If your takeout bill is nearing astronomical heights and the drive-thru isn't the healthy non-salads you want to be eating, cheap dinner ideas that you can eat at home are the way to go.

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Try these budget-friendly, delicious dinner recipes for serving a family or a smaller household. Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist; Hadas Smirnoff. Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgepeth.

A good cook doesn't need to spend money to eat well. Here are 13 no-frills cheap recipes we'll never stop making, from hearty family favorites to delicious regional classics.

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So, maybe like you, I rely on our curated recipe collections to be my starting points, and this new lineup of 16 cheap, healthy dinner ideas by Emily Johnson comes at just the right time (tax season).

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