Blue crab tacos

Ingredients

• 20 oz Pontchartrain Blues Wild Caught Fully Cooked Whole Blue Crabs

  On sale at Walmart: Pontchartrain Blues Wild Caught Fully Cooked Whole Blue Crabs, 20 oz Bag (Frozen) Contains Shellfish

  $6.50 $14.64

• 12 shells La Tiara Authentic Mexican Yellow Corn Taco Shells

  On sale at Walmart: La Tiara Authentic Mexican Yellow Corn Taco Shells, Meal Prep, 12 Count, 2.5 oz

  $1.33 $2.58

• 1 pepper, sliced Fresh red bell pepper

  On sale at Walmart: Fresh Red Bell Pepper, Each

  $0.86 $1.52

• 1 lime Lime juice

  about $0.50

• to taste Hot sauce

  pantry

• to taste Salt

  pantry

• 2 tablespoons, chopped Cilantro

  pantry

Prices are from Walmart the week of October 4, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.

Steps

1. Heat the whole blue crabs in a steamer basket over boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes until warmed through. Let cool slightly then pick meat from shells into a bowl.
2. Warm taco shells in a dry skillet or oven at 325 degrees for 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Sauté sliced red pepper in a hot skillet with a pinch of salt until softened, about 4 minutes.
4. Squeeze lime juice over the crab meat and season with salt and hot sauce. Toss gently.
5. Fill each warm shell with crab meat, top with peppers and cilantro, and serve immediately.

Why it’s cheap

3 of the 7 ingredients were on sale at Walmart the week of October 4, 2026, led by pontchartrain blues wild caught fully cooked whole blue crabs at $6.50 instead of $14.64.

The sale items rang up $10.05 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 $2.30 a serving, or $9.20 for 4 servings.

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