If your neck of the woods is heading into cozy soup season then this Chicken Tortilla Soup wants to be on the menu. It’s a simple, authentic recipe that can provide incredible flavor from just a few key ingredients. It’s surprisingly versatile too, and once the base is in place there are all sorts of…
Most Popular
Here are the Most Popular Recipes on Mexican Please! I've made all of these recipes multiple times so let me know if you have questions about any of them. Scroll down to see your options but keep an eye out for the Baja Fish Tacos and the Spicy Black Bean Nachos.
Avocado Soup
This Avocado Soup recipe comes with a built-in plea to try it with a batch of freshly made vegetable stock. Making veggie stock will instantly upgrade your kitchen so please consider giving it a go. I’ll include instructions for a stock express version that you might forever associate with this otherworldly soup. Not only will…
Spicy Curtido (Pickled Cabbage Slaw)
Curtido is a pickled cabbage delight that also happens to be a great investment. Spend a few minutes building a batch and you’ll have the option of nibbling on it for the next few weeks. In Central America it’s common to serve curtido with pupusas and other corn cakes, but you can use it on…
Mexican Picadillo
This Mexican Picadillo is served up with a healthy dose of nostalgia. No matter where you were born, it’ll remind you of some home cooking you grew up with, but of course with a little more spice 🙂 That’s because most cultures have a classic meat-and-potatoes dish that makes regular appearances in the home…
Homemade Masa Dough Using Yellow Field Corn
Thus begins the quest for some homemade masa dough that will hopefully lead to mind-bending corn tortillas, tamales, and maybe even some pupusas. We’re taking some shortcuts here to prove that the process is accessible to anyone willing to give it a try, and so far the results are off the charts. Homemade Masa Dough…
Easy Slow Cooker Barbacoa Recipe
Once again, the slow cooker is the perfect fit for this easy, stress-free batch of beef barbacoa. Of course, that’s assuming you don’t want to dig a hole in the backyard and cover it with maguey leaves to make an impromptu oven. The slow cooker has put these backyard ovens out of business, but they…
Pork Carnitas Slow Cooker Recipe
Pork carnitas have never tasted this good to me. Partly because carnitas are a natural fit for the slow cooker, and partly because I’ve been eating kale salads for the past couple weeks. If carnitas are even slightly on your radar it’s worth trying out a slow cooker version. The lower temperature of a slow…
Mexican Green Rice
This Mexican Green Rice is the perfect counterpart to our easy Arroz Rojo. They use similar techniques; once you’re familiar with one of them you’ve always got the option of making the other one just by swapping out the puree. Of course, this batch also comes with the alluring smell of roasted poblano peppers infiltrating…
Spicy Beef and Cheese Empanadas
Yes, the spicy beef mixture combined with some gooey cheese makes these empanadas total keepers. And yes, adding a dipping sauce will take them into a culinary stratosphere. But first things first… The unsung hero of these empanadas is the dough. A few simple tricks will ensure that you are always pulling out a…
Chorizo Breakfast Burritos
It would be easy to give all the credit to the homemade chorizo in these epic breakfast burritos. And it’s true, having access to a batch of authentic chorizo does amp them up a notch, but there’s a hidden reason that seems to make people gobble up these burritos. Hint: think green. The subtle tartness of roasted tomatillos…