Holy Guacamole! Get ready for Cinco de Mayo with this classic Mexican dip.

Since avocados contain such healthy fats and there’s other really healthy ingredients in guacamole, indulging should be relatively guilt-free.

If you’d like to go the whole route, then by all means make your own homemade tortilla chips.  Mexican restaurants do them with fresh salsa. NOTHING beats them warm out of the oven with a great guac.  I’ve lacked ambition lately so I just buy the pre-made ones (hangs head in shame) and at the discount grocery too.  Heck, Clancy’s is very good…and if you know that “brand” name, you know where I get them

Anyway, it doesn’t have to be Cinco de Mayo or a Mexican holiday to enjoy this…do it year round!  This recipe can be doubled, tripled, whatever.  I only make a smaller amount since the avocados will go brown, despite the lime juice. If you’re planning to make this for a party, then just prep all the other ingredients ahead of time, leaving the avocados to be prepared right before you are going to serve it.  Despite the lime juice, it WILL turn brown after a couple of hours.

Guacamole

Remove skin and pit from avocados and chop very coarsely. Place in medium bowl.  

Add the remaining ingredients and mix well, slightly mashing the avocados–but you do want some chunks in it (well, at least I do–but if you don’t then mash it smooth).

Serve immediately with tortilla chips.

Serves 2-4

Why not try these spicy yet different Mexican enchiladas for Cinco de Mayo?

These enchiladas combine Herdez® Roasted Pasilla Chile Sauce with the chicken breast and garbanzo filling and also in the cheesy topping. Viva Mexican food!

Since we don’t like anything to wet and saucy, I tend to go easy on baking casseroles that have a sauce.  If your family likes mucho sauce, then double the recipe for the sauce, and you will need 2 jars of the Pasilla Chile Sauce if you do.

Chicken and Garbanzo Enchiladas

FILLING:

• 1 cup cooked and shredded chicken breast
• 1 – 15 oz can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar OR Monterrey Jack cheese
• 1/2 jar Herdez® Roasted Pasilla Chile Sauce

TOPPING SAUCE:

• 1/2 jar Herdez® Roasted Pasilla Chile Sauce
• 6 oz process cheese spread (i.e. Velveeta), cubed
• 1 tbs butter

ALSO NEEDED:

• 12 – 8-inch flour tortillas
• additional shredded cheddar/jack cheese for topping

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a 13 x 9-inch pan with non-stick spray.

Mix filling ingredients.  Divide evenly between the 12 flour tortillas; roll up and place in prepared pan.

Prepare sauce by mixing all sauce ingredients in a microwave-proof bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute; stir.  If process cheese is still lumpy, microwave for an additional 30 seconds on high.  Stir until process cheese spread is completely combined.

Pour sauce over enchiladas in pan.  Spread sauce evenly over enchiladas.

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.  Top with additional cheese.

Serves 4 (3 enchiladas per person)

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