What are some cheap dinners under $10 for the whole meal?

Plenty of filling dinners come in under 10 dollars total for two servings, especially when beans, eggs, or pasta do the heavy lifting. Black bean tacos, a big pot of lentil curry over rice, one-pan pasta with tomatoes and greens, or an egg and veg fried rice all land there comfortably. The trick is building around one cheap base protein and stretching it with vegetables and a grain instead of centering every meal on meat. GroceryChef plans a week of dinners like these to whatever budget you set, then hands you one aisle-sorted list to shop from.