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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.
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 Chicken Stew
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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 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
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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.
Grilled Fish with Mexican Slaw
Z2-Seafood,Z2-Entrees,Z2-Salads
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
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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.
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
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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
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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
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Fans of Mexican food will love these. Easy to make and perfect for heating leftovers. Give them a try.
Mexican Meatloaves
If you like your meatloaf extra spicy, you can serve with sliced jalapenos.
Ground Beef and Roasted Poblano Roll-Ups
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It’s really a sort of Spanish-Mexican comfort food. You can, of course, make them spicy if you want to.
Roasted Poblano and Ground Sirloin Stew
Have a bottle of hot sauce on the side if anyone wants theirs with more heat. This is intentionally very mild for those that don’t usually eat Mexican food.