Bean Enchiladas - $1.10 a serving

Makes 8 servings · mexican · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$8.78
basket total, in-store
$1.10
per serving (8 servings)
-$3.53
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
4 cups canned pinto beans, low-sodium (2 (15 ounce) cans)Pinto Beans · 15.5 ozx2$1.00850 g$1.93$0.07
1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, reduced-fatKroger® Monterey Jack Shredded Cheese · 8 oz$2.0056 g$0.49$1.51
1 tablespoon chili powderKroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz$2.498 g$0.18$2.31
8 (6 inch) flour tortillasKroger® Burrito Size Flour Tortillas · 8 ct / 20 ozSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$2.298$0.18$2.11

chili powder drives this basket at $2.49, 28% of the total. The next biggest lines are flour tortillas ($2.29) and canned pinto beans ($2.00). $5.99 of the basket - 68% - 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.

Make this easy enchilada recipe tonight for a quick and healthy dinner. Serve it with Brazillian Rice on the side.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (In the Kitchen with Chef Stephanie Green Arizona Nutrition Network), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

In the Kitchen with Chef Stephanie Green Arizona Nutrition 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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