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Enchilada Rice Beans
Enchiladas with rice and beans

Enchilada is a traditional Mexican dish. The words comes from enchilar, which means add Chili peppers to something. The traditional enchilada sauce mainly consists of Chile peppers. The basis for the enchilada is tortilla, made from maize. After that,a certain kind of meat (usually birds, like chicken or turkey) is added. Some people also add onions and cheese.

Recipes

Images for kids

  • Festival de la Enchilada 59

    Enchiladas with red and green sauces

  • Homemade green sauce enchiladas with red rice

    Enchiladas

  • Chicken Enchiladas with red sauce, red rice, black beans, and avocado

    Chicken enchiladas with red sauce, red rice, black beans, and avocado

  • Enchilada costa rica

    Three enchiladas from Cartago, Costa Rica

  • Honduranenchilada

    Homestyle Honduran enchiladas

  • Enchiladas suizas

    Enchiladas suizas

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Enchilada para niños

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