Easy, healthy recipes with a southwestern flare
Because everyone loves tacos, tamales, and tostadas
Red Chile Cheese Tamales are a mix of spicy red chiles, onion, garlic, and cheese which yields a savory, sweet and spicy flavor, and makes a truly killer tamale.
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.
Black Bean Chipotle Tamales are made with black beans, a little onion, sweet pepper, and a chipotle seasoned masa. They are so good, you can eat them right out of the steamer or fancy them up with a spicy mango sauce.
Grilled Portabello Tacos are made with slices of marinated and grilled portabello mushrooms, sauteed summer squash, and topped with a red chile-yogurt sauce, feta and lime juice.
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.
It’s tamale season, so time to steam up an oldie but goodie tamale!
A vegetarian tamale that doesn’t take all day to make, but certainly tastes like it did! These tamales are made with New Mexico roasted red and green chile, corn and mushrooms.
A hearty and spicy tostada with scrambled eggs, sausage, chile, and few other simple ingredients. What a great way to start the day.
Recipe for black bean tostadas along with a roundup of delicious recipes that use black beans as a primary ingredient.
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