Low Calorie Recipes With Limited Ingredients and Low Budget

RhapsodyWinters

I'm looking for cheap low calorie foods. I have a simple recipe for Chicken Enchiladas and am getting sick of eating them! Any suggestions?

cmriverside

Go to allrecipes.com and enter ingredients and it will spit out recipes.

kms234

Beans! You can get a bag of dried beans so cheap. Soak/cook them and add various seasonings or dried herbs. I love making "refried" beans with jalapeno and garlic. Fresh jalapenos are crazy cheap and go a long way.

KickboxFanatic

I pull a ton of recipes from Budgetbytes.com, they are typically simple, nutritious and CHEAP!!

kpeterson539

KickboxFanatic wrote: »

I pull a ton of recipes from Budgetbytes.com, they are typically simple, nutritious and CHEAP!!

This!! Awesome website with great suggestion and variety of recipes!

lindsay0515

skinnytaste.com - her recipes are delicious, healthy and generally do not break the bank to prepare!!!

busyPK

Cheap one I do is breakfast muffins with eggs, milk, spinach (any other veggies you want), a bit of cheese, salt and pepper and bake in a muffin pan. I eat it with salsa or hot sauce and add toast for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner. Simple, easy and cheap.

Lounmoun

RhapsodyWinters wrote: »

I'm looking for cheap low calorie foods. I have a simple recipe for Chicken Enchiladas and am getting sick of eating them! Any suggestions?

Low budget friendly foods where I live are oatmeal, canned tuna, whole chicken or chicken thighs, dry beans, lentils, rice, pasta, bread, peanut butter, eggs, potatoes, carrots, apples, ground turkey, cabbage, onions, canned tomatoes, frozen vegetables

Meal planning is a good idea if you have a tight budget.
Many recipes are 500-600 calories per serving. Adjust portion sizes to fit your calorie goal.
Do an internet search for the calorie count you desire such as "300 calorie recipes"
Soup is often very economical and can be low calorie- freezes and reheats well.

Low budget menu planning and recipes:
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/40dollarmenu.htm
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/70dollarmenu.htm
http://www.budgetbytes.com
http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2013/03/35-meatless-meals.html
http://www.meatlessmonday.com/favorite-recipes/
http://www.lentils.org/recipes-cooking/recipes/

Some MFP threads you may find useful:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10565773/tight-budget-grocery-list#latest
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10518784/healthy-food-choice-on-a-budget/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10500423/costing-a-lot-more-money-to-eat-healthier/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10490067/most-healthy-food-options-are-very-expensive-and-im-on-a-very-poor-budget-what-to-do/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10020804/looking-for-vegetarian-recipes#latest
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p1