Recipes similar to Rice picante (healthier version)

Tortillas filled with cooked chicken and salsa, wrapped and fried in vegetable oil until they crisp up. Serve with guacamole, rice Picante or Mexican fried rice, salsa, lettuce and cheese for a complete meal.
 

A low fat version of chicken chimichangas, tortillas filled with a chicken mixture and then instead of being fried, they are baked. Great as a main dish with Mexican fried rice or rice picante and other Mexican condiments.
 

Hot and spicy Mexican meatballs, made with pork, bacon, chipotle chiles and spices. Chipotle chiles are smoked and dried jalapeno peppers. They can be bought dried, pickled or preserved in adobo sauce. Chipotle chiles add a smoky flavor to dishes and quite a bit of heat, if used in quantities. This dish is great as an appetizer or even a main dish, if served with rice.
 

Carnitas are small pieces of pork, cooked in the oven until crispy. The pork is flavored with spices and chili and used as a filling for tacos or burritos.
 

Easy homemade pickled jalapeno peppers, great as a Mexican condiment or ingredient in recipes such as nachos, tacos, enchiladas, salsas and more. Pickled jalapenos can be refrigerated for several months so you can make more by increasing the ingredients proportinally - just make sure that the chiles are covered in the pickling liquid.
 

Carne Asada is a typical Mexican grilled marinated beef dish, served in tortillas with salsa and guacamole. The marinading process is used to tenderize the meat. Carne aside can be served with baked potatoes and refried beans for a complete main dish.
 

Chicken enchiladas is one of the favorite Mexican dishes. It is very similar to the Italian lasagna dish, only in this recipe, corn tortillas are used to hold the ingredients and typical Mexican spices are used to flavor the filling. Enchiladas can be served as a main course together with guacamole, sour cream and / or salsa.
 

Mexican rice is rice cooked in chicken broth and butter, then mixed with fried onion, cumin and coriander. This dish is great as a side dish to many Maxican dishes such as chimichangas and enchiladas. You can adjust the heat of the rice by adding more or less jalapeno chiles.
 

Bean burritos are one of the most well-known Mexican dishes. They are easy to make and extremely tasty. Canned beans (black, red or even white) are cooked with garlic, onion, jalapeno peppers and cheese then placed in a flour tortilla that is rolled up and served hot.
 

An easy cheese dip ready in a couple of minutes, great with tortilla chips and beer.