From Better Homes and Gardens

This perennial party favorite recipe boasts luscious guacamole, a layer of hearty beans, and cheese.

Mexican Seven-Layer Dip

From Pace Salsa & Picante

These little taco-flavored treats in wonton crusts make mouthwatering, family-favorite appetizers.

Mini Tacos

From Better Homes and Gardens

These Mexican turnovers are beloved treats. Traditionally, they were made at Christmas and filled with dried fruits preserved from the fall harvest.

Empanaditas

From Better Homes and Gardens

It's fiesta time, not siesta time, with these easy, tasty tortillas filled with cheese and refried beans.

Cheese and Bean Quesadillas

From Breakstone's

The Ultimate 7-Layer Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

Barbecue sauce and green chili peppers add zing to this Mexican skillet sandwich recipe. Serve with sour cream and salsa for dipping.

Barbecue Chicken and Cheddar Quesadillas

From Family Circle

Turn nachos into a main-dish recipe by adding chicken and black beans to the mix of toppings. It also makes a hearty appetizer.

Chicken Nachos

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cool the heat from these cheese-stuffed jalapeno peppers by dipping them in sour cream.

Jalapeno Rellenos

From Velveeta and Ro*Tel®

Famous Queso Dip

From Velveeta and Ro*Tel®

Cowboy Quesadillas

From Pace Salsa & Picante

Pepperidge Farm® Texas Toast is topped with refried beans and baked , then topped with sour cream, chopped green onions and Pace® Chunky Salsa.

Tex-Mex Toasts

From Pace Salsa & Picante

Spicy Italian sausage in a sassy Mexican-flavored sauce tops tortillas with cheese for piping-hot open-faced tacos.

Sausage Tostada Grande

From Better Homes and Gardens

There's a triple dose of heat in this spicy appetizer. The hot stuff includes green chiles, chili powder, and hot sauce.

Chili-Sour Cream Dip

From Pace Salsa & Picante

It couldn't be easier to make this delicious dip...it combines cool sour cream and spicy salsa to ensure you've got a tasty appetizer ready in a snap.

Creamy Salsa Dip

From Betty Crocker

From Betty's Soul Food Collection... Everyone's fired up about this Mexican-flavored bread, bubbling with cheese, zesty green chiles and a dash of hot pepper sauce to turn up the heat.

Cheesy Chile Bread

From Ladies' Home Journal

Anaheim chiles pack just the right amount of heat in this cheesy dip. Serve with chips or spoon onto warm tortillas for an easy appetizer.

Chile Con Queso

From Betty Crocker

Bisquick® mix, three other ingredients and about 30 minutes are all it takes to make a cinnamon- and sugar-sprinkled classic Mexican pastry.

Bisquick® Churros

From Pace Salsa & Picante

Each bite of these flavorful quesadillas is packed with a blend of Swanson® Premium Chunk Chicken, Monterey jack cheese, chopped green chilies and chili powder, topped with a dollop of sour cream and Pace® Chunky Salsa.

Monterey Jack Chicken Quesadillas

From Pace Salsa & Picante

Each bite of these flavorful quesadillas is packed with a blend of Swanson® Premium Chunk Chicken, Monterey Jack cheese, chopped green chilies and chili powder, topped with a dollop of sour cream and Pace® Chunky Salsa.

Monterey Jack Chicken Quesadillas

From Better Homes and Gardens

Perfect for a party, these tiny stuffed appetizers can be prepared in advance and baked whenever the host is free.

Beef and Olive Empanaditas

From Food & Wine

These crispy, cheese-stuffed bites are the kind of Mexican comfort food chef Sue Torres cooks. "You can stuff the mashed plantains with lots of fun things, like chorizo, beans, or shrimp," she says. The key to their success is finding ultraripe plantains, "so black and soft and sweet that you think you should throw them out." As with bananas, underripe plantains ripen more quickly when placed in a paper bag.

Plantain and Goat Cheese Gorditas

From Food & Wine

When grilling a meal, chef Robert Del Grande of Cafe Annie and Bar Annie in Houston threads ingredients for sauces onto skewers to cook alongside the meat. While the meat rests, he purees the sauce ingredients in a blender.

Creamy Green Chile and Avocado Sauce

From Better Homes and Gardens

Make these saucy beef and pork meatballs ahead and store in the refrigerator up to 3 days.

Mexican Meatballs

From Better Homes and Gardens

These cheese and pepper quesadilla appetizers are quick and easy, especially if you use bottled salsa. Great for pot lucks or parties.

Quesadillas

From Better Homes and Gardens

For lunch or light dinner, serve these cheese, pepperoni, and olive quesadillas with soup or salad.

Pizza Quesadillas