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Mexican And Tex-mex

Mexican And Tex-mex

Take dinner south of the border with these Mexican and Tex-Mex recipe favorites like enchiladas, burritos, and tacos.



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recipe for buffalo chicken enchiladas with creamy ranch sauce

Buffalo Chicken Enchiladas with Creamy Ranch Sauce

Love buffalo wings with ranch dipping sauce? Try this version of chicken enchiladas that have the same great flavors.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for beef and chicken enchiladas

Beef And Chicken Enchiladas

Satisfy your craving for Mexican cuisine with this easy recipe for enchiladas. Featuring a delicious blend of ground beef, chicken, and fluffy rice, wrapped in flour...

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for carne asada casserole

Carne Asada Casserole

Not your everyday casserole! Salsa, steak, and refried beans turn turn some leftover rice into a fiesta-worthy bake. Change up the salsa to turn up the spice levels.

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for carne asada chimichangas

Carne Asada Chimichangas

Carne asada is deliciously memorable on its own, but when stuffed into a crispy chimichanga it becomes a whole new experience.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for slow cooker ground beef and refried bean tacos

Slow Cooker Ground Beef And Refried Bean Tacos

Slow cooking this gives the ground beef a chance to blend with onions, taco sauce, and refried beans for a terrific ready-to-go taco filling. Top the...

Method:   crock pot, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

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recipe for texas enchiladas

Texas Enchiladas

Get your taste buds two-stepping with these Texas enchiladas. Loaded with chili gravy, ground beef, and cheese, they're a meal worthy of any Texas-sized appetite.

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for arroz con pollo (boneless chicken version)

Arroz con Pollo (Boneless Chicken Version)

Chicken and rice can be done a hundred ways, but if you'd never had arroz con pollo there's at least one more way you need to try.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for copycat applebee's chicken fajitas

Copycat Applebee's Chicken Fajitas

These fajitas are totally fool-proof! Grilled or baked chicken breast with peppers and onions, sour cream and salsa is a quick and easy weeknight option that leaves...

Method:   microwave, outdoor grill
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for chili con carne burritos

Chili Con Carne Burritos

Turn chili con carne into finger food. Serving it wrapped inside a warm flour tortilla makes an easy meal.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for mexican goulash

Mexican Goulash

A Mexican-flavored twist on American-style goulash. Pasta, ground beef, and vegetables are are simmered in a spiced tomato sauce.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for fun breaded chicken fajitas

Fun Breaded Chicken Fajitas

This simplified version of fajitas uses baked breaded chicken fingers (chicken nuggets will work too) wrapped in warm flour tortillas with all your favorite fajita toppings

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for south texas cheese enchiladas with chile gravy

South Texas Cheese Enchiladas with Chile Gravy

Made with mild cheddar cheese, olive oil, chili powder, water, flour, cumin, ground oregano, garlic powder, garlic salt, grated mild cheddar cheese

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for chicken tacos with corn and black beans

Chicken Tacos With Corn And Black Beans

Is it Tuesday? Either way, it's time for some tacos. Black beans and corn give the chicken plenty of support. And if you really want to take these tacos up a...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for family friendly chicken fajitas

Family Friendly Chicken Fajitas

Simple chicken fajitas with just the right amount of spice to keep them family-friendly.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for slow cooker chicken fajitas

Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas

The crock pot is a great way to make fajitas! No grill, no mess!

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for mexican fried chicken enchiladas

Mexican Fried Chicken Enchiladas

The secret for great enchiladas? It's in the sauce. This piquant sauce goes great with the chicken, jalapeno, and cheese filled corn tortillas.

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for beef and potato tacos

Beef And Potato Tacos

Not your usual tacos! These are made with a combination of ground beef and cubed potatoes, served in taco shells with your favorite taco toppings.

Method:   microwave, stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for copycat chi chi's baked chicken chimichangas

Copycat Chi Chi's Baked Chicken Chimichangas

The Chi Chi's Mexican restaurant chain no longer exists in the U.S. but you can make chicken chimichangas just like they used to with this recipe.

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for pancake enchiladas

Pancake Enchiladas

If you're skeptical about the idea of pancake enchiladas, take a step back and think about it. Pancakes are awesome with savory elements like bacon and eggs so have yourself a...

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for ranch-style tacos

Ranch-Style Tacos

Serve this ranch-style taco filling made with ground beef and ranch beans in crispy taco shells or spoon it over tortilla chips for a nacho-like dinner.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for real homemade tamales

Real Homemade Tamales

Homemade tamales with a tasty pork filling.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for authentic mexican tacos

Authentic Mexican Tacos

Get a taste of old Mexico with these homemade tacos - yes, even the taco shell is homemade!

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for trash bag taco salad

Trash Bag Taco Salad

Taco night gets a wild twist with this trash bag taco salad. A culinary fiesta where all the ingredients get down in one bag.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for beef-bean enchiladas

Beef-Bean Enchiladas

Corn tortillas are filled with ground beef, onions, refried beans, and black olives and then baked, topped with enchilada sauce and cheese.

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for fractured tacos

Fractured Tacos

These fractured tacos are somewhere in the tasty middle of tacos and nachos. Spiced ground beef on tortilla chips can be dressed up with any number of your Mexican favorites to craft a...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for creamy beef enchilada casserole

Creamy Beef Enchilada Casserole

This simple layered enchilada-style casserole is made with ground beef that's simmered in a creamy enchilada sauce and layered with longhorn cheese and corn tortillas.

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for soft beef tacos

Soft Beef Tacos

Easy tacos made with your choice of ground or shredded beef and loaded with your favorite taco fillings

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for 1940's tamale pie

1940's Tamale Pie

Made with water, salt, butter, onion, garlic, green bell pepper, chili powder, butter or oil

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for taco crunch casserole

Taco Crunch Casserole

Yummy and versatile dish made with ground beef, sweet corn, and salsa. Topped with cheddar and crushed tortilla chips and served casserole-style.

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for easy crispy taco bake

Easy Crispy Taco Bake

Forget simple cheese quesadillas and get a load of these baked tacos. Chili-seasoned beef and jalapenos give crispy tortilla wedges a serious kick.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for slow cooker burrito jalisco (mexican pork)

Slow Cooker Burrito Jalisco (Mexican Pork)

Cook up some easy Mexican comfort food by slow-cooking pork in beer and spices, then enjoying it in tortillas loaded with guacamole, cheese, and more.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for buffet taco salad

Buffet Taco Salad

The best thing about the buffet taco salad is that everyone can customize it to their liking. Load it up with beans and cheese or a double dose of guacamole. Make it how you like it!

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for ground beef chimichangas

Ground Beef Chimichangas

These ground beef filled chimichangas are a breeze to prepare and make a great dinner or lunch.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for hula hut's fish tacos

Hula Hut's Fish Tacos

These copycat fish tacos from Austin's famous Hula Hut are topped with a roasted jalapeno sauce made with garlic and ranch dressing that completes the tropical island ensemble.

Method:   oven, outdoor grill
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for wok-cooked chicken fajitas

Wok-Cooked Chicken Fajitas

Asian stir-fry meets Tex-Mex fajitas. Use the tried and true stir-fry method with chicken fajita ingredients for a delicious alternative to traditional fajitas.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for slow cooker taco-style shredded chicken

Slow Cooker Taco-Style Shredded Chicken

Slowly cooking chicken in an array of taco-style seasonings makes it tender and flavorful and perfect for use in a variety of recipes.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for arizona mexican tamale pie

Arizona Mexican Tamale Pie

Made with onion, green bell pepper, garlic, chipotle chilies en adobo, ground cumin, black beans, tomatoes, fresh cilantro, adobo sauce, Cheddar cheese

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for yellow rice and chicken (arroz con pollo)

Yellow Rice And Chicken (Arroz Con Pollo)

An impressive looking skillet meal you can make without impressive cooking skills. Browned chicken cooked with peas, corn, and yellow rice is perfect for a...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for fish stick fajitas

Fish Stick Fajitas

This unique twist on classic fajitas uses frozen fish sticks layered in soft flour tortillas with your favorite toppings.

Method:   microwave, oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for milk cooked carnitas (using boston butt roast)

Milk Cooked Carnitas (Using Boston Butt Roast)

Indulge in this savory recipe for milk-cooked carnitas without having to drive to a taqueria. You're welcome.

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for slow cooker breakfast burritos

Slow Cooker Breakfast Burritos

Slow-cooked tomato, onion, and ham mixed with Monterey jack and cheddar is a marvelous mix for early morning tortillas.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for bob evans' maple sausage breakfast burritos

Bob Evans' Maple Sausage Breakfast Burritos

Bob Evans' Maple Sausage Breakfast Burritos are a hearty take on the traditional breakfast burrito.

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for beef and green chile enchiladas

Beef And Green Chile Enchiladas

Made with lettuce, lean ground beef, onion, frozen corn kernels, sour cream, green chiles, Colby-Monterey jack cheese, enchilada sauce, flour tortillas

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for slow cooker pork enchiladas

Slow Cooker Pork Enchiladas

Tired of the usual chicken or beef enchiladas? Change things up with some tender, slow-cooked shredded pork in this easy recipe for enchiladas.

Method:   crock pot, oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for easy beef and bean tacos

Easy Beef and Bean Tacos

Tex-Mex style tacos made with baked beans instead of refried

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for slow cooker tex-mex chimichangas

Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Chimichangas

Slow-cooked pork is the key to this simple yet delicious recipe for Tex-Mex style chimichangas. Pork, salsa, and cheese-filled flour tortillas are deep-fried and served...

Method:   crock pot, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for easy mexican cheese pizza

Easy Mexican Cheese Pizza

A great pizza for a busy weeknight meal. This Mexican-flavored pizza starts with a pre-made crust and is topped with salsa, veggies, and lots of cheese.

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for slow cooker beef taco filling

Slow Cooker Beef Taco Filling

The slow-simmered mixture of ground beef, onions, taco sauce, pinto beans and seasonings makes for some delicious and easy tacos!

Method:   stovetop, crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for taco rice

Taco Rice

If you're making a batch of rice for tacos, burritos, or salads, you owe it to yourself to jazz it up a bit. This variety is plenty zesty thanks to taco seasoning and diced tomatoes.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for cuban-style arroz con pollo

Cuban-Style Arroz Con Pollo

This Cuban-style chicken and rice is positively packed with flavor. The secret twist? Tomato sauce, beer, and a pinch of saffron.

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours





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