Huevos Rancheros Zola Style (Mexican eggs with a spicy tomato sauce)

If you like Mexican comfort food this is your go-to. Perfect for brunch or even for dinner. This version is spicy enough to make most noses run but can be adjusted for milder palates.

Beef Taco Soup (EASY)

What’s the difference between chili and taco soup? Broth, of course. There is more broth in taco soup is more so it’s thinner than chili. The internet tells me that chili is technically considered a stew. Go figure.

Rotisserie Chicken Tacos

In a hurry to make dinner? These tacos are quick and easy. Depending on how much preparation you do in advance, this dish can meet that goal in 15 – 25 minutes!

Shrimp Tacos with Lime Crema

These taste so fresh!  They remind me of the best tacos I had in Cancun. 

Chicken “Chimichangas”

At first you’d think chimichangas would be high carb. The good news is they have low carb tortillas at the grocery store that taste the same as the traditional. Look for the low carb versions.

Lois’ Green Salsa Verde with Tomatillos

A spicy and refreshing salsa can jazz up any dish. Dieter Lois shared this recipe for her ZReduction-friendly salsa verde. She whipped up a batch to put over her eggs, but this would be good on just about anything.

Easy Enchiladas

This dish comes together in a flash. If you are doing beef enchiladas, I recommend red sauce. If you are doing chicken, I recommend you go wild and use a green sauce.

Beef Enchiladas

This version of our enchilada offerings does include a tortilla. It’s not a large one and we over-stuff it so we keep the carbs down. It should fill you up. If you do a few taco chips and salsa and guacamole, one enchilada should be enough for your meal.

Lime-Cumin Vinaigrette

This makes a mild but flavorful dressing to accent anything Mexican or Southwestern. If you want it spicy you can add a dusting of cayenne before blending.

Dieter Claire’s Taco Seasoning

From Dieter Claire: Make this in bulk and store it in a jar. It's less expensive than taco seasoning packets and has no fillers. Plus, I can tweak the flavors to suit my family.

Mexican Food In Summer

What is it with summer and Mexican food? My real theory is it has more to do with the climate in Mexico...

Low Carb Foldover Quesadilla

I have done these with a crowd at a party and laid out all the ingredients. Each person took a plate, a tortilla and went around placing their ingredients on the tortilla. Then they brought them to me to grill. I have given instructions here for how to bake them too.

Upside Down Tamale Pie

In a regular tamale pie the cornbread is usually on top, like a crust. This low carb tamale pie actually has NO CORN in it. I call it Upside Down because in this recipe the “cornbread” is actually on the bottom.

Chicken Enchiladas Suizas Casserole

This is my favorite dish to order in a Mexican restaurant. Trouble is they wrap it in several rolled-up tortillas. This is much better for you if you make it with one tortilla and do it as a casserole

Mexican Chicken Stew

This is a great Zola to Go! dish, perfect for those cold days for lunch.

Chicken Verde

This is going to taste just like a traditional enchilada without the tortilla. If you have Mexican food fans in your family this is a hit!

Mexican Chicken Salad

If you are going totally low carb you can serve this over lettuce. Bib lettuce would look nice.

Mexican Avocado Toast

This is super easy to make and comes together in about 10 minutes. Just be sure to have everything prepped so you can enjoy the cool guacamole with the hot shrimp on top.

Shrimp Stuffed Avocado

Great on a hot day or evening. Lite dinner with family or guests. Can be served totally cold if that’s more convenient.

Mexican Seafood Salad (the Z3 version)

The design of this dish is for fancy food for a hot day. You can make this much simpler and less expensive by using less expensive seafood and fish options.

Zippy Orange Salsa for Grilled Fish

This is a Mexican-style sauce. The sauce is definitely served cold and makes a great contrast to warm fish. You can also do this with chicken if you prefer.

Mexican Hash

The dish is QUICK. EASY. Brunch for dinner maybe? Or this can be a fun breakfast or lunch, too.

Chicken Enchilada Lasagna

Dieter and KLSS Star 106 DJ Harry O stopped by Plan Z headquarters this weekend. Harry, who's lost 150 pounds on Plan Z, brought with him a fantastic lasagna recipe. It tastes just like the homemade version we all love, but without the additional carbs

Mexican Chicken Salad (SUPER EASY)

You don’t even have to cook to make this dish! It’s just pick apart a chicken, chop up the veggies and stir the ingredients together. If your teenaged kids like Mexican, let them make this one!

Mexican Casserole

I was shocked. I have made this casserole so many times in so many variations -- I had no idea I had never typed it up to share with all of you! I am going to give you one version here but I’ll also editorialize a bit and give you other options to experiment. This recipe is so easy it comes together in under 15 minutes and then you just bake to heat it. A novice can handle this one for sure…and a busy parent can get a kid-friendly recipe on the table fast.

Mexican Meatloaf

A good old American favorite with a Mexican twist.

Mexican Chicken Bowl

This is a quick and easy meal to prepare. You can make it in batches so you get several servings and it travels and reheats in a microwave easily. Mexican food lovers in your family will love this. It's not very spicy. You can always add hot sauce to fire it up.

Roasted Chicken with Jalapeno-Tomatillo Sauce and Roasted Onions

My husband declared he wanted Mexican one night. That’s a challenge with Z2. This is not the prettiest dish I have ever made but it was quite tasty and satisfied his craving for Mexican.

Spicy Chicken Enchilada Stew

This dish doesn’t have to cook long to bring you a hearty Mexican stew. It comes together in a flash. This also heats up brilliantly in the microwave at work.

Chicken Enchilada Bowls (or Boats)

My favorite way to eat this is just out of a bowl with a fork. That’s why I call it a chicken enchilada bowl. You can also serve it over romaine lettuce.

Open-face Chicken Mole Sandwiches

This makes a really nice Mexican Mole. It’s authentic. It has a lot of ingredients but don’t let that intimidate you. It’s really very easy to make.

Chimichanga Casserole

When I was young I loved going to Chi Chi’s and ordering the chimichanga. Now that I know all the carbs from the tortilla it was wrapped in are a bad idea, I decided to make a lower carb casserole version.

Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Casserole

When you get into the second portion of ZReboot you can start to experiment with a little more carbohydrates. Try this at week 4 – 6 of ZReboot and see how you do.

Chicken Poblano Casserole

I invented this casserole as a “Plan B” option. I went to the store thinking I was going to make stuffed poblanos but the chilies were all so small I just bought a bunch of them and went home.

Tortilla-less Enchiladas

Efrem says, "I was really missing my Mexican food and wanted to recapture the tastes and flavors of some of my favorites, so I came up with this recipe."

Rockin’ Guacamole

Efrem says, "This is a really easy to make, great tasting guacamole to accompany any Mexican dish.

Mexican Eggplant

A great side dish with any grilled or roasted meat.

Salsa Fresca

This is another really simple Mexican staple. Again, fresh vegetables are key to a really great tasting salsa. Can go with meats, poultry, or even fish.

Mexican Cherry Tomato Salad

Serve over salad greens or as a side dish.

Onion-Poblano Saute

This is mild, full of flavor and a huge hit around my house. It would also be wonderful served with a steak or a meaty fish, too.

Grilled Fish with Mexican Slaw

This is a great dish on a hot night. Perfect for the novice cook. Also good enough to invite company over or make this for a new date you are trying to impress.

Mexican Seafood Salad

The design of this dish is for fancy food for a hot day. You can make this much simpler and less expensive by using less expensive seafood and fish options.

Roasted Tomatillo Sauce

Be creative. This is a zingy, zippy sauce. Leave out a chili if you want it less spicy. You could even take this sauce and serve it with simple, grilled chicken. Big YUM

Chicken with a Roasted Tomatillo-Cilantro Sauce

For today’s recipe we’ll concentrate on a “green theme”. This is March and St. Patrick’s Day will be here soon. Lots of folks wear green and some like to eat something green to celebrate.

Roasted Chicken with Spicy-HOT Chipotle Adobo Sauce

You can serve sauce in a ramekin and dip your chicken. You can drizzle it over the top or you can pour it over. This is a firey-hot sauce so be careful not to scorch your taste buds.

Chicken Breasts with Fresh Tomatillo Sauce

This lovely Mexican dish can be made mild or spicy. There’s a fresh marinade (a quick one) and a fun sauce.

Adobo Chicken

If you are familiar with adobo chicken. you will recognize it as a full-flavored Mexican dish. Not all Mexican food is spicy. This is pretty mild but packs flavor punch.

Mayan Chicken Stew

This is an amazingly easy dish to make. On a diet like this Mexican or South American food would not normally be possible but this tastes authentic and has no rice or potatoes.

Grilled Mexican Chicken “Boats”

You can do this recipe in kebab form but I took a different twist and did the grilling in a grill basket.

Stuffed Poblano Chilies

Fans of Mexican food will love these. Easy to make and perfect for heating leftovers. Give them a try.