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Mission Menus Challenge: Black Bean & Peppers Quesadillas

by Briana Carter on July 9, 2010

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Mission Foods. All opinions are 100% mine.

I was excited to discover that Mission Tortillas has website called Mission Menus, which has numerous budget-friendly meals for $10. I love quick and easy meals and if its a budget friendly meal, even better. Exploring the site will give you some inspiration and ideas for your own $10 meal.

Beginning June 28, 2010, Mission Foods is kicking off the summer with the Mission Menus Challenge. Mission Foods along with Chef Sara Moulton are encouraging you to submit your budget-friendly recipe for a chance to complete in a cook-off in Los Angeles and win a $10,000 dream kitchen makeover as well as weekly prizes. $10,000 for a dream kitchen sounds pretty dreamy to me. Submit your original Mission Flour Tortilla recipe which would feed a family of 5 for $10 or less by August 9, 2010 to be eligible!

Mission Flour Tortillas are available in 3 sizes: small (6″), medium (8″), and large (10″) and are sold in major grocery stores around the country. They contain 0 grams of Trans fat per serving and are cholesterol free. Mission Tortillas are a kid favorite in our household and there are so many uses for tortillas!

My favorite way to use Mission Flour Tortillas is quesadillas. Quesadillas are so versatile and can be adjusted for each household member’s specific preferences. You know in a family of six, everyone has their own taste preferences. Some want it meaty, some don’t. Others want to exclude the onions and peppers, others love them. Many just like cheese quesadillas.

Are you up to the challenge? Here’s a little recipe I created with ingredients I already had on hand.

::Black Bean & Peppers Quesadillas

Ingredients

Olive Oil
Orange, Red, Yellow Pepper Mix
Yellow Onion
Chopped Cherry Tomatoes
Salsa
Mexican Cheese
Black Beans, drained and rinsed
Mission Flour Tortillas

First I start out by sautéing chopped peppers and onions in a small amount of olive oil. I used orange, red, and yellow peppers, which are my favorite.

Add the pepper/onion mix, chopped cherry tomatoes, and Mexican cheese to your Mission Flour Tortilla.

Add the black beans and a small amount of salsa.

Fire up the Panini maker. You can also just cook in a pan obviously. I love my little sandwich maker for projects like this because it flattens it, which helps to keep all the goodies inside the tortilla.

Cook until cheese melts and it is a little brown.

Enjoy! I think I overfilled mine a bit but it was still very tasty!

What would you create with Mission Flour Tortillas?

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Meals Under $10 11/11

by Briana Carter on November 11, 2008

Spaghetti Pie

4 oz. uncooked spaghetti (.50)
1 lb ground beef ($1)
1 clove minced garlic (.10)
16 oz. jar pasta sauce ($1)
1 egg beaten (.25)
1/4 cup parmesan cheese ($1)
8 oz cottage cheese ($1)
4 oz. mozzarella cheese ($1)

Cook Spaghetti according to directions. Combine spaghetti, egg, and parmesan and form into a pie dish like you would a crust. Cook ground beef & minced garlic until brown. Drain. Stir in pasta sauce and heat.

Layer cottage cheese on the spaghetti crust. Spread meat mixture and top with mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until bubbly.

Add a salad and garlic bread for a meal under $10!

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Meals Under $10 11/4

by Briana Carter on November 4, 2008

I cooked this last night and it was a hit! If you have a bigger family, you will probably want to use more pork chops. I didn’t eat dinner last night so 4 boneless chops were enough for 5. Add a dinner salad or a veggie for a quick and easy meal under $10!

Boneless Pork Chops with Stuffing

4 boneless pork chops ($4)
Season Salt (.50)
1 Package Corn Bread Stuffing Mix ($1 – purchased at Aldi!)

Grease 9 x 11 pan. Place Stuffing Mix and directed water & butter in pan. Place pork chops on top and season with seasoned salt. Cook for around 30 minutes at 375 degrees.

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Meals Under $10 – Tuesday 10/28

by Briana Carter on October 28, 2008

This is an EASY and CHEAP Turkey Manhattan Recipe.

(2) cans of Gravy @ $1 (can usually find on sale for this or cheaper!)
1/2 lb of Deli Turkey @ $2.48
1/2 loaf of bread (.49)

Total: $4.97

Warm the Gravy in a sauce pan. Add turkey. Serve warm over slices of bread. Great fall/winter recipe.

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Tuesday Meals Under $10 October 21st Edition

by Briana Carter on October 21, 2008

I’m gone this week but one of my reader’s, Dee, contacted me with this recipe and it works perfectly for my weekly Meals Under $10….looks like a yummy one and I can’t wait to try it out!

Corn/Potato Chowder

Throw into the crockpot (he he, I love it when I can throw my food!)

4 large potatoes cut into 1/2 inch bits ($2)
2 cans chicken broth ($1)
1 bag of corn (I used our corn from the field if not $1)
salt and pepper to taste
about 1/2 cup whipping cream ($1)
some bacon bits ($1)
cheese if you want.. ($1)

Throw (again, I love this part!!!!) the potatoes, chicken broth, corn, and salt and pepper into crockpot on high for about 7-8 hours. Stir in whipping cream and let sit for another 30 minutes. Top with bacon bits and cheese if you want. (You can also add a dollop of sour cream for extra tastiness!)

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Tuesday Meals Under $10 October 14th Edition

by Briana Carter on October 14, 2008

Since I know we always have leftovers after making a nice size pork tenderloin, I’m going to shred that meat and make tenderloin wraps. (I always tell the kids pork is chicken. For some reasons that sounds better to them than pork. Don’t know why?)

Leftover Pork Tenderloin Wraps

Leftover Tenderloin (cooked anyway) ($5)
Salsa (Free – made it my garden!) or diced tomatoes
Lettuce ($1)
Sour Cream ($1)
Shredded Cheese ($2)
Tortillas ($1)

Reheat and shred pork. Combine the ingredients you want into a wrap. Done.

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Meals Under $10 – September 30th Edition

by Briana Carter on September 29, 2008

Here’s a recipe that is a family fav! $7.75 for 4 servings! I usually double this but don’t add as much chicken. I don’t have the exact measurement but it is usually just a $4 package of chicken that I picked up on sale. It still ends up being less than $10 for us. (My prices are based on the awesome rock bottom deals I get!)

Yummy! Chicken Casserole

2 lbs of chopped cooked chicken ($4)
1 – 10 3/4 oz. can of cream of chicken or cream of mushroom (.50)
1 8 oz. carton of sour cream ($1)
1 tablespoon poppy seeds ($1)
1 1/2 cups of crushed round buttery crackers ($1)
1/4 cup butter or margarine melted (.25)

Combine first 4 ingredients; spoon into greased baking dish. Combine crushed crackers and butter; sprinkle over chicken mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Add frozen corn or peas to make it veggilious! Bake some Pillsbury Grands Dinner Rolls ($1 on sale & after coupons!) along with it.

I made this Monday night and I thought I had all the ingredients. However, I didn’t have any poppy seeds and only had about 4 oz. of sour cream and no buttery crackers. Who doesn’t have Ritz crackers in their house? Me, apparently. So I just added all the sour cream I had and used Pepperidge Farm Bread Crumbs & poured a can of chicken broth over the top. A 9 x 11 pan was over 3/4 gone when I got home so apparently they loved it!

My Aunt Jane emailed me gave this AWESOME suggestion. I’m going to try this next time! (Plus, egg noodles are on sale this week at Meijer for $1.19 for a 16 oz. bag!)

One thing I do to stretch it is to cook a bag of noodles and put them on the base of your baking dish (be sure to spray the pan) it also fills everyone up faster and they stay that way longer !!!!!!

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New Mr. Linky on Tuesdays: Meals Under $10

by Briana Carter on September 28, 2008

Please consider participating in my Meals Under $10, which will begin THIS Tuesday. I will post a Mr. Linky, and you can add a link to one of your favorite recipes under $10. (If you don’t have a blog, consider posting a favorite in the comments section of that blog post!)

I’ve already posted one of my favorite recipes for under $10 HERE.

Use your bargains that you find and come up with your best recipes/meals under $10. I have one that is a family favorite at my house for this Tuesday!

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Meals under $10: My Mother in Law’s Breakfast Casserole

by Briana Carter on September 18, 2008

This recipe is SOOOO easy and SOOOO yummy! My mother in law gave me the recipe for this years ago and every time I’ve cooked it, people have enjoyed it. I made this as dinner the other night. You know, the whole breakfast for dinner gig. This is great meal you can cook under $10 for a family of 6. (We even had some leftovers.) If you shop Bargain Briana style (coupons & sales), it should total around $8.18 or LESS (I usually can find cheaper prices on cheese but lately it has been hard too!), which works out for us to $1.36/person for my family. I’m including my sides & OJ in this cost.

Ingredients:
1 lb of Sausage ($1.50)
6 eggs (.50)
3½ cups of milk (.88)
1 tsp. Dry mustard (.05)
1 tsp. Salt (0)
¾ Loaf of Bread (.75) (I used 5 grain wheat bread – ha, the kids never knew!)
8 oz. American Cheese Slices ($2.50)

Sides: Betty Crocker Skillet Hash browns ($1)
Orange Juice made from concentrate ($1)

Cook Sausage thoroughly and drain. In a separate dish mix together the eggs, milk, dry mustard, and salt. Spray 9 ½ x 11 dish with Cooking Spray. Line the bottom of the pan with the bread. Cover the bread with half of the sausage. Cover with Cheese Slices. Dump ½ of the egg mix on the layers. Try to cover it evenly. Repeat. Cover and store in refrigerator overnight. (This is to help it soak into the bread, I guess. You can omit this if you are in a hurry, it still taste good either way.)

Cook at 325 covered for 45 minutes. Uncover and cook an additional 10 minutes.

(Some good substitutions would be bacon or ham, sharp cheddar cheese, shredded Mexican cheese with a little bit of salsa instead of the dry mustard. So many possibilities.) You can also increase the Sausage to 2 lbs as the original recipe called for.