30-Minute Cheap Family Meals

Mexican Tortilla Skillet: This Mexican-flavored dish, with its tortillas and spicy meat, is similar to enchiladas but much quicker to make.Recipe: Mexican Tortilla Skillet Beef with Sweet Potatoes and Spinach: This is a great one-dish meal for autumn and winter since it features in-season veggies like sweet potatoes and spinach.Recipe: Beef with Sweet Potatoes and Spinach Sausage with Cabbage and Corn Saut�: With the sausages and skillet-cooked cabbage, this hearty dish has a bit of a German accent.Recipe: Sausage with Cabbage and Corn Saut� Curried Rice with Shrimp: You can save money by purchasing unpeeled shrimp rather than having them peeled and deveined at the fish market. It takes a little longer, but you can still make this dish in under 30 minutes.Recipe: Curried Rice with Shrimp Quick Beef Stroganoff: Using both sour cream and cream cheese makes this hearty stroganoff extra creamy.Recipe: Quick Beef Stroganoff Confetti Pepperoni Soup: The deep, rich flavor and color of this hearty soup comes from the beets, carrots, tomatoes, and pepperoni. It may sound like an odd combination, but the flavor is fantastic.Recipe: Confetti Pepperoni Soup Salmon Chowder: Canned salmon is the key ingredient in this budget-friendly fish chowder.Recipe: Salmon Chowder Thai Shrimp Noodle Soup: The flavors may seem exotic, but all of the ingredients are easily found in your local grocery store.Recipe: Thai Shrimp Noodle Soup