Number Juan's Kitchen: How to Make Chalupas

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Tofu is a plant-based alternative, canned chicken is more affordable.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in fat, processed cheese is cheaper.

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: banana peppers

💰Cheaper: green bell peppers

Banana peppers are milder, green bell peppers are less expensive.

Fill the pan about halfway with cooking oil.

Wait for the oil to get hot enough to fry the tortilla.

Once the oil is ready, put the tortilla into the oil and flip it every 20 seconds.

Keep frying until the tortilla turns brown and crispy.

Remove the tortilla from the oil and set it aside.

Pour a little cooking oil into a separate pan and spread it around.

Add the ground beef to the pan and mix it until all the red is gone.

Cook the beef until fully browned and then set it aside.

Open the can of pinto beans and mash them until smooth.

Take the fried tortilla and spread the mashed beans on top.

Add the cooked ground beef on top of the beans.

Sprinkle Mexican cheese over the beef and place everything in the microwave to melt the cheese.

Rip the lettuce into small pieces instead of cutting it.

Cut the tomatoes into small pieces.

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