Ok, today’s meal is the most grown-up meal that I’ve made so far. Honestly, it was a lot of work and made a bigger mess than was expected. Although the fajitas/burritos (whichever I made. I’m not sure of the difference) were absolutely wonderful, I don’t like cleaning more than a bowl or two at a time. Don’t worry, though. I will probably make these again. So without further ado, get your supplies ready and lets make some fajitas/burritos!

First, make some rice. we’re only shooting for 2 tortillas, so only use a single serving of the rice. Thats 1/2 cup instant rice, and 1/2 cup water microwaved for 4-5 minutes. This is the same box of rice that was used for my ham/rice mix from a few days ago. The cost for today is 14 cents and starts us off with 200 calories. Also, try to look at my totally awesome new plate, which is hiding under the rice bowl in the picture below on the left. I got it today at Target for $1.79.

These are the vegetables that will be added to the meal. Corn, Black Beans, and the Spinach from the other day’s Turkey Pasta Thing. And yes, the Spinach looks disgusting, I know. But don’t worry! it tastes wonderful when its mixed in with the other stuff and you can’t see it.

Measure out a single serving of corn (1/2 cup), draining out the slop water first, and put it in your mixing bowl. This can cost me $1.39, which is sort of expensive, but with 3.5 to 4 servings in the can, thats 35 cents and 60 calories a serving. I bought this can at a different store than the smaller one I used before, and its 2 cents more expensive per serving! WTF, Food Lion, why are you so costly?

Now for the Black Beans. But first, look at that first picture, where I’m pouring out the can water. One word: Gross. This is an extreme example of why I hate canned food. It is times like this that I wish that I had a real kitchen. Anyways, once that water has disappeared down the drain measure out 1 serving of the Beans (1/2 cup) and put it in with the corn. These Beans were 89 cents for the can, which has 3.5 to 4 servings in it. We used one, so thats 22 cents and 120 calories we just added to this mix.

The last vegetable we will be adding is a single serving of rotten green brains, also commonly known as left-over canned Spinach. I assure you it tastes much better than it looks. This adds 19 cents and 30 calories.

See? it looks quite a bit better when you mix it up. Do so now.

These are the last 2 things we will be using besides the Tortillas at the end. You’ll notice that the can of Chicken that is being used is humongous and has 5 servings in it. I only used 1 serving, but you’re free to add as much Chicken as you want. Hell, you can use the whole can if it pleases you. I bought this can a long time ago and no longer have the receipt so I don’t know how much I spent on it. A quick google search, however, shows that it costs $2.38 at Walmart. I didn’t buy it there, but whatever. I’m using 48 cents worth and 60 calories.

Make sure that the chicken is cooked before you eat it. I’m never really sure if canned meat is pre-cooked or not and so just assume that it isn’t. Put it in with some water and microwave it until it is done, as in the first picture. Measure out the amount you want to use (1 serving) and put it in with the rice that you cooked earlier. Than add the Taco Seasoning and mix it all up. Use as much or as little as you want.

Get out your Tortillas and lay two of them on the plate. Spoon out half of the veggie mix into each tortilla, then add the rice and chicken mix on top of that. If you’re confused, as you probably are, look at the picture above. The fajita on the left has both the veggie mix and the chicken and rice mix on it, while the burrito on the right only has the veggie mix. Make sure to add both mixes to both Tortillas! Do not forget!

the last step is to fold them up. Huzzah, they are now ready to eat! Well, I had to pop mine in the microwave but thats because I took too long taking pictures and all the ingredients got kinda cold. Yours should be hot and ready to go!

If you do microwave it again to reheat it, be careful when you pick it up. My fajita thing fell apart on me and I had to eat it with a fork. This is obviously because I am a terrible cook. Seriously, how did I mess this up so bad? Its a soft taco, the easiest of the easy! Gah!

Despite my inability to do anything right, I did manage to keep the price down and make a somewhat healthy meal. Lets take a look at the details real quick:

The veggie mix that we made had a total of 76 cents and 210 calories. The chicken and rice mix was 62 cents and 250 calories. The fajitas were $1.79 for the entire package, which has 10 soft tacos in it. We used 2 of them, so that adds 36 cents and 240 calories.

Therefore the total price for making these 2 burrito things was $1.74 and they have 700 total calories. Split that in half for a single burrito and this becomes one of the cheapest meals I’ve made yet!

Calories: 350

Cost: ~ $0.87

Time: 10 minutes

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