Welcome to The Capable Kitchen! I am very honored to have you as a guest. Five years ago I knew nothing about budgeting: I spent money when I wanted to, on what I wanted to, without considering the impact it had on my wallet. It wasn't until my husband lost his job that I realized how careless I had been with my/our money. The next few months were a learning experience for me - and it wasn't easy! I had to learn to budget, budget, budget! One of the biggest budget changes I had to make was with groceries: I struggled with feeding a family of six delicious meals without breaking my budget. But the more I learned to budget, the better I felt about it: I became EXCITED about making delicious meals under my budget. I found myself telling my husband, "Do you know how much this meal cost? Only $7!" Looking back I now realize that learning to budget EMPOWERED me. Looking at the present, I am astounded to find that even with a $25,000/year decrease in income and an addition to the family, I now have more money in savings than I did when my husband had his job: consider that! The Capable Kitchen is about just that: capabilities! So I hope you enjoy the recipes I've listed here. You might not find recipes that include crab or caviar, but what you might find is much more than you expected: power in the kitchen!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Taco Munch

Odd sounding name right? I thought so too. Truth is, my kids named it. It's something we threw together from house staples one night that started as taco mush but I didn't find that too appetizing so we agreed on "Taco Munch". Its a definite kid pleaser if your kids love tacos. It's also very versatile: you can add and remove as you want and most likely it will still taste good. Warning: the presentation isn't too great but it takes about 20 minutes to make and in my book that's good enough!

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground turkey or ground beef - $3.99
1 packet taco seasoning - $0.99
1 head of lettuce, shredded - $0.99
1 15 oz. can of beans (kidney or pinto) - $0.59
1 can corn - $0.79
Sour cream - $1.19
tortilla chips (or leftover taco shells if you have them!) - $1.50 if you don't have a bag already

1) Brown ground turkey in a large skillet or saucepan. Drain and prepared with taco seasoning as indicated on package directions. Lower heat to low.
2) Stir in drained beans and corn and warm with meat (approximately 3-4 minutes). Turn off heat.
3) Mix in sour cream. Add lettuce. Break up tortilla chips (crush) into mixture (Add to your likeness)
4) Serve and enjoy!

Makes about 6 servings.

Alternate: Use ground beef if its cheaper. You can also omit the sour cream if desired. I like to top mine with cheese and diced tomato if I have some on hand, although this might increase the price.
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