than 10 ingredients I almost always have on hand, it’s a budget friendly breakfast, lunch or dinner that always satisfies! Plus, it’s on the table in less than 15 minutes!
Ginger Beef & Cabbage
This super easy ginger beef & cabbage stir fry utilizes affordable cabbage and ground meat to make a super flavorful weeknight meal. Serve it as is or alongside rice or soba noodles for a satisfying and flavorful budget-friendly meal!
Chicken & Zucchini Stuffing Mix Casserole
Chicken & Zucchini Stuffing Mix Casserole is a budget-friendly dinner with delicious flavors. Easy to prepare, this comforting dish is family-friendly.
Sweet Potato and Lentil Curry Recipe
Dinner is sorted with this delicious, healthy and hearty Sweet Potato and Lentil Curry. It’s an easy one-pan meal that’s ready in 30 minutes and made with pantry staples including chickpeas, tinned diced tomatoes and turmeric!
Easy, Cheesy 5-Ingredient Pizza Pasta Bake
With just 5 simple ingredients, this incredibly quick and easy pizza pasta bake is an absolute lifesaver on busy nights! It’ll be in the oven in no time flat – you can even mix it all up right in the pan (and you don’t even have to precook the pasta)!
Pressure Cooker Black Beans
One of my most popular recipes these pressure cooker black beans are a great base for quick and easy meals like burritos, tacos, salad toppers, and quesadillas or soup.
3-Ingredient Crock-Pot Chicken Tacos
In just five minutes, these budget-friendly, delicious chicken tacos are in the crock-pot and cooking away! Ridiculously easy and sure to become your go-to lifesaver!
Cheesy Rigatoni Sausage Bake
This baked rigatoni dish is chock full of cheesy goodness and Italian Sausage. The whole family will love this tasty dinner option!
Instant Pot Two Bean Soup
This Instant Pot Two Bean Soup is an easy and delicious soup to make. It’s the perfect comfort food for cold winter day.
Instant Pot Vegetable Chow Mein
Do you ever have one of those nights where you want just want everyone to sit at the table and happily eat dinner, no complaining? This Instant Pot Vegetable Chow Mein recipe is my go-to recipe for that night. When I make these noodles everyone gobbles them up. They are so easy to make in this instant pot!
Creamy Tomato Soup
Quick and easy homemade tomato soup is perfect when you need a delicious home cooked dish on the table. This is a family favorite and is perfect anytime of the year for lunch or dinner.
The Best Salisbury Steak Recipe
Salisbury Steak is such a great comfort food classic! This comfort dish isn’t complicated, simply cook & watch the entire family eat it all gone. Make it up quickly with this recipe!
Easy Baked Ziti
A perfect Sunday night dinner! This easy baked ziti is super easy to make and feeds a large family!
Tortitas de Ejote: Guatemalan Green Bean Fritters
This easy Guatemalan recipe for tortitas de ejotes, featuring fresh green beans, makes a batch of fritter-style pancakes that are perfect for an appetizer, nutritious breakfast or light lunch. Serve these delicious vegetarian fritters with a salsa for dipping or tuck them inside a crusty French roll with mayonnaise, slivers of red onion and a handful of fresh lettuce.
Easy Canned Tuna Pasta (Ready in 15 Minutes!)
This canned tuna pasta recipe is quick, healthy, and comforting. The perfect recipe when you don’t have a lot in your pantry!
Curry lentil soup: Pantry-friendly & easy
Even when your pantry is bare, you probably have all the ingredients you need for this flavorful curry lentil soup. It’s vegan, gluten-free, and easy to make. Ready in 25 to 30 minutes!
In Memory - Scottish Mince and Tatties
Scottish Mince & Tatties for a a comfort food meal that is a family favourite meal my Nana made. It’s a comforting Scottish mince recipe.
Homemade Sloppy Joe Sandwiches
Homemade Sloppy Joe Sandwiches are classic comfort food. Using the best homemade sloppy joe sauce you’ll be taken back to a better version of your childhood favorite!
Quick and Easy Pulled Pork Chalupa
Quick and easy pulled pork chalupa is a dinner that is ready in under half an hour but tastes like it slow cooked all day long
Southern Yeast Rolls (Sister Schubert Copycat)
These homemade yeast rolls are just as buttery, soft, and delicious as the pans of Sister Schubert’s Parker House Style yeast rolls you buy at the store. They even have that nostalgic smell as they bake. Every southerner will want this recipe!
Easy 1 Hour Deep Dish Pizza Recipe | Sweet Tea & Thyme
Making deep dish pizza from scratch is super easy and fast. The crispy crust is brushed with garlic butter, the tomato sauce is simple and homemade, and between layers of gooey mozzarella cheese and ample toppings, this will be your new weeknight favorite!
Vegetable Beef Soup with Cabbage
Vegetable beef soup with cabbage is a low carb, hearty meal loaded with beef and vegetables that will keep you warm and satisfied!
Instant Pot Bacon Tomato Mac And Cheese Recipe ~ From Val's Kitchen
Instant Pot Bacon Tomato Mac And Cheese is a creamy comfort food that works as a side or main. This simple one-pot recipe will become a family favorite.
Pressure Cooker Dump and Start Creamy Chicken Pasta Recipe ~ From Val's Kitchen
Pressure Cooker Dump and Start Creamy Chicken Pasta is so easy to make and so tasty, plus it’s ready in less than 30 minutes!
Italian Baked Chicken with White Beans and Tomatoes
Italian Baked Chicken with White Beans and Tomatoes is one of those dishes that surprises you with just how good it is. It’s comfort food that seriously fulfills it’s duty as a blanket of warmth and savoriness for your belly.
Lebanese Lentil Soup - make this simple Middle Eastern lentil soup recipe
Save money this winter but still eat well with this Lebanese Lentil Soup.
Instant Pot Dal Recipe + Tutorial {Vegan, Gluten Free}
Instant Pot Dal is a quick, easy and delicious meatless dish that is full of aromatic spices. A perfect flavourful and satisfying meal for those busy weeknights.
Butter Bean Stew with Kale and Sweet Potatoes
Spiced butter bean stew with kale and sweet potato is a rich and warming vegan stew. Tasty, filling and nutritious, this is serious vegan comfort food.
Vegan Chili Sin Carne (Easy & Healthy)
This hearty and super simple chili will be your next favorite go-to! Using only convenient staple foods and some seasonal veg, this meal is whipped up in just 10 minutes and very nutrient-dense.
Vegan Instant Pot Pasta Recipe (Easy One Pot Pasta Marinara)
Healthy & easy vegan one pot pasta marinara made with whole plant-based ingredients. This oil-free comfort dish is prepared in just 20 minutes total, using the Instant Pot. Soy free & gluten free possible.
Minestrone Soup | Slimming World Friendly
Sausage and red lentil casserole
Perfect comfort dinner for chilly evenings. Easy and quick to prepare. A meal in one that wont break the bank.
POTATO PASTA (Italian pasta e patate)
This creamy and utterly delicious potato pasta is your go-to recipe. It calls for a few humble and budget-friendly ingredients, it takes less than 20 minutes of prep time and $1 per serving.
Easy Pressure Cooker Whole Chicken Recipe [+VIDEO]
This Easy Pressure Cooker Whole Chicken recipe requires just 5 ingredients and cooks in less than 40 minutes. Perfect way to make use of the whole chickens that are often on sale.
Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker Pot Roast Recipe
This Pressure Cooker Pot Roast recipe includes just 5 ingredients and is perfect for a meal prep or when feeding a group. Plus, since it's pressure cooked, you can use and tenderize almost any roast.
THE BEST WHITE BEAN SOUP
This simple, budget-friendly and creamy white bean soup tastes and smells amazing.Plus, it’s ready in 20 minutes and it only costs about $1 per serving!
Easy Black Beans and Rice (Stovetop or Pressure Cooker)
This Black Beans and Rice is a gluten-free main dish made with sausage, bacon, and vegetables. It’s a complete dish that is pure flavor –and comes with 2 methods to choose from: pressure cooker and stovetop methods.
Cheeseburger Macaroni Recipe {In the Instant Pot}
Made in the Instant Pot. this homemade twist on a classic is hearty, comforting and so tasty!
Slow Cooker Black Beans with Scallions
Easy and affordable, these Slow Cooker Black Beans are incredibly flavorful from green onions.
Easy Keto Beef Stew (in a Crockpot)
Easy Crockpot Beef Stew is easy to make, collagen-rich, and super meaty. Flavored with carrot, onion, and thyme, it's nourishing comfort food at it's best!
Super Easy Filipino Chicken Adobo
This super easy Filipino Chicken Adobo recipe is the one pot weeknight dinner you’ve been waiting for. This chicken stewed in vinegar and soy sauce is one of the most popular dishes in the Philippines for good reason – it’s easy to make, doesn’t require any fancy ingredients, and is far more than just the sum of its parts.
Chaliapin Steak
What if I told you that tonight you could have a steak dinner? Not just any old steak, but a cheap cut of steak that would magically be as tender as a high-end A5 grade wagyu beef steak? Enter the promise of the Chaliapin Steak!
Paleo Meatloaf (Whole30)!
The ultimate comfort food and family favorite! Whole30, Keto and Paleo, this meatloaf will be on your regular rotation!
How To Make Awesome Paleo Chili!
With just a few ingredients this chili is perfect for game day, dinners and makes the best leftovers! Paleo and gluten-free!
One Pan Cheeseburger Pasta
This one pan cheeseburger pasta takes less than 20 minutes to make and is the ultimate comfort food for the family! It uses simple pantry ingredients and is very budget friendly.
INSTANT POT GARLIC HERB CHICKEN AND RICE
Instant Pot Chicken and Rice. Easy and delicious Garlic Herb Chicken and rice made in the Instant Pot in 20 minutes. Healthy family-friendly dinner you can make on any day.
Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Chili (Gluten and Bean Free)
This Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Chili is so easy to make: toss together, slow cook for 5-6 hours, and you’re set! Plus, this recipe is tummy friendly with no beans, dairy, or gluten
Easy Russian Borscht Soup • Happy Kitchen
This easy one-pot vegetarian Russian Borscht recipe only takes 30 minutes to make! Delicious and wholesome winter beet soup full of nutrients!
The Best Slow Cooker Vegan Chili • Happy Kitchen
The Best Slow Cooker Vegan Chili Recipe is wholesome, delicious and easy to make. Comforting and healthy freezable dinner packed with nutrients and flavors!
Ciabatta
This simple Ciabatta Bread recipe will give you a rustic Italian loaf that is perfect for dipping into soups or sauces. The high hydration in this bread results in a wonderfully chewy center and tons of irregular holes.
Stovetop Biscuits
Lightly crisped on the outside, tender and delicate on inside, these rich, buttery Stovetop Biscuits make an incredible addition to almost any meal.
Italian Cabbage and Rice...Simple, Healthy and Delicious
A very warm and comforting dish that costs pennies per serving, cabbage and rice is a traditional Italian home cooking recipe. You won't believe how good it tastes and how good it is for you!
What’s your favorite comfort food recipe? Share below!
