Mexican Fiesta Chowder Recipes

MEXICAN CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown chicken, onion, and garlic in butter until chicken is no longer pink.
• Dissolve the bouillon in hot water; Pour into Dutch oven, and season with cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in cream, cheese, corn, chilies, and hot pepper sauce. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cheese is melted. Stir in chopped tomato. Garnish with cilantro.

MEXICAN FIESTADA FOR SCHOOL LUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Sprinkle taco seasoning on ground beef. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• Divide pizza dough in half and flatten each half into a thin crust over a nonstick baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 3 minutes. Remove but leave oven on.
• Mix pizza sauce, cumin, and salt together in a bowl. Spread 1/2 of the mixture over each pizza crust. Sprinkle beef and Cheddar cheese evenly on top.
• Bake until crusts are crunchy and cheese is melted, 10 to 12 minutes.

MEXICAN CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown chicken and onion in butter until chicken is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the water, bouillon and cumin; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. , Stir in the cream, cheese, corn, chiles and hot pepper sauce. Cook and stir over low heat until cheese is melted; add tomato. If desired, top with cilantro and tortilla strips.

FIESTA CHOWDER

Steps:

• Combine flour and 2 tablespoons fajita seasoning in a heavy-duty zip-loc plactic bag; add chicken.
• Seal and shake to coat.
• Cook chicken in hot oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat, stirring often, 4 minutes or until browned.
• Reduce heat to medium-high; add onion and garlic; saute 5 more minutes.
• Stir in remaining fajita seasoning, corn, black beans, tomatoes, green chiles, water, brown rice and olives.
• Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 5 minutes.
• Remove lid and stir in nacho cheese soup, chopped cilantro, and lime juice.
• Serve with breadsticks and garnished with additional fresh cilantro.

FIESTA CHICKEN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut the bacon into short pieces and brown in the skillet. Remove to drain on paper towels. Repeat for chicken breast. Sweat the onion and add cumin and oregano.
• To a large stock pot, add the chicken, chicken stock, bacon, onions. Add the potatoes, cream, and all the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes.
• Garnish with cilantro and cheese if desired.

FIESTA CHICKEN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine flour and 2 tablespoons fajita seasoning; add chicken. Seal bag and shake to coat. In a large saucepan, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm., In the same pan, saute onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the water, beans, tomatoes, corn, rice, chilies and remaining fajita seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until rice is tender. , Stir in the soup, cilantro, lime juice and chicken; heat through.

FIESTA CHICKEN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large resealabel plastic bag combine flour and 2 tablespoons fajita seasoning; add chicken. Seal bag and shake to coat.
• In a large saucepan, saute chicken in oil until juices run clear.
• Stir in chicken broth, onion powder, garlic powder, remaining taco season, beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat; cover ans dimmer 5 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Stir in soup, cilantro, lime juice, heat through.

MEXICAN FIESTA BITES

Steps:

• Smooth about a teaspoon of refried beans over the top of the Snack Factory® Pretzel Crisps®. Sprinkle lightly with taco seasoning.
• Add a layer of guacamole, then salsa, and a dollop of sour cream.
• Top with some chopped tomatoes, a sprinkle of chopped cilantro, and Cheddar cheese. Place an olive slice on the top.

MEXICAN FIESTA BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch square glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add chorizo; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the skillet and drain on paper towels.
• Mix water and dry milk together in a large bowl. Add chorizo, tortillas, eggs, pinto beans, diced tomatoes with green chiles, corn, green chile, pepper Jack cheese, bell pepper, and green onions. Mix well. Pour into the prepared dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and the middle is set, 55 to 60 minutes. Remove from the oven; spread sour cream on top and sprinkle with Mexican cheese. Return to the oven to melt cheese, about 1 minute. Let cool slightly before serving.

FIESTA CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, saute onion in butter until tender -do not brown, add garlic and cook for one minute more.
• Puree all the corn with the chicken broth in a blender, add to onions and simmer 20 minutes.
• Add the rest of ingredients and stir until cheese melts, simmer about 10 minutes.
• Adjust seasoning to taste.
• Serve with a few tortilla chips broken over the top, you could also top with black olives or salsa,.
• Note:.
• I will often buy whole milk for this recipe, but will also mix some half and half into non-fat milk. It would probably be fine with just the lower fat milk, but not as rich.

MEXICAN CHICKEN TORTILLA CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the soups, milk and broth. Heat through, stirring frequently. Add the corn, chicken and chilies; bring to a boil. Stir in tortilla strips. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in cheese until melted. Sprinkle each serving with additional cheese if desired.

MEXICAN FIESTA CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 6 quart stock pot, brown the turkey. Add taco seasoning, 4 cups of water, corn and potatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover, simmer for 15 - 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Once the potatoes are tender, mix cornstarch with a little water and add to the evaporated milk. Add the milk mixture to the pot, and simmer until thickened, about 5 - 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and add salsa and salsa con queso. Stir until incorporated. Remove from heat and blend in the sour cream.
• Serve -- .