Red or Green?Mexican
Bean and cheese tostadas
Save ~$12.25* (77%) vs ordering out
Spice: mildHealth 76From the video “Bean Tostadas -- How to Make Quick & Easy Bean & Cheese Tostadas” by Red or Green?
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Chimichangas
From the video “How to Make Chimichangas -- Quick & Easy Chicken Chimichanga Recipe” by Red or Green?. RecipesMD is not affiliated with Red or Green?. Steps are in our own words.
Machine-read from the video · not yet checked by a personMediumGreat weeknight pick
Mild
Ingredients
- No pork
May contain gluten, dairy
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The video doesn’t say how many this serves, so amounts are shown as made in the video.
Ontario grocery estimate*
~$21.86*for the batch in the video
~$7.29*per serving
You save about ~$8.71* per serving (54% less*) than ordering it out — ~$26.14* for ~3 portions.
Order out = a typical Ontario Mexican restaurant plate, before delivery fees, tax and tip.
5 ingredients priced from Ontario averages · 6 predicted from typical costs · not priced: rotisserie chicken, new mexico red chile powder, refried beans, shredded chicken, tortillas
* Estimate, not a quote: 6 line(s) we couldn't price were filled with typical costs for their type; the video doesn't state how many it serves, so 3 portions were assumed; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario Mexican restaurant plate at ~$16, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.
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Nutrition & health
| Nutrient | Amount | Daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Fat | 34 g | 43% |
| Saturated fat | 5.9 g | 30% |
| Sodium | 3,065 mg | 133% |
| Carbohydrate | 60 g | 22% |
| Fiber | 8.6 g | 31% |
| Total sugars | 19 g | no daily value |
| Added sugars | 0 g | 0% |
| Protein | 83 g | 167% |
Estimate from the ingredient list — not dietary advice. % Daily Value uses FDA reference amounts; 5% or less is low, 20% or more is high. Added sugars are counted from sweeteners and sweet sauces in the list.
Health indexMiddle of the road
- Starting point60
- Protein+20 of 20
- Fiber+15 of 20
- Saturated fat−7 of 20
- Sodium−20 of 20
- Added sugars (estimate)0 of 20
RecipesMD health index — an estimate from the ingredient list, not medical or dietary advice
From 12 of 14 ingredient lines (83% of the measured weight), divided into 3 servings (estimated: 518 g protein foods at ~170 g per serving; model check 4 agrees). Typical amounts assumed for rotisserie chicken, tortillas, canola oil spray, because the video doesn’t say how much. Not counted because the video gives no amount: Mexican cheese blend. Not matched to nutrient data: New Mexico red chile powder, refried beans. Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04, public domain) + 4 Branded Foods records.
Equipment
What the video didn’t say
- exact amount of tortillas used
- exact amount of Mexican cheese blend used
- exact weight of the rotisserie chicken
Read from the public video by gemini-3.5-flash-lite on 2026-10-05. Thumbnail and video are Red or Green?’s, shown through YouTube’s official embed.
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