Mexican Recipes (Most Popular)
This salad is a combination of beans and vegetables and tastes great served alonside brown rice for a meal.
Leftover cooked chicken is great for this. Substitute homemade flour tortillas if desired. These are very rich. I recommend a simple salad of shredded lettuce, tomatoes, corn, jalapenos and salsa topped with a dollop of plain yogurt on the side. Follow with coconut macaroons for desert.
I found this recipe on Eat Better America, but after making it I thought it needed some beans. I added no fat refried beans, but you could also add black beans. This also can be made with precooked chicken.
We always had some variation of Mexican cakes (or Russian tea cakes or Snowballs) at Christmas so these little cookies have a tendency to brighten moods in my family and friends no matter when they are made. This variation has no nuts and has a orange flavour.
This recipe is extremely "experiment friendly". Don't be afraid to substitute, add, or eliminate ingredients.
veggie crumbles are used instead of ground beef to make this traditional NM mixture.
Buffalo may be a bit hard to find but it's worth it. It's even lower in fat then extra low fat beef