Tag: Southwestern

Small dish a guacamole with avocados and a tomato
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Guacamole

Guacamole originated in Mexico, but it is enjoyed throughout Central America, as well as in the American Southwest and in Tex-Mex cuisine.

Small bowl of cowboy beans
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Cowboy Beans

Full of spicy Tex-Mex flavor, this border-state variation of baked beans bulks up with a hefty helping of browned ground beef and adds a nice dose of barbecue sauce.

Cast-iron pot with Mexican rice.
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Arroz a la Mexicana

Also known as Spanish rice, arroz a la mexicana is one of the most popular ways to prepare rice in Mexico and the American Southwest. The tomatoes give it a rich, ruddy hue and a deep, rounded flavor.