Recipe Collection
Tex-Mex Favorites
Bold, practical Tex-Mex recipes for weeknights and gatherings.
These recipes are explicitly classified as Tex-Mex in the FAFO discovery system. The collection keeps tacos, bowls, casseroles, dips, and related favorites in one crawlable home while the interactive filters remain non-indexable.
27 recipes
Air Fryer Shrimp Tacos
Air Fryer Shrimp Tacos season and air fry shrimp until just cooked through, then pile them into tortillas with cabbage and avocado.
Baked Salsa Verde Chicken
Baked Salsa Verde Chicken cooks chicken in salsa verde until tender, then finishes with melted cheese for an easy weeknight dinner.
Beef and Bean Enchilada Casserole
Rolling individual enchiladas is perfectly respectable work. It is also the kind of respectable work I become philosophically opposed to around 5:45 on a weeknight.
Beef Quesadilla Stack
To make Beef Quesadilla Stack, build the filling first, warm the tortillas, and finish with the toppings that give the whole thing bite, heat, and contrast.
Breakfast Burrito
To make breakfast burritos, scramble eggs with sautéed potatoes, onion, and your choice of protein, then layer with cheese and salsa inside a warmed flour.
Breakfast Quesadillas
Breakfast Quesadillas fold soft scrambled eggs, crisp bacon, and melted cheese into a golden, pan-crisped tortilla -- ready in 25 minutes for a fast morning.
Chicken Burrito Protein Bowls
The best thing about a burrito bowl is that nothing has to fit inside a tortilla. Rice can spread out. Avocado can be generous.
Chicken Enchilada Soup
Chicken Enchilada Soup simmers shredded chicken, black beans, corn, and enchilada sauce with cream cheese for a rich, spoonable version of your favorite.
Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken enchiladas have one recurring enemy, and it is a cold corn tortilla with misplaced confidence.
Chorizo Breakfast Tacos
Chorizo Breakfast Tacos fold crisp-cooked Mexican chorizo and soft scrambled eggs into warm tortillas with cheese, onion, and cilantro -- ready in 20 minutes.
Cilantro Lime Dressing
Cilantro Lime Dressing blends a full bunch of cilantro with Greek yogurt, lime, jalapeño, garlic, and honey into a bright green drizzle for tacos, bowls.
Crispy Breakfast Tostadas
Crispy Breakfast Tostadas solve a problem nobody talks about enough: eggs are soft, beans are soft, avocado is soft, and breakfast occasionally needs something…
Crispy Steak Quesadillas with Peppers and Onions
Crispy Steak Quesadillas sear seasoned sirloin, sauté peppers and onions, and griddle everything inside cheese-stuffed tortillas until golden and crisp.
Fish Tacos
Fish Tacos pair crisp seasoned fish with warm tortillas, slaw, and sauce for a fresh, easy dinner.
Grilled Steak Tacos with Jalapeño Crema
Grilled Steak Tacos marinate skirt steak, grill it hot, and pile it into charred tortillas with quick-pickled onions and a roasted jalapeño crema.
Ground Beef Tacos
Brown ground beef in a skillet, drain the fat, add a homemade taco seasoning blend with broth, and simmer until thickened.
Loaded Tater Tot Nachos
Tater tot nachos answer a question nobody was responsible enough to ask: what if nachos had potatoes instead of chips?
Mason Jar Taco Salads
Mason Jar Taco Salads layer seasoned taco meat, beans, corn, and cheese under crisp romaine for a grab-and-go lunch that stays fresh for days.
Mini Chicken Quesadillas
Mini Chicken Quesadillas fill small tortillas with seasoned chicken and melted cheese, pan-crisped and sliced into bite-size wedges -- ready in 35 minutes.
Shrimp Tacos
Season shrimp with cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt, then cook in a hot skillet for 2-3 minutes per side.
Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Bowls
There are recipes with twelve spices and three pans, and then there is the extremely effective decision to pour a jar of salsa over chicken and leave.
Southwest Black Bean Wraps
A good black bean wrap needs one thing most lunch wraps forget: structure. These start by warming black beans with cumin, chili powder, and salt, then mashing…
Southwest Chicken Rice Bowl
Southwest Chicken Rice Bowl layers smoky lime chicken, cilantro-lime rice, black beans, charred corn and peppers, avocado, pico, and chipotle-lime crema.
Steak Fajita Protein Bowls
Steak Fajita Protein Bowls sear seasoned flank steak and char peppers and onions, served over rice with black beans and avocado for a filling, 35-minute dinner.
Taco Dip
Taco dip is five ingredients arranged in a way that makes people hover around a shallow dish like there is important information at the bottom.
Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes bake whole sweet potatoes and load them with seasoned ground beef, black beans, cheese, and fresh taco toppings.
Turkey Taco Meal Prep Bowls
Turkey Taco Meal Prep Bowls layer seasoned ground turkey over rice with black beans, corn, tomatoes, and avocado -- a balanced, make-ahead lunch ready in 25.