Mexican cookery, strongly influenced by other Central American countries, combines ancient Indian traditions with the influence of Spanish colonits.
The cuisine of local population relied upon braising and steaming in a tightly covered pan with little liquid. This explains the great diversity of ragouts and sauces, also served with boiled or roast dishes.
Mexican chef salad with hot spiced smoked sausage and kidney beans tossed over crisp lettuce, avocado, cheddar, tomatoes, and crushed taco chips in a French onion dressing with hot sauce.
Mexican chef's salad with seared chicken, kidney beans, cheddar, avocado, and crushed tortilla chips tossed in Thousand Island and picante sauce. Warm meets cool in one bowl.
Grilled Mexican chicken breasts basted in a tangy chili-ketchup glaze with brown sugar, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. Scored deep for flavor and topped with cool yogurt.
Mexican chicken casserole with flour tortillas, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, and cream soups baked until bubbly. A Tex-Mex comfort food bake with homemade fried chicken.
Mexican chicken rice soup with shredded chicken, chayote, leeks, and arborio rice in a lime-bright broth finished with epazote. A homestyle pot-of-soup dinner with bones in the broth for flavor.
Mexican Chicken Salad with sour cream, cilantro, capers, cumin, and hot sauce - a creamy, spicy no-cook lunch served on lettuce with fresh avocado wedges. Ready in 40 minutes.
Mexican chicken wings coated in chili-cumin-oregano oil and dredged in crushed tortilla chips, then baked until golden and crispy. A crunchy, spicy oven-baked wing.
A scrumptious rice dish made with fresh currants, garlic and ground cinnamon.
Mexican corn casserole bakes whole and creamed corn with cornmeal, buttermilk, green chiles, and sharp cheddar into a soft cornbread-meets-souffle bake. A potluck side that scoops like spoonbread.
Mexican corn stew simmers kidney beans, pearl barley, corn, and fresh vegetables in cumin and coriander-spiced vegetable stock. Hearty, vegan, and topped with crushed tortilla chips and salsa.
Mexican delight is a stovetop praline-style candy made with caramelized sugar, milk, butter, and nuts cooked to soft-ball stage. Old-fashioned Southern fudge with a deep caramel backbone.
Mexican fiesta casserole with a Bisquick crust, seasoned ground beef, tomatoes, green pepper, and a cheesy sour cream-mayo topping. A retro family dinner ready in under an hour.
Slow cooker Mexican flank steak rolls stuffed with tamales, braised in tomato sauce, and topped with Monterey Jack. A creative Tex-Mex crockpot dinner.
Mexican flank steak marinated overnight in lemon, jalapeno, and cilantro, grilled alongside cheese-stuffed flour tortilla mock tamales. A complete grilled dinner with fresh homemade salsa.
Try this tasty and simple snack made of cheddar cheese and monterey jack cheese.
Mexican garlic soup with 10 cloves of garlic sauteed in butter, simmered in stock, and topped with a poached egg, asadero cheese, and parsley. Rustic, warming, and ready in 25 minutes.
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