Easy, healthy recipes with a southwestern flare
Anything chicken, turkey, or duck
Great with leftover turkey! These restaurant style enchiladas make a delicious quick & easy meal provided you already have the green chile sauce and the cooked chicken. Tortillas are stacked with chicken, onion, cheese and green chile sauce.
First make a tasty relish of corn and roasted green chille. Then use the relish as a topping for Chicken Green Chile Relish Tacos as well as a side or light lunch.
Braised Orange Ginger Chicken is a simple dish of chicken thighs braised in orange juice, ginger, garlic and chile powders. It’s an extremely tasty dish, easy to make and yields an awesome sauce that screams for a side of rice or couscous.
This Christmas Pathiri is a stack of crepes layered with whole, roasted red and green chiles, chicken (or turkey), toasted pinon (pine nuts), and cheese.
This meal consists of chicken, mushrooms, onions and bell peppers sautéed, then smothered in a unique Mexican influenced stype chile de arbol pecan sauce and served over rice.
A healthy and hearty green chile chicken and mushroom soup made with a tasty chicken stock, just the right mix of herbs and spices and a touch of cream.
Red Chile Chicken Tamales made with canola oil instead of lard, cooked chicken, red chile sauce and cheese. All of the ingredients are mixed in with the masa batter then scooped into corn husks. A very easy method for making a delicious tamale.
Chicken bites marinated with preserved lemons, garlic oil, and pepper then cooked on the stovetop or skewered for kabobs and grilled. Curried Shave Brussels Sprouts are served as a complementary side. Both recipe included.
This chicken and vegetable recipe uses New Mexico red chile powder and strained tomatoes to create a rich, sweet and spicy sauce. Serve over rice for a complete meal.
A delicious southern chicken pot pie that can easily be made with most any leftovers or vegetables you have in the refrigerator. Top with ready made biscuits for an easy meal.
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