Healthy Mexican Stew Food

MEXICAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute for 1 to 2 minutes. Add garlic and jalapeno and sweat until soft and translucent. Add spices and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until fragrant and aromatic. Add tomatoes, chicken, Worcestershire, and stock.
• Bring to a simmer and cook 20 minutes.
• Cut the lime in half, squeeze juice into the pot, and then add the juiced halves as well.
• Add white rice and cook 5 minutes longer to warm rice through. Season, to taste, with salt.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with sour cream and cilantro.

MEXICAN STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large soup kettle over medium-high heat, brown meat on all sides in 1 teaspoon oil; drain. Remove meat and keep warm. , In the same pan, saute the onion, celery, jalapeno and garlic in remaining oil until tender. Stir in the water, chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, salt and pepper. Return meat to pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes., Stir in the tomato paste, beans and tomatoes. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes longer or until meat is tender and beans are heated through. Sprinkle with cilantro.

MEXICAN BLACK BEAN STEW (VEGAN)

Steps:

• In a saucepan heat up the oil, add the garlic, chilli, onion and celery, stir and fry over a medium heat for 4 minutes, stirring often. Add the beans, tomatoes, tomato paste, chilli sauce, spices, stir, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from the heat, add the cilantro, lime zest and serve with tacos, tortillas, rice, nachos, salsa, chopped avocado or a dollop of sour cream/yogurt.

MEXICAN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Stem and seed the chiles and place in a pot with beef stock over high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently to reconstitute (see Cook's Note).
• Heat a large Dutch oven with a drizzle of oil over medium-high heat, and add the bacon to the pan and stir until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon. Pat the meat dry, season with a little salt and lots of black pepper, then add to the bacon drippings and brown evenly to caramelize the meat. Brown the meat in 2 batches if necessary in order not to crowd the pan. Remove the meat and add another drizzle of oil, if necessary. Add the onions, and garlic and soften a few minutes. Stir in the cumin, coriander, cocoa, cinnamon, and cloves, and stir to toast the spices and combine. Deglaze the pan with beer and evaporate.
• In a food processor, puree the softened peppers and stock with tomatoes. Pour into the pot, slide the browned meat and bacon back in, and drizzle in the honey. Cover the pot and transfer to the oven for 2 1/2 hours or until the meat falls apart with a fork. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat and add the lime juice just before serving.
• Garnish with sour cream and fresh cilantro leaves, and serve with tortillas or rice and warm black beans.

65 QUICK EASY HEALTHY DINNER IDEAS: CHICKEN TOSTADAS

Steps:

• Line a large baking sheet with a silicone mat and place tortillas in a single layer. Spray both sides of the tortillas with cooking spray and a sprinkle of salt. Bake at 400 degrees F for 6 minutes per side.
• Mix tomato, avocado, red onion, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, salt and lime juice.
• Top each shell with guacamole salsa, beans, chicken and cheese.

HEARTY MEXICAN STEW

Steps:

• Sauté pork cubes and onion in hot oil in a Dutch oven 5 minutes or until pork is lightly browned.
• Cut zucchini in half lengthwise, and cut each half into thick slices.
• Add zucchini, 3 1/2 cups water, corn, salsa and taco seasoning to pork and onion in Dutch oven; bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in quick rice.
• Cover, remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes.
• Serve with condiments of your choice.

MEXICAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat a little oil in a sauce pan. Add the cloves first and cook for about 30 seconds.
• Add the onion and chilli pepper and cook until soft. Add the red pepper and crushed garlic and cook for another couple of minutes.
• Add the chicken. Cook until it is sealed on all sides, then stir in the cocoa, cumin and tomatoes. Add a dash of water and leave to simmer for 20 minutes.
• Just before serving, stir in the spring onion and chopped coriander. Or you can just add it all as a garnish.
• Serve with rice or flatbreads.

ADDICTIVE MEXICAN STEW

Steps:

• Cook onion and garlic in oil in large saucepan until tender.
• Add cooked chicken, taco seasoning, tomatoes, beans, corn and chilies.
• Blend broth and cornstarch; add to saucepan.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes; stirring occasionally.
• Serve with cornbread for a hearty meal.