We love good Tex-Mex, but depending on which part of the country you live in, chances are you’d be better off preparing it yourself at home. We wanted to take a look at two Tex-Mex favorites, chicken fajitas and huevos rancheros, and create authentic, tasty versions we could stand behind. Chicken fajitas aren’t as easy a proposition as beef fajitas. Beef, by nature, packs a lot more flavor, while chicken fajitas seem to rely on a host of condiments to mask its lack of flavor, or worse, its dry texture. We wanted tender, juicy chicken, and we wanted it well seasoned. We wanted the same for our vegetables—too many vegetables in fajitas are treated as a bland afterthought. As for the tortillas, we wanted warm, soft tortillas, not the brittle tortillas we’ve often encountered in restaurants due to poor heating methods. Huevos rancheros are the answer to a hungry man’s (or woman’s) breakfast. But too often we’ve stared at what looks like a dish of fried eggs crossed with nachos. First, we wanted to get rid of all the unnecessary entrapments, paring back this breakfast classic to its tasty essentials. We’d need to focus on the fiery roasted salsa that typically is part of this dish, but making salsa with out-of-season tomatoes is a gamble. And without access to fresh corn tortillas, we needed to find a way to turn rubbery supermarket corn tortillas into a crisp, not greasy, base for our eggs. Last, we needed to figure out how to coordinate cooking the eggs with the other elements, so that everything comes together simultaneously—hot and fresh. Recipes: Chicken Fajitas for Charcoal Grill Chicken Fajitas for Gas Grill Chicken Fajitas Indoors Chunky Guacamole Huevos Rancheros Refried Beans Tasting Lab: Supermarket Refried Beans Equipment Center: Do Grill Pans Really Grill?
| Title | America's Test Kitchen - Season 7 Episode 13 : More Tex-Mex Favorites |
|---|---|
| Alternative Titles | America's Test Kitchen From Cooks Illustrated |
| First Air Date | 2001-08-04 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-04-26 |
| Number of Episodes | 638 |
| Number of Seasons | 25 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | PBS, |
| Casts | Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 1 Meatloaf Dinner Meatloaf Dinner
2007-01-06Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 2 Streamlined Chicken Skillet Suppers Streamlined Chicken Skillet Suppers
2007-01-13Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 3 Best Beef Stew Best Beef Stew
2007-01-20Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 4 Sunday Roast Chicken and Stuffing Sunday Roast Chicken and Stuffing
2007-01-27Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 5 Two Ways with Pork Two Ways with Pork
2007-02-03Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 6 Faster Family Favorites Faster Family Favorites
2007-02-10Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 7 Lighter Family Favorites Lighter Family Favorites
2007-02-17Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 8 Fish and Chips at Home Fish and Chips at Home
2007-02-24Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 9 Chicken Kiev Chicken Kiev
2007-03-03Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 10 Meat and Potatoes for Company Meat and Potatoes for Company
2007-03-10Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 11 Staying in For Chinese Take-Out Staying in For Chinese Take-Out
2007-03-17Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 12 Not Your Average Stir-Fry Not Your Average Stir-Fry
2007-03-24Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 13 More Tex-Mex Favorites More Tex-Mex Favorites
2007-03-31Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 14 Even More Italian Classics Even More Italian Classics
2007-04-07Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 15 Flambé at Home Flambé at Home
2007-04-14Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 16 Hearty Eggs for Breakfast Hearty Eggs for Breakfast
2007-04-21Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 17 Summer Cooking Summer Cooking
2007-04-28Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 18 Barbecued Brisket and Corn Fritters Barbecued Brisket and Corn Fritters
2007-05-05Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 19 Beer Can Chicken Dinner Beer Can Chicken Dinner
2007-05-12Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 20 Rainy Day Barbecue Rainy Day Barbecue
2007-05-19Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 21 Strawberry Cream Cake Strawberry Cream Cake
2007-05-26Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 22 Dark Chocolate Desserts Dark Chocolate Desserts
2007-06-02Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 23 Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
2007-06-09Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 24 Easy Apple Desserts Easy Apple Desserts
2007-06-16Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 25 Favorite Citrus Desserts Favorite Citrus Desserts
2007-06-23Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...
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America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 26 Lighter Cheesecake Lighter Cheesecake
2007-06-30Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...