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The $10 meal challenge taking over TikTok

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There’s a new trend emerging on TikTok that we can get on board with: budget dinner recipes. 

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As part of the $10 meal challenge, the TikTok community has been sharing their best budget meals and recipes for under $10, and we have to say that while they are quite thrifty, they also look very delicious. 

Best budget meal ideas

$10 meal challenge
Budget dinner recipes on TikTok (Credit: TikTok/@tweeshayz) (Credit: TikTok/@tweeshayz)

Here’s a wrap up of where to find some tasty yet affordable recipe ideas on TikTok. 

Sweet potato and chickpea soup

If you’re looking to save money on groceries, Jen Hanlon (aka @jennnnaaayy) has what you want. She even caters for food intolerances, such as dairy and gluten-free. 

For the $10 challenge, Jen shows her followers how to make a vegetarian dinner for $9.66. Visit Jen’s TikTok account for all the ingredients and more. She also has recipes for chicken parmigiana and roast veggies with chicken Marylands.

Chorizo pasta with a garlic bread side

chorizo pasta meal under $10
(Credit: TikTok/@aussiedebtfreegirl) (Credit: TikTok/@aussiedebtfreegirl)

Emily, (@aussiedebtfreegirl) is an Aussie mum of three kids who shows you how to feed a family of four for $10. Okay, her total came to $10.05, but we can let her off because her chorizo pasta looks delicious. Another budget recipe from Emily is her chicken and vegetables with fried rice. Yum!

Pasta salad

budget meal ideas u nder $10
(Credit: TikTok/@chrismertz.fit) (Credit: TikTok/@chrismertz.fit)

Chris (@chrismertz.fit) is a meal prep king, regularly sharing his budget recipes, like this pasta salad that makes 4 serves for less than $10.

Creamy bacon and mushroom pasta

creamy bacon pasta budget meal idea

Brooke Schrempf-Dixon (@aussiemumcooks) has accumulated over 37,000 followers for her family-friendly recipes and $10 meal challenges, like this bacon and mushroom pasta.

Taco-style wraps

taco budget meal idea
(Credit: TikTok/@tweeshayz) (Credit: TikTok/@tweeshayz)

TikTok creator @Tweeshayz is a whiz at making dinner on the cheap. These taco-style wraps came in under $10. Another recipe worth mentioning is her homemade McChicken burgers, and if you have a little more to spend, her lasagne soup recipe is a winner. 

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