Tag: Mexican

Shredded Chicken Tacos

Shredded Chicken Tacos

Dude! These chicken tacos totally shred!! Sorry, too 90’s? This recipe for Shredded Chicken Tacos with Sauce is all about building flavor with simple ingredients. You should know that I generally like to keep my ingredient list fairly simple and use cooking techniques instead of processed foods to bring out […]

Avocado Corn Salsa

Avocado Corn Salsa

This Avocado Corn Salsa is a quick make-ahead salsa that’s great for tacos or dip for tortillas. This salsa is more of a guideline than a recipe. Please taste your ingredients before mixing them all together. For instance, my limes were super bitter and my corn wasn’t the freshest. To […]

Mexican Cold Brew Coffee

Mexican Cold Brew Coffee

My favorite pick me up this summer is Mexican Cold Brew Coffee. What makes it Mexican? The addition of Cinnamon Sticks and Vanilla and Almond Extracts. This takes at least 12 hours to brew so lets get going! I made this recipe specifically for a one quart mason jar so […]

Chorizo Stuffed Poblanos

Chorizo Stuffed Poblanos

There’s so much flavor in this little package! I know it’s hot out but these Chorizo Stuffed Poblanos come together in two (and a half) easy cooking steps. Let’s get in and out of the kitchen in a snap. It’s not lost on me that for the week of the […]

Salsa Roja

Salsa Roja

Salsa Roja is a flavor packed earthy red chili sauce that goes great with tons of dishes. This Salsa Roja is pan charred then briefly blended for a robust chunky salsa. Use it for eggs, meats, burgers, tacos, or just for dipping tortilla chips! Salsa Roja can be made many […]

Chipotle Chicken Salad

Chipotle Chicken Salad

This recipe for Chipotle Chicken Salad with Mango Salsa is totally not a salad. But there’s Romaine Lettuce, so… Let me know if you have a better name. You can use this Chipotle Chicken Salad recipe (sans lettuce) for any sort of tex-mex sort of dish. This is great with […]

Mexican Pork and Tomatillo Stew

Mexican Pork and Tomatillo Stew

  This simple and flavorful Mexican pork stew with tomatillos can be prepped in under 25 minutes. The sauce is made with just a few ingredients you’ll combine in a blender or food processor. The bright acidic tomatillos melt away and thicken the sauce as they stew with the pork for […]

Guacamole

Guacamole for Avocado Lovers

You’ve got guacamole for dips, guac for toppings, guac for kids, guac for adults. Spicy, chunky, garlicy, with or without cilantro, etc. You can make it how mom made it, how the food truck makes it, or how you had it on that one trip to SoCal. Different people like […]

Fajita

Chicken Fajitas

Previously, on Eat Up! Kitchen… I was having a hard time deciding on something quick and easy to make with the defrosting chicken breasts in my fridge.  I’ve braised and I’ve nuggetted.  I’ve pan roasted and I’ve souped.  The weather was nice but I was feeling too lazy to clean the grill.  Not […]

Homemade Flour Tortilla

Homemade Flour Tortillas

I was having a hard time deciding on something quick and easy to make with the defrosting chicken breasts in my fridge.  I’ve braised and I’ve nuggetted.  I’ve pan roasted and I’ve souped.  The weather was nice but I was feeling too lazy to clean the grill.  Not lazy enough to make my […]

Fish Tacos

Tilapia Fish Tacos

Tacos! What can’t you do with the blank slate that is the corn tortilla? And who the heck doesn’t love a taco?! I’ve lightly fried up some fish tacos for lunch today and, not only do they look pretty, they taste light and healthy.  I’ve left out heavy, overwhelming ingredients like […]

Turkey Taco Salad

A Taco Salad for Game Night

Whether you’ve got people over for The Final Four, The Super Bowl The Big Game, or just some Chutes and Ladders, this healthy Turkey Taco Salad comes together quick enough to feed a hungry group.