r/Cheap_Meals is a subreddit with 878k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses budget, meal, cheap, rice, and chicken, and they frequently recommend/review canned soup.
A community made to discuss a cheaper way to make (or buy) your meals at home.
Rules:
1. No Spam.
2. Nothing NSFW.
3. Posts must include a recipe, not just a link to personal blog.
4. Simple food preference discussions ARE allowed, just keep in mind there is a specific theme to the Subreddit.
5. Don’t be racist, sexist, ableist, transphobic, uncivil, etc.
Popular Themes in r/Cheap_Meals
#1
Advice Requests
: "Wanted to go cheap and nostalgic with my meal today"
4 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "$1 Emergency Meal for 2. This helped me so much and I wanted to share this!"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Cheap weekly meal plan for depressed person with no money but struggling to actually keep food down"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Cheap_Meals
#1
Budget
: "How do you elevate your spaghetti and sausage on a Budget"
36 posts
#2
Meal
: "This Meal was so nice"
27 posts
#3
Cheap
: "Cheap lunch"
24 posts
#4
Rice
: "All you need is bacon, eggs, and Rice"
22 posts
#5
Chicken
: "Chicken tacos"
17 posts
#6
Recipes
: "Fish Tacos"
12 posts
#7
Eggs
: "All you need is bacon, Eggs, and rice"
11 posts
#8
Recipe
: "Rizo rice Recipe with crispy chicken and amazing sauce"
10 posts
#9
Dinner
: "Perfect Dinner for this rainy evening 😋"
9 posts
#10
Noodles
: "Rice Noodles with chickpeas, spinach, and tomatoes + cabbage and bean salad"
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/Cheap_Meals
Canned Soup
1 review
#1
Amy's Organic Soups
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/Cheap_Meals
Yearly
+2k members(0.2%)
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Last updated: June 24, 2026