Mexican Food Recipes

Here are a few Mexican recipes that will help you prepare a full course meal. Here, you will find recipes for a soup, a salad, a dip, a pie and lasagna all the Mexican style…

Mexican Onion Soup

Ingredients

• Large yellow Onions – 3
• Tomato juice – 2 Cups
• Beef broth – 2 Cups
• Tejano Salsa – ½ Cup
• Grated Monterrey Jac Cheese – 1 Cup
• Garlic – 2 Cloves
• Butter – ¼ Cup
• Water – 1 Cup

Directions

• Slice the onion into thin slices after removing their skin.
• Mince the garlic after peeling it.
• Melt the butter in a large frying pan and then add the onions. Cook for about 20 minutes till the onions are tender and golden brown in color.
• Add the tomato juice, broth, salsa and water.
• Let the soup boil for a while before reducing the heat.
• Now, let the soup simmer for about 20 minutes.
• Garnish the soup with cheese and serve hot.

Mexican Chicken Salad

Ingredients

• Fully cooked shredded chicken breasts – 4
• Coarsely chopped boiled eggs – 4
• Coarsely chopped celery – 2 stalks
• Finely chopped onion -1
• Finely chopped candied jalapenos – ½ jar
• Chopped pecans – ½ Cup
• Spicy mustard – ½ Cup
• Garlic salt – 1 Tablespoon
• Pepper – 1 Teaspoon
• Mayonnaise – 1 Cup
• Medium apple – 1 (optional)

Directions

• Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
• Serve with tortilla chips preferably on a bed of lettuce.

Mexican Roasted Pepper Dip

Ingredients

• Red bell peppers – 3
• Cream cheese – 4 ounce
• Sour cream – 2 Tablespoon
• Extra virgin olive oil – 1 Teaspoon
• Garlic – 5 Cloves
• Ground cumin – ½ Teaspoon
• Salt & Pepper – To taste

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Sprinkle the olive oil over the garlic (do not remove the peels of the garlic) and then wrap the garlic tightly in an aluminum foil. Place it in the oven for about 40 minutes till the garlic turn soft. Let it cool for sometime.
• Next squeeze the garlic out of its skin.
• Cut the peppers into slices and remove the seeds. Roast it for a few minutes on medium flame.
• Add the roasted red pepper, garlic, cumin, cream, cheese, salt and pepper into a blender with metal blades.
• Blend till a smooth even paste is obtained.
• Remove the dip into a bowl.
• If you refrigerate in an air tight container, then the dip can be used for a couple of days.

Jalapeno Egg Pie

Ingredients

• Beaten eggs – 8
• Shredded cheddar cheese – 1 pound
• Chopped tomatoes – ¼ Cup
• Seeded and chopped jalapeno peppers – 3

Directions

• Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
• Pour the entire mixture on a greased 10 inch pie plate.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for about half an hour till the pie is firm.
• Let the pie cool for sometime before serving it.
• For a spicier version of the same pie, you can add salsa or increase the number of jalapeno peppers.

Mexican Lasagna

Ingredients

• Corn tortillas – 12
• Ground beef – 1 pound
• Chopped onion – 1
• Tomato sauce – 1 can
• Cottage cheese – 1 Cup
• Grated parmesan cheese – ¼ Cup
• Grated cheddar cheese – ½ pound Tejano salsa – 1 Cup
• Minced garlic – 3 Cloves
• Chili seasoning - 2 Teaspoon
• Beaten eggs – 2
• Diced green chiles – 4 ounce
• Drained red kidney beans – 16 ounce
• Drained whole kernel corn – 8 ounce
• Cumin – 1 Teaspoon
• Oregano – ½ Teaspoon

Directions

• Saute the ground beef along with the onion and garlic in a large heavy pan till the beef is done.
• Add the tomato sauce, salsa, green chiles, chiles powder, corn, kidney beans and cumin into the pan. Mix with the beef and simmer the pan for a few minutes.
• In a separate bowl, mix the cottage cheese with the eggs and oregano.
• Arrange 6 tortilla pieces at the bottom of a greased deep sided pan.
• Spread half the meat mixture on the tortillas.
• Next, spread the egg mixture on the meat and cover this layer with half the cheddar cheese.
• Add the second layer of tortillas, meat and cover it with all the remaining cheese.
• In a oven that was preheated at 375 degrees, bake the lasagna for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Let the lasagna set for about ten minutes before cutting it. Serve with extra parmesan on the side.

Happy eating!