If you are looking for healthy and easy budget-friendly meals for the week, let’s make these easy cheap high protein meals that are great for your family.
These healthy high-protein cheap recipes are quick to make at home with simple ingredients and ready in just a few minutes.
When money is tight or low in your pocket, every dollar counts. Buying budget-friendly kitchen staples and cooking healthy meals at home can make a huge difference.
Here’s a guide to the cheapest healthy, easy high protein recipes to make when you’re short of money in hand.
Whether you need high-protein, low-carb, or family-friendly options, these cheap or budget-friendly recipes will help you stay on budget and eat well.
From chicken bowls, vegetarian recipes, salad recipes, overnight oats, healthy sandwiches or casserole to vegan meals or cookies and many more healthy high protein meal prep options are here to enjoy!
Choose your best ever easy cheap high protein recipes and cheers!
1. Greek Chicken Bowls
These healthy Greek chicken bowls are quick to make with veggies, chicken and homemade tzatziki that you will definitely love to try.
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2. Air Fryer Orange Chicken
This crispy air fryer orange chicken is delicious, easy to make and loaded with full of delicious flavors and comes together in about 30 minutes.
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3. Butternut Squash, Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole
This amazing Butternut Squash, Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole is one of the best cheap high protein meals that is made with nutty wild rice, sweet butternut squash, tangy dried cranberries and plenty of parmesan cheese.
4. Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats with Chia
This creamy and thick Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats with Chia recipe is easy to prepare with few simple ingredients and thanks to greek yogurt and naturally sweetened with a bit of pure maple syrup.
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5. Vegan Coconut Tomato Lentil Soup
This amazing, easy to make Vegan Coconut Tomato Lentil Soup is one of the best cheap high protein recipes that plant based meal prep and makes a wonderful meal prep lunch or dinner!
6. Vegan Tempeh Burrito Bowls
If you love bowl recipes, make this healthy Vegan Tempeh Burrito Bowls recipe at home which is loaded with smoky tempeh, black beans, brown rice, corn, avocado, and cashew cream.
7. Vegan Protein Salad
Love eating salad? Make this Vegan Protein Salad for a busy lunch or dinner or as a side dish that is made with tofu, tempeh, chickpeas and hemp seeds.
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8. Spinach & Egg Meal Prep Breakfast Sandwiches
These Spinach & Egg Meal Prep Breakfast Sandwiches are perfect healthy sandwich recipes for breakfast or brunch that are fluffy, moist, and wilted spinach for extra greens!
9. Quinoa Caprese Salad
This easy Quinoa Caprese Salad is healthy, gluten free, nut free and made with ripe cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, fresh basil, fluffy quinoa and tossed in a simple balsamic vinaigrette.
10. Chai Spice Protein Breakfast Cookies
Love cookies for breakfast? Make these Chai Spice Protein Breakfast Cookies by making a batch of these grab-and-go cookies today!
11. Marry Me Tofu
This amazing vegan Marry Me Tofu is rich, creamy and one-pan meal that’s ready in 30 minutes.
12. High Protein French Toast
This healthy High Protein French Toast is high protein breakfast or brucnh that is made with egg whites, milk, protein powder, and your favorite bread.
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13. Easy Protein Pizza
Pizza lover? Let’s make this healthy Easy Protein Pizza that is gluten free and can be made in under 30 minutes.
14. Chocolate Protein Mug Cake
This Chocolate Protein Mug Cake is one of my favourite cheap high protein meals or desserts or breakfast treats that makes me happy in every bite, must try!
15. Healthy Chicken Enchiladas
These easy Healthy Chicken Enchiladas are so delicious, easy to make with simple ingredients and perfect for lunch or dinner.
16. Vegetarian Sheet Pan Dinner with Tofu, Chickpeas and Butternut Squash
This Vegetarian Sheet Pan Dinner with Tofu, Chickpeas and Butternut Squash is healthy and easy dinner meal prep for busy days that is flavorful and easy to make at home.
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17. Black Bean and Veggie Burritos
These healthy Black Bean and Veggie Burritos are one of the best cheap high protein meals that are freezer friendly and perfect meal prepping or a weeknight dinner!
18. Vegan Chili
If you love chili recipes, make this healthy and easy vegan chili recipe at home that are made with a tomato-based sauce, a cozy selection of spices, several vegetables, and fresh chili pepper (adjust the amount to personal taste).
19. Lemon Chicken Recipe (with Lemon Butter Sauce)
This easy and delicious Lemon Chicken Recipe is so tasty and completely ready in 30 minutes for busy dinner or side dish!
20. Creamy Dijon Rosemary Chicken
This easy and creamy Creamy Dijon Rosemary Chicken is so delicious and flavorful and a perfect dinner treat for a weeknight.
21. Healthy Tomato Zucchini Pasta
This easy and healthy Healthy Tomato Zucchini Pasta is perfect for dinner treat for two or for whole family that is ready in under 20 minutes.