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Mexican American Recipes

9 recipes

  • Rotisserie Chicken Tostadas

    Rotisserie Chicken Tostadas

    Christian Reynoso

    110 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    110

    20 minutes

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  • Seared Peach and Panela Salad

    Seared Peach and Panela Salad

    Kristina Felix

    79 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    79

    40 minutes

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  • Hellbender’s Masa Pancakes

    Hellbender’s Masa Pancakes

    Sean Kenniff, Genevieve Ko, Yara Herrera

    402 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    402

    1 hour, plus 1 hour’s resting for the batter

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  • Pavo al Pastor (Sweet and Smoky Shredded Turkey)

    Pavo al Pastor (Sweet and Smoky Shredded Turkey)

    Rick A. Martínez

    65 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    65

    50 minutes

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  • Birria de Pavo (Turkey Birria)

    Birria de Pavo (Turkey Birria)

    Rick A. Martínez

    119 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    119

    2 hours 40 minutes

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  • Rosca de Reyes

    Rosca de Reyes

    Christina Morales, Caroline Lange, La Monarca Bakery

    161 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars

    161

    About 2 hours

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  • Pumpkin Empanadas

    Pumpkin Empanadas

    Christina Morales, Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack

    56 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    56

    About 2 1/4 hours

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  • Taco Salad

    Taco Salad

    Sohla El-Waylly

    1615 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    1,615

    35 minutes

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  • Mexican Martini

    Mexican Martini

    Jordan Mackay

    425 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    425

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