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    Easy Affordable Lunch Recipes

    You need a rotation of affordable lunch recipes in your arsenal! These detailed recipes work well to bring to work to eat at your desk, and are great to meal prep at the beginning of the week.

    For a meat-free lunch option, try these Crispy Tofu Bowls. Cold Shrimp Salad on Croissants makes for a decadent sandwich option. And to keep things light, Asian Lettuce Wraps with Ground Chicken will do the trick!

    • A stack of three lamb gyro wraps with fries on a plate in the background.
      Easy Lamb Gyros
    • A pan of garlic butter turkey and Swiss sliders with one turned on its side.
      Garlic Butter Turkey and Cheese Sliders
    • A white bowl filled with roasted red pepper soup, with grilled cheese croutons and a swirl of heavy cream on top.
      Roasted Red Pepper Soup
    • A wooden spoon holding up a portion of sushi bake over the rest of the pan.
      Cold Sushi "Bake" with Crab
    • A bowl filled with air fried tofu, rice, and veggies.
      Crispy Air Fried Tofu Bowls
    • A plate of chicken gyros wrapped in foil, with a hand lifting one off of the others.
      Greek Chicken Gyros
    • A tray of mini croissant sandwiches filled with shrimp salad.
      Easy Cold Shrimp Salad on Croissants
    • A bowl of Buffalo Chicken Ranch Cobb Salad with a kitchen towel in the background.
      Buffalo Chicken Ranch Cobb Salad
    • A hand holding two stacks of Fried Green Tomato sandwiches with more sandwich ingredients in the background.
      Fried Green Tomato BLT
    • A plate of three ground chicken tacos in a taco stand with Mexican rice on the side.
      Ground Chicken Tacos
    • A plate of Shrimp Tacos on Jicama Wraps.
      Shrimp Jicama Tacos (Whole30!)
    • Egg roll filling in a skillet with green onions and a flat wooden spatula - also known as egg roll in a bowl.
      Egg Roll in a Bowl
    • A plate of canned salmon patties over Cajun grits.
      Easy Salmon Cakes (Pan-Fried or Air-Fried!)
    • A bowl of Pesto Chicken and Avocado Salad.
      Pesto Chicken and Avocado Salad
    • A plate with 3 Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps.
      Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
    • A bowl of southwest chicken salad drizzled in salad dressing.
      Southwest Chicken Salad
    • A platter of golden brown coconut shrimp with a red sauce on the side.
      Air-Fried Coconut Shrimp
    • A bowl of shrimp and avocado salad with green goddess dressing on the side.
      Green Goddess Shrimp Salad
    • A tray of lemon pepper wet wings with lemon slices, celery sticks, and ranch dressing.
      ATL-Style Lemon Pepper Wet Wings (Air Fried or Baked!)
    • A large bowl of Mediterranean Pasta Salad mixed together with a wooden spoon in the bowl.
      High-Protein Mediterranean Pasta Salad
    • A Ground Chicken Burger Bowl with chicken, tomatoes, pickles, roasted potatoes, green beans, and avocado.
      Chicken Burger Bowls (Whole30!)
    • A tray of personal pan pizza with turkey pepperoni, sun-dried tomatoes, and spinach.
      Easy Homemade Pan Pizza
    Headshot of Shani, founder of Coined Cuisine

    Welcome!

    I'm Shani, the founder of Coined Cuisine. I develop budget-friendly recipes that are tasty and easy to create. Whether you're a beginner cook or an advanced kitchen wizard, you're sure to find tons of affordable meal inspiration here!

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    Summertime Series

    • An overhead shot of a glass of watermelon refresher mocktail, with a twisted lime slice on the side.
      Watermelon Refresher
    • A spoon sticking in a black bowl filled with southern-style potato salad.
      Southern-Style Potato Salad
    • A stack of red velvet cake mix cookies on a plate with a glass of milk in the background.
      Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
    • A wooden salad bowl filled with BLT Pasta Salad with serving spoons on the side.
      BLT Pasta Salad
    • A bowl of fruit salad with kiwi, pineapple, oranges, berries, and grapes.
      Fresh Rainbow Fruit Salad & Agave-Lime Syrup
    • A pot of southern baked beans with a wooden spoon scooping up some of them.
      Southern Baked Beans

    Trending Recipes

    • A pan full of homemade dirty rice with a serving spoon sticking out of it.
      Easy Homemade Dirty Rice
    • A spoon scooping out a portion of seafood stuffed shells in a homemade cream sauce in a glass baking dish.
      Seafood Stuffed Shells with Shrimp and Crab
    • A bowl of Garlic Honey Soy Sauce with a bulb of garlic in the background.
      Garlic Honey Soy Sauce
    • A tray of baked panko-covered hot honey chicken breasts.
      Crispy Baked Hot Honey Chicken
    • A wooden spoon holding up a portion of sushi bake over the rest of the pan.
      Cold Sushi "Bake" with Crab
    • A bowl of whipped feta dip dressed with garnishments and served alongside cut vegetables and sliced pita.
      Creamy Whipped Feta Dip with Harissa

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