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Cailee Eats · Jun 21, 2026

Your Weeknight Dinner Plan: 5 Dinners for $65

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5 budget-friendly dinners, plenty of leftovers for lunch, and a grocery bill that stayed under $65.

If you’ve been to the grocery store recently, then you already know the feeling: you walk in for “just a few things” and somehow leave $100 poorer. Grocery prices have gotten absolutely wild, and every week I’m trying to figure out how to make meals that are delicious, satisfying, and don’t require taking out a small loan.

It got me thinking… how often am I actually paying attention to the total cost of an entire week of dinners? This month, I decided to challenge myself to make five weeknight dinners (with enough leftovers for lunches throughout the week) while keeping my grocery bill under $65. As always, though, I still wanted meals I’d actually be excited to eat. I think you’ll be pretty impressed…

For dinner this week, we’re having:

  • Animal Style Baked Potatoes

  • Mexican Street Corn Dense Bean Salad

  • High Protein Spicy Rigatoni

  • Sheet Pan Pineapple BBQ Chicken Bowls

  • Kung Pao Chicken & Rice

Let’s make dinner!

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