Carne Asada Tacos with Avocado Pico de Gallo - $9.85 a serving
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). 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 says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup Fresh lime juice (about 2 medium limes) | Fresh Limes - Each · 1 eachx2 | $0.69 | 2 | $1.38 | - |
| 1 pound skirt steak (trimmed) | Beef Choice Skirt Steak · 1 lb | $14.99 | 454 g | $14.99 | - |
| 1 teaspoon ground cumin | McCormick Ground Cumin · 1.5 oz | $3.49 | 3 g | $0.25 | $3.24 |
| 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper | Simple Truth Organic® Ground Cayenne Red Pepper Shaker · 1.52 oz | $3.99 | 1 g | $0.09 | $3.90 |
| 1/4 cup diced onion | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 40 g | $0.10 | $1.09 |
| 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantroCHECK THIS | Cilantro · 1 ctSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $0.99 | 15 g | $0.99 | - |
| 1 tablespoon diced seeded jalapeno pepper | Fresh Jalapeno Peppers · 1 lb | $1.99 | 15 g | $0.07 | $1.92 |
| 1 tablespoon Fresh lime juice | Fresh Limes - Each · 1 each | $0.69 | 1 | $0.69 | - |
| 1 clove garlic (minced) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 1 | $0.50 | $1.99 |
| 3/4 cup avocado (diced, about 1 medium) | Fresh Large Ripe Avocado · 1 each | $2.50 | 1 | $2.50 | - |
| 8 corn tortillas | Mission Super Soft Super Size Yellow Corn Tortillas · 10 count | $2.69 | 8 | $2.15 | $0.54 |
| cooking spray | Kroger® Nonstick Canola Oil Cooking Spray · 8 oz | $2.99 | - | $2.99 | - |
skirt steak drives this basket at $14.99, 38% of the total. The next biggest lines are ground red pepper ($3.99) and ground cumin ($3.49). $12.68 of the basket - 32% - 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.
- Simple Truth Organic® Ground Cayenne Red Pepper Shaker · about 42 g left, $3.90 of value
- McCormick Ground Cumin · about 40 g left, $3.24 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 4 left, $1.99 of value
- Fresh Jalapeno Peppers · about 439 g left, $1.92 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 414 g left, $1.09 of value
- Mission Super Soft Super Size Yellow Corn Tortillas · about 2 left, $0.54 of value
Just saying Carne Asada Taco with Avocado Pico de Gallo makes our mouths water. Squeeze fresh lime juice over tacos and enjoy. If you don't have a gas stove to cook the tortillas, char them slightly in a grill pan over high heat.
- 1/4 cup Fresh lime juice (about 2 medium limes)
- 1 pound skirt steak (trimmed)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 cup diced seeded plum tomato
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon diced seeded jalapeno pepper
- 1 tablespoon Fresh lime juice
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 3/4 cup avocado (diced, about 1 medium)
- 8 corn tortillas
- lime wedges (optional)
- cooking spray
This recipe is credited to a partner program (A First Lady's Favorite from Cooking Light), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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