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Southwestern Recipes

Chicken thigh with corn, red pepper, sitting on a bed of rice and garnished with a sprig of rosemary.

Southwest Chicken Thighs

Tender, juicy and flavorful, it’s a great weeknight dinner! This one-pot meal can be served ...

Perfect Pork Carnitas

The spices and the juice in this carnitas recipe just make the best carnitas.

Fast Fabulous Fajitas

These fajitas are so tasty and so easy to make and so colorful. Very ...

Loaded Potatoes Soup

This Loaded potato soup is amazing and you will want more , has a great ...

Santa Fe Chicken

This recipe uses a method of cooking I call "steam-fry". It is cooked in ...

Three Sweet Hot Kisses appetizer on a plate.

Sweet Hot Kisses

I love the combination of spicy and sweet. This appetizer is a perfect combination of ...

Cowboy Casserole

This dish is really a family favorite. I’ve had to share this recipe with loads ...

Borracho Beans and Rice

I bought a can of cattle beans and a very similar recipe was on the ...

Fire-Roasted Corn in a Skillet

I was going to make a recipe that called for a can of fire-roasted corn. ...

You can cook these on the outdoor grill on the top rack or in the oven, and they have a great southwest taste - perfect summer food

Keto Southwest Stuffed Peppers

I'm not a fan of stuffed peppers the traditional way, and living a keto lifestyle, ...

A skillet of Hatch Green Chile Sauce.

Hatch Green Chili Sauce

Hatch green chilies are from New Mexico and add flavor with spice. The darker ...

Cowboy BBQ Chicken beans and bacon Skillet

A super Easy Recipe! A combination of Chicken , bbq , Beans, and Bacon!

Sonoran hotdog wrapped in bacon and served with black beans, pico de gallo, avocado and Zesty Mayo.

Zesty Mayo

I wanted a flavored sour cream or crema type sauce to serve over Sonoran Hot ...

Southwestern Jalapeno Ranch Dip

Southwestern Jalapeno Ranch Dip & Dressing

This is very similar to Chuy's jalapeno ranch dip. It is excellent as a ...

Made like a cornbread yet moist like a pudding, this is a very wonderful side dish.

Chili Cheese Cornbread (a pudding)

This cornbread is more of a side dish than a traditional cornbread. It has a ...

Tamale PIe

My husband requested this for Cinco de Mayo and I hadn't made it in years. ...

Grilled veggies and shrimp bowl.

Shrimp and veggie bowl (or burrito)

This is one of those "what do I have in my frig that I can ...

Crock Pot Pumpkin and Turkey Chili with cornbread.

Crock Pot Pumpkin and Turkey Chili

The first snow of the season fell all day long on Friday (9/27/13). I wanted ...

Removing a slice from the BBQ Chicken Pizza.

My Own BBQ Chicken Pizza

This is my version of BBQ chicken pizza that I came up with after watching ...

Instant Pot Pork and Black Bean Chili

I love black beans. I wanted to make a different twist on chili and ...

Southwest Frittata ready to serve.

Southwest Frittata

Italian meets the Southwest in this frittata. This has become a family favorite and my ...

Texas Two-Step Casserole ready to be sliced.

Texas Two-Step Breakfast Casserole

I made some modifications to a typical Southwest breakfast casserole recipe. I love this recipe ...

A fun and easy taco salad with seasoned ground beef, black olives, tomatoes, corn, black beans, a healthy helping of cheese and Doritos Tortilla Chips.

Doritos Taco Salad

Doritos Taco Salad is a delectable combination of romaine, tomatoes, green peppers, black beans, corn, ...

Cashew kale beef stir fry over white rice

Aunt Squishy's Cashew Beef Stir Fry

Not all stir-fry has to use the same flavor profile. Enjoy the convenience and ...

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