4 really mexican vegetable Recipes

grain white rice, fresh tomatoes or 7 oz canned tomatoes, okay to include the juice, white onion, coarsely chopped, garlic clove, cut up roughly, olive oil, vegetable stock (try to use homemade stock for really good flavor!) or 2 cups chicken stock (try to use homemade stock for really good flavor!), salt, fresh chili pepper, of your choice (we like jalapeno for kick), fresh green peas or 3/4 cup frozen green pea, fresh ground black pepper

dough, masa flour- coarse for tamales - a special lime treated corn flour, shortening heated to liquid ( could be lard, use white vegetable shortening or even oil ) i used crisco brand shortening, baking powder, salt, heaping tbsp chipole powder or chili powder ( gives the dough a little kick ), heated chicken broth or as needed, mixed shredded mexican cheese ( jack, cheddar ,asadero etc ), roasted, peeled , seeded jalepeno and anaheim chili peppers( plus i used some sweet ones too ), corn husks ( i used less than 1/2 the package )

olive oil, chopped onion, chopped celery, gloves minced garlic, chopped carrots, kernels from 1 ear of corn (or 1 can whole kernel corn, drained), chopped tomatoes, chicken taco seasoning, chicken stock, green beans, drained, frozen stew vegetables, more fresh chopped cilantro, dry elbow pasta, garlic salt, onion powder, rough chopped cooked chicken breast, salt and pepper to taste