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Lentils with Chorizo Recipe - This lovely Mexican-style soup is quickly made with tender lentils and spicy chorizo sausage. Serve in big bowls, topped with cojita cheese and sour cream.

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Lentils with Chorizo

This lovely Mexican-style soup is quickly made with tender lentils and spicy chorizo sausage. Serve in big bowls, topped with cojita cheese and sour cream.

By SB

Spicy Southwest Chopped Salad with Salsa Verde Recipe - Spicy grilled chicken breasts are dressed with a tomatillo and cilantro sauce in this tasty main dish salad.

Spicy Southwest Chopped Salad with Salsa Verde

Spicy grilled chicken breasts are dressed with a tomatillo and cilantro sauce in this tasty main dish salad.

By Jenny from WA

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Acorn Squash Wonder Tacos/Chalupas Recipe - Corn tortillas are layered with acorn squash fritters, avocado, and cotija cheese for a flavorful vegetarian taco everyone in the family will love.

Acorn Squash Wonder Tacos/Chalupas

Corn tortillas are layered with acorn squash fritters, avocado, and cotija cheese for a flavorful vegetarian taco everyone in the family will love.

By Wonder Becky

Taqueria Style Tacos - Carne Asada Recipe and Video - This is a great recipe for authentic Mexican taqueria style carne asada tacos (beef tacos). These are served on the soft corn tortillas, unlike the American version of tacos.

Taqueria Style Tacos - Carne Asada

This is a great recipe for authentic Mexican taqueria style carne asada tacos (beef tacos). These are served on the soft corn tortillas, unlike the American version of tacos.

By STANICKS

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Enchiladas Verdes Recipe and Video - Using a roasted chicken from the grocery saves time in this enchilada recipe with a spicy tomatillo sauce that will have your friends wanting to lick the bowl!

Enchiladas Verdes

Using a roasted chicken from the grocery saves time in this enchilada recipe with a spicy tomatillo sauce that will have your friends wanting to lick the bowl!

By gema

Mexican Corn on the Cob (Elote) Recipe and Video - As served by street vendors in Mexico. Grilled ears of fresh corn are spread with mayonnaise and sprinkled with grated cotija cheese. You'll want to eat all your corn this way from now on.

Mexican Corn on the Cob (Elote)

As served by street vendors in Mexico. Grilled ears of fresh corn are spread with mayonnaise and sprinkled with grated cotija cheese. You'll want to eat all your corn this way from now on.

By blakleyl

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Tex-Mex Quinoa Salad Recipe - This versatile salad can be served warm in a tortilla, or as a filling for tacos and burritos.

Tex-Mex Quinoa Salad

This versatile salad can be served warm in a tortilla, or as a filling for tacos and burritos.

By SnuzzleMonkey

Calabacitas con Elote (Zucchini with Corn) Recipe - This mixture of zucchini, corn, tomatoes, and poblano pepper can be served as a side dish or eaten with warm tortillas as a main course.

Calabacitas con Elote (Zucchini with Corn)

This mixture of zucchini, corn, tomatoes, and poblano pepper can be served as a side dish or eaten with warm tortillas as a main course.

By gema

Mexican Blackened Corn Recipe - Kernels of sweet corn are blackened in a skillet with a little beer, cumin and cayenne pepper, then sprinkled with Mexican cotija cheese and cilantro for a blast of flavor.

Mexican Blackened Corn

Kernels of sweet corn are blackened in a skillet with a little beer, cumin and cayenne pepper, then sprinkled with Mexican cotija cheese and cilantro for a blast of flavor.

By CaliforniCajun

Butternut Squash Enchiladas Recipe - Tender butternut squash cubes are combined with spinach and sun-dried tomatoes, sandwiched between crispy tortilla shells, then covered with enchilada sauce and a sprinkle of cheese in this restaurant recreation.

Butternut Squash Enchiladas

Tender butternut squash cubes are combined with spinach and sun-dried tomatoes, sandwiched between crispy tortilla shells, then covered with enchilada sauce and a sprinkle of cheese in this restaurant recreation.

By Elizabeth

Cauliflower Rice and Beans Fajita Bowls Recipe and Video - Roasted cauliflower rice and bell pepper with fajita seasoning are topped with pinto beans and cilantro in these vegetarian fajita bowls. You can add chicken for the meat-eaters in the family.

Cauliflower Rice and Beans Fajita Bowls

Roasted cauliflower rice and bell pepper with fajita seasoning are topped with pinto beans and cilantro in these vegetarian fajita bowls. You can add chicken for the meat-eaters in the family.

By Julie Hubert

Mexican Street Vendor Style Corn Salad Recipe - Get the flavors of Mexican grilled corn without having to heat up the grill!

Mexican Street Vendor Style Corn Salad

Get the flavors of Mexican grilled corn without having to heat up the grill!

By Parizienne

Mexican Grilled Corn Recipe and Video - Fresh ears of corn are grilled until browned and smoky, then topped with an ancho chile and lime mayonnaise and Cotija cheese for Chef John's take on elote.

Mexican Grilled Corn

Fresh ears of corn are grilled until browned and smoky, then topped with an ancho chile and lime mayonnaise and Cotija cheese for Chef John's take on elote.

By Chef John

Mexican Pesto Recipe - The classic pesto sauce gets a south of the border make over with cilantro, pepitas, chile, and Mexican cotija cheese.

Mexican Pesto

The classic pesto sauce gets a south of the border make over with cilantro, pepitas, chile, and Mexican cotija cheese.

By Ken from CA

Southwestern Macaroni and Cheese with Adobo Meatballs Recipe - A smooth and surprising macaroni and cheese recipe with savory Mexican meatballs that will make you say 'Ole! Gimme more!'

Southwestern Macaroni and Cheese with Adobo Meatballs

A smooth and surprising macaroni and cheese recipe with savory Mexican meatballs that will make you say 'Ole! Gimme more!'

By Javagoddess

Chef John's Chicken Tinga Recipe and Video - Here's Chef John's version of one of his favorite taqueria choices--chicken tinga with red sauce. Serve on a crispy tortilla with your favorite toppings.

Chef John's Chicken Tinga

Here's Chef John's version of one of his favorite taqueria choices--chicken tinga with red sauce. Serve on a crispy tortilla with your favorite toppings.

By Chef John

Jollyrogers' Chilaquiles Recipe - An old Southwestern family recipe for tortillas layered with flavorful sauce and cheese -- with a secret ingredient, cocoa!

Jollyrogers' Chilaquiles

An old Southwestern family recipe for tortillas layered with flavorful sauce and cheese -- with a secret ingredient, cocoa!

By JOLLYROGERS

Chicken Cotija Recipe - This is a quick and tasty meal made by baking chicken breasts covered with spicy tomato sauce and sprinkled with cotija cheese.

Chicken Cotija

This is a quick and tasty meal made by baking chicken breasts covered with spicy tomato sauce and sprinkled with cotija cheese.

By Jen

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Fondue with Tequila Recipe - Something different but delicious. A fondue with avocado, cream, Mexican cotija cheese and a hint of tequila. Serve with shrimp or bread for dipping.

Fondue with Tequila

Something different but delicious. A fondue with avocado, cream, Mexican cotija cheese and a hint of tequila. Serve with shrimp or bread for dipping.

By DANYLOVESMOM

Mexican Steak Torta Recipe - A Mexican sandwich filled with char grilled steak, beans, avocado, lettuce, and tomato all served up on a warm toasted roll.

Mexican Steak Torta

A Mexican sandwich filled with char grilled steak, beans, avocado, lettuce, and tomato all served up on a warm toasted roll.

By Sarah Waltrip