Tex-Mex Beginner Cook Recipes

"This recipe was developed by the late great Helen Corbitt (legendary Texas cook) in 1940. "Saveur" magazine."

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Ingredients: serrano chilies, fresh ground black pepper...

"Easy fix for those who can't or don't like the store bought pack"

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Ingredients: ground cumin, powdered oregano...

"These burgers are not only easy to make but they taste amazing! They're also great by themselves topped with sour cream and pico de gallo or cheese. The key to getting these to stay together well is the bread crumbs. Eye ball the bread crumbs you may need to add extra until the consistency is holding together pretty firmly."

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Ingredients: cumin, garlic paste, eggs...

"Delicious and extremely easy shredded chicken to use for burritos, tacos, salads, pizza, enchiladas, etc..."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, ranch dressing mix...

"Ready, Set, Cook! Special Edition Contest Entry: I've always kind of enjoyed cooking with what ingredients are available at the time. It gives me a chance to see what kind of food combinations seem to work together. I wanted to do something different with the potatoes so I decided to use them to create a crispy crust that could be topped or filled. I..."

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Ingredients: alfredo sauce, adobo sauce...

"Ready, Set, Cook! Special Edition Contest Entry: This brilliant blend of spicy Tex-Mex heat and robust potato flavor is guaranteed to bring them to their knees begging for more! Pizza-lovers will never be the same again. Using a spring-form pan produces a slightly crispier crust, but a simple pie pan makes for easier and faster preparation."

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Ingredients: eggs, fresh cilantro...

"Very easy to make and a crowd pleaser. There are no beans in Texas chili but feel free to include if you wish. My family has been making this Chili for as long as I can remember. It's great served when done but best the next day."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, Mexican oregano...

"If you don't have an ingredient or two don't stress this is a very forgiving recipe that reheats well for lunch the next day and will come out making you feel warm and fuzzy inside regardless, also feel free to throw in a new veggie as the tomato base is very forgiving to most flavors giving you a chance to explore without getting an inedible result...."

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Ingredients: cilantro, diced tomatoes...

"I got the main recipe from Betty Crocker's Cookbook. I have tweeked it a little to make it my own."

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Ingredients: pepper, ground cumin...

"A spicy no-bean Texas style chili with depth of flavor that gets better each day."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, chipotle chiles in adobo...

"This recipe came from the San Antonio Express News. NOTE: the dried red chile peppers ARE NOT hot peppers. You can use dried red New Mexico chile(warmer), California chile: Anaheim (milder) , or dried ancho (pasilla) chile if you can find them. You can use a medium red chile sauce, and it will work too, if you can't find the dried peppers."

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Ingredients: pepper, white hominy, cumin...