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Essentials

These Tex Mex essential recipes are classic Tex Mex dishes that are commonly made in many Texas kitchens. They’re easy to make and everyone loves them! Master these recipes and you’ll practically be able to open your own restaurant!

Favorites include: Homemade Enchilada Sauce, Homemade Flour Tortillas, and Charro Beans.

Stack of homemade corn tortillas folded over.
Small wooden bowl with chili lime seasoning, surrounded by chopped cucumber and fruits.

Chili Lime Seasoning

Cast iron pot filled with cooked white cilantro lime rice.

Cilantro Lime Rice

Plate of cheese enchiladas with Tex Mex chili gravy ad topped with sour Cream, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and fresh cilantro.

Tex Mex Cheese Enchiladas

Bowl of carnitas seasoning mixed together with garlic cloves, jalapeno and an orange on the side.

Carnitas Seasoning

Glass filled with carnitas marinade, lime wedges, orange wedges surrounded and a gold spoon in the cup.

Carnitas Marinade

Cup filled with homemade mexican crema with a spoon above drizzling crema.

Mexican Crema

Cup of homemade chamoy sauce.

Homemade Chamoy Sauce

Bowl with homemade fish taco sauce.

Creamy Fish Taco Sauce (Quick and Easy)

Basket of homemade salted tortillas chips served with salsa and guacamole.

Easy Homemade Tortilla Chips

Stack of homemade corn tortillas folded over.

Homemade Corn Tortillas

Bowl filled with homemade refried black beans.

Easy Refried Black Beans

Skillet filled with shredded Mexican style chicken.

Easy Shredded Mexican Chicken

Pork tamales topped with sour cream, cilantro and hot sauce.

Pork Tamales (step-by-step photos!)

Bean and cheese burritos stacked on a plate showing melty cheese and creamy beans with red sauce inside.

Bean and Cheese Burritos

Wet burrito cut open to show it's filled with ground beef, cheese and rice. Topped with red sauce and sour cream.

Wet Burrito

Plate of ground beef tacos on fried corn tortillas topped with sour cream and served with salsa.

Best Ground Beef Taco Recipe

Carnitas Tacos lined up and topped with fresh cilantro, and diced red onion, lime wedges on the side.

Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

Small pitcher filled with homemade fajita marinade.

Fajita Marinade

Tex Mex enchiladas showing different fillings (shredded beef, pork, chicken and cheese)

Perfect Tex Mex Enchiladas (Any Filling!)

Bowl of charro beans served with a spoon.

Charro Beans (Frijoles Charros)

Cup filled with homemade enchilada sauce, with sauce dripping down the side and a spoon on top.

Best Ever Enchilada Sauce Recipe (Tex Mex Chili Gravy)

A hand holding and folding a homemade flour tortilla.

Homemade Flour Tortillas

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