Dinner for 5

Slow Cooker Chalupas

Name: Slow Cooker Chalupas
Total time: 485 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 lb pork shoulder; 1 lb dry pinto beans; 6 oz light beer; 1 cans (15 oz) fire roasted tomatoes; 6 cloves garlic; 2 jalapeno peppers or other hot chili; 2 tsp chili powder; 2 tsp cumin; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; and/or a tablespoon or two of taco seasoning; generous pinch or two of salt; 1 1/2 cups water; 3/4 cup shredded cheese; 12 + flour tortillas

Pork shoulder and pinto beans cook slowly with tomatoes, chiles, beer, and spices before filling flour tortillas.

Typical price

$11.08for 4 servings

$2.77 per serving$11.08 for 4

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485 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
5servings (the source says 12, which counts pieces)
$$typical cost tier

Mexican Budget Family Dinners Slow cooker

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Pork roast, shoulder or loin$2.49/lb typical	1 lb	$2.49Typical price
Canned beans$0.09/oz typical	16 oz	$1.44Typical price
Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical	15 oz	$1.20Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical	2	$1.20Typical price
Cheddar and shredded cheese$0.30/oz typical	3 oz	$0.90Typical price
Tortillas$0.30 each typical	12	$3.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$13.85

Pantry staples you likely have

Wine, beer and spiritsDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 lb pork shoulder
1 lb dry pinto beans
6 oz light beer
1 cans (15 oz) fire roasted tomatoes
6 cloves garlic
2 jalapeno peppers or other hot chili
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
and/or a tablespoon or two of taco seasoning
generous pinch or two of salt
1 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup shredded cheese
12 + flour tortillas

Steps

Rinse the dry beans and place them in a slow cooker with the pork shoulder, beer, tomatoes, water, garlic, jalapenos, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, and salt.
Cover and cook on high for 8 hours, until the beans are tender and the pork reaches at least 145 F.
Shred the pork in the slow cooker and stir it into the beans and sauce.
Warm the flour tortillas in a dry skillet over medium heat for about 30 seconds per side.
Fill the tortillas with the pork and beans, then top them with shredded cheese.

Swaps

Pork roast, shoulder or loin for Beef chuck roast or stew beefabout $4.50/lb more at typical prices
Cheddar and shredded cheese for Mozzarellaabout the same price
Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices
Tortillas for Pita or naanabout $0.25/each more at typical prices