Bean tacos with tomato salsa

Ingredients

• 12 shells La Tiara Authentic Mexican Yellow Corn Taco Shells

  On sale at Walmart: La Tiara Authentic Mexican Yellow Corn Taco Shells, Meal Prep, 18 Count, 3.8 oz

  $2.33 $3.58

• 9 oz NatureSweet Cherubs Grape Tomatoes

  On sale at Walmart: NatureSweet Cherubs Grape Tomatoes, 9 oz, Fresh

  $1.98 $2.97

• 15 oz Canned black beans

  about $0.75

• 2 tablespoons Lime juice

  pantry

• 1 tablespoon Olive oil

  pantry

• 1/4 cup Cilantro

  pantry

• to taste Salt

  pantry

• 1/4 onion Red onion

  On sale at Walmart: Fresh Whole Red Onion, Each

  $0.93 $1.19

Prices are from Walmart the week of October 18, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.

Steps

1. Warm the taco shells in a dry skillet over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes per side until pliable, then set aside.
2. Dice the grape tomatoes and finely mince the red onion, combine in a bowl with lime juice, olive oil, cilantro and a pinch of salt.
3. Heat the black beans in a saucepan over medium heat with a pinch of salt until warmed through, about 5 minutes.
4. Fill each taco shell with black beans and top with the tomato salsa.

Why it’s cheap

3 of the 8 ingredients were on sale at Walmart the week of October 18, 2026, led by la tiara authentic mexican yellow corn taco shells at $2.33 instead of $3.58.

The sale items rang up $2.50 under their regular prices.

Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $1.13 a serving, or $4.52 for 4 servings.

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