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Category: Soups, Stews and Chili
- Red Chile Pork Posole
  
  Posted at 2:55 pm by NativeNM, on December 17, 2025
  This year I am recognizing New Mexico’s traditional meals that are celebrated around the holidays. Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Years, posole represents the celebration of life’s blessings. It’s a pot of hearty stew made of pork or chicken with hominy and red or green chile. It’s one of those things I look forward to every holiday season. The pork is seasoned, then simmered in broth for several hours until the pork begins to fall apart when stirred. I made the red chile base from dried NM Red and Guajillo chile pods which makes a vibrant red sauce which is then added to the pot of stewed pork and hominy. It’s tastes like comfort in a bowl. It’s enough to feed a crowd or can be frozen to enjoy another day. Whatever your traditions, I hope you enjoy a wonderful holiday season!
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  Posted in Dutch Oven and Cast Iron, Recipes, Red or Green, Soups, Stews and Chili | 0 Comments | Tagged New Mexico Red Chile Posole, New Mexico Traditions, Red Chile and Pork Posole, Red Chile Posole
- Ramen Noodle Bowl
  
  Posted at 12:13 pm by NativeNM, on January 12, 2024
  When you need a warm brothy bowl filled with noodles and endless vegetables, look no further than a Ramen Noodle Bowl. This has become one of my favorite things to have for lunch during this winter cold spell. It’s also a way to add some veggies to my diet which can be a challenge living with a man who doesn’t care much for vegetables. Actually Joe will eat ramen if I add some cooked chicken and an extra dollop of spicy chili crisp to his bowl. Anything to get a few veggies in him is a win in my book. I like my ramen with spinach, carrots, green onions, cilantro, mushrooms, garlic and ginger. But there are so many other veggies that you could choose from such as zucchini, snow peas, Bok choy, sliced jalapeno, asparagus or anything else that sounds good to you. It will warm you up on a cold day and taste really good too.
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  Posted in Recipes, Soups, Stews and Chili | 3 Comments | Tagged Lao Gan Ma Spicy Chili Crisp, noodles, Ramen, Ramen Noodle Bowl, Ramen Noodle Soup, Vegetable Ramen Noodle Bowl, Vegetable Ramen Noodle Soup, Vegetable Ramen Noodles
- Pork and Zha Cai Ramen Bowl
  
  Posted at 9:14 am by NativeNM, on March 31, 2022
  If you haven’t noticed already, I’ve been trying out different Asian dishes, learning as I go trying new flavors and techniques. I recently came across some noodle bowls on Pinterest that resemble a brothy soup with noodles and thin sliced pork and pickled mustard stems. It reminded me of a ramen noodle bowl and it looked so tasty. After reading more about it, I just had to give it a try. I found that Zha Cai is a type of Chinese pickled vegetable that tastes sour, salty and sometimes spicy. For this particular dish pickled mustard stems are most commonly added, but alternately pickled radish can be used. It’s a simple recipe, something I thought would appeal to my youngest son Cameron who has always loved a bowl of ramen noodles. This is an easy and healthy alternative that only takes 20 minutes to make.
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  Posted in Recipes, Soups, Stews and Chili | 4 Comments | Tagged Pork and Zha Cai Ramen Bowl, Ramen Bowl, Zha Cai
- Green Chile Chicken Noodle Soup
  
  Posted at 9:26 am by NativeNM, on December 9, 2020
  What’s more comforting that a bowl of steaming hot chicken noodle soup? Maybe a bowl of chicken noodle soup with roasted green chile. The steamy broth and heat of the chile gives you a cozy feeling whether you are under the weather or trying to keep warm on a cold day. I seasoned the chicken with verde seasoning to give it a little Southwest flavor and let it simmer in chicken broth for a couple hours until it was so tender it would just fall apart. Once the chicken is prepared everything else can go back in the pot with the exception of the green chile. In the time it takes to cook the noodles this soup is done. The green chile is already roasted and chopped so it can be added to the cooked soup along with a sprinkle of dried cilantro and your done.
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  Posted in Dutch Oven and Cast Iron, Recipes, Soups, Stews and Chili | 9 Comments | Tagged Chicken Noodle Soup with Green Chile, Green Chile Chicken Noodle Soup, Homestyle Egg Noodles, New Mexico Green Chile Chicken Noodle Soup, Pulled Chicken, Verde Seasoning
- Potato Leek Soup with Roasted Green Chile
  
  Posted at 11:43 am by NativeNM, on February 1, 2019
  Lately the weather has been a bit on the extreme side, don’t you think! While the Polar Vortex is chilling the Midwest and our Eastern shores, we here in the Southwest are enjoying mostly sunshine and 50 degree temperatures. My boys are both in KC and have said it can be brutal one day and feels almost balmy the next at 20 degrees or better. I remember those times when it was so cold. We would hunker down in front of the fireplace with a good book and a bowl of soup. This is my comfort soup, the soup for the soul or maybe the soup that just makes everything better! It’s rich and creamy with loads of flavor and a little kick of spice at the end. And to top it off, add a touch of bacon bits, grated cheddar and sliced green onion. Where ever you are, stay safe and stay warm!
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  Posted in Dutch Oven and Cast Iron, Recipes, Red or Green, Soups, Stews and Chili | 4 Comments | Tagged Bacon, Cheddar Cheese, Green Onions, Potato Leek Soup, Potato Leek Soup with Green Chile, Potato Soup, Roasted Green Chile
- New Mexico Inspired Chicken Pot Pie
  
  Posted at 10:23 am by NativeNM, on January 6, 2017
  It’s been awhile since I’ve posted any recipes. My camera was acting up and developed a lens error which prevented me from taking pictures. It took a few weeks to send it off and get it back in working order again. Then the holidays were upon us and I had my hands full with no time to blog. I’m just getting back in my groove and wanted to share one of my favorite pot pies with you. Pot Pie is a favorite of mine, however my hubby Joe doesn’t enjoy my enthusiasm for pot pie. So I compromised and made a pot pie with minimal dough, just a crusty puff pastry dough on top. And I added some spicy chicken and veggies that we both love, roasted corn, green chile and red onion. It had all the flavors of home and it couldn’t have tasted better. They were made in individual ramekins, just the perfect size to heat up for a quick lunch or have for dinner with a side salad.
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  Posted in Dutch Oven and Cast Iron, Entree, Recipes, Red or Green, Soups, Stews and Chili | 6 Comments | Tagged Chicken Pot Pie, New Mexico Inspired Chicken Pot Pie, Pot Pie with Spicy Chicken, Puff Pastry, Roasted Corn, Roasted Green Chile
- New Mexico Frito Pie
  
  Posted at 11:11 am by NativeNM, on October 15, 2015
  This year Joe and I have gone to several fall festivals around town. We’ve been to Irish Fest, the Plaza Art Fair and Old Settlers Day. It’s a great way to spend a day at any of these events. We’ve had some great festival food which got me craving a NM favorite Frito Pie. Frito Pie is a staple at most festivals in NM. We eat it straight from the bag and the chili has to be New Mexican. It’s traditionally served with grated cheese and onions upon request. When I make it for myself, I like to add some shredded lettuce and diced tomato to the mix. It’s Muy Bueno! I’d like to give a shout out to the ladies at the Desert Rose Center in downtown Tucumcari, thank you for the beautiful Route 66 swatch of material. It goes perfect with my NM Frito Pie!
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- Spicy Gumbo
  
  Posted at 9:08 am by NativeNM, on October 2, 2015
  Recently I cleaned out my freezer and found a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I had a small amount of shrimp, lagostino tails and an odd package of chicken thighs. So I decided to put it all together in a spicy gumbo which is one of my favorite one pot wonders. It makes a complete meal ladled over sticky rice with a crusty slice of french bread on the side. Traditional gumbo includes a holy trinity consisting of chopped onion, celery and green pepper, however I make mine with a duo of onion and red bell pepper. I’m just not into celery and green bells. However if you like them, throw them in too and just cut back on the onion and red bell. It’s hard to find the Southern tastes of New Orleans here in KC but having a bowl of gumbo takes me there!
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- Cheeseburger Soup with Green Chile
  
  Posted at 8:38 am by NativeNM, on January 27, 2015
  Another discovery from “Great Day Cafe” is their Cheeseburger Soup. Their daily soup menu changes day to day but you can always be sure to find a tasty bowl listed on the blackboard. My version has a few differences, however. Great Day Cafe cooked diced potatoes in their soup where as I like crisp fries on the side. Waffle fries are perfect to dunk in this soup and also as a side cruncher. To give it some New Mexican flavor add some green chile, which is purely up to you. Don’t tell Great Day Cafe, but I think I like my Cheeseburger Soup slightly better than theirs. That won’t stop me from going back, I feel inspired every time I visit their cafe!
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- Latin Salsa Chicken
  
  Posted at 9:25 am by NativeNM, on April 22, 2014
  In the mood for some meat and potatoes . . . I found a recipe for Latin Pork and Potatoes in the local paper that looked intriguing. It was an easy one pot meal but the list of ingredients seemed to be a bit on the bland side. So I changed it up subbing in chicken thighs for the pork chops and adding salsa flavors to the pot. It was an amazing blend of flavors with chicken so tender and juicy surrounded by potatoes, onions, green chiles and garlic in a brothy tomato base. It made a hearty meal with a hunk of french bread on the side to sop of any leftover juices.
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