Dinner for 4

Beef Morning Tacos

Name: Beef Morning Tacos
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 12 corn tortillas; 3 cups cooked and shredded beef; 2 cups refried beans; 1/4 cup vegetable oil to lightly fry the tortillas; 3 cups shredded green cabbage; 1 1/2 cup tomato sliced; 1/2 cup onion in slices; 1 cup fresh crumble mexican queso fresco (optional); 1 avocado cubed (optional); 1/2 cup green tomatillo salsa; 1/2 cup red mexican salsa; 1/2 cup mexican cream; diced pickled carrots and jalapeños or serrano peppers

$18.61for 435 minServes 4

Warm refried beans and shredded beef fill lightly fried corn tortillas topped with cabbage, tomatoes, salsas, and cream.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Tortillas, 12$0.30 each typical	12	$3.60Typical price
	Beef chuck roast, 0.95 lb$6.99/lb typical	0.95 lb	$6.56Typical price
	Refried beans, 17 oz$0.10/oz typical	17 oz	$1.70Typical price
	Cabbage, 0.65 lb$0.79/lb typical	0.65 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Fresh tomatoes, 0.6 lb$1.99/lb typical	0.6 lb	$1.21Typical price
	Onions, 0.15 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.20Typical price
	Blue cheese, 2 oz$0.80/oz typical	2 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Avocados, 0.5$1.29 each typical	0.5	$0.65Typical price
	Tomatillos, 0.15 lb$2.49/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.39Typical price
	Salsa, 4.25 oz$0.14/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Heavy cream, 4.25 oz$0.22/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.91Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 0.5$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$18.61

Swaps

Swap beef chuck roast for pork roastabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap tortillas for pitaabout $0.25/each more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

35 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

Mexican High-protein Family Lunches Dinners

Typical price

$4.65 per serving$18.61 for 4

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Ingredients

12 corn tortillas
3 cups cooked and shredded beef
2 cups refried beans
1/4 cup vegetable oil to lightly fry the tortillas
3 cups shredded green cabbage
1 1/2 cup tomato sliced
1/2 cup onion in slices
1 cup fresh crumble mexican queso fresco (optional)
1 avocado cubed (optional)
1/2 cup green tomatillo salsa
1/2 cup red mexican salsa
1/2 cup mexican cream
diced pickled carrots and jalapeños or serrano peppers

Steps

Warm the refried beans in a small saucepan over medium-low heat for 8 minutes.
Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet and lightly fry the tortillas for about 30 seconds per side.
Warm the shredded beef in the same skillet until hot throughout.
Spread beans over the tortillas and add the beef, cabbage, tomatoes, onion, queso fresco, and avocado.
Top the tacos with green salsa, red salsa, Mexican cream, and pickled carrots and peppers.

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