Latino Recipes

Discover easy Latino recipes, the zesty flavors and enticing aromas of healthy Latino cooking. This authentic recipes provides traditional favorites that offer a greater variety of colorful fruits and vegetables while reducing the amount of fat, cholesterol, and sodium per serving. Colorful fruits and vegetables provide powerful nutrients that help your body fight diseases like cancer, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

When Mexican cooks shop for the fruits, meats, and vegetables needed for the dishes on their menus, they often go to an open-air mercado, or market. Busy markets can be found in the villages and towns of the Mexican countryside as well as in big cities like Guadalajara and Mexico City. Shoppers make a selection from a tempting variety of fruits and vegetables arranged in neat piles in stands or on the ground. There are dark green avocados and bright green limes, golden yellow papayas, rich red tomatoes, and chiles in all shades of green, yellow, and red. In another part of the market 16 are bags full of dried corn.
Baskets are heaped with dark red beans, pale pink beans, and beans spotted like a pinto pony.The air is heavy with the fragrance of ripe fruit and the sharp smell of green herbs such as cilantro, or fresh coriander a popular seasoning.

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Shoppers quietly bargain over prices and fill their net bags with purchases that will become part of the day’s meals. Markets like these have existed in Mexico for centuries, and they are still an important part of Mexican life. In many cities, there are supermercados (supermarkets) where canned and frozen foods can be obtained, but many Mexican cooks make a daily trip to an outdoor market to buy fresh fruits and vegetables.

Easy Authentic Latino Recipes

Cactus Salad Recipe

Mix cabbage, cactus, onion, radishes, tomato, and serrano chili in a medium bowl. Place salad on...See Recipe

Mexican Ceviche Recipe

This light dish is great for lunch or to start off a meal. For added flavor garnish with...See Recipe

Chicken Torta Recipe

In a medium bowl, combine chicken, chili powder, and 1 cup pico de gallo. In a second bowl...See Recipe

Mexican Corn Salad

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl; mix well. This salad is easy to prepare. Add some...See Recipe

Corn Tortillas Recipe

Place masa harina and water in a large bowl. Mix with your hands until a soft dough is...See Recipe

Taquitos Recipe

Heat oven to 425°F. In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup pico de gallo, chicken, corn, green...See Recipe

Mexican Meatball Soup Recipe

In a large pot, combine water,rice, bouillon cubes, and oregano. Bring to a boil over high...See Recipe

Strawberry Pancake Recipe

In a large saucepan, mix berries and preserves. Cook over medium heat until slightly...See Recipe

Papaya Dessert Recipe

Cut papayas in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds, and place each half in a medium....See Recipe

Pico de Gallo Salsa

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Serve immediately or cover and...See Recipe

Simple Omelet Recipe

In a large nonstick pan over medium heat, warm oil; add red and yellow bell....See Recipe

Mexican Refried Beans Recipe

In a large nonstick pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic and cook 1....See Recipe

Simmered Beans

Place beans, water, onion, and bay leaf in a large pot. Cover and bring to a boil ....See Recipe

Roasted Bell Peppers Recipe

In a medium saucepan,mix all ingredients. Cook over medium ....See Recipe

Tomatillo Tomato Salsa

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Serve immediately or cover....See Recipe

Tortilla Pizza Recipe

Brush one side of each of two tortillas with water. Press the wet sides of the ....See Recipe

Bean Wraps

In a nonstick pan, sauté bell peppers and onion for 5 minutes over medium heat...See Recipe

Chili and Chicken Soup Recipe

Place chilies in a hot skillet and cook for about 45 seconds until lightly toasted and fragrant...See Recipe

Chicken with Mole Sauce Recipe

lace chicken in a large skillet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Cook over medium heat for..See Recipe

Potato Sauted

Bring water to a boil in a large pan. Add potatoes and cook until crisp-tender, about 15....See Recipe

Vegetable Chicken Enchiladas

Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a large skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Sauté onion...See Recipe

Rice Pudding with Fruit Recipe

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray ....See Recipe