5 southwest made Recipes

flour tortillas , made into matchsticks to equal 4 cups (see recipe below), white rice or 8 cups spanish rice, cooked, enchilada sauce, pinto beans or 1 (16 oz) can black beans, chopped cooked chicken or 4 cups ground beef, grated cheddar cheese, chopped lettuce, chopped mixed vegetables (such as green onion, avocado, tomato, black olives and pepper)

fresh flour tortillas (seven inch-usually 10 come in a package), avocado, mashed (about 1 cup), key lime juice, ranch dressing mix, light sour cream, nonfat milk, cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts, finely diced (if you re pressed for time,1 10 oz package of perdue short cuts carved chicken breast is perfect), jalapeno jack cheese (1 8 oz block shredded-if your store has reduced fat that s even better), frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry or 3 cups chopped fresh spinach, canned black beans, rinsed and drained, canned mexican-style corn, drained (such as del monte whole kernel fiesta corn,seasoned with red and green peppers), cayenne pepper, minced fresh parsley, cumin, chili powder, green onions, thinly sliced

jiffy corn muffin mix baked, cooled & crumbled coarsely, black beans, drained & rinsed, green pepper, diced, corn , delmonte summer crisp, drained or leftover on the cob cut off, green onions, sliced well into the green tops, tomatoes, fresh, chopped (reserve a little for decoration), ranch salad dressing, made fresh from packet, shredded cheddar cheese, pickled jalapenos , slices

firm green new mexico mild or anaheim chiles, cooking oil, chopped wild onions or yellow onions, ground lamb, adobe bread crumbs *see note, ripe tomatoes, diced, garlic cloves, minced, salt, white pepper, dried thyme, bay leaves, chopped fresh tarragon, or 1 tsp dried, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, tomatoes, coarsely chopped, sour cream, garnish (optional), note: adobe bread is a yeast bread , made in the outdoor ovens called hornos, in the southwest. it is sold on the plaza by native american vendors in santa fe, new mexico however, if this bread is not available to you, any yeast non-sour dough bread can be used and made into the bread crumbs for this recipe.