Cheap Mediterranean Meals
The cheapest mediterranean meal on MealSpend is Red Lentil Soup at $0.87 per serving (U.S. grocery prices reviewed August 2026), with 17 g protein per serving. All 5 recipes below are ranked from one shared price table, so they're directly comparable.
Every mediterranean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lentil Soup | $0.87 | 17 g | 40 min |
| Mediterranean Chickpea Salad | $1.26 | 10 g | 15 min |
| Tuna & Chickpea Protein Salad | $1.42 | 27 g | 10 min |
| Tuna & Vegetable Salad with Olive Oil | $1.63 | 22 g | 10 min |
| Greek Yogurt Power Bowl | $1.98 | 34 g | 5 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.