Tex Mex recipes on the cheap.

Flour tortillias are cheapest at Costco. They are also cheap at grocery outlet and they carry smaller omes. WinCo had corn taco shells for a buck. Beans are .50 cents a can at TOP sometimes and often they are .67. Beans from scratch are about .50 to cook the same amou t. Cooked beans have a very small fridge life. If you have enough time to cook beans and use them in the same day, it works ; but using canned is more efficient. I got Tillimook cheese for 2.50 a pound at Albertsons. Safeways had their brand for 2.50 as well. Tex Mex can be healthy if you watch the cheese quanity and fry
Things with olive oil. Olive oil boosts your good cholesterol.

TACO SOUP

2 pounds ground beef
1 medium onion chopped
2 cans tomato sauce
1can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1can diced tomatoes
1 can corn, undrained

Shredded cheese
Tortilla

Brown the meat and cook onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink.
Add the cans of food.
Bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
Garnish with cheese and tortilla chips.
Makes 2.5 quarts, 10 servings



I would use 1/2 the ground beef and add another can of beans. You van cut flour tortillas into wedges and fry them yourself. Tortilla chips are often on sale.


Taco potato shells
3 large potatoes
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 pound ground beef
1 can ( 14-1/2 oz) diced tomatoes undrained
1 envelope taco seasoning equals 7tsp homemade.
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/3 cup sour cream
2 green onions sliced

Scrub and pierce three potatoes. Bake at 375 degrees for an hour or until tender.
When cool enough to handle,cut in half lengthwise. Carefully scoop out pulp,leaving a thin shell ( refrigerate pulp for another use).
Brush inside and out of potato with butter. Place cut side up on an un greased baking sheet. Bake un covered,at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Meanwhile,in a skillet cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink;drain. Add tomatoes and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat;simmer, uncovered,for 20 minutes. Spoon into potato shells; sprinkle with cheese. Bake,uncovered 5 to 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Top with sour cream and onions. Yield: 6 servings.

I would bake the potatoes the first time in the microwave. Use homemade taco seasoning
The recipe is in last months blogs. My ground beef is usually been cooked a d defatted already.


Meals from the grocery trip next time

Thanks for stopping by

Jane