Dinner for 5
Fried Green Tomato Burritos
Breaded green tomatoes, rice, and black beans fill warm flour tortillas with cheese, herbs, and fresh chiles.
$4.70for 4 servings
$1.17 per serving$4.70 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 50 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 5servings as written
- $typical cost tier
MexicanVegetarianHigh-proteinBudgetFamilyDinnersSummer
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $1.24Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Sandwich bread$2.49 each typical | a little | $0.25Typical price |
| Tortillas$0.30 each typical | 6 | $1.80Typical price |
| Rice$0.08/oz typical | 6.5 oz | $0.52Typical price |
| Canned beans$0.09/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.09Typical price |
| Salsa$0.14/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.07Typical price |
| Blue cheese, brie, queso fresco, paneer$0.80/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.40Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | 0.25 | $0.37Typical price |
| Swiss, provolone, gouda$0.40/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.40Typical price |
| Jalapeno peppers$0.25 each typical | 0.5 | $0.13Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $5.87 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Olive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 green tomatoes
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp chipotle chile powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs or regular bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 6 large burrito-size flour tortillas
- 1 cup mexican rice
- 1 recipe best ever canned black beans
- pico de gallo (optional)
- crumbled queso fresco
- fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems
- grated cotija cheese
- sliced fresno chiles or jalapeños
Steps
- Slice the green tomatoes, then season the flour with thyme and chipotle chile powder.
- Coat each tomato slice in seasoned flour, beaten egg, and bread crumbs.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and fry the tomato slices for 3 minutes per side.
- Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet over medium heat for 30 seconds per side.
- Warm the Mexican rice and black beans in separate pans over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Fill each tortilla with rice, black beans, fried tomato, queso fresco, cotija, cilantro, and optional toppings, then roll it closed.
Swaps
- Rice for Quinoa, couscous, barleyabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices
- Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices
- Tortillas for Pita or naanabout $0.25/each more at typical prices
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