Mexican recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Arroz A La Mexicana

Crockpot Pulled Pork for Tortilla Dishes and Tamales

This is a filling recipe to use in making tacos, enchiladas, chalupas, other tortilla dishes, and tamales.

Mexican Black Bean and Corn Salad

This is a great side dish for picnics and outdoor parties since there is no mayo in it. The cilantro, fresh…

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

I picked up a bunch of nice looking tomatillos at the local farmers market this week that were crying to be charred on the grill and made into a…

Ellie's Black Bean & Chipotle Dip

Thanks to Ellie Kreiger for this healthy and zippy dip - just the thing on a day when you're cooped up,…

Pambazos

Street vendor sandwiches popular in the state of Vera Cruz. You can use any meat or poultry filling you wish (see links). The sauce is wonderful,…

Corn and Black Bean Salad

A refreshing side to any meal

Salsa Verde

Traditional Mexican Green Salsa.

Tasty Tacos

Authentic tex-mex flavor your whole family will love.

Mexican Charra Beans

Very flavorful beans, slightly soupy. Frequently served as a side dish with a Mexican meal in many restaurants along the border.

You’ll love This Heavenly Chicken Tortilla Soup

This Mexican style soup is so rich in intriguing flavors and full of tantalizing aromas that fill your…

Mexican Rice Pilaf

Generally, Mexican cooks make this rice with fresh tomatoes, but ever the corner-cutter, I use petite diced, drained.

Slow Cooker Beef Chili

Slow Cooker Beef Chili is an easy, delicious, hearty, healthy, low calories, low fat, low sugars, low carbohydrates, WeightWatchers (6) PointsPlus…

Tequila-Flamed Mangoes Over Vanilla Ice Cream

Before the mangoes are flamed they are baked with brown sugar. This process makes them sweet and syrupy. Over…

Salsa Bandera (Flag Salsa)

Typical Mexican fresh salsa. It gets its name from the colors in the Mexican Flag.