Tortilla Pizzas - $3.00 a serving

Makes 6 servings · mexican · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$18.02
basket total, in-store
$3.00
per serving (6 servings)
-$1.62
cheaper 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). 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
12 corn tortillas, small (or flour tortillas)Mission Super Soft Super Size Yellow Corn Tortillas · 10 countx2$2.6912$3.23$2.15
1 can refried beans, fat-free, low-sodium (16 ounce)Kroger® Traditional Refried Beans · 16 oz$1.19454 g$1.19-
1/4 cup onion (chopped)Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1940 g$0.10$1.09
2 ounces fresh or canned green chili peppers (diced)Kroger® Diced Green Chile Peppers · 4 oz$0.8957 g$0.45$0.44
3 tablespoons red taco sauceLa Victoria® Mild Red Taco Sauce · 15 oz$4.7945 ml$0.51$4.28
3 cups vegetables, such as broccoli, mushrooms, spinach, and red bell pepper (chopped)CHECK THISKroger® Frozen Mixed Vegetables · 12 ozx2$1.29450 g$1.71$0.87
1/2 cup cheese, shredded part-skim mozzarellaKroger® Mozzarella Shredded Cheese · 8 oz$2.0056 g$0.49$1.51

corn tortillas drives this basket at $5.38, 30% of the total. The next biggest lines are red taco sauce ($4.79) and mixed vegetables ($2.58). $10.34 of the basket - 57% - 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 mini pizzas combine the flavors of tacos with the fun and variety of pizza. A favorite for kids and adults alike.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (Healthy Latino Recipes Made with Love California Department of Health Services California Latino 5-A-Day Campaign), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

Healthy Latino Recipes Made with Love California Department of Health Services California Latino 5-A-Day Campaign. 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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