Mexican/Latin Food Recipes

atamrowski
atamrowski Posts: 417 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I am Puerto Rican and LOVE LOVE LOVE latin cuisine. I am looking for healthy versions of some of the popular dishes (ie enchildas, tacos, soups, ensaladas, pescado).

I was given a crockpot recipe to try called Mexican Hot Pot I am going to try.

Anyone else like to share anything?

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  • Ultragirl2374
    Ultragirl2374 Posts: 390 Member
    I am Puerto Rican and LOVE LOVE LOVE latin cuisine. I am looking for healthy versions of some of the popular dishes (ie enchildas, tacos, soups, ensaladas, pescado).

    I was given a crockpot recipe to try called Mexican Hot Pot I am going to try.

    Anyone else like to share anything?

    Mexican hot Pot sounds yummy! What goes in it?
  • MSam1205
    MSam1205 Posts: 439 Member
    Hi friend! Hey saw your post, what is mexican hot pot? I just made in my crock pot tonight Salsa Chicken. Super easy. I had some boneless chicken breast and thighs in freezer. Put in bottom of crock pot, sprinkle with package of taco seasoning mix (or your own fav seasonings) cover with a jar of salsa. Some people add jalapeños, cilantro, more veggies, etc i just did the three ingredients. 3-4 hrs on high till it all shreds easily. Was super delicious! Put over rice, or we used tortillas and added cheese, avocado and sour cream. When i put it in the recipe side of MFP, I estimated 6 servings, 146 calories each most of the calories came from the tortillas in my dinner tonight!
  • atamrowski
    atamrowski Posts: 417 Member
    Msam I have a friend that makes that! But yours sounds even better with the avocado. My husband won't eat chicken from the crockpot or in tacos. So I might make this and keep in the fridge for me for my chicken week. I usually boil a bunch of thighs and take one to work each day as my protein

    I can see taking this and put in small tortilla (I get Top's wheat ones..the small ones) or shred over some vegetable rice. OMG I'm salivating
  • Iron_Duchess
    Iron_Duchess Posts: 429 Member
    Me too! I'm Puertorrican married to a Colombian, so you can imagine that Latin food is basically all we eat. What I usually do is substitute the ground beef with Turkey, lean meats, a lot of chicken breast and less starches like potatoes and Yuca, we do eat tostones, thou...
    I use our typical seasonings like Adobo Goya, sofrito, bay leaves, alcaparrado, etc. I incorporated veggies with every meal, and instead of rice, quinoa. Once in a while we do eat rice, but no more than one cup for my hubby and half for me. We do have the beans,lentils, and gandules(pigeon peas) on a weakly basis, but over quinoa. Have fun incorporating flavor to you meals, and lower the oil and butter. I know that that is one of the hardest parts to change when it comes to Hispanic cuisine. Good luck.
  • atamrowski
    atamrowski Posts: 417 Member
    Me too! I'm Puertorrican married to a Colombian, so you can imagine that Latin food is basically all we eat. What I usually do is substitute the ground beef with Turkey, lean meats, a lot of chicken breast and less starches like potatoes and Yuca, we do eat tostones, thou...
    I use our typical seasonings like Adobo Goya, sofrito, bay leaves, alcaparrado, etc. I incorporated veggies with every meal, and instead of rice, quinoa. Once in a while we do eat rice, but no more than one cup for my hubby and half for me. We do have the beans,lentils, and gandules(pigeon peas) on a weakly basis, but over quinoa. Have fun incorporating flavor to you meals, and lower the oil and butter. I know that that is one of the hardest parts to change when it comes to Hispanic cuisine. Good luck.

    Ahhh gandules!!! My mother used to make arron con gandules all the time.

    What is quinoa
  • atamrowski
    atamrowski Posts: 417 Member
    Mexican Hot Pot

    1 tablespoon canola oil
    One medium onion chopped
    Three cloves garlic minced
    2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
    2 teaspoons dried oregano
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
    28 ounces whole tomatoes drained and chopped
    2 cups frozen corn
    15 ounces (one can) chickpeas rinsed and drained
    15 ounces (one can) chickpeas pinto beans rinsed and drained
    1 cup water (I actually used the liquid from the can of tomatoes)
    6 cups shredded iceberg lettuce

    Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

    Add onion and garlic; cook and stir five minutes.

    Add red pepper flakes, oregano and cumin; mix well.

    Transfer onion and garlic mixture to crockpot slow cooker.

    Stir in tomatoes, corn, chick peas, beans and water.

    Cover; cook on low 7 to 8 hours or on high 2 to 3 hours.

    Top each serving with 1 cup shredded lettuce.

    Makes six servings

    Nutrition
    252 cal
    5 g total fat
    <1 g saturated fat
    12 grams protein
    46 g carbohydrates
    0 mg cholesterol
    7g fiber
    765 mg sodium
  • shanae727
    shanae727 Posts: 546 Member
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  • Iron_Duchess
    Iron_Duchess Posts: 429 Member
    Me too! I'm Puertorrican married to a Colombian, so you can imagine that Latin food is basically all we eat. What I usually do is substitute the ground beef with Turkey, lean meats, a lot of chicken breast and less starches like potatoes and Yuca, we do eat tostones, thou...
    I use our typical seasonings like Adobo Goya, sofrito, bay leaves, alcaparrado, etc. I incorporated veggies with every meal, and instead of rice, quinoa. Once in a while we do eat rice, but no more than one cup for my hubby and half for me. We do have the beans,lentils, and gandules(pigeon peas) on a weakly basis, but over quinoa. Have fun incorporating flavor to you meals, and lower the oil and butter. I know that that is one of the hardest parts to change when it comes to Hispanic cuisine. Good luck.

    Ahhh gandules!!! My mother used to make arron con gandules all the time.

    What is quinoa
    Quinoa is a whole grain. What I love about it is that it can be seasoned just like rice, it has 6g of protein per 1/4 cup(dry), high in iron, and it cooks fast.
  • fresh_start59
    fresh_start59 Posts: 590 Member
    I recently made a batch of this Chicken Taco Soup:
    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-chicken-taco-soup/

    Instead of beer, I used chicken broth.
    Served with .5 ounces of finely shredded cheese and a tablespoon of fat-free greek yogurt.

    It was YUMMY! But the canned veggies and taco seasoning made it very high in sodium.
  • MSam1205
    MSam1205 Posts: 439 Member
    Yum on the hot pot recipe! Will have to give that a try... If your husband doesn't like chicken, maybe substitute pork cutlets or cut up pork tenderloin, bet it would work!
  • Ultragirl2374
    Ultragirl2374 Posts: 390 Member
    Everything sounds so good! Now I'm hungry! :tongue:
  • MaraJade13
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  • MsJulielicious
    MsJulielicious Posts: 708 Member
    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/02/chicken-enchiladas.html

    I make my own salsas usually so i don't follow this recipe exactly
  • dmkoenig
    dmkoenig Posts: 299 Member
    Tortillas can add a lot of carbs and calories to a mexican meal. One brand I've run across is a great alternative - Smart & Delicious by LaTortilla Factory. One 7-inch whole wheat tortilla is 50 calories, 2g fat and net 3 carbs (10g carbs - 7 grams fiber) and believe it or not they actually taste quite good.
  • Reinventing_Me
    Reinventing_Me Posts: 1,053 Member
    bumping for ideas
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    hot pot looks great! i had 400 calorie tacos tonight, they were pretty good.

    A place near me makes a phenomenal mexicano salad - lime, coriander, cos, capsicum, chili if you want it, a few other veg, and a handful of crushed corn chips. it's less than 300 cal and i LOVE it, so good.

    i've made nachos before but used minimal cheese, yoghurt in liew of sour cream, a bit of guac, and rice crackers instead of corn chips.

    in Okinawa, Japan, they make 'taco rice' where you have rice topped with taco ingredients - you can control how much rice of course so less rice, more salad = lower cal.
  • ThereOnceWasAUnionMaid
    ThereOnceWasAUnionMaid Posts: 63 Member
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