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    Easy Healthy Mexican Recipes

    Being from Texas, I have a great love for Mexican food! My Mexican recipes are inspired by traditional dishes to be easy for home cooks while healthy and fresh.

     

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    Easy Homemade Taco Sauce

    A glass of jalapeño lemonade on a wooden tray.

    Fresh Jalapeño Lemonade

    A white bowl filled with creamy avocado ranch dressing on a blue stone counter with limes on the side.

    Creamy Avocado Ranch Dressing

    Weeknight Chicken Tostadas

    An overhead shot of a wooden plate with a stuffed poblano peppers and fork on the side.

    Quinoa and Chicken Stuffed Poblano Peppers

    A side shot of a mini chicken tostada topped with apple slaw and a cilantro leaf.

    Mini Chicken Tostadas with Apple Jicama Slaw

    A white bowl of soup filled with posole verde and garnished with avocado and cilantro.

    Instant Pot Chicken Posole Verde

    Bell Pepper Nachos

    Two mason jars filled with red enchilada sauce on a wooden cutting board.

    Classic Red Enchilada Sauce

    Beef taquitos topped with avocado and taco sauce on blue plates with a blue napkin.

    Shredded Beef and Cheese Taquitos

    An overhead shot of a wicker charger with parchment paper and Mango Mojo Chicken Tacos with a side of mojo sauce and avocado ranch on the side.

    Mango Mojo Chicken Tacos

    An overhead shot of a white bowl of elote roasted corn and poblano peppers.

    Elote-Style Roasted Corn and Poblano Peppers

    A white baking dish filled with turkey and poblano enchiladas topped with sliced avocado and tomatoes.

    Healthy Turkey and Poblano Enchiladas

    An overhead shot of a white bowl filled with chopped Mexican kale salad with bowls of the ingredients on the side.

    Chopped Mexican Kale Salad

    An overhead shot of refried black beans in a white bowl topped with cotija cheese and a lime slice.

    Healthy Refried Black Beans with Chile and Lime

    A grey plate with migas and refired black beans with a fork and jar of taco sauce on the side.

    Migas with Chorizo and Poblano Peppers

    Rotisserie chicken tacos on a speckled blue tray on a white marble counter.

    Grocery Shopping Day Chicken Tacos

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