I did a crazy thing a while back and found a 5 pound bag of tilapia fillet on sale for $5. There was roughly 16 in the bag, so super good deal. Only thing I forgot is that I hate fish. So I invested in a few low cost ingredients and attempted to make Tortilla soup but with fish. I of course did no measuring but ended up with a massive pot and could easily feed 4 or more people.
I parboiled some rice while I poached the fish. Maybe a cup of rice. I chopped up 2 bell peppers and tossed that in with some garlic with the fish. I let that cook down and then tossed in a can of chicken broth. I added half a packed of McCormick chicken taco seasoning. I tossed in a small can of corn, and a can of black beans and diced tomatoes. I let that boil for a bit and served it topped with fiesta blend cheese and tortilla strips.
While it didn't hide the fish as well as I would hope, it did make a lot of food, and it's pretty good.
2 tilapia fillets
minced garlic
2 bell peppers (I used one red and one yellow)
1 small can of chicken broth
1 very small can of corn
1 can of black beans
1 can of no salt added diced tomatoes
1 packet of McCormick chicken taco seasoning
I paid less than $5 for all the extras aside from the fish, so for the entire batch, I maybe coughed up maybe $6 for the entire pot of food. For the two of us I could have easily halved the recipie. I will be freezing some of this for perhaps another meal. So I think it was well worth it.
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