67 cooking light mexican Recipes

onion, chopped, reduced-fat cream cheese, softened (neufchatel), water, ground cumin, pepper, salt, cooked turkey breast or 4 cups cooked chicken breasts, shredded, flour tortillas, low-sodium condensed cream of chicken soup, carton light sour cream, low-fat milk, pickled jalapeno peppers, finely minced (may substitute 1-4 oz can diced green chilies, if you prefer it more mild), mexican blend cheese (i use sargento brand), cilantro (optional) or 1/4 cup parsley, minced (optional), tomato, chopped (optional), sweet red pepper, chopped (optional)

chicken breasts, cooked and shredded (i always substitute with 2 9oz. boxes of tyson time trimmers southwestern chicken breasts strips, re), fat-free cream of chicken soup, skim milk, scallion, chopped, fresh ground pepper (to taste), diced green chilies, fat free sour cream, fat free tortillas (i use buena vida brand), low-fat monterey jack pepper cheese (i use sargento s light 4 cheese mexican shredded cheese)

santa fe microwaveable cooked whole grain rice medley (such as uncle ben s santa fe ready rice), egg whites, lightly beaten, double-fiber breadcrumbs (about 2 slices), preshredded reduced-fat 4-cheese mexican blend cheese (such as sargento) or shredded 50%-less-fat jalapeno cheddar (such as cabot), light sour cream, fresh lime juice, chili powder, chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

chorizo sausage, casings removed (about 3 links ), butter, divided, green onions, chopped, red bell pepper, chopped, jalapeno peppers, minced, self-rising white cornmeal mix, buttermilk, milk, all-purpose flour, egg, lightly beaten, vegetable cooking spray, shredded mexican cheese blend

taco bell home originals taco seasoning mix, boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces, kraft light zesty italian dressing, canned no-salt-added black beans, rinsed, frozen corn, green onions, chopped, taco bell home originals thick n chunky salsa, kraft mexican style 2% milk finely shredded four cheese, hot cooked long-grain brown rice

crushed nacho tortilla chips, butter, melted, cream cheese, softened, mayonnaise, taco seasoning, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, eggs, lightly beaten, chopped cooked chicken breasts, shredded mexican cheese blend, chopped green onions, sour cream, whole kernel corn , cubed avocado, chopped tomato and sliced ripe olives, salsa , optional, assorted crackers or additional nacho tortilla chips, optional

bulk pork sausage, cooked diced peeled potatoes, chopped onion, canned chopped green chilies, pepper, eggs, lightly beaten, shredded mexican cheese blend, flour tortillas, warmed

boneless skinless chicken breasts, red bell pepper (or green if you like ), sweet onion, fire roasted green chiles (i like the hot ones ), chicken broth, cream cheese (i use light ), cumin (or more ), mexican oregano, ground chipotle pepper (or any kind of spicy pepper, e.g., pasilla, ancho, etc.), garlic to taste, salt to taste, cooked long grain white rice (or whatever kind you like), fresh chopped cilantro

chive & onion cream cheese, egg, lightly beaten, minute cooked white rice, corn mixed with chopped peppers, red and green, drained, shredded mexican cheese, divided, chopped fresh cilantro

corn tortillas , torn into pieces, canned white chicken breasts or 1 (12 1/2 oz) can other cooked chicken, green chilies, chopped, light sour cream, mexican blend cheese, shredded, green enchilada sauce

green papaya (see cook s note), green string beans, freshly squeezed lime juice, thai fish sauce , nam pla, palm sugar , available in most mexican, latin or asian supermarkets, or substitute brown sugar, or white sugar, carrots (peeled and shredded to the same strip-size as papaya), loosely chopped cilantro leaves, loosely chopped mint, dried thai shrimp , optional, thai chiles also called prik chiles, minced, unsalted peanuts, toasted and lightly crushed, thai grilled shrimp , recipe follows, jasmine sticky rice , or steamed vermicelli rice noodles, optional, as an accompaniment, thai sweet chili and garlic sauce (recommended: mae ploy now available in most grocery stores), hoisin sauce, garlic, finely minced, ponzu sauce , or substitute the juice of 1 lime, soy sauce, splash thai fish sauce , nam pla, sriracha sauce, curry powder, ground ginger, mint, leaves removed and finely chopped , or substitute thai basil, handful cilantro leaves, finely chopped, shrimp

spinach (thawed with water squeezed out), squash (thinly sliced ), red bell peppers or 1 large green bell pepper (chopped), onion (chopped ), cooking oil, cooked shredded chicken, corn tortillas , cut into 1 inch pieces, cream of celery soup, sour cream (light works fine ), picante sauce, chopped green chilies (undrained ), fajita seasoning mix, shredded monterey jack pepper cheese or 2 cups mexican blend cheese (divided)

all-purpose flour, yellow cornmeal, baking soda, salt, sugar, pepper, nonfat buttermilk, mexican-style corn, drained, fresh or frozen chopped onion, thawed, margarine, melted, egg, lightly beaten, vegetable cooking spray

nacho tortilla chips, crushed, butter, melted, cream cheese, softened, mayonnaise, taco seasoning, all-purpose flour, eggs, lightly beaten, cooked chicken breasts, finely chopped, mexican blend cheese, shredded, green onion, finely chopped, sour cream, whole kernel corn, garnish, cubed avocado, garnish, tomato, chopped, garnish, sliced ripe olives, garnish, salsa (optional), cracker (optional), tortilla chips (optional)

chicken breast, cooked per recipe, net from 1 lb fresh (4 small boneless skinless halves), taco seasoning mix, red potatoes, thinly sliced (about 2 cups), chunky salsa, shredded reduced fat four cheese mexican cheese, light sour cream

bbq sauce, light creamy swiss cheese, tortilla, skinless chicken breast cooked and shredded (or finely chopped ), canned black beans drained and rinsed, frozen corn kernels thawed, shredded reduced-fat mexican-blend cheese, scallions chopped

green onions, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups), vegetable oil, chopped green chiles, undrained, sliced ripe olives, drained, all-purpose flour, ground cumin, pinto beans, rinsed and drained, chicken broth, chopped cooked turkey breast, all-purpose flour, baking powder, shredded mexican four-cheese blend (we tested with sargento), milk, egg, lightly beaten

bacon, yellow onions , halved lengthwise and thinly sliced, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper , to taste, light beer or lager, chicken broth, plus more if desired, fresh lime juice, dried mexican oregano, crushed, ground cumin, hot green chiles (such as poblano, about 1 lb), roasted, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped, cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, corn kernels (from about 3 cobs) or cooked and drained white hominy, carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2 -inch pieces, bay leaves, boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 1 3/4 lb), sour cream, divided, warm corn tortillas