Small Budget Dinner Ideas- Grilling!

This week we are embracing all things grilled. We have done some mix and matching on more commonly grilled items and thrown in some that you may not be aware of that you can grill.

We always want to keep the food yummy and the costs low, so our meals range from about $11 to $16. Our average serving cost was between $1.50 to $2.25, which is not bad at all!

These are fairly large meals and most easily serve 6-10 people depending on appetites. So, if you are a small family, you should have lots of leftovers!

Grilling on a Budget

Everyone already knows how to grill hamburgers, hotdogs, and steaks…..so hopefully you get inspired to try something new and on a budget!

This can easily be a light meal by itself, or you can add some protein to the grill. We have had this as a main dish and as a side dish!

This is very similar to our Sausage and Potato Sheet Pan meal, but this time we are using the grill so we don’t have to use the oven!

You can easily substitute the Dr. Pepper with any cola type soda as well! The soda helps tenderize the pork and you don’t taste soda at all.

This is another light dish that can easily be dinner by itself, or you use it as a side dish!

This is an unexpected grilled item but totally yummy and you can change the toppings to whatever you want.

We did thighs for this foil pack, but you can easily do chicken breasts here too!

I love these open-faced sandwiches! (Technically you could do it as a traditional sandwich, but I find it is just too much bread for my taste)

This is another light meal that is so yummy! You can easily add the starch of your choice if you like.

Grocery Shopping

We have priced out all these recipes at the Walmart Super Center in Forest, MS. The total for all 8 meals came out to $115.62, which is really a good deal!

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Free Printable Recipes PDF

If you would like to print these recipes out, you can use this free PDF version.

Variations & Substitutes

Every family has different tastes, so you can easily switch out ingredients to suit your family. Also don’t feel locked into the ingredients, it really doesn’t matter if you use a different cut of chicken, right? Just substitute with what you already have if possible!

I hope you enjoy these Grilling meal ideas!