Recipes similar to Carnitas

An extra hot version of chili con carne that uses a combination of chili peppers, chili powder, Tabasco sauce and chorizo sausage (which is a hot Mexican sausage). This dish can be served with Mexican fried rice, sour cream and salsa.
 

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.
 

Another beef chili con carne recipe, using the typical ingredients and spices. Serve with tortilla chips or Mexican fried rice and sour cream.
 

A simple, delicious, classic Mexican dish, enchiladas in chipotle salsa are corn tortillas lightly fried, filled with cooked chicken, cheese and onion, topped with a chipotle salsa and more cheese and baked in the oven. Enchiladas can be served with guacamole and fried rice to make a complete meal.
 

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.
 

Chicken pieces coated in a lime, lemon, garlic and turmeric flavored sauce and broiled until crisp on the outside, juicy on the inside. This dish is very easy to make but extra delicious. Serve with a green salad and mashed potatoes.
 

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.
 

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. 

Texas style barbecue beans, very similar to the Yard House restaurant recipe.