The no-grocery-run dinner I make almost every week. This one-pot pantry pasta bends to whatever's already in your kitchen — cheap, fast, and never quite the same twice.

Rotini pasta baked in a creamy garlic buffalo sauce with cream cheese, ranch seasoning, and a golden melted cheese crust on top. Budget-friendly with canned or rotisserie chicken, medium heat, and weeknight-easy. This is the baked buffalo chicken pasta your whole family will ask for on repeat.

Looking for cheap dinner ideas? These 3 pasta meals under $10 are quick, filling, and made with simple pantry ingredients.