Posts Tagged ‘mexican’

Open-Faced Enchilada Veggie Quesadillas
Veggie Mexican? Why not? Try these open-faced veggie quesadillas, and you’ll be a believer too! I love Mexican food but hate that it can often leave you feeling lethargic and weighed down. For lunch, I like to keep it light and preferable chock full of vegetables. These Open Faced Enchilada Veggie Quesadillas are a vegetarian feast topped with vibrant vegetables and a sprinkle of cheese. So you can have your Mexican and light meal too. B... Read More
Fiesta Chicken Bites
Bite-sized crispy cups of chicken, cheese and all the other Mexican fixin’s you love. Go ahead – volunteer to make the appetizers for the next party! It's a Mexican fiesta and you're in charge of the appetizer! No worries. I have the perfect appetizer for you to bring. These Fiesta Chicken Bites are bite sized cups full of rice, chicken, beans, corn, and cheese (I can't get enough of these things!) -- all baked in a wonton wrapper. The... Read More
Mini Tortilla-Crust Pizzas
Italy meets Mex in this fun little tortilla pizza mash-up! Some recipes are just simple. Simple and splendid. And this here, darling honey cakes, is one of the purtiest tutorial this side of Cancun…or Rome…or wherever your pizza calls home! These mini tortilla pizzas start out rather unassumingly. You know. Some ingredients for pizza. Some ingredients for tacos. WAITA SECOND! What is going on here?!! What kind of a fusion are we rocking... Read More
Chicken and Cream Cheese Taquitos
These aren't the taquitos you're used to! Creamy, decadent and filling ... and super easy, too! When I think of taquitos, I usually think of small skinny rolled up tortillas with a tiny bit of meat barely detectable inside. It takes about five of the little ones to make me feel like I've even started eating. Not these babies!   These Chicken and Cream Cheese Taquitos are made with full size tortillas and are stuffed to the full... Read More
3 Skinny Breakfast Quesadillas
It's a new year -- time for a new you with three skinny breakfast quesadilla recipes! The new year’s such a great time for a new twist on breakfast! I mean, for reals. Granola’s great to help us keep our resolutions, but sometimes ya just want something … creative. So here we have it! We now have not one, not two, but three tasty, skinny takes on breakfast quesadillas. And they are so totally good to us, it's like magic for the mouths (... Read More
Easy Black Bean Tostadas
The quickest, easiest, meatless, no fuss Mexi-snacks are right here. You know how we all live our lives? How we get up every morning and have coffee and make decisions and go to the store and pet our dog and make the bed and change the oil on our cars and watch TV and take showers and go to bed? You know how we do all of that? Okay. Now, imagine all of that, but naked. I'M JUST KIDDING. I have no idea. I'm sorry. Anyway, imagine all of... Read More
Hot Stuff: Mexi-Rice Bake
Warm up yer bones with this Mexican twist on a comfort food favorite! Layers of rice, taco meat, and pure scrumptiousness come together all snappy like in this easy dish. Here's how it works. Autumn creeps up all colorful and fun like. Then one day you wake up and it's the bitter dregs of winter. You're cold to the marrow and not a thing can comfort you. Snuggies don't stand a chance. Running up the water bill and living in hot baths may be t... Read More
Mexi Mac ‘n Cheese
If you squint your eyes just right, you can see baby cherubs floating in this. You guys. Y'all. Yew'ins. You. I need to show you something. And then I need to lie down. And then I need to talk about it some more because I can't even take it. And then I need to rest again. And then I need to seriously get it off my chest because it's almost too much to bear. And then it's nap time. And then I need to - whoa. Ow. Okay. Would you ju... Read More
Sloppy José Enchiladas
Sloppy Joes -- an American classic. Enchiladas -- a Mexican fave. Put 'em together and get these Sloppy Joe Enchiladas that are to-die-for easy and delish! Sloppy Joes may not be glamorous -- and they probably won't be served at a five-star restaurant anytime soon. But boy, oh, boy do they bring back childhood memories. With 10 kids in my family growing up, Sloppy Joes were part of our regular dinner rotation because they met the criteria tha... Read More
Chicken Enchilada Cornbread Pie
A simple one-dish meal for cornbread and enchilada lovers alike! I’m pretty sure I could live on chicken enchiladas. I make them ALL. THE. TIME. And then when I’m not making enchiladas, I love making enchilada soup, stacked enchiladas, enchilada pizza…you name it! And now, I’m happy to introduce to you another dish that’s perhaps even easier – Chicken Enchilada Cornbread Pie. Yep. It combines all of the goodness of enchilada... Read More