Yay! found this on delish.com – great recipes for making ‘delish’ tasting comfort foods cheaper and healthier. it’s one of those tedious scrollthrus, so I’ll save y’all some time and put the links straight to the budget versions:

Spaghetti Pie: fewer ingredients and cheaper than traditional lasagna, lower calories and less fat, and budget friendly b/c can cook in bulk

Deviled Chicken Thighs: budget alternative to breaded chicken b/c chicken thighs are cheaper than chicken breasts

Chicken Gumbo Pot Pie: two meals for the price of one with this pot pie recipe. time and money saver

Better Than Mom’s Meatloaf: money saving meatloaf, again cooking in bulk batches saves time and money, but this one use cost friendly ingredients

Turkey and White Bean Chili: less ingredients means less cost