MEXICAN FOOD RECIPES

[Samson]

All Things Mexican and Tex-Max. A Taste To Die for !!

[Samson]

Avocado Melon Salad & Picante Honey Dressing

Serves: 6
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Pace® Picante Sauce
3 tbsp. honey
2 tbsp. lime juice
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
3 cups spinach leaves torn in bite-size pieces
2 cups cubed cantaloupe
1 large avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into cubes
1/4 cup toasted slivered blanched almond
Directions:
MIX picante sauce, honey, lime juice and oil in small bowl.
TOSS spinach, cantaloupe, avocado and picante sauce mixture in large bowl until evenly coated. Sprinkle with almonds. Serve immediately.
TIP: To toast almonds, arrange almonds in single layer in shallow baking pan. Bake at 350°F. for 10 min. or until lightly browned.

Chicken Nachos

Serves: 6
Ingredients:
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell's® Condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup
1/2 cup Pace® Thick & Chunky Salsa
2 cans (4.5 oz. each) Swanson® Premium Chunk Chicken Breast in Water, drained
1 bag (about 10 oz.) tortilla chips
Chopped tomato
Sliced green onion
Sliced pitted ripe olive
Directions:
MIX soup, salsa and chicken in saucepan. Heat through.
SERVE over chips. Top with tomato, onions and olives.
TIP: If desired warm chips in microwave. Divide between 2 microwave-safe plates and microwave 1 plate at a time on HIGH 1 min.

Black Bean and Vegetable Tacos

Prep/Cook: 25 minutes

Ingredients:
Vegetable cooking spray
1 medium carrot, shredded
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 cup Pace® Picante Sauce
1 can (about 16 oz.) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups frozen whole kernel corn
6 flour tortillas (8-inch)
1/2 cup shredded reduced fat Cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded lettuce
1/4 cup light sour cream
Directions:
SPRAY skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat 1 min. Add carrot and chili powder and cook until tender.
ADD picante sauce, beans and corn. Heat to a boil. Cook over low heat 5 min. or until corn is tender.
WARM tortillas according to pkg. directions. Spoon 1/2 cup bean mixture down center of each tortilla. Top with cheese, lettuce and sour cream. Fold tortilla around filling. Makes 6 tacos.

[Samson]

2 Enchiladas and a Black Bean Chili Salad
The Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas was handed down to me from some close friends in Colorado Springs, CO.
My Favorite !!

[Samson]

A Black Bean Dip and two more dishes:

[Samson]

Terms, Ceviche, and A favorite restaurant of mine serves their own version of Ceviche.

[Vinny66]

The Ceviche Luna De Noche Style recipe I am going to have to try. It sounds wonderful and easy to make!

[Samson]

Tacos, Enchiladas, and Chicken...

[Samson]

Chips and Soup...and a Salsa...

[Noguidedtours]

See if you have this one Sam! Most people want to try it after they find out what it's called.

Cactus Salad
1 1/2lbs prepared cactus paddles (nopales) 1 1/2 cup citrus cilantro grape seed oil
4 Roma tomatoes, cored, seeded and diced 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 small red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice 2 bunches cilantro leaves chopped
1-2 serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded and minced 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup finely grated Cotija or Anejo cheese 4 to 6 lettuce leaves
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 avocado, peeled, and sliced
1/4 cup cracked black pepper garnish (recipe follows)

Cut cactus into 1/2-inch pieces. In a large bowl, combine the cactus, tomatoes, onions, chilies, cilantro and cheese with the 1/2 cup oil, the vinegar, the salt and pepper. Toss well. Serve on plates lined with lettuce leaves, and garnish with avocado slices sprinkled with cracked pepper garnish.

Cracked Black Pepper Garnish
2 TBSP cracked Black Pepper 1/2 cup grapeseed oil
2 TBSP freshly squeezed lime juice 1 teaspoon salt

In a small bowl, stir all the ingredients together. Spoon over vegetables or drizzle lightly over dressed salads as a garnish.

[Janice F]

Do any of you have a recipe for Mexican Lasanga? Many of these recipes sound great. I will try to post my recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup. It is awesome!

[Samson]

Hey, Janice
It would seem that to fix the lasagna for Mexican would be a simple process of the seasonings used. I have a Goulash recipe I do now and then and all I have to do to change it from one style to another, is change the seasoning process. Italian Seasonings for an Italion flavor... Mexican Seasonings for a Mexican feel. Ooo, and Tai .. oh to die for. Use some Currie to "kick it up".
Sorry.. get carried away... Hope this helps...

[Noguidedtours]

Hi Janice. I'd sure like to see your recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup.

[exgovie]

Sam
One small suggestion. You are posting all your recipes in Microsoft Word. Many people may not have Microsoft Word and it uses a lot of extra storage because of the overhead coding. Would think it would be much easier to use Notepad a plain text format that uses less storage and can be process by all computers. Just a thought.