28 picante sauce recipes

Two-ingredient spicy Italian dressing made by mixing picante sauce with Italian dressing. Use it on salads, as a veggie marinade, or tossed with shrimp. Ready in 10 minutes, makes 3/4 cup.

Texas Island dressing blends mayo with Pace picante sauce, tomato paste, and sweet dill relish for a spicy Southwestern twist on Thousand Island. No cooking, ready in 5 minutes.

Creamy Southwestern corn chowder with potatoes, picante sauce, salsa con queso, and half-and-half. Thick, cheesy, and packed with smoky Southwest spice.

If you like spicy food, you will adore this scrumptious salad made with italian salad dressing and picante sauce.

Mexican rice cakes top puffed rice rounds with refried beans, picante sauce, cheddar and jalapeños, then bake until bubbly. A light 20-minute Tex-Mex snack or quick lunch.

Marinated shrimp kabobs with picante sauce and Italian dressing, threaded with broccoli florets and cherry tomatoes. A make-ahead cocktail appetizer with three-color visual punch.

Tortilla torte: tortillas layered with mashed pinto beans, picante green chile sauce, Monterey Jack and olives, baked and cut in wedges. A light vegetarian Mexican stack served over greens.

Fiesta quiche layers fat-free tortillas, cheddar, green chilies, and picante sauce under an egg-substitute custard. A lean Tex-Mex twist on the classic French quiche, ready in 60 minutes.

Mock guacamole made with steamed asparagus and picante sauce instead of avocado. A low-fat, avocado-free dip with the same creamy green look and tangy flavor.

30-minute Tex-Mex ground turkey chili with pinto beans, bell pepper, picante sauce, chili powder, and cumin. A leaner weeknight chili that doesn't skimp on smoky, warming flavor.

Stuffed red and yellow bell peppers filled with ground turkey, rice, navy beans, and a spiced picante tomato sauce. A low-fat dinner with real depth - Madeira deglazes the wok, fennel and rosemary do the heavy lifting.

Halibut Pecante pan-fries halibut fillets in butter, then pours over a sweet-tangy pecan sauce of raspberry and balsamic vinegars and roasted garlic. A 30-minute fish dinner.