Easy DIY Recipes

El Pato Restaurant-Style Salsa is a bold, fresh, and deeply flavorful salsa made with El Pato tomato sauce, purple onion, garlic, jalapeños, cilantro, and salt. This recipe captures the simple magic of a good Mexican restaurant salsa:…

Mexican Golden Jumbo Crab Empanadas with Remoulade Ingredients For the Crab Empanadas 8 to 10 large empanada wrappers, about 6 inches each Canola oil or vegetable oil, for frying 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 8…

Beef and Potato Burritos with Hatch Chile are hearty, rustic, and deeply comforting burritos filled with tender shredded beef, golden potatoes, roasted Hatch green chiles, warm spices, refried beans, and melted cheese. This recipe brings…

Million Dollar Cucumber Salad is a cool, creamy, crunchy, and savory side dish made with crisp English cucumbers, ranch dressing, bacon, green onions, cheddar cheese, garlic, and dill. This recipe turns simple cucumbers into a rich and…

Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad is a creamy, smoky, tangy, and colorful side dish inspired by the bold flavor of Mexican street corn. It combines charred corn, tender ditalini pasta, green bell pepper, green onions, feta cheese, cilantro,…

Tortilla Crust Quiche is a clever, comforting, and flexible breakfast or brunch dish made with a simple tortilla crust, eggs, cheese, potatoes, ham, roasted green chile, and warm seasonings. Instead of using a traditional pastry crust,…

Meatball Martini is a fun, elegant, and comforting appetizer made with tender homemade meatballs, warm tomato sauce, Parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, garlic, and Tuscan Herb olive oil. This recipe takes a classic meatball and marinara…

Chile Relleno Cornbread is a warm, cheesy, and deeply comforting baked dish inspired by the bold flavor of chile rellenos. It layers soft golden cornbread with sweet corn, black pepper, hot roasted green chile, Pepper Jack cheese, and…

Mexican Zesty Avocado Tomato Shrimp Salad is fresh, colorful, creamy, and full of bright coastal flavor. Warm seasoned shrimp are paired with ripe avocado, juicy tomatoes, red onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime dressing, and optional cotija or…

Mezzi Rigatoni with Peas in Vodka Sauce is a creamy, cheesy, and deeply comforting baked pasta dish made with short ridged rigatoni, sweet peas, tomato vodka sauce, Parmesan, and melted mozzarella. This recipe has the richness of a…