I’m always trying to come up with new ideas for quick and cheap, but healthy dinners. For the nights I am stuck working late, its nice to look forward to something that is delicious, but can also be thrown together within minutes. As I’ve mentioned before, my husband is a pizza guy…

So several months back, we were trying really hard to save money and drastically cut our grocery bill (with my love of food, it can be quite hefty). At the same time, it is hard to save money AND buy healthy foods. I could personally eat eggs or chicken for dinner every night, but the husband on the other hand, needs something more substantial.

After a long time of me trying to impose my version of “healthy” on a 260lb linebacker type man, we decided to pick up a men’s health magazine to get a few ideas of “manly” healthy things that I could make which would be easy, cheap, and filling for him. I was surprised to find a ton of simple and healthy recipes. I have added many of them into our weeknight repertoire, but these are one of his favorites.

Between the pita bread ($2.50), ingredients for the pesto ($2-$4 which I usually already have), and cheese ($2), this meal only costs about $8 for the two of us! Just add a salad, and you’ve got an easy weeknight dinner!

Try these pizzas! They are simple, quick, and man-approved.