Texas and Tex-Mex recipes

Healthy, easy to make homemade cookies using rolled oats, chocolate chips and roasted pecans.
 

Pinto beans cooked with onion, garlic, chillies and typical Tex-Mex spices such as oregano, paprika and cumin.
 

A variation of the traditional macaroni and cheese recipe, this one uses Chipotle in adobo sauce in addition to the typical ingredients. The pasta is tossed in the sauce and baked in the oven until bubbly and brown on top.
 

Carne asada, literally meaning roasted meat, is grilled thin beef steaks (skirt or flank steaks). The steaks can be marinated for extra flavor and tenderness, but it is not necessary. The beef steaks in this recipe are marinaded overnight in a chipotle, garlic, onion, cumin and lime juice marinade, then grilled to medium rare and served on warm flour tortillas with typical Mexican condiments such as guacamole and salsa.
 

A beef chile or chili con carne recipe, this time made the El Charro Mexican cafe way. The beef is cut into 1 inch cubes, coated in seasoned flour, browned and then slow cooked with a Colorado chili salsa, garlic and oregano. You can serve this delicious chili con carne dish with cornbread or flour tortillas and sour cream. This chili recipe is very easy to make, provided you have the Colorado red chili sauce ready, and is extremely delicious.
 

Colorado red chile sauce is a basic Mexican red chile sauce, used with enchiladas or similar Mexican dishes. The sauce is basically made with pureed, re-hydrated, red chiles and a garlic puree. This recipe will make 8 cups of red chile sauce. You can use as much of he sauce as you need and keep the remaining in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 weeks.
 

Traditional Texas style beef chili made with chili peppers, spices, herbs, coffee, beer and Mexican chocolate. This delicious beef chili can be served with flour tortillas, cheddar cheese, onion slices and sour cream.
 

Crispy taco shells filled with a spicy ground beef mixture and topped with shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and salsa. A simple Mexican favorite dish that is easy to make. The beef mixture can be made ahead and preheated just before serving.
 

Soft flour tortillas topped with melted cheese and scrambled eggs with onion, tomato and jalapenos, great for breakfast or brunch.
 

A recipe for Texas style beef chili that can be ready in 1 hour. Coarsely ground beef is first browned, then cooked in a chili paste together with Mexican spices and beer.