Mexican recipes

Chicken fajitas (or fahitas) is one of the most famous Mexican dishes. Chicken breast is marinated for several hours in lime juice, vegetable oil, herbs and spices, then cooked in a skillet with onions and bell peppers and served with flour tortillas and Mexican condiments such as guacamole sauce, salsa and more.
 

The best chicken fajitas (or fahitas) recipe, easy to make and extremely delicious. Chicken breast pieces are marinated in oil, lime juice, garlic and spices, fried and served in a flour tortilla together with fried bell peppers and onions, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, salsa and pickled jalapeno chiles. The preparation time includes the minimum time required for marinating, other than that, it takes 10 minutes to prepare and maximum 15 minutes to cook. While waiting for the chicken to marinate you can prepare the toppings - make the guacamole, grate the cheese, serve the sour cream and salsa, etc.
 

Ground beef enchiladas is another Mexican favorite. Flour tortillas and filled with ground beef, a Mexican flavored tomato sauce, cheese and green chiles, then topped with more sauce and cheese and baked until soft and bubbly. Enchiladas are great as main dish and can be served with a variety of Mexican condiments such as salsa, Pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and more.
 

A hot and spicy chicken recipe, Peri Peri chicken is a speciality of the Nando's restaurants. This recipe uses a home made Peri Peri sauce that is made with several chile peppers, chile powder and other ingredients. You can make extra quantities of the Peri Peri sauce and keep it refrigerated until needed. The chicken has to marinade in the Peri Peri sauce for at least 2 hours (the longer the better) so you can start the marinade process a day ahead.
 

Soft flour tortillas topped with melted cheese and scrambled eggs with onion, tomato and jalapenos, great for breakfast or brunch.
 

A simple, easy Mexican rice recipe that can be ready in 40 minutes. The the rice is first toasted in onion, garlic, carrot and Mexican spices, then cooked in water and tomato boullion. Serve as a side dish with your favorite Mexican dishes such as burritos, chimichangas, enchiladas etc.
 

A recipe for Texas style beef chili that can be ready in 1 hour. Coarsely ground beef is first browned, then cooked in a chili paste together with Mexican spices and beer.
 

Guacamole is a popular Mexican dip. It is refreshing and great as a side dish with many Mexican dishes or as a dip with tortilla chips. The main ingredients used in guacamole are avocado, onion, tomato and lime juice. This recipe is one of the many variations of Guacamole.
 

Fajitas is probably the most popular Mexican dish. Chicken, beef or shrimp is first marinated in the fajitas seasoning, stir fried on a skillet and served on warm flour tortillas together with sauteed bell peppers, onions and typical Mexican condiments such as guacamole, and salsa. You can buy ready made fajitas seasoning but for best results you can make your own at home. It is a lot cheaper and above all, it tastes much better. You can also increase or decrease the quantity of some of the ingredients used to adjust the taste to your liking. This recipe for homemade fajitas seasoning is one of the best we have tried. 

Corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken, onion and cheese and cooked in a sour cream and tomatillo sauce. A delicious chicken enchilada dish that can be served with Mexican fried rice or other condiments for a complete meal.