Aztec Pie - $5.55 a serving

Makes 6 servings · mexican · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$33.29
basket total, in-store
$5.55
per serving (6 servings)
+$0.93
dearer than the $4.62 median dinner

Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 2 matches are 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 1/2 cups Spaghetti Sauce, Meatless, Low SodiumCHECK THISKroger® Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce · 24 oz$1.99360 ml$1.05$0.94
1 tablespoon chili powderKroger® Chili Powder Shaker · 4 oz$2.498 g$0.18$2.31
1 tablespoon cumin, groundMcCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz$3.496 g$0.49$3.00
1 teaspoon Oil, olive, salad or cookingSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.495 ml$0.08$8.41
1/3 cup Onions, raw, dicedJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1950 g$0.13$1.06
1 1/2 cups Refried beans, canned, vegetarianKroger® Vegetarian Refried Beans · 16 oz$1.19380 g$1.00$0.19
10 units Tortilla, yellow corn, 6"Mission Super Soft Super Size Yellow Corn Tortillas · 10 count$2.6910$2.69-
1 1/2 cups Squash, butternut, cooked and mashed, without saltButternut Squash · 1 lb$1.49300 g$0.99$0.50
1/2 cup Corn, canned, whole kernel, without added salt and sugar, drainedKroger® Whole Kernel Canned Golden Corn · 15.25 oz$1.0090 g$0.21$0.79
1 1/2 cups Cheese, cheddar, white, reduced fat, shreddedCHECK THISSimple Truth Organic® Sharp White Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 6 oz$3.49170 g$3.49$0.00
3/4 cup Yogurt, plain, fat freeKroger® Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt Tub · 32 oz$4.79180 g$0.95$3.84
1 tablespoon Cilantro, fresh, choppedCilantro · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$0.994 g$0.99-

olive oil drives this basket at $8.49, 26% of the total. The next biggest lines are fat free plain yogurt ($4.79) and ground cumin ($3.49). $21.04 of the basket - 63% - 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.

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place sauce in mixing bowl, stir in spices.
  3. Dice onion, saute in oil for 5 mins. Add refried beans to combine.
  4. Spray one 9" round or 9" square baking dish (6 servings) or two 2" full size steam table pans (50 servings) with pan release oil.
  5. Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of the pan, add half of the tortillas, torn as needed, to cover pan bottom. Layer with half each of the squash, corn, beans, sauce and cheese. Top with remaining tortillas.
  6. Repeat layers one more time in the same order, squash, corn, beans and sauce, ending with cheese on top.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.
  8. Cut round pan into 6 equal wedges or square pan 2 X 3 for 6 servings. Cut each steam table pan 5 x 5 for 50 servings. Serve with a spatula.
  9. Chop fresh cilantro. Stir into yogurt. Use as a topping if desired.
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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