Best Tex Mex Chex Recipes

TEX MEX CHEX MIX!

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I know there are many similar recipes on this site, but this one turned out so yummmmmily I couldn't resist posting. We'll be serving this along with other Southwestern-flavored appetizers at a cocktail gathering Easter Sunday afternoon.

Provided by La Dilettante

Categories Mexican

Time 1h10m

Yield 16 cups, 25 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 cups Rice Chex
3 cups wheat Chex cereal
3 cups bite-sized shredded wheat
3 cups miniature pretzel twists
1 1/2 cups pecan halves
1 1/2 cups salted peanuts
1 cup butter
1 (1 1/4 ounce) packet mccormick's hot taco seasoning
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Steps:

Melt butter and mix with taco seasoning and Worcestershire. Combine dry ingredients, add butter mixture, and toss well. Bake at 275 for 1 hour, taking out to stir every 20 minutes.

TEX-MEX CHEX

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Provided by Walter Scheib

Categories Nut Bake Pistachio

Yield Makes 8 cups

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Corn Chex cereal
1 1/2 cups Rice Chex cereal
1 1/2 cups Wheat Chex cereal
1/2 cup pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds)
1/2 cup shelled unsalted pistachios
1 cup small, thin, salted pretzel sticks
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
1/2 tablespoon Yucatan Sunshine hot sauce or your favorite hot sauce
1/2 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Pinch of salt

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 250° F.
2. In a large bowl, combine the cereals, pepitas, pistachios, and pretzel sticks.
3. In a small bowl, stir together the remaining ingredients until well incorporated. Pour this mixture over the cereal mixture and toss well to coat but gently so as not to break the cereal and pretzels.
4. Spread the mixture out on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake for 45 minutes, stirring gently every 15 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven, let the mixture cool, and serve, or serve in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

TEX-MEX FIESTA CHEX MIX®

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Mexican flavors adorn this great-tasting snack mix made using Chex Mix® traditional snack mix, dried fruit, nuts and seasoning. Ready in five minutes!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Snack

Time 5m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 bag (8.75 oz) Chex Mix® traditional snack mix
1/2 cup mixed nuts
1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
2 tablespoons grated lime peel
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

Steps:

In medium bowl, mix all ingredients.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 350 mg, Sugar 4 g, TransFat 0 g

TEX-MEX CHEX

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For the hot sauce they suggest Yucatan Sunshine, which is a habenero sauce. Use your favorite.

Provided by Mikekey *

Categories Nuts

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 1/2 c corn chex cereal
1 1/2 c rice chex cereal
1 1/2 c wheat chex cereal
1/2 c shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
1/2 c shelled pistachios (unsalted)
1 c thin pretzel sticks
1 1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
1/2 Tbsp hot sauce
1/2 Tbsp tabasco sauce
1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp garlic powder (or garlic salt if you like it saltier)
pinch salt

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 250° F.
2. In a large bowl, combine the cereals, pepitas, pistachios, and pretzel sticks.
3. In a small bowl, stir together the remaining ingredients until well incorporated. Pour this mixture over the cereal mixture and toss well to coat but gently so as not to break the cereal and pretzels.
4. Spread the mixture out on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake for 45 minutes, stirring gently every 15 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven, let the mixture cool, and serve, or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.