Tostadas Delgadas - $1.79 a serving

Makes 8 servings · mexican · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$14.35
basket total, in-store
$1.79
per serving (8 servings)
-$2.83
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). Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
8 tortillas (corn or flour)Mission Super Soft Super Size Yellow Corn Tortillas · 10 count$2.698$2.15$0.54
2 cups refried beans (fat-free)Kroger® Fat Free Refried Beans · 16 ozx2$1.19500 g$1.31$1.07
2 cups lettuce (shredded)Kroger® Romaine Lettuce Hearts · 18 oz$4.79120 g$1.13$3.66
1 cup tomatoes (diced)Fresh On the Vine Red Tomatoes by the Bunch (4-5 tomatoes per bunch) · 1 lb$2.49180 g$0.99$1.50
1 cup cheese (shredded)Kroger® Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese · 8 oz$2.00113 g$1.00$1.00

lettuce drives this basket at $4.79, 33% of the total. The next biggest lines are corn tortillas ($2.69) and tomatoes ($2.49). $7.78 of the basket - 54% - 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.

Crisp tortillas, refried beans, and layers of fresh veggies make this a tasty and healthy vegetarian option.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (The Texas A&M University System Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

The Texas A&M University System Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. 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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