Cafe Rio Recipes

Here are the Cafe Rio recipes we use. Again, they don't taste just like Cafe Rio but are still super yummy.

Chicken
3 chicken breasts
1 can green chile sauce
1 C chicken broth
1 T cumin 1/2 onion
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 limes juice
Chopped Fresh Cilantro to taste

Place chicken breasts in crock pot, pour green chile sauce and chicken broth over the top and add cumin, garlic, lime juice, and cilantro. Cut an onion in half and place full onion rings on top of the chicken to flavor...they will be removed when the chicken is cooked and discarded. Cook for 4 hours, shred meat and cook for another hour.

Black Beans
1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/3 c Tomato juice
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp cumin
2 T Olive Oil
1 1/2 tsp Salt
2 T fresh cilantro chopped

In a skillet, cook garlic and cumin in olive oil over medium heat until you can smell it. Add beans, tomato juice, and salt. Continually stir until heated through. Just before serving stir in the cilantro.

Tortillas
2 cups flour
1/4 cup vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup warm water

In a bowl, blend flour, salt, baking powder and shortening until it resembles fine meal.

Add warm water, a little at a time, to flour mixture and toss until liquid is incorporated. Water amount will vary with different flour types.

Form dough into a ball and kneed on a floured surface until dough is smooth and elastic. Divide, and make 12 smaller balls. Cover and let stand at least 30 minutes.

Roll each ball of dough on a floured surface to make 6 or 7 inch sized tortillas. Place on a pre-heated griddle or cast iron skillet and cook till medium golden on both sides.


Well there you go. These are the only recipes we have tried. There are other Cafe Rio recipes out there, just google them if you're interested. These tortillas aren't my favorite but they're easy so they work for us. Enjoy!