Lent Season – Page 3

El Mexicano® Creamy Cheesy Cauliflower

Ingredients 1 Head cauliflower, cut into small florets 3 tbsp. Butter, divided 1 cup Queso Oaxaca, shredded 1/4 cup Crema Mexicana 1/4 cup Milk (any milk of choice) Garlic powder, sea salt and black pepper to taste Preparation Method 1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. 2. Melt…

Breakfast Quesadillas

(Prep: 10 minutes / Cook: 10 minutes / Serves: 4) Ingredients 4 (8-inch) flour tortillas 1 cup shredded Queso Oaxaca El Mexicano® 4 large eggs 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 green onions, sliced 1/2 jalapeño pepper, diced 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin Sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste 1/2 cup salsa 1/4 cup Crema Mexicana El…

Papas a la Huancaina (Potatoes with a Creamy Chipotle Sauce)

(Prep: 20 minutes / Cook: 25 minutes / Serves: 4) Ingredients 4 medium Yukon gold potatoes, unpeeled 2 large eggs 3 cup El Mexicano® Crema Oaxaqueña 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon adobo sauce (from canned El Mexicano® Chipotle chile peppers in adobo) 8 teaspoon garlic powder 4 large romaine lettuce leaves 1/2 cup crumbled Queso…

Grilled Corn & Quinoa Tacos

Happy Taco Tuesday! I’m so excited to share these healthy vegetarian and gluten-free tacos with you all in hopes that it will inspire you to make them at home for friends and family. Tacos are the best because you can literally put everything into one tortilla, in this case lettuce ‘tortillas’ and bite into a…

Vegetarian Mexican Molletes

(4 servings) Ingredients 4 Bolillo rolls, sliced in ½ lengthwise 20oz (1 can) El Mexicano® Refried Beans 12oz El Mexicano® Oaxaca, Menonita or Monterey Cheese, shredded 8oz El Mexicano® Crema Mexicana o Crema Oaxaqueña Preparation Method 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Place sliced rolls flat-side up on baking sheet. Spread refried beans…

Black Bean Soup

(6-8 servings / Prep. time: 10 mins.) Ingredients 2 tsps. Olive oil 1 Carrot, chopped ½ Jalapeño pepper, minced ½ Onion, finely chopped 4 Garlic cloves, minced 1 tbsp. dried Oregano 2 tsps. Chili powder 1½ tsps. ground Cumin ¾ tsp. ground Coriander 3 cans (15oz each) El Mexicano® Black Beans 1 can (14.5 ounces) Vegetable or low sodium Chicken broth 2 tbsps. fresh lime juice ½ tsp. crushed red pepper…

Salmon & Queso Toast

(4-6 servings / Prep. time: 10 mins.) Ingredients 8 slices Whole wheat baguette 1 pk (10 oz) El Mexicano® Queso Casero® or Cremoso, crumbled 1 packet Smoked Salmon 1 Lemon 2 tbsps. Extra Virgin Olive Oil Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste Avocado and Cilantro for garnish Preparation Method 1. Prepare smoked salmon by…

Mexican Caprese Salad Stack

(2 servings / Prep. time: 5 mins.) Ingredients 2 Fresh tomatoes 1 pk (10 oz) El Mexicano® Queso Casero® 4 cups Fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped (plus additional leaves for garnish) 3 tbsp. Balsamic vinaigrette, gluten-free 3/4 tsp. Sea salt 3/4 tsp. Freshly cracked black pepper Preparation Method 1. Slice tomatoes and El Mexicano® Queso Casero®…

Strawberry Queso Casero® Guacamole

(4 servings / Prep. time: 10 mins.) Ingredients 3 Large Avocados 1 cup Queso Fresco Casero® El Mexicano®, crumbled 3/4 cup Strawberries, diced 1/3 cup Fresh Cilantro, chopped 1/3 cup Red onion, chopped 1 Serrano pepper, seeded and finely chopped 1 1/2 Lime, freshly squeezed juice Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste Organic blue corn…

Cream of Cilantro & Spinach

(2 servings / Prep. time: 10 mins.) Ingredients 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/4 cup garlic, chopped 2 cups spinach, fresh 1 cup cilantro, fresh 1 yellow wax pepper, seeded and chopped 1 cup chicken broth, low sodium 1/2 cup El Mexicano® Crema Casera or Jocoque 1/2 oz white wine 1/4 cup olive oil salt and fresh ground black pepper Optional: El Mexicano®…