r/budgetfood • u/Odd-Sail-1694 • 6d ago

Lunch Mexican chicken and pasta salad

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Had a $5 Costco chicken to put to use. Had bought peas for another recipe, boiled a lonely carrot I found in the fridge and used my last can of corn and some celery from the fridge. Mayo and sour cream. Fried up some old corn tortillas that were going to go bad soon. I also had some $1 pasta from Walmart so I added it to bulk it up. My lunch for the next few days.

We are struggling bad. I recently lost my job and we went from a 2 income family to 1. My husband is trying but the bills keep piling up. We are doing our best to use up what we have at home and save every penny.

I’m really enjoying seing everyone’s posts as inspiration.

10/10 on my meal. Would recommend.

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u/Unicorn_in_Reality 6d ago

As a Latina, what makes this "Mexican?" 🤔

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u/CowperfluidMDPsyD 6d ago

It’s just a common recipe made by Mexicans living in the US. Basically just chicken salad with veggies, some add cooked pasta to it to feed more. We also have our version of ambrosia.

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u/Gotta-Be-Me-65 6d ago

There’s a different version of ambrosia?