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Home › Recipe Index › Southwest

Southwest

These Southwest-inspired recipes all have delicious Southwestern and Tex-Mex flavors and ingredients in common. If you love corn, peppers, beans, and flavorful spices like cumin and coriander, you are in the right place!

For a crunchy and utterly delicious meal, get the Southwest Chicken Caesar Salad on the menu. Read all the positive reviews on the Green Chile Chicken Smothered Burritos and give them a try for yourself. The Creamy Southwest Chicken Soup loaded with yummy toppings is guaranteed to be on repeat!

Oven roasted pork tenderloin seasoned with Southwestern spices, sliced and served on a cutting board.

30 Minute Meals

Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin (Southwestern Spiced)

A wooden spoon scooping green chile rice from a casserole dish.

Side Dish

Green Chile Rice Casserole

A tortilla chip resting in a bowl of chicken queso dip.

Dips

Slow Cooker Chicken Queso Dip

Plated fish stick tacos garnished with fresh toppings and surrounded by small bowls of salsa, sour cream, and shredded cheese.

Tacos

Fish Stick Tacos

Two ham and cheese breakfast enchiladas on a blue plate with a fork.

Breakfast

Overnight Breakfast Enchiladas

A spatula resting under a slice of chile relleno casserole in a baking dish.

Breakfast

Chile Relleno Casserole

Chili cornbread casserole topped with green onions on a brown board next to a bowl of sour cream and tortilla chips.

Casseroles

Chili Cornbread Casserole

A bowl of chili with cheese and sour cream with saltine crackers around it.

Soups + Stews

Ground Beef Chili

Mango corn salsa with black beans in a large serving bowl surrounded by tortilla chips.

Dips

Mango Corn Salsa with Black Beans

Nachos with ground beef on a baking sheet.

30 Minute Meals

Super Nachos

A small white dish filled with nacho cheese sauce topped with hot sauce and cilantro and surrounded by tortilla chips.

Dips

Nacho Cheese Sauce

A top down shot of a ground turkey taco bowl topped with avocado and sour cream.

Southwest

Southwest Ground Turkey Taco Bowls

A top down shot of a baking dish filled with chicken enchilada casserole topped with sliced avocado and sour cream on an orange and white kitchen towel.

Casseroles

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

A top down shot of two bowls of Cilantro Lime Shrimp Salad next to a mason jar full of vinaigrette and lime wedges.

Salads

Cilantro Lime Shrimp Salad

A spoon resting in a mason jar filled with cilantro lime vinaigrette on a kitchen counter with salad ingredients.

Dressings

Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

A top down shot of A bowl of southwest chopped salad topped with crushed tortilla chips and a drizzle of jalapeno ranch dressing.

Salads

Southwest Chopped Salad

Two tortilla chips resting in a small bowl of tomatillo green salsa.

Dips

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa (Salsa Verde)

Wedges of chicken fajita quesadillas stacked on a white plate with a lime wedge.

Mexican

Chicken Fajita Quesadillas

A spice bottle with a label that reads Fajita Seasoning and filled with brown spice next to a measuring spoon full of the spice.

Spice Mixes

Homemade Fajita Seasoning

A top down shot of a bowl filled with shredded Tex-Mex Chicken over rice next to small bowls of salsa and sour cream.

Slow Cooker

Crock-Pot Tex-Mex Chicken

A top down shot of a plate of shredded green chile beef with onions.

Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Green Chile Beef

A top down shot of a skillet filled with a chicken and rice mixture with melted cheese next to a red and white checkered cloth.

One Pot

Tex-Mex Chicken and Rice Skillet

A top down shot of two salads with chicken, bbq sauce, tomatoes, and other ingredients.

Salads

BBQ Chicken Salad (CPK Copycat)

A top down shot of a browned cornmeal crust on tamale pie in a white casserole dish.

Casseroles

Tamale Pie

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