Diet-on-a-Budget Meal Plans
The following recipes make limited use of specialty gluten-, casein- and soy-free items like expensive flours and other substitute ingredients. Most everything can be purchased at your local grocery store and these recipes are meant so that everyone in the house can eat it rather than needing to cook two meals.
Breakfast
- Bacon Potatoes
- Cereal with milk
- Cereal, Cream of rice
- Donuts/donut holes
- Eggs, fried, scrambled, poached
- Eggs, Scrambled with avocado
- French toast
- Fruit
- Grits
- Hash Brown Casserole
- Hash Browns
- Hash with poached eggs (corned beef or ham)
- Hominy
- Meat - ham, bacon, steak, sausage
- Muffins, Banana Coconut Flour
- Pancakes, Fabulous Banana
- Pancakes, Nut Butter
- Sausage
- Waffles
Lunch
- Salad, Almost-Cobb
- Chicken Nuggets, Battered
- Chicken and rice (arroz con pollo)
- Chicken Fries
- Chicken Nuggets, Pecan-coated
- Chicken Salad
- Sandwiches – peanut butter and jelly, lunchmeat, chicken salad, egg salad, etc.
Snacks
- Chicken, Buffalo Wings
- Chicken, Teriyaki Wings
- Chips
- Deviled Eggs
- Chex-style mix
- Guacamole
- Hummus
- Hummus, White Bean
- Kettle corn
- Nuts
- Popcorn
- Refried bean dip
- Salsa (Pico de Gallo)
Beverages
- Cider, Mulled
- Cocoa, Hot (Vance’s DariFree or Almond Breeze) More about milk substitutes
- Juices, Sparkling
- Mangoade
- Smoothie, Island fruit
- Smoothie, Orange Banana
- Smoothie, Tropical blend
Main Courses
Beef & Buffalo
- Beef Fajitas
- Beef Shanks
- Beef Short Ribs
- Beef Stew
- Beefy Stew
- Beef Stew, Red Wine with Potatoes and Green Beans
- Buffalo burgers
- Chili
- Hamburgers
- Meatball and Rice soup
- Meatloaf
- Prime rib with roasted garlic and horseradish crust
- Beef Stew, Red Wine with Potatoes and Green Beans
- Ropa Vieja
- Rouladen
- Rib Roast, Herbed
- Pot Roast, Holly's Florida
- Shish Kebabs (beef, chicken, veggie and shrimp), Build-your-own
- Sloppy Joes, Easy
- Spaghetti and Meatballs
- Steak
- Tacos
Game
Lamb
Pork
- Beans and rice, Louisiana Red
- Black Beans and Cumin Scented Rice, Cuban
- Ham and Apple Stacks
- Navy Bean/Split Pea Soup with Ham
- Pork chops, Stuffed
- Pork fried rice
- Pork Shoulder roast
- Pork, Pulled sandwiches
- Pork, Roast Loin with Apples
- Pozole
- Ribs, Melt in your mouth
- Roast pork loin, Simple
- Sausage, Italian with peppers and onions
- Tamales, Traditional pork
Poultry
- Chicken, Alex’s Double-coated Fried
- Chicken, and rice
- Chicken, Apricot Glazed with dried plums and sage
- Chicken, Arroz con pollo
- Chicken, Roasted Rosemary with Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- Chicken, BBQ
- Chicken, Citrus-garlic-ginger sauce
- Chicken, Coconut finger salad
- Chicken Diane
- Chicken, Drumsticks, Apricot glazed
- Chicken Fajitas
- Chicken, Honey Mustard kabobs
- Chicken, Lemon
- Chicken, Lemon-Pepper Thyme
- Chicken, Maple Orange Glazed breasts
- Chicken Marengo
- Chicken Noodle soup
- Chicken Nuggets, Battered
- Chicken Nuggets, Pecan-coated
- Chicken, Pulled BBQ sandwiches
- Chicken, Sticky Coconut
- Chicken, Stir-Fry
- Chicken Vegetable Soup
- Cornish Hens, Glazed
- Goose, Roasted with cherry sauce
- Almost-Cobb salad
- Apple pecan chicken salad
- Shish Kebabs (beef, chicken, veggie and shrimp), Build-your-own
- Turkey, Brined
- Turkey & Rice Soup
- Turkey, Roast
Seafood
- Salmon, Baked, maple glazed
- Salmon, Grilled
- Salmon, Poached
- Shish Kebabs (beef, chicken, veggie and shrimp), Build-your-own
Vegetarian
Side dishes
- Caramelized apples
- Cranberries, Best Relish
- Polenta
- Rice, Arroz Con Gandules
- Rice, Brown
- Rice, Brown, Salad with tomatoes
- Rice, White
- Rice, Wild
- Rice, Wild, stuffing with hazelnuts and dried cranberries
- Salad, Watergate
- Spring rolls
- Stuffing, World’s best cornbread
- Sweet Potatoes, Candied
Bread
- Cornbread
Vegetables
- Asparagus, steamed
- Asparagus, Grilled
- Asparagus, Grilled with Meyer lemon vinaigrette
- Artichokes, BBQ
- Artichokes, Boiled
- Beans
- Beans, BBQ Baked
- Beans, Black
- Beans, Mexican
- Broccoli
- Butternut squash
- Carrots
- Chard
- Collard greens
- Corn on the cob
- French fries
- Hash browns
- Green beans with lemon and walnuts
- Plantain Rounds, Double-Fried
- Potato and zucchini pancakes (latkes)
- Potatoes, Bacon
- Potatoes, Baked
- Potatoes, Mashed
- Potatoes, Sliced baked
- Potato, tomato, corn and basil salad
- Spaghetti squash with marinara
- Spinach, Sautéed
- Sweet potatoes, Candied
- Sweet potato fries, Baked
- Sweet potato casserole
- Zucchini, Fried
- Zucchini, Grilled
Dressing, Gravy & Sauces
- 1000 Island
- Apple Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Avocado Dressing
- Basil Vinaigrette
- Blackberry Dressing
- Creole mustard dressing
- French Dressing
- Gravy, Turkey
- Gravy, Foolproof Giblet
- Honey Sesame Dressing
- Kitchen Bouquet Recipe
- Marinara Sauce
- Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette
- Sweet and Sour Dressing
- Tarragon Egg Dressing
- Vinaigrette Dressing
Soups
- Beef Stew, Red Wine with Potatoes and Green Beans
- Beef Stew
- Beefy Stew
- Black Bean-Chipotle chili
- Chicken Noodle Soup
- Chicken Vegetable Soup
- Chicken Veggie Stew
- Chili
- Louisiana Red Beans and Rice
- Meatball and Rice soup
- Navy Bean/Split Pea Soup with Ham
- Turkey & Rice Soup
- Venison Stew
Desserts
- Apple pecan pie
- Chocolate, Sweet dark
- Meringue Triple Stars
- No-bake pumpkin pie
- Popcorn, Party
- Popcorn, Sweet nutty treats
- Peanut butter balls
- Peanut butter cookies
Salads
- Almost-Cobb salad
- Apple pecan chicken salad
- Chicken, Coconut finger salad
- Chicken salad
- Fancy salad
- Mushroom spinach salad with tarragon egg dressing
- Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon and Apple Cider Dressing
- Turkey & Mixed Green salad with Strawberries and Kiwi
- Watergate salad
Kids Only
- Buffalo Burgers, Mini
- Chicken Fries
- Chicken Nuggets, Batter-dipped
- Chicken Nuggets, Pecan-coated
- Food-on-a-stick
- French Fries, Oven
- Potato Logs
- Shepard Pie, Easy
- Sweet Potatoes and Red Potatoes, Baked
Holidays
Meats
Sides
- Cranberries, Best Relish
- Gravy, Foolproof Giblet
- Gravy, Turkey
- Green beans with lemon and toasted walnuts
- Jello mold with canned fruit
- Potatoes, Mashed
- Salad (plain)
- Salad (fancy)
- Salad, Watergate
- Stuffing, World's Best Cornbread
- Stuffing, Rice
- Sweet potatoes, Candied
Desserts
- Apple pecan pie
- Chocolate, Sweet dark
- Meringue Triple Stars
- Popcorn, Party
- Popcorn, Sweet nutty treats
- Peanut butter balls
- Peanut butter cookies
- Pears, Poached
- Pumpkin Pie
- Pumpkin pie, No-bake
