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Tofu Breakfast-for-Dinner Burritos

Turmeric tofu scramble with peppers and potatoes rolled into big flour tortillas.

Tofu Breakfast-for-Dinner Burritos, plated and ready to serve
Serves
4
Total time
40 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$11.59

Ingredients

  • 28 oz firm tofu
  • 4 flour tortillas (burrito size)
  • 16 oz frozen shredded hash browns
  • 15 oz canned black beans
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 yellow onions
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 8 oz jarred salsa
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 avocado(optional)

Method

  1. Cook the hash browns in 2 tablespoons oil in a wide skillet over medium-high, pressing them flat, 10 minutes until crisp. Set aside.

  2. Add the remaining oil and cook the diced onion and pepper 6 minutes.

  3. Crumble in the drained tofu by hand and cook 6 minutes, letting the water cook off.

  4. Add the turmeric, cumin, salt, and the drained black beans and cook 3 minutes more.

  5. Warm the tortillas so they roll without cracking.

  6. Fill each with the scramble, the crisp potatoes, salsa, and avocado, then fold in the sides and roll tight.

What this costs, country by country

Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 11 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
United Kingdom£28.90£7.2311 of 11 ingredients
Australia$69.18$17.3011 of 11 ingredients
New Zealand$64.99$16.2511 of 11 ingredients
Egypt‏٢٬٠٨٩٫٦٩ ج.م.‏‏٥٢٢٫٤٢ ج.م.‏11 of 11 ingredients
Canada$75.50$18.8811 of 11 ingredients
Mexico$950.29$237.5711 of 11 ingredients
United States$46.37$11.5910 of 11 ingredients
Greece31,27 €7,82 €10 of 11 ingredients
Spain28,19 €7,05 €10 of 11 ingredients
Germany50,50 €12,63 €10 of 11 ingredients
Austria€ 42,22€ 10,5610 of 11 ingredients

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