How to cook nopales

If you've never cooked nopales before, you're in for a treat. This dish is popular in Mexico and can be used in a variety of recipes. In this post, I'll show you the most common way to cook them and give you a few ideas for dishes that you can make with them. They are all super easy to make!

A step-by-step guide explaining how to clean, prepare, and cook nopales, plus recipes ideas for this unique cactus vegetable.

How to cook nopales without slime. Nopales, prickly pear cactus paddles, are delicious, but you need to know some tricks to cook nopales without slime.

Both nopalitos in salsa and queso en salsa remind me so much of home. They are quick meatless dishes that I enjoy year round!

We're walking you through how to cook nopales with step-by-step photos to help you tackle this intimidating (but delicious) dish.

There's a new “it” vegetable in town, and its name is nopales. So if you want to keep up with the trends, you'll need to try these easy nopales recipes.

This is an authentic Mexican cactus leaves salad (Ensalada de nopales), a very refreshing salad for the summer.

An excellent alternative to eating meat is Nopales. Learn the easy steps to preparing raw cactus paddles and cooking until tender for meals.

Nopalito con papas is a Mexican-inspired side dish featuring cactus and potatoes with tomatoes, onion, and jalapeños. Cactus tastes like cooked green beans.

Carne de Puerco con Nopales is a delicious and hearty prep meal made with braised pork ribs in a scrumptious chili sauce and mixed with Mexican cactus. Serve