mexican appetizers
Mexican Appetizers
Having appetizers are a great way to start off a meal. Of all them, my favorite are the Mexican appetizers. This article gives some delicious recipes of a few popular dishes which can definitely make any event of yours memorable.
- Avocados, 4
- Vine ripened tomatoes, 2
- Whole Chili, 1 (canned)
- Yellow Onion, 2 tablespoons
- Salt and hot sauce to taste
- Chop the avocados, tomatoes, chili, and onion finely.
- Combine the tomatoes, chili, and onion and continue to chop, till it represents a mash.
- In a bowl, place the avocados and tomatoes mixture and mash it with a potato masher.
- Once all the ingredients are well combined, add salt and hot sauce as per taste.
- Black-eyed peas, 1 can
- Black beans, 1 can (rinsed and drained)
- Whole kernel corn, 1 can
- Jalapeño peppers, 1 can (diced)
- Tomatoes, 1 can (diced)
- Mexican salad dressing, 1 cup
- Onion, ½ cup (chopped)
- Green bell pepper, ½ cup (chopped)
- Garlic salt ½ teaspoon
- In a bowl, combine black-eyed peas, black beans, corn, onion, green bell pepper, jalapeño peppers, and tomatoes and mix well.
- Add the salad dressing to the bowl followed by garlic salt and mix well.
- Cover the bowl and leave it in the refrigerator overnight, so that the flavors blend well.
- If you do not have time, you need not refrigerate the salsa.
- Chicken breast, 1 pound (skinless, boneless, diced)
- Flour Tortillas, 10
- Fajita seasoning, 1 packet
- Cheddar cheese, 8 ounces (shredded)
- Mozzarella cheese, 8 ounces (shredded)
- Green bell peppers, 2 (chopped)
- Red bell peppers, 2 (chopped)
- Onion, 1 (chopped)
- Vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon
- Bacon bits, 1 tablespoon
- Preheat the broiler and grease the baking sheet.
- Toss chicken pieces with fajita seasoning and spread them on the baking sheet.
- Broil the chicken, till the pinkish color is not seen on the chicken pieces. This process can take about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, while you're doing the other preparations.
- Heat the oil in a sauce pan and stir in the green and red bell peppers, onion, and chicken.
- Cook and stir the vegetables till they soften, which takes about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Layer half of each tortilla with chicken and vegetable mixture, top it with cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and mozzarella cheese.
- Fold the tortillas in half over the filling and place it on the baking sheet.
- Bake the quesadillas in the preheated oven, till the cheese melts, for about 10 to 12 minutes.