Cheap High-Protein Meals
The cheapest high-protein meal on MealSpend is Egg Salad Sandwiches at $0.80 per serving (U.S. grocery prices reviewed August 2026), with 18 g protein per serving. All 15 recipes below are ranked from one shared price table, so they're directly comparable.
Every high-protein recipe on MealSpend, ranked by computed cost per serving. Same price table across all of them, so a cheaper rank means genuinely cheaper — not a different author guessing differently.
| Recipe | Per serving | Protein | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egg Salad Sandwiches | $0.80 | 18 g | 27 min |
| Tuna Salad Sandwiches | $1.33 | 29 g | 10 min |
| Sheet-Pan Chicken Thighs & Green Beans | $1.39 | 31 g | 40 min |
| Crispy Chicken Thighs with Buttered Broccoli | $1.41 | 33 g | 35 min |
| Tuna & Chickpea Protein Salad | $1.42 | 27 g | 10 min |
| Tuna & Vegetable Salad with Olive Oil | $1.63 | 22 g | 10 min |
| Chicken & Broccoli Rice Bowl | $1.88 | 48 g | 35 min |
| Paleo Turkey & Sweet Potato Skillet | $1.91 | 27 g | 35 min |
| Bacon & Egg Scramble | $1.91 | 33 g | 17 min |
| Butter-Basted Pork Chops | $1.93 | 47 g | 20 min |
| Greek Yogurt Power Bowl | $1.98 | 34 g | 5 min |
| One-Pot Turkey Marinara Pasta | $2.12 | 38 g | 35 min |
| Slow-Cooked Chuck Roast with Carrots | $3.37 | 42 g | 8 hr 15 min |
| Beef Patties with Bacon & Cheddar | $3.41 | 40 g | 25 min |
| Carnivore Beef & Egg Skillet | $3.49 | 49 g | 20 min |
Ranked by cost per serving. Every figure is computed from the same ingredient price table — see how we price.
9 of 49 ingredient prices come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average price data; the remaining 40 are estimates. Last reviewed 2026-08-12. Your store will differ — treat every figure as a planning estimate, not a quote. Nutrition is computed from USDA-typical ingredient values and rounded.