Tex-Mex Comfort Food Recipes

"“The chili-with-beans for people who don’t like beans in their chili.” This red chili is a bit of a departure in that I use beans in it. Beans can complement a chili nicely but should be chosen carefully. Flavor and texture should not be overwhelming and should go well with the chilis and meat. This chili was made with red or pink..."

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Ingredients: cilantro, dried red beans...

"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...

"This is a pretty simple, but delicious chili that surprised us both and has replaced our prior favorite which was a slightly more labor-intensive chili from Cook's Illustrated. Avocado and cheese are optional garnishes. The chili is really good by itself, but was amazing smothering my favorite food, a baked potato!"

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

"Needed to whip up dinner with stuff I had in the house. Came up with this spanish style chicken and rice bake. Its very tasty and so comforfting, with minimal effort!"

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Ingredients: colby-monterey jack cheese, Spanish rice mix...

"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...

"One evening after the Christmas holidays, I had no idea what I'd prepare for dinner. Ham wasn't an option; my family threatened to mutiny if they saw one more slice, or another baked sweet potato. Investigating the fridge, I found peppers, cheeses, and other items I used to construct (what I believe) to be new dinner star at our table. *I didn't..."

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Ingredients: colby-monterey jack cheese, cream cheese...

"This is a bit of a twist on my Spanish Garbanzo Gumbo recipe. The flavors from the bratwurst and the chipotles in adobo really make this soup unbelievably delicious! I find the Brauts give the soup a much better flavor if grilled. My second choice would to be to bake them whole and then chop them up into cubes."

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Ingredients: chipotle peppers, bratwursts...

"My Mom used to make something similar but I've doctored it up, like most of the things I make...just can't leave them alone! Every time I've made this it disappears and people want the recipe. It's so quick and easy, yummmy too! This was always my kids favorite!"

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Ingredients: creamed corn, cumin...

"I'm posting this recipe in response to seeing many inaccurate copycat recipes online. This is an extremely cheap and easy item to make but every other recipe is too complicated, uses too many ingredients, and adds things which were never in Taco Bell's version. They may be good additions but they aren't Taco Bell copycats!"

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Ingredients: medium cheddar, no-bean chili...

"From my roommate's mom - a household favorite!"

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Ingredients: corn tortillas, cream of chicken soup...

"This is a simple and delicious Mexican version of Green eggs and Ham. Yes, the eggs are green, but if you love salsa verde like I do, this is a good thing! Enjoy! Good with a side of warmed fresh soft tortillas."

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Ingredients: salsa verde, eggs...