Gluten Free Main Dish Recipes from Mexico including classics such as Al Pastor Tacos, Enchiladas and Tinga to Yucatan Snapper. Many of these dishes use our molé and sauce recipes.
Camarones a la Diabla is a classic dish with Mexican flavors combining dried chiles and fresh shrimp. We found a fish market in the Puerto Vallarta Romantic Zone where a kilo of shrimp is about $12. We’ve made this dish twice here so far and we have more plans for recipes with shrimp! We paired…
Tinga de Pollo, a lively Mexican meat dish gets it’s flavor and spicy kick from Chipotle Chiles. This is one of our favorite fillings at Mexican restaurants for tacos or enchiladas. It consists of shredded chicken in a chipotle sauce. It can be fairly spicy, which is just how Mr Cook likes it. In this…
In New Mexico one can order food with both Green Chile Sauce and Red Chile Sauce, called Christmas Style. This recipe uses Chorizo to stuff poblanos which are then smothered with both sauces. The links will take you to our recipes for the Chorizo as well as both sauces. This recipe can be gluten free…
Shrimp Stuffed Poblanos With Colorado Sauce is a beautiful meal that is always a crowd pleaser. Fresh Poblano Chiles stuffed with shrimp and cheese and smothered with a rich Molé Colorado Add a side of Mexican Rice, some fresh corn and a little cherry tomato salsa and you are cooking with some of the best…
Pork Chile Verde is a delicious dish combining the flavors of pork and fresh poblano chiles. At the end of summer the poblano peppers come in abundantly at the Farmers Market and this is a great way to use some of them. There is quite a bit of prep involved as there are many ingredients…
Elevate turkey enchiladas by using molé as the sauce. In this recipe we use the Easy Molé Rojo from another 2 Cooks in the Kitchen recipe. This was part of a series of things to do with leftover turkey after Thanksgiving. We made the molé with turkey broth and then shredded some turkey for the…
This Mayan Inspired Baked Whole Fish recipe comes from the Yucatan and incorporates Red Recado Paste and Mexican Pink Onion. The recipes for those can be found at the respective links. This makes a delightfully vibrant and beautiful dish to serve. This will work with most any cleaned and scaled fish but our favorite is…
This easy recipe adapted from Rick Bayless combines molé and chicken in a unique and delicious way. We will use Agave Syrup to turn the molé into a smooth and shiny coating for the lacquered chicken. You can find Agave Syrup here on Amazon. This is an easy way to make a spectacular dish once…
Grilled Halibut With Ancho Tamarind Sauce is a tangy sauce with ancho chiles to go with delicious, moist fish. Tamarind is a great ingredient that adds a fruity tang to the deep chile flavor. Tamarind pulp can be found in packages already peeled and seeded. We use some from the package and then freeze the…
Chorizo, corn, rice and cheese go inside these beautiful stuffed poblano chiles. Pair this with a bright sauce such as our Roasted Red Pepper Sauce for a striking and delicious main dish. We like to make this dish in October, near the end of pepper season, when the poblanos are big and thick walled. There…
