Dinner for 8

Crispy Beef Flautas

Name: Crispy Beef Flautas
Total time: 260 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 lb chuck roast; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 large onion; 1 lb tomatillos; 6 cloves garlic; 2 jalapeños; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 1/2 cups beef broth; 3 cups shredded zucchini; 1/2 cup chopped cilantro; 42 corn tortillas; 2 cups vegetable oil; 42 toothpicks

Beef chuck braises with tomatillos and zucchini, then fills corn tortillas that fry into crisp flautas.

Typical price

$18.89for 4 servings

$4.72 per serving$18.89 for 4

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260 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
8servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

Mexican Dairy-free Family Dinners

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical	2 lb	$13.98Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.5 lb	$0.65Typical price
Tomatillos$2.49/lb typical	1 lb	$2.49Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical	2	$1.20Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	12 oz	$0.87Typical price
Zucchini and summer squash$1.79/lb typical	0.85 lb	$1.51Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Tortillas$0.30 each typical	42	$12.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$37.79

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 lb chuck roast
1/4 cup olive oil
1 large onion
1 lb tomatillos
6 cloves garlic
2 jalapeños
2 tsp ground cumin
1 1/2 cups beef broth
3 cups shredded zucchini
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
42 corn tortillas
2 cups vegetable oil
42 toothpicks

Steps

Heat the oven to 325 F.
Season the chuck roast with salt and pepper.
Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven and brown the roast on all sides.
Add the onion, tomatillos, garlic, jalapeños, cumin, and beef broth, then cover and braise for 3 hours 30 minutes, until tender and at least 145 F.
Shred the beef, stir in the zucchini and cilantro, and cook until the zucchini softens.
Warm the tortillas, fill them with the beef mixture, and secure each flauta with a toothpick.
Heat the vegetable oil to 350 F in a deep skillet and fry the flautas in batches until crisp, about 2 minutes per side.

Swaps

Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Zucchini and summer squash for Bell peppersabout $0.70/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Tortillas for Pita or naanabout $0.25/each more at typical prices