Recipes2 Easy To Make Mexican-Style Dinner Recipes
Mexican food is very popular in our household since I grew up in the Southwest, just outside of Phoenix, Arizona. Once I moved to the East Coast, I brought my love for Mexican food with me.
Once a week, we sit down at the family dinner table and enjoy a Mexican dish. I like to set the mood for our Mex-Nights by using cotton bandanas as our napkins and colorful chili-pepper red dinner dishes.
These recipes take less than 1 hour to make (preparation to table). As a pre-dinner appetizer, you could serve some salsa and taco chips.
Rio Grande Tacos or Nachos
6 cans chili with beans
1 jar mild or hot salsa
1 can sliced black olives
10 drops Tabasco sauce
1 block grated Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded
1 block Monterey Jack Jalapeno Cheese, shredded
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 pint sour cream
Nachos
In a large baking dish, combine the chili, salsa, olives, Tabasco and 1/2 of the cheeses. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes. Remove from the oven. Spread a layer of sour cream on top. Add chopped tomatoes on top of sour cream and finish with a layer of cheese. Place back in the oven for 5 minutes to melt cheese. Spread a layer of Nacho chips on your dinner plate. Spoon Rio Grande over top, let set for 5 minutes before serving.
Alternative - Microwave flour tortilla for 15 seconds, spoon Rio Grande filling into tortilla and roll up. Serve just like a soft-shelled taco with chopped lettuce and tomatoes.
Enchilada Casserole
vegetable oil (for sauteing)
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
5-6 sliced mushrooms
1 green pepper, chopped
1 small can corn
1 (1 lb.) can pinto beans
1 1/2 cups stewed tomatoes
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 cup red wine
6-8 corn tortillas
1/2-1 cup grated Colby Jack Cheese
1-2 cups cottage cheese and plain yogurt, blended
Heat oil in a large skillet and saute onion, garlic, mushrooms, green pepper and corn for 3 minutes. Stir in beans, tomatoes, spices and wine; Simmer for 30 minutes. Put a layer of tortillas in a greased rectangular baking dish. Top with a layer of sauce, half of the grated cheese and half of the cheese-yogurt mixture. Repeat the layers. Bake for 15-20 minutes.