Gringos Green Sauce Recipes

This green sauce is popular in many Mexican restaurants around Houston. Ninfa's was one of the first to serve this sauce. The recipe has been printed in the Houston Chronicle several times. I've adapted it slightly. Mama Ninfa Rodriquez Laurenzo opened the original Ninfa's Restaurant on Navigation street in 1973. Her food differed from the usual Tex-Mex restaurants in town. She seemed to achieve fame in the kitchen overnight. Some of her famous guests included George Bush, Michael Douglas, John Travolta, Rock Hudson, and Aerosmith! Mama Ninfa lost her battle with cancer last year, but her much loved Mexican food lives on. The original Ninfa's is still there, and there are several other locations here in Houston as well.

Provided by Kim D.

Categories     Sauces

Time 30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Nutrition Facts : Calories 222.8, Fat 19.9, SaturatedFat 6.6, Cholesterol 22.4, Sodium 192, Carbohydrate 11.7, Fiber 6, Sugar 4.7, Protein 3.2

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The picante sauce catches you by surprise, and has people guessing with it's "peculiar pink" color, but once it's tasted....it's a hit. I'm always asked, "What's in that?" Then I'm asked for the recipe. One time I was requested to fix this salad to serve about 150 people. I started with five #10 cans of green beans, 4 cups oil, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 6 cups picante sauce...well, you get the idea. The recipes requires 2 cups green beans, so use fresh green beans from the garden, or a drained 16 ounce can of green beans. I'm sure those of you that make your own picante sauce can use it in this dish to personalize it as your own. I gave up making a "single" recipe, and usually double or triple it. It's one of those salads that seems to be best when it's been in the frig for a couple days... if it lasts that long. (Prep time does not include time for cooking fresh green beans, or for time spent in the frig.)

Provided by Breez

Categories     Beans

Time 10m

Yield 1 salad, 3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Nutrition Facts : Calories 234.4, Fat 17.9, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 6.8, Sodium 814, Carbohydrate 18.8, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 7.5, Protein 2.4

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Last night Larkann and I whipped this up instead of going out to eat, which has been the trend lately THese came out great but they seemed a little on the white folk side of mexican so they are called gringo enchiladas... LOL I hope you all enjoy.

Provided by rusted_essence

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 50m

Yield 10-15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

Nutrition Facts : Calories 495.4, Fat 26.6, SaturatedFat 12.9, Cholesterol 79.2, Sodium 1178.4, Carbohydrate 36.9, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 3.1, Protein 26.1

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