Bean and Rice Burritos - $2.03 a serving

Makes 8 servings · mexican · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$16.25
basket total, in-store
$2.03
per serving (8 servings)
-$2.59
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner

Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-17 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1. 2 cups cooked riceBibigo Cooked Sticky White Rice · 7.41 ozx2$3.79310 g$5.59$1.99
2. 1 small onion, choppedJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$1.191$0.29$0.90
3. 2 cups cooked kidney beans (1 (15 ounce) can, low-sodium, drained)Light Red Kidney Beans · 15.5 oz$1.00425 g$0.97$0.03
4. 8 (10 inch) flour tortillasKroger® Burrito Size Flour Tortillas · 8 ct / 20 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$2.298$0.18$2.11
5. 1/2 cup salsaKroger® Mild Traditional Salsa · 16 oz$2.19120 g$0.58$1.61
6. 1/2 cup cheese, shreddedKroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz$2.0056 g$0.49$1.51

cooked rice drives this basket at $7.58, 47% of the total. The next biggest lines are flour tortillas ($2.29) and salsa ($2.19). $8.15 of the basket - 50% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.

These baked burritos are a great way to use leftover cooked rice. Try them with brown rice for a whole grain boost.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: The protein math behind beans and rice.
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