Mexican recipes with 500 or fewer calories

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.

Mexican Style Green Sweet Peas

This is a delicious way of cooking fresh peas, and makes an excellent accompaniment to any meal. The flavor comes from the vegetables themselves,…

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…

Guacamole

I've played with this recipe a lot over the years. I think i've finally nailed it to my taste. I like the flavor spicy and bold, so you may need…

Salsa Bandera (Flag Salsa)

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

Almond

If you're very lucky, and focus really hard, and think of happy thoughts, it will taste sweet.

Mexican Seafood Chowder

There are two challenges to this dish: one is to get the right balance of salt, garlic, saffron, and jalapeno; and the other is to not overcook the…

Layered Mexican Salad

Picco De Gallo

A fresh salsa that brightens any plate.

Beef Taco Soup

Green Chile Tomatillo Sauce

This is a nice all purpose sauce that can be used in numerous dishes. It is good for enchiladas, as a base for Posole or other Mexican/Southwestern…

Tex-Mex Meatball Soup

A hearty and colorful soup which can be cooked in about 30 minutes. Choose your meat type - beef, sausage, poultry, or a blend if preferred. Using…

Shrimp Tacos

These shrimp are easy to make and absolutely delicious. While I enjoy them in these tacos immensely, they would also be great served over rice with…