Dinner for 5

Slow Cooker Chalupas

Name: Slow Cooker Chalupas
Total time: 485 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 lb pork shoulder; 1 lb dry pinto beans; 6 oz light beer; 1 cans (15 oz) fire roasted tomatoes; 6 cloves garlic; 2 jalapeno peppers or other hot chili; 2 tsp chili powder; 2 tsp cumin; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; and/or a tablespoon or two of taco seasoning; generous pinch or two of salt; 1 1/2 cups water; 3/4 cup shredded cheese; 12 + flour tortillas

$11.08for 4485 minServes 5

Pork shoulder and pinto beans cook slowly with tomatoes, chiles, beer, and spices before filling flour tortillas.

Photo: pinchofyum.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pork roast, 1 lb$2.49/lb typical	1 lb	$2.49Typical price
	Canned beans, 16 oz$0.09/oz typical	16 oz	$1.44Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 15 oz$0.08/oz typical	15 oz	$1.20Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 2$0.60 each typical	2	$1.20Typical price
	Cheddar and shredded cheese, 3 oz$0.30/oz typical	3 oz	$0.90Typical price
	Tortillas, 12$0.30 each typical	12	$3.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$13.85

Swaps

Swap pork roast for beef chuck roastabout $4.50/lb more at typical prices
Swap cheddar and shredded cheese for mozzarellaabout the same price
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices
Swap tortillas for pitaabout $0.25/each more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Wine, beer and spiritsDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

485 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
5servings (the source says 12, which counts pieces)
$$typical cost tier

Mexican Budget Family Dinners Slow cooker

Typical price

$2.77 per serving$11.08 for 4

City Store

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Ingredients

1 lb pork shoulder
1 lb dry pinto beans
6 oz light beer
1 cans (15 oz) fire roasted tomatoes
6 cloves garlic
2 jalapeno peppers or other hot chili
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
and/or a tablespoon or two of taco seasoning
generous pinch or two of salt
1 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup shredded cheese
12 + flour tortillas

Steps

Rinse the dry beans and place them in a slow cooker with the pork shoulder, beer, tomatoes, water, garlic, jalapenos, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, and salt.
Cover and cook on high for 8 hours, until the beans are tender and the pork reaches at least 145 F.
Shred the pork in the slow cooker and stir it into the beans and sauce.
Warm the flour tortillas in a dry skillet over medium heat for about 30 seconds per side.
Fill the tortillas with the pork and beans, then top them with shredded cheese.

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with pork roast, shoulder or loin on sale.