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"This is a version of rice that you find at a Tex-Mex restaurant. It is way easier than it looks and after you have made it once or twice - you can do it by heart. My kids love it and I love that I can sneak a few veggies in! Can be made vegan with veggie broth."

Ingredients: frozen corn, garlic...

Ingredients: cilantro, fresh tomatoes...

"I am a a stickler for using fresh ingredients so when my boyfriend from 5 years ago made this up for the first time I cringed! Pardon me for saying so, but if I hadn't have been living with him I never would have eaten it! Hahahaha!!!! The boyfriend is long gone but this is the only salsa I'll eat! If you aren't used to cilantro it may..."

Ingredients: cilantro, Hunts tomato sauce...

"This has become a staple in our home. We absolutely LOVE this pork. There is a restaurant chain here in Utah called Costa Vida and this is as close as we have come to replicating the sweet pork they make there for the burritos/salads/etc."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, kosher salt...

"White beans, black beans, green chilies and chick-peas, make this chili unique. Another favorite from my "Reflections Under the Sun" cookbook from the junior league of Phoenix."

Ingredients: cumin, canned diced green chiles...

"This is the easiest, fastest, tastiest way to prepare beans. I grew up in a Mexican family and needless to say, beans are a staple of our diet. My stepmom has been making us beans like this for years. This can be done with pinto or black beans & is the perfect thing to have on hand for quick, easy and inexpensive weeknight meals. These beans are..."

Ingredients: onions, garlic cloves, salt...

"This is out of the "Biggest Loser" Cookbook
140 calories, 18 g protein, 13 g carbohydrates, 5 g fat, 30 mg cholesterol, 8 g fiber, 480 mg sodium. Please take the advice from SJMittens and increase the spices, especially if you enjoy spicy food."

Ingredients: corn tortillas, monterey jack pepper cheese...

"I've been trying to come up with a tofu breakfast that I really like. This uses the mexi-cali herbs and spices we often cooked with in LA. The veggies I used were the ones I had on hand, but diced sweet potato, carrots, nopales (if you have that on hand I envy you!), or a tablespoon or two of corn kernels or black beans would probably also be..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh ground black pepper...

"You can use any fresh or frozen fruit that you enjoy most, and on a hot summer day, try a little coconut rum or spiced rum to add a little kick! I always chill my glasses in the freezer before i start to make this recipe and dip the rims in colored sugar to add color to the glasses."

Ingredients: coconut milk, coconut rum...

"This recipe is so simple and oh so good....and all the meat is already cooked (for those of you who are kind of weary to the lime juice method)TRY IT...I hope you LOVE it!!! NO COOKING REQUIRED!!!! READY IN MINUTES!!!!"

Ingredients: shrimp, fresh cilantro...

"This is a great vegetarian burrito."

Ingredients: ground cumin, flour tortillas...

"I've been making this for years, by adding a bit of this, a smidge of that. Today, I actually wrote all the ingrendents down. Any leftover meat can be used. The burros I made this evening were from leftover grilled beef steak and a marinated pork tenderloin. The taste of the orange marinade on the pork didn't come through at all, so no need..."

Ingredients: cumin, red chili powder...