Baked Chicken & Bean Taquitos
This recipe makes A LOT of taquitos, which is a great thing. Whether you’re having some friends over or just binge eating while watching Love is Blind, these are the perfect base for all your favorite Mexican toppings :)
Beef & Cheese Enchiladas
After high school, I spent almost a year at the University of Colorado. For a myriad of reasons, that was a really bad move for me, but what wasn’t a bad move was trying Monica Jimenez’s beef & cheese enchiladas when she made them in our dorm on campus. Until I tried these, I had really only ever eaten cheese enchiladas. And I certainly couldn’t conceive of how to make enchiladas. These are flat out good on their own, but the pickled onions and YES, the black olives, give it a little flare and send this tasty dish over the top. So so good.
Beef Enchilada Casserole
I can’t believe how many Dinnerly recipes I have on here! I just love enchiladas…which is to say…I must just love enchilada sauce. This recipe is a very simple take on traditional beef enchiladas.
Cheesy Black Beans with Crispy Rice & Tomatoes
If you know me very well at all you know that I generally like meat and am generally ambivalent about vegetables. I mean they’re fine…as like…accessories to a meal. But I don’t get very jazzed up about a vegetarian meal. It’s like the old Wendy’s commercial growing up…where’s the beef!? That being said…this meal kit from Dinnerly was fantastic. I’m surprised I ordered it, even more surprised how much we liked it and I’ll be shocked if you don’t like it too.
Classic Fajitas
The traditional fajita dish. In my opinion, the key to great fajitas is getting a great sear on the meat so you seal in the juices but get some of that crunchy, charred meat taste on the outside. Yes, sir.
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Chilaquiles Pollo Rojo
Chilaquiles is one of a handful of dishes that I LOVE and am almost always disappointed with when ordering it in a restaurant (the other is biscuits & gravy), so I was thrilled when I figured out how easy it was to make at home. The key is the sauce. The sauce has to be flavorful and the right proportion with the chips. While I add a bunch of stuff to mine, you really can just make it with sauce and chips and a little Cotija. I created this recipe using red enchilada sauce, but it’s just as good with green enchilada sauce! And the best part is…you can eat this for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Hell…you can eat it as a midnight snack. It’s that daggone good.
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Colorado Green Chili with Pork
When we first moved to Louisville, KY…I went to the Kroger to get some Stoke’s green chili so I could make some smothered burritos. They didn’t have any…weird. I went to Meijer…nope. What the hell is going on? Luckily we ran the catering and concessions program at the Louisville Zoo so I could get some from our Sysco food rep. Nope. No one knew what I was talking about. They kept wanting to give/sell me a can of diced green chilies. Fast forward several years and I finally figured out that ‘green chili’ is a Colorado thing. SO CRAZY! Especially because I don’t live there. Soo…I had to make some. This makes a big old batch and reminds me of those delicious burritos from La Loma. You can smother burritos or chile rellenos with it, or eat a bowl of it with a warm tortilla or two. Great, now I’m hungry….
Creamy Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas
When I can’t think of anything to make for dinner, and don’t have a lot of time/energy…I throw these bad boys together. The heavy cream may seem strange but they make the enchiladas puff up and then turn into these creamy, crispy, decadent logs of deliciousness.
Guacamole
The original ‘dip’ in our house. I have such fond memories of my parents whipping up a bowl of guac. And we didn’t eat out that much so it wasn’t until years later that Mexican restaurants started popping up and I realized how boring MOST guacamole is. Well this isn’t boring at all. This is hands down my favorite guac…and I literally just discovered TODAY that Bruce’s hot sauce still exists!! It’s just been renamed/rebranded to ‘Louisiana Hot Sauce’ by Bruce Foods. Hell yes. It’s the perfect hot sauce for the perfect guacamole.
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Mexican Stuffed Shells
Honestly, these are…meh. Still working on them. They need a little pizazz. I welcome suggestions…
Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas
One of my favorite meals I ate growing up, was steak fajitas…specifically from Goodfriends restaurant in Denver. I swear if I close my eyes I can still taste them. I have always have a soft spot for fajitas but really couldn’t imagine making them. Until I found this recipe. These are CRAZY easy to make. They aren’t steak, but they’re the next best thing…
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