Carne Asada Fries

One of my biggest pregnancy cravings is something called Carne Asada Fries. It's not low fat, low cal, or low price. It is also not low flavor. It's amazing.

Unfortunately for me, the price has recently gone up to $8 a serving (which usually lasts me one meal and a snack). Since I really only have $20 a month to spend on whatever I want, $8 is a lot of moola, even if the food is scrumptious.

Therefore, I tried to recreate this dish at home and was pleasantly surprised at the yum factor.

I started with a bag of steak fries ($2.50) and baked them. Then I tossed half a bag of Mexi mix cheese ($1.50), one lb of steak that we diced and cooked at home with some salt, cumin, and lemon juice ($3). After melting it all together, we added fat free sour cream (maybe a quarter?), homemade guac(50 cents), and some canned salsa from the Mexican aisle (another 75 cents worth). I added a little kosher salt to the top and dug in. It was AMAZING. And at $8.50 to feed 4 people instead of $8 to feed one (and a half) person, it was a delicious bargain.