Easy beef burritos are the perfect meal when you're short on time but still want something tasty. Simply add some beef, beans, cheese, and your favorite toppings.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Central American Cuisine
Most of the recipes you'll find here are of Mexican origin but we have others from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and other regions of Central America.
There are some recipes that are considered Central American but really are American creations. Since there is often a fine line between authentic and non-traditional, we've included them here as well.
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Easy Beef Burritos
Grilled Beef Fajitas
Made with salsa, sour cream, flour tortillas, lime juice, beef sirloin steak, onion, green bell pepper, fajita seasoning
Method: sandwich maker
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Fajitas
Tough flank steak turns into tender fajita meat when it's slow cooked in the crock pot.
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Slow Cooker Smoky Shredded Sirloin Soft Tacos
Beef sirloin is slow cooked with onions and green peppers in a tangy sauce made with red wine, ketchup, vinegar, garlic, liquid smoke, cumin and hot sauce....
Method: crock pot, oven
Time: over 5 hours
Debbie's Mexican Shredded Beef (Carnitas)
A beef version of Mexican carnitas made with chuck roast, salsa, garlic, oregano, cumin, and stewed tomatoes. Both oven and crock pot instructions are...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos
Mix taco seasoning, onions and water in the crock pot and watch magic happen to your roast. Serve the tender pulled meat in a warm tortilla with salsa and your favorite...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Copycat Chi Chi's Seafood Chimichanga With Cheese Sauce
This seafood filled chimichanga served with a rich, savory cheese sauce is a favorite copycat from Chi Chi's mexican restaurant.
Method: microwave, stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Copycat Bonefish Grill's Warm Mango Salsa
You're going to want to put this marvelous mango and charred onion salsa on everything from fish tacos to tortilla chips.
Method: stovetop, outdoor grill
Time: under 30 minutes
Corundas
Corundas are similar to tamales but instead of dried husks they use fresh ones and they don't typically have a meat filling (just the masa harina mixture). They are a specialty of Michoacan...
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Copycat Ninfa's Showcase Fajitas
Ninfa's is known for their Mexican and Tex-Mex specialties. Now you can copy their famous steak fajitas at home. This recipe uses a citrus marinade on skirt steak which...
Method: outdoor grill
Time: 2-5 hours
Copycat El Torito Salsa
This version of the restaurant's famous salsa contains both canned and fresh tomatoes, onion, jalapenos, serranos, cumin, oregano, and fresh cilantro.
Time: under 30 minutes
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
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
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
Copycat Chili's Steak Fajitas
If you love the steak fajitas at Chili's but don't want to leave the house (or spend the money), then this recipe is for you! It's a clone of the popular dish, and it...
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Mexican Nacho Casserole
There's nothing worse than lukewarm sour cream or soggy tortilla chips to spoil a nacho platter. A proper nacho bake is all about the right layers, and this recipe does it...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Slow Cooker Mexican Short Ribs
Short ribs are slow cooked with Mexican-style flavors. An easy fix-and-forget recipe.
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Copycat Burrito Brothers Big-Beef Burrito
Burrito Brothers started in the 1960s in California, serving only tacos, quesadillas, and their soon-to-be-famous Big-Beef burrito.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
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
Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken
Salsa is your best friend in this recipe. It majorly cuts down on the ingredient list, and you can pick spicier or milder varieties to suit your tastes.
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Copycat Full Moon Cafe Tortilla Soup
Full Moon Cafe marinates their chicken in fajita seasoning to give it that special spice in the soup. Garnish with tortilla strips for a nice crunch.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Copycat Chili's Salsa
Here's a salsa that's as easy as it is tasty. It's all blending and no chopping, so it's ideal for making a big batch for parties or game days.
Time: 1-2 hours
Arroz Con Pollo Chapina (Guatemala Style Chicken and Rice)
Made with chicken pieces, corn oil, salt, black pepper, onion, garlic, tomato, rice, carrots, green olives
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chi Chi's Salsa
The key to Chi Chi's salsa isn't some secret recipe, it's just good tomatoes. Blending ripe tomatoes just for a second yields a uniformly chopped salsa, perfect for scooping up with...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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