Black Bean Burrito - $3.73 a serving

Makes 4 servings · mexican · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$14.94
basket total, in-store
$3.73
per serving (4 servings)
-$0.89
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). 1 pantry staples excluded. 1 match is flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 1/3 cups cooked black beans (mashed, or low-sodium canned)Kroger® Black Beans · 15.25 oz$1.00320 g$0.74$0.26
2 tablespoons onion (chopped)Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1930 g$0.08$1.11
1/2 cup tomatoes (chopped)Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb$2.4990 g$0.49$2.00
4 corn tortillasMission Super Soft Super Size Yellow Corn Tortillas · 10 count$2.694$1.08$1.61
1/2 cup fresh tomato salsaCHECK THISArriba!® Medium Fire Roasted with Jalapeno & Cilantro Tomato Salsa · 16 oz$4.99120 g$1.32$3.67
4 tablespoons yogurt, non-fat plainFage® Total Plain 0% Milkfat Greek Yogurt Cup · 5.3 oz$1.5960 g$0.63$0.96
2 tablespoons cilantro (chopped)Cilantro · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$0.9910 g$0.99-

tomato salsa drives this basket at $4.99, 33% of the total. The next biggest lines are corn tortillas ($2.69) and tomatoes ($2.49). $9.61 of the basket - 64% - 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.

The protein and fiber in this bean and vegetable burrito make it a great breakfast burrito, or enjoy it any time of day.  

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Healthy Recipes Michigan Department of Community Health), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Healthy Recipes Michigan Department of Community Health. 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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