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Lighter

Skip the fried, greasy takeout and load up on these good-for-you recipes instead! No need to sacrifice flavor to enjoy healthy Tex Mex food! Find all your favorites with made from scratch recipes that are easy to follow.

Favorites include: Charro Beans, Easy Taco Salad, and Taco Stuffed Avocados.

Bowl of black bean soup topped with diced avocado, sour cream and fresh cilantro.
Molcajete with guacamole topped with lime wedges.

Tableside Guacamole

Plate of roasted mexican vegetables on a white plate.

Roasted Mexican Vegetables

Plate of grilled chicken with lime halves and wedges.

Mexican Chicken Marinade

Bowl of coleslaw on a wood cutting board being served with wooden servers.

Classic Southern Coleslaw

Grilled fish tacos on charred corn tortillas served with avocado slices and cilantro crema drizzled on top.

Grilled Fish Tacos

Salad in a white bowl topped with grilled chicken, peppers, and onion plus other ingredients.

Grilled Chicken Salad

Overhead view of white plate with cubed watermelon and tajin with chamoy.

Watermelon and Tajin

Bowl filled with mexican fruits, topped with tajin and drizzled with chamoy.

Mexican Fruit Salad

Avocado baked eggs with runny yolk.

Baked Avocado with Egg

Bowl filled with salad greens topped with sliced strawberries, crumbled feta, sliced red onions and chopped pecans.

Strawberry Poppyseed Salad

Tray filled with tacos de camarones with cabbage, queso fresco and a cilantro lime sauce drizzle.

Easy Tacos de Camaron (Mexican Shrimp Tacos)

Bowl of Texas Caviar black eyed pea dip served with lime garnish.

Texas Caviar (Cowboy Caviar)

Stack of cheesy corn fritters topped with sour cream and cilantro.

Cheesy Corn Fritters

Bowl of pineapple salsa served with tortilla chips and lime wedges.

Pineapple Salsa

Stack of homemade corn tortillas folded over.

Homemade Corn Tortillas

Bowl filled with homemade refried black beans.

Easy Refried Black Beans

Plate filled with crispy black bean tacos served with a bowl of sour cream, cilantro and lime.

Crispy Black Bean Tacos

Bowl of homemade salsa verde surrounded by tortilla chips.

Homemade Salsa Verde

Bowl of black bean soup topped with diced avocado, sour cream and fresh cilantro.

Black Bean Soup

Bowl of taco soup served with cheese, sour cream and tortilla chips.

Easy Taco Soup

Large white bowl of apple salad served with wooden serving spoons.

Autumn Apple Salad (with a Maple Vinaigrette)

Skillet filled with refried beans, topped with cilantro and lime wedges.

Authentic Refried Beans

Overhead view of a jar of homemade sals with a tortilla chip being dipped in.

Easy Homemade Salsa (Restaurant Style!)

Bowl filled with purple colored blueberry oatmeal, topped with cream and fresh blueberries.

Blueberry Oatmeal

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