Creative cheap meals for busy parents 24 Articles

by Vickie Marcy

There's nothing like sitting down to a hot, hearty meal with your family just minutes after arriving home from a hectic day. Meals that are not only tasty and creative, but fast and easy to make is what a lot of parents ne...read more

by Cynthia Lynch

For time-pressed cooks, one-dish meals like soups, stews and casseroles are often the perfect solution. One of the quickest to prepare is chili, an economical crowd-pleaser with enough versatility to keep things interestin...read more

by Susan Kliebenstein

I've always been glad that my mother taught me to make casseroles. They provide inexpensive meals, creative opportunities and enormous variety in the weekly menu. They can be built around what you have, and dinner can be...read more

by Melanie Marten

Forget take-out food and frozen dinners. You can make a complete meal that will satisfy the whole family without spending a lot of money. Stocking your pantry with basics that can be cooked in a wide variety of ways giv...read more

by L Crawford

Here are five diverse, effortless weeknight meals economical, well-balanced, home cooked (more or less) and sure to please your hungry family. First, the menu: 1) baked spaghetti, salad and Italian bread, 2) chicken pot...read more

by Rhodora Fitzgerald

Busy, busy, busy! Does this describe your life? In a world where the pace keeps getting faster it can become stressful to create a good meal at an affordable price. Do the kids expect you to be a magician when it comes ...read more

by Sara Sota

On rushed Winter days what you need are quick,inexpensive and yes,healthy meals to add to your repertoire of on-the-table-fast dinners. Here are just a few of my standbys that will not break the bank. *Dr. MacDouga...read more

by RJP

You're in a rush and need to make a quick and simple snack, dinner, or party plate. Anyone can make this dish quickly including children. This recipe sounds a little of key but is very delicious. All of the followi...read more

by Laura Kauffman

Balancing work, children, and household responsibilities make parenting a task that can become routine. Frozen meals, or ordering a pizza to pick up on the way home from the office are often how parents deal with the stres...read more

by Roberta Velyn

"Um, smells good," said my husband as he walked in the door after work. "It's meatloaf," I said, watching him blanch. He took a very small helping and picked at it suspiciously, eventually relaxing enough to tell me tha...read more

by Sparx

Putting a good meal on the table that is both cheap AND easy has never been more challenging. Easy almost always includes a lit of exotic ingredients that can be either difficult to find or very expensive, or both. Che...read more

by Kate Gowers

-Cooking for the Time and Cash Poor- No - don't get cross with me! I'm the lazy so-and-so - I am not saying any of you fine folks are. But I AM lazy. I like cooking dinners that can be cooked in one or two pans. I hate ...read more

by K. Andaya

Since starting a work at home career I have found that being in all day not only drains away any creativity I have for meal making, but the cut in salary often makes a trip to the grocery a pain in the wallet. I have also...read more

by R.L Hanlon

Kinder finishes at 3pm, school at 3.30pm. I have my driving route all planned in advance to make sure all kids are picked up on time. Then off we go to cricket training, this begins at 4.30pm and finishes anywhere betwee...read more

by Debby Dyess

There's nothing like being a parent. The quiet, peaceful living in a home of harmony and time efficiency ... the evenings, full of time spent visiting and playing together ... the calm beditme rituals and gentle mornings ....read more

by Lesley Rigg

Time is my enemy. How about you? Creating meals that your family will enjoy, take no time and are healthy is a tall order, but with some planning and budgeting its extremely achievable. When you go shopping try to buy...read more

by Sande Waybill

Very few modern parents have enough time or money to indulge in fancy recipes, yet the everyday meals can become exceedingly dull and repetitious without a little imagination. There are many ideas for creative, cheap meals...read more

by Evelyn Kilday

Woolton Pie, mock duck, vegetable roll with potato pastry and health bread are all filling and nourishing meals with one slight twist - these and many other simple meals, were the staples of a wartime household. The Britis...read more

by Sue Osgood

Another week of work and school beckons, another 5 days of feeding hubby and kids. More challenging still is doing it inexpensively and quickly, with variety and sound nutritional value. (Let's assume at the outset that a...read more

by Ian Pauley

If you are busy and short on time when it comes to cooking the evening meal then you have to either cook quickly (stir fry, pasta, risottos, noodles), cook long and slow (stews and casseroles) or cook in advance and bulk s...read more