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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don’t need multiple salsas. You don’t need $7-9 in guacamole, when Wholly brand or a few avocados will do.

Rice is a staple bought in 5-12lb bags. Beans are purchase when they are on sale for $.30-.50 per can. Chicken and steak should be bought in Value packs of 3-6lbs and you should have made plenty to have leftovers for burritos, salads, etc. another day. If you bought the meat at Whole Foods, that probably cost you 2x of a value pack at Harris Teeter or Giant.

Cooking at home is cheap when you - 
1. Buy staples in bulk.
2. Cook with 1-3 common flavor profiles so you already have spices and vinegars / oils on hand. Not spices you buy for 1 recipe and then never use again. 
3. You meal plan an integrated menu for the week that shares ingredients and preparation steps. [/quote]

At some point you have to ask yourself whether the point is to recreate a fast casual burrito bowl or to spend as little money and effort as possible creating something that almost resembles a fast casual burrito bowl.

I don't think anyone is saying it's impossible to mix a seasoning packet into some ground beef and beans then slop on jarred salsa and guac for a couple bucks a person, families have been doing white people tacos on the cheap for generations. OP's point is that trying to make something of similar quality to Chipotle doesn't really save you any money. [/quote]

I think if your goal is to make something of “similar quality” to fast food at home, you should probably just go buy the fast food. But if what you want is to get better at healthy, tasty, economical home cooking, PP made some good suggestions (none of which involved packaged taco spice). [/quote]

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