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    Home » Main Dish

    Main Dish

    recipes for mexican main courses

    Here are my site's recipes that can be used as a Main Dish!  Lots of great options here for dinner but keep an eye out for the Picadillo and the Slow Cooker Carnitas.

    Roasted Poblano Quesadilla

    October 10, 2016 By Patrick 8 Comments

    This Roasted Poblano Quesadilla recipe is a great example of the rich, otherworldly flavor that Mexican cuisine can generate by using just a few simple ingredients. And it's served with Avocado Salsa Verde! mexicanplease.com

    This Roasted Poblano Quesadilla recipe is the perfect example of the rich, otherworldly flavor that Mexican cuisine can generate by using just a few simple ingredients. And in this case, it's the poblano peppers that are mostly to blame for producing love at first bite. Roasted Poblano Quesadilla with Avocado Salsa Verde Recipe But not just poblano peppers...

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    Easy Red Sauce Enchiladas

    October 2, 2016 By Patrick 64 Comments

    This is my go-to recipe for red sauce enchiladas. Fast, incredible flavor, and stress free to make. Sound too good to be true? mexicanplease.com

    This is my go-to recipe for red sauce enchiladas.  Fast, incredible flavor, and stress free to make.  Sound too good to be true? Don't let the simple ingredient list deceive you.   The combo of roasted tomatoes, cumin, and chipotles in adobo creates a where-have-you-been-all-my-life flavor that is far superior to anything you can get at your...

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    Easy Burrito Bowls with Creamy Avocado Sauce

    September 23, 2016 By Patrick 18 Comments

    These Easy Burrito Bowls have a secret weapon that can instantly save your day: creamy avocado sauce with some zip from a jalapeno. So good! mexicanplease.com

    It's tough to beat these Easy Burrito Bowls.  Fast, healthy, and they can be customized to your liking with minimal effort.   Sound too good to be true? Easy Burrito Bowls with Creamy Avocado Sauce Recipe Of course, they do have a green secret weapon that helps make them so versatile. This Creamy Avocado Sauce is...

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    Wet Poblano Burrito -- Chicken Burrito With Creamy Poblano Sauce

    September 9, 2016 By Patrick 8 Comments

    Think of this as the ultimate comfort food. A chicken guacamole burrito swimming in a creamy, goopy poblano sauce with otherworldly flavor. Don't forget to roast the poblano peppers. So good! mexicanplease.com

    It's been a year since you left behind the rat race and moved to a desert island.  But now you're bored with the top ten desert island books you brought along to keep you company.   And lately you've starting digging a tunnel to escape from having to watch #1 on your top ten desert island movies again...

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    Mexican Scrambled Eggs -- Huevos a la Mexicana

    August 12, 2016 By Patrick 7 Comments

    These Mexican Scrambled Eggs are perfect for lazy weekend mornings: well-balanced, easy to make, and they have real kick. Try draining the tomatoes before adding them to the pan, so much better! mexicanplease.com

    These Mexican Scrambled Eggs would like to apply for the default weekend breakfast slot you currently have available.  They are well-balanced, they have the right amount of kick, and they're available to start work immediately. You can print out the recipe sheet at the bottom of this page or you can sear this vegetable Mexican flag...

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    Crispy Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Crema and Guacamole

    August 4, 2016 By Patrick Leave a Comment

    I've been eating these Crispy Chicken Tacos all week long -- crispy chicken strips, chipotle crema, guacamole, pickled jalapenos, Cotija cheese and cilantro -- all served on a warm corn tortilla. So good! mexicanplease.com

    I've been eating these Crispy Chicken Tacos all week long.  And thinking about them when I'm not eating them.  Good sign? They are beyond satiating and can be super quick to throw together once you find a combo you like. Don't worry about mimicking the exact recipe here as some of the ingredients could leave...

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    Torta de Milanesa -- Baked Chicken Cutlet Sandwich

    July 1, 2016 By Patrick 6 Comments

    This Baked Milanesa Torta is loaded with avocado, Pico de Gallo and chipotle mayo. Yowsa! No frying either, just bread the chicken cutlets and give 'em 12 minutes in the oven. Buen Provecho. mexicanplease.com

    Take a quick look at this awesome menu board from the old Sabores location in Cozumel: See that Milanesa de Pollo on the left column?   You'd be surprised how often you see these breaded, fried meat cutlets in Mexico's Comida Corrida restaurants; typically served with veggies, soup of the day, and an agua fresca.  For about...

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    Tingadillas -- Cheesy Chicken Tinga Quesadillas

    June 23, 2016 By Patrick 4 Comments

    Got leftover Tinga? Make Tingadillas! These Cheesy Chicken Tinga Quesadillas with Green Sauce will change the course of your day for the better -- also includes recipe for making Tinga from scratch | mexicanplease.com

    Opening up the fridge and seeing some leftover Chicken Tinga leads to one of man's most coveted dilemmas:  Tinga Tacos or Tingadillas? You can consider the Tingadilla a slightly more decadent version of the Tinga Taco.  Hold it in reserve for those days when you are relying on some gooey savoriness to save your day. Recipe for Cheesy...

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    Chicken Tinga Tacos (Are Everywhere)

    May 20, 2016 By Patrick 10 Comments

    These Chicken Tinga Tacos are the real deal and worthy of being called Tingalicious!!! mexicanplease.com

    "Tinga" denotes torn or shredded meat in Spanish, but to Western ears Teeengaaaa rolls off the tongue like an exotic dish you can pay good money for, but make at home?!  Never! Taquerias north of the border have responded by making Tinga Tacos the star attraction, but the long trip up from Mexico has left these popular tacos struggling to reclaim their identity,...

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    Classic Ground Beef Hardshell Tacos

    May 6, 2016 By Patrick 26 Comments

    Classic Ground Beef Hardshell Tacos mexicanplease.com

    Do you ever get a craving for some home cooking that you grew up with?  No matter how  strange or ridiculously processed the cooking happened to be? Well, these Classic Ground Beef Tacos are for all of you that grew up with a taco night that consisted of taco shells from a yellow box and mystery taco...

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