Enchilada Recipes - Authentic New Mexico Food and More

If you're anything like me, you're always on the lookout for good enchilada recipes. This versatile dish just seems to say "Mexican food," perhaps more than any other, and the Mexican food lovers I meet all seem to have their all-time favorites.

There's such a wide variety: There are chicken enchilada recipes, as well as ones that include beef, pork, shrimp and other seafood. There are ones with no meat at all, but which still include one or more of various cheeses. Some vegetarian enchilada recipes omit the meat - and even the cheese - altogether, but these wouldn't be included among my all-time favorites. For me, a "real" plate of enchiladas simply has to have at least a healthy portion of cheese - with all respect to you vegetarians out there.

And then there's all the other possible fillings and toppings: green, red, and even cream sauces, and the many variations upon those (can you say chicken enchiladas suizas?) You can use avocado, black (ripe) olives, as well as cilantro and sour cream - I'm getting very hungry right about now, and I'm only scratching the surface - how about you?

Anyway, I think you're beginning to see that if you're looking for great enchilada recipes, you've come to the right place. However, I'll admit it right up front: I'm a bit of a Mexican food snob! I hail from Las Cruces, NM, and consider it (along with many friends and family members) the Mexican food capital of the world. In my humble opinion - and I've sampled Mexican/"Southwestern" food from many areas - there's little, if any truly authentic Mexican food elsewhere.

But I suspect I'll have some dissenters on this. Well, my blog is now up and running (see link below), so don't be shy to post your comments, and even your own enchilada recipes. So let's swap recipes, have a little fun, and maybe even discover some (hopefully) authentic Mexican food along the way.

By the way, here's a cookbook with some great enchilada recipes, and quite a few other very good Mexican food recipes. I've yet to try them all and obviously, there's a lot more here than just enchiladas, but I've seen enough to give it a "thumbs up." I'm eager to hear your thoughts on this cookbook, so if you do order it, please post any comments you might have on my blog. Looking forward to hearing from you!