99¢ 1 can Bush Black beans
$1.69 1 pack Knorr sides Mexican rice
$1.99 1 jar Medium Picante
$1.29 1 pack Old El Paso Taco Seasoning mix
$1.99 Romaine lettuce
$1.29 Cilantro
$3.19 Pico de gallo
$2.19 3 cobs of corn (too high, I know) $3.99 Rotisserie Chicken (sale)
I was looking for something fun, quick, and cheap so I went to the store to gather the items above. Had planned on cheese, but forgot. The total for the items above totaled $18.61. I made 7 meals.
Took the chicken off the bone, put in bowl and added taco seasoning. Stirred and let sit while preparing the rest.
Started water boiling for the rice. After water boils, 7 minutes remain on the simmer.
While rice is simmering and chicken is sitting in seasoning, pop corn into microwave for 5 minutes with a wet paper towel on top of the corn. Leave stalks on corn because it helps with steaming/cooking corn.
Start chopping lettuce and cilantro.
When corn is done, carefully handle as it will be hot. Cut corn off the cob.
Rice should be done. Fluff rice with fork and make sure the burner is off the rice.
Now to pack the jars.
With jars, hardest veggie goes on bottom after the salsa (or dressing if you prefer dressing.)
Layers:
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Bottom - Picante sauce
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Black beans
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Chicken
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Pico de gallo
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Corn
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Rice
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Cilantro
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Top - Lettuce
You want to pack from hardest on the bottom to softest on the top, with the dressing or pico on the bottom so that it doesn't saturate everything else to make it soggy.
October 26, 2017 at 11:58AM
