Easy Mexican recipes are the type that are easy to create and fun for all people to enjoy. As with anything, if it's difficult to prepare you may not enjoy it or enjoy your time with your guests. So enjoy our easy Mexican recipes.
Eggs with Chorizo - Easy Mexican Recipes
Ingredients:
• 2 eggs
• 1 pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp oil
• 30g chorizo or other spicy sausage (casing removed)
How to:
• Heat oil in pan, add chorizo and sauté for about 4 mins
• In a bowl, beat eggs lightly and add salt
• Pour into pan and mix with the chorizo
• Cook for about 3 mins or just before eggs start to set, stirring occasionally
• Serve with crumbled queso fresco or mozzarella or fresh salsa and tortillas
Gazpacho - Easy Mexican Recipes
Ingredients:
• 8 medium ripe tomatoes
• 1 cucumber (peeled & seeded)
• 1 medium red onion
• 1 red capsicum (seeded)
• 1 yellow capsicum (seeded)
• 2 celery stalks
• 5 fresh jalapeno peppers (seeded & minced)
• 4 cups tomato juice
• 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 2 tbsp sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• low-fat plain yogurt (optional)
How to:
• Cut tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, red and yellow capsicum, celery and jalapeno peppers into chunks
• Pulse them in batches in a food processor till finely chopped
• In a large bowl, combine the chopped vegetables with tomato juice, lime juice, vinegar and salt
Tacos - Pork or Chicken - Easy Mexican Recipes
Ingredients:
• 1/4 lb boneless pork or chicken (cut into cubes)
• 1 clove garlic (peeled)
• 3 black peppercorns
• 4 cups water
• 3 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 20 corn tortillas
• salt to taste
• enough oil for frying
How to:
• In a saucepan, place the pork, peppercorns, garlic and 1 tsp salt
• Add water and bring to a boil
• Lower the heat so that the mixture simmers and cook, covered for 35 mins or till meat is tender
• Let cool, shred meat
• Mix coriander leaves with onions and season with salt
• Add meat to mixture
• Place a spoonful of meat mixture in center of each tortilla and roll up, secure with 2 toothpicks
• Slice each in half
• Heat oil, add taquitos and fry till golden brown
• Remove toothpicks and serve with guacamole dip
Spiced Turkey Burgers
Ingredients:
• 1 lbs lean ground turkey
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• 1 clove garlic (crushed)
• 2 to 3 tbsp green chilies (chopped)
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 4 whole wheat hamburger buns (split)
• Chile Cheese Spread (see recipe below)
Chile Cheese Spread Recipe
• 1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese (shredded)
• 2 tbsp sour cream
• 2 tbsp green chilies (chopped)
How to:
• Mix all the ingredients for the Chili Cheese Spread, set aside
• In a owl, mix the ground turkey, onion, garlic, chopped green chilies, salt and pepper
• Shape mixture into 4 patties
• Lightly grease cooking surface of grill
• Cover and grill patties 4 to 5 inches from heat source (12 to 15 mins)
• Turn once till no longer pink in center
• Serve on toasted buns with Chili Cheese Spread
Corn and Crab Quesadillas
Ingredients:
• 6 flour tortillas
• 1 tbsp margarine or butter
• 1 package or 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1 can whole kernel corn (drained)
• 1 lb cooked crabmeat or 2 cups imitation crabmeat
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
• 1/3 cup green onions (chopped)
• 1 jar pimientos (drained & diced)
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• Garnish with chopped cilantro leaves or sour cream
How to:
• In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese with corn, cilantro, onions, pimientos, pepper and cayenne
• Fold in the crabmeat
• Spread 2/3 cup crabmeat mixture over each tortilla
• Fold tortilla in half, pressing lightly
• Brush both sides of each tortilla with margarine
• Cook 3 tortillas at a time in a skillet over medium-high heat for 5 mins
• Turn once, cook till light brown
• Garnish with sour cream and/or cilantro
Cooked Oysters on Toast
Ingredients:
• 2 slices bacon (chopped)
• 1 tomato (chopped)
• 1 to 2 serrano chilies (chopped fine)
• 1/4 cup onion (chopped)
• 1 tbsp tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)
• 1 dozen fresh oysters (shelled)
• salt
• pepper
• 2 regular slices or 8 mini bread (toasted & buttered)
• 1/4 cup Mozzarella cheese (grated)
How to:
• Preheat oven to moderate
• In a small skillet, fry the chopped bacon till cooked through but not crisp
• Add in onion, tomato, tomato sauce, chilies and parsley till sauce has thickened slightly (5 to 8 mins)
• Add in the oysters
• Season with a dash of salt and pepper
• Continue to cook till oysters are cooked (2 to 4 mins)
• Divide the oysters between the slices of toast
• Sprinkle the grated cheese over them
• Bake in oven till cheese has melted (5 to 8 mins)
• Serve hot
