Mexican Food Recipes

I LOVE mexican food…chimi's, burritos, rice, tacos, everything. Does anyone have any healthy recipies, that still taste as good without being deep fried?

Actually, quite a lot of mexican fare is healthy.

Consider the burrito – wrapped in a soft tortilla. Or a quesadilla, grilled.

A quesadilla, grilled, with chicken – actually try lemon chicken, even better – some veggies, grilled on a flatop or in a pan – very yummy, and pretty darn healthy too.

Nacho chips will do you in, but fajitas, burritos, quesadillas – all that stuff is not bad. You want a healthy balance of carbs, fats, and proteins, which you get from a tortilla, cheese, and meat.

Keep away from some of the fast-food junk, but regular mexican food is quite good, health-wise. I like it, but I find it lacking in variety, compared to other ethnicities, but you can have it quite healthy.

Note: a plate of chips with a pint of melted queso (cheese) on it is NOT healthy.

But if you look, there's a lot of stuff that is.

I love mexican food..Anyone have any good recipies besides the normal, burritos, tacos, chimichangas, fajitas?

MEXICAN HAMBURGERS (CHULETAS)

Salsa Fria:

1 10 oz can diced tomatoes with green chiles
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon wine vinegar

Chuletas:

2 cups Saltines, finely crushed
3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
1 cup Vidalia onions, chopped
1/2 tsp garlic powder (not salt)
1 lb ground chuck (beef)
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1 tsp chili powder
1 cup oil (for frying)

Garnish:

Rings of red onion, slices of avocado, sour cream and sprigs of cilantro

Combine all Salsa Fria ingredients. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
On a sheet of wax paper, evenly spread cracker crumbs. Combine parsley, onions, ground meat, garlic powder, egg, chili powder and salt in a small bowl. Form 4 patties and coat each pattie with the cracker crumbs evenly. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (but no more than 3 hours) to thoroughly chill.

Heat oil until it is hot enough to brown a 1 inch cube of bread in a little over 1 minute. (Don't get oil too hot or center of patties won't cook through). Fry patties in oil well browned on outside and cooked through. Drain on paper towels.

Serve on a bed of iceberg lettuce with a few rings of red onion, topped with Salsa Fria and with a dollop of sour cream with a sprig of cilantro to the side and a slice of avocado.