I need a Mexican dish for a Christmas party

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  • Ariana_75
    Ariana_75 Posts: 224
    skinnytaste.com has some awesome Mexican recipes under the 'Cinco de Mayo' heading. The enchiladas are my favorite!
  • chubbygirl253
    chubbygirl253 Posts: 1,309 Member
    If u dont want to follow a recipe to the letter you can either do a 7-layer bean dip with chips (easy, no cooking. Beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, & salsa)

    Another layering dish u can easily do and bake is sort of a mexican flavor lasagna. (use tortillas in place of noodles, layer with cheese, refried beans, salsa, taco meat, etc. Use cheese on top, sprinkle black olives, and bake until bubbly. It's good for potlucks)
  • 23SVM88
    23SVM88 Posts: 47
    What about these:

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    Smarty Pants ;)
  • buzzcockgirl
    buzzcockgirl Posts: 260 Member
    I just brought carne asada tacos to my work Xmas party yesterday. Cooked up some lean sliced beef (few dashes of worcestershire and garlic powder for flavor) , added a can of pinto beans to it. Had that in a bowl, and a big bowl of homemade pico de gallo (tomato, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, garlic) and set out a plate of corn tortillas. Everyone makes their own little taqueria style tacos... YUM! You can also put some Mexican cheese out- though traditional asada tacos dont use it. I'd opt for Cotija or another crumble Mexican cheese... if you go with the queso - but it's high in sodium and has those extra calories!
  • jrmartinezb
    jrmartinezb Posts: 147 Member
    Pollo con mole!

    The store bought brands are actually pretty good.

    Just cook some chicken
    Mix the mole paste with the broth
    Serve the chicken with your mole

    The classic side dish for that would be rice, either white or mexican "arroz rojo".
  • BACONJOKESRSOFUNNY
    BACONJOKESRSOFUNNY Posts: 666 Member
    Enchiladas with flour tortillas? That's Tex-Mex. Stop it.
    Not even Texans would dare to make enchiladas with flour tortillas.
    Glad to hear it. Let's file this under "Casseroles", rather than "Mexican Food".
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    mexican salsa

    1 can corn
    1 can black beans
    1 bell pepper
    italian dressing to taste

    tostitos scoops
  • jrmartinezb
    jrmartinezb Posts: 147 Member
    .... You can also put some Mexican cheese out- though traditional asada tacos dont use it. I'd opt for Cotija....

    Now that Cotija cheese has been mentioned, here comes a recipe if you feel really adventurous and dont mind spicy hot food.

    Cotija cheese stuffed jalapeños.

    USING GLOVES (i cant stress this enough) cut open the jalapeños from one side, remove the seeds and veins, stuff each jalapeño with a piece of cotija cheese. Wrap each jalapeño with metal foil. Place on a hot pan or grill for about 5-10 minutes. Turn over and leave for another 5-10 minutes.
  • BACONJOKESRSOFUNNY
    BACONJOKESRSOFUNNY Posts: 666 Member
    A simple dish is "tinga de pollo", chicken simmered in chipotle. A fantastic dish that goes great on tostadas.

    Another great Mexican dish is ceviche -- also tasty on tostadas.
  • jrmartinezb
    jrmartinezb Posts: 147 Member
    Ok, here's another idea... "Aztec Pudding"

    You basically layer corn tortillas and a mix of vegetables including poblano peppers, white corn, squash, tomato and squash blossom. You can add sour cream in the layers and/or chees on top. It really depends on how caloric you want it to be. It then goes into the oven. Some people also add shredded chicken, though I personally prefer te veggie only version.
  • jrmartinezb
    jrmartinezb Posts: 147 Member
    Ah Ceviche is so good... some people might object to the raw fish idea though.
  • MalindaLeigh714
    MalindaLeigh714 Posts: 214 Member
    2) If you want a full meal idea, this is really good and pretty easy:
    http://missykeneally.blogspot.com/2010/08/pork-tinga.html

    congratulations, we have a winner!
  • GhostPack
    GhostPack Posts: 197 Member
    skinnytaste.com has some awesome Mexican recipes under the 'Cinco de Mayo' heading. The enchiladas are my favorite!
    Carne Asada con ensalada.
  • BACONJOKESRSOFUNNY
    BACONJOKESRSOFUNNY Posts: 666 Member
    2) If you want a full meal idea, this is really good and pretty easy:
    http://missykeneally.blogspot.com/2010/08/pork-tinga.html
    congratulations, we have a winner!
    Would be better with chicken, but whatever... :wink:
  • MalindaLeigh714
    MalindaLeigh714 Posts: 214 Member
    2) If you want a full meal idea, this is really good and pretty easy:
    http://missykeneally.blogspot.com/2010/08/pork-tinga.html
    congratulations, we have a winner!
    Would be better with chicken, but whatever... :wink:

    haha i do like chicken too!
  • RockstarPunch
    RockstarPunch Posts: 203 Member
    mexican wedding cakes (flour, butter, nuts, powdered sugar) or frijoles con arroz (rice and beans)
  • sherrirb
    sherrirb Posts: 1,649 Member
    Bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers.

    Cut jalapenos open by slitting on side of it. carefully remove seeds.

    Mix together fat free cream cheese, diced onions, bacon bits, garlic powder and diced jalapenos or green chilis. Spoon about 1/2 tablespoon into the hollowed out jalapeno. Stuff 1 cheddar li smokie in with the cream cheese mixture.

    Wrap each jalapeno with one slice uncooked bacon and pin it all together with a toothpick. Place on a broiler pan.

    Bake at 350 for about 15-20 min until bacon is cooked. Serve hot or cold.

    1 bacon wrapped jalapeno is 101 calories, 7grams protien, 6 grams fat

    These are a HIT at parties, football games, etc. I plan on making these for our New Years Eve game night!
  • NormalSaneFLGuy
    NormalSaneFLGuy Posts: 1,344 Member
    anyone suggest tacos?
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Chiles en Nogada

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    Ingredients:

    6 large green chiles, for stuffing
    3/4 cup crema or sour cream
    1/2 teaspoon sugar
    1/4 cup evaporated milk
    1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
    1 pomegranate, seeds separated
    1/2 lb ground pork or beef
    3 garlic cloves
    1/4 of an onion, peeled and diced
    1 tablespoon lard or vegetable oil
    1 apple, peeled, cored and seeded, coarsely chopped
    2 tablespoons unsalted almonds, chopped
    1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
    pinch of nutmeg
    1/4 teaspoon cumin
    1 bunch fresh parsley, coarsely chopped
    2 tablespoons raisins, softened in warm water
    3 eggs
    Preparation:

    Roast the chiles and remove the skins and seeds.
    Heat the oil or lard over medium heat in a large pan. Add in the beef or pork and brown until nearly done. Add in the garlic, onion, apple, almonds, cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin, pinch of salt and pepper and cook for about 5 minutes.

    Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks with a mixer or a whisk. Fold in the egg yolks and a pinch of salt. Dip each stuffed chile in the egg mixture and fry until golden brown.

    Stuff the chiles with equal portions of the stuffing. Blend or mix the crema, walnuts and sugar with the evaporated milk. Pour over the freshly cooked chiles and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.
  • ebonyroche
    ebonyroche Posts: 682 Member
    bump!!
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Super easy side dish: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/easy_black_beans.html
  • RichardAceves
    RichardAceves Posts: 29 Member
    I believe the best thing to make that is healthy for you is ceviche. Its shrimp,crabmeat,avocado, lemon juice, onions, tomatoes and dont forget the celantro!! If you dont want to use shrimp you can sub with a type of white fish.
  • lumox1212
    lumox1212 Posts: 152
    ic. roasted tomatos 2 chiplote peppers --blender till smooth
    put in pan reduce until consistince of tomato paste--
    throw in mexican crema or sour cream --
    add raw protien (shrimp is what recipe calls for) let it cook--
    serve it w/ tostada's, chips or tortillas

    its a little spicy 1 chipolte will do--p.s. scrape out the seeds, it will be less spicy +you can control all the calories going in

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