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28 Mexican and Tex-Mex Chicken Recipes

Spice up your next chicken dinner with these Mexican and Mexican-American favorites.
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    Enchiladas Divorciadas

    For the diner who can never decide, this classic dish marries salsa roja and salsa verde over a bed of chicken enchiladas. A crown of queso fresco, crème fraîche, and crisp raw onions bridge the gap.

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    2/28

    Instant-Pot Red Chicken Enchiladas

    These pressure cooker enchiladas are all about the tortillas and the ancho chile sauce. Shredded chicken and cheese round out the dish.

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    9/28

    Chicken Under a Brick with Avocados and Chiles

    This technique encourages even cooking with the crispiest skin imaginable. The key to success is to cook the chicken over medium-low coals so the skin slowly renders out the fat. As for those grilled avocados, you're in for a treat. They're already our go-to side this summer.

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    10/28

    Skillet Chicken and Zucchini Enchiladas with Tomatillo Sauce

    Why should tacos have all the fun? These enchiladas are just as fast and easy, thanks to a one-pan stove-top cooking technique and a few store-bought shortcuts.

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    13/28

    Enchiladas Verdes (Green Chicken Enchiladas)

    These street stand–style enchiladas are stacked in a messy, luxurious pile, with individual layers of corn tortillas, fresh cilantro and onion, green sauce, shredded cheese, and chicken. The whole thing is topped with a blanket of crema and more cheese.

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    14/28

    "Nextover" Chicken Tacos With Quick Refried Beans

    These tacos are a delicious and clever use of "nextovers" (what we call leftovers transformed into a new dish the next day).

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    15/28

    Chipotle Roast Chicken Tacos

    The chipotle butter is also great for topping fish fillets or melting over pasta.

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    16/28

    Chicken Tostadas

    Once a way to make use of stale tortillas (by toasting and/or frying them), tostadas are so good that it wasn't long before people simply started using fresh tortillas. After biting into these layers of flavor—crunchy, creamy, luscious—you'll see why.

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    Green Pozole with Chicken

    Pumpkin seeds, tomatillos, green chiles, and herbs make for a vibrant green soup packed with chicken and hominy.

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    18/28

    Chicken Legs with Achiote Garlic Sauce

    This dish, flavored with achiote seeds, garlic, and spices, is based on chicken pibil, from Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Traditionally, the chicken is baked in banana leaves, but here we've used collard leaves because they are more readily available. They add moisture and a bit of flavor but do not get tender enough to eat.

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    21/28

    Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Skillet

    This Mexican-inspired meal offers all the goodness of cheesy chicken enchiladas with half the effort.

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    Slow-Cooker White Chicken Chili

    For easy, hands-off dinner prep, throw chicken thighs, green chiles, white beans, and a flurry of spices into your slow cooker and come home to a hearty, flavorful meal.

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    23/28

    Chicken Taquitos

    Toss shredded rotisserie chicken with store-bought sauce and roll up in tortillas before pan-frying for the ultimate game day snack food.

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    24/28

    Chicken Tamales with Tomatillo-Cilantro Sauce

    While tamales are one of Mexico's most famous street foods, they are also one of its most popular party foods, which is fitting since a tamal is packaged like a small gift waiting to be unwrapped.

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