Cafe rio recipes
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The best Cafe Rio Dressing is a copycat recipe with tomatillos, ranch seasoning, cilantro, jalapeño, mayonnaise, and buttermilk.

Lisa saved to Yummy Food
Our Cafe Rio Copycat Recipes have been a huge hit, so we thought we would compile them ALL in one post! Our salad, beans, rice, soup, burritos and more!

Colyn Quinn saved to yummy
56 · Copycat Cafe Rio Shredded Chicken - a simple and delicious chicken recipe that is perfect for salads, burritos, quesadillas and tacos!
7 ingredients
Meat
- • 2 lbs Chicken breasts, boneless skinless
Produce
- • 2 tsp Garlic
Condiments
- • 1 cup Zesty italian dressing
Baking & Spices
- • 1/2 tbsp Chili powder
- • 3 tbsp Ranch dressing mix, dry
Nuts & Seeds
- • 1/2 tbsp Cumin, ground
Liquids
- • 1/2 cup Water

Linda Kuiper saved to Linda
2 · 30 minutes · Whether you've been to Cafe Rio or not, you're in for a treat! This versatile, tasty rice is the perfect addition to Taco Tuesday.
11 ingredients
Produce
- • 1 can Chilies
- • 2 cloves Garlic
- • 1 tsp Lime, zest
- • 1/2 Onion
Canned Goods
- • 4 tsp Chicken bouillon
Condiments
- • 2 tbsp Lime juice
Pasta & Grains
- • 3 cups White rice
Baking & Spices
- • 3/4 tsp Salt
- • 2 tbsp Sugar
Dairy
- • 1 tbsp Butter
Liquids
- • 4 cups Water

Mary Collins saved to recipes i must try
40 · This copycat Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Recipe is perfect for family dinner any night of the week. It’s full of delicious sweet flavor, and can be served in burritos, tacos, enchiladas, or on a salad. If your a Cafe Rio fan, you will find this sweet pork recipe tastes just like the real thing!
9 ingredients
Meat
- • 3 lb Pork shoulder/butt, boneless
Produce
- • 1 tsp Garlic powder
- • 1 4 oz. can Green chili's
Baking & Spices
- • 1 cup Brown sugar
- • 16 oz Dr. pepper
- • 1/4 tsp Pepper
- • 1/4 tsp Salt
Prepared
- • 8 oz Enchilada sauce, red
Liquids
- • 1/4 cup Water

Modern Meal Makeover saved to MMM... Recipes
These black beans are loaded with flavor! Hints of garlic and cumin take these ordinary beans and make them extraordinary!
This Cafe Rio Sweet Pork recipe is full of delicious sweet flavor! It goes perfectly in burritos, tacos, salads and so much more!

Genevieve Turner saved to Put Into Mouth
The Best Tomatillo Ranch Dressing Cafe Rio Copycat | www.sincerelyjean.com
9 ingredients
Produce
- • 1/2 bunch Cilantro, fresh
- • 1/2 tsp Garlic
- • 1 Lime, juice of
- • 3 Tomatillos husked
Condiments
- • 1 cup Mayo
- • 1 cup Salsa verde
Baking & Spices
- • 3 tbsp Hidden valley ranch dressing mix, dry
- • 1 tbsp Sugar
Dairy
- • 1 cup Sour cream

It's Always Autumn saved to Things I want to cook
46 · Cafe Rio (or Costa Vida) Sweet Pork is super flavorful and easy to make at home in either the slow cooker or instant pot. It's perfect for eating out at home and recreating our favorite pork salads, burritos, tacos, and quesadillas since we don't live anywhere near a Cafe Rio or Costa Vida anymore!
25 ingredients
Meat
- • 3 lbs Pork shoulder butt, roast
Produce
- • 1 Black beans
- • 1 Cilantro, Fresh
- • 4 oz Green chiles
- • 1 tsp Onion powder
- • 1/2 tsp Oregano
- • 1 1/2 tsp Powdered garlic
- • 1 Romaine lettuce
Condiments
- • 1 Cilantro lime dressing
- • 1 Guacamole
- • 1 Pico de gallo
Pasta & Grains
- • 1 Cilantro lime rice
Baking & Spices
- • 1/2 tsp Black pepper, freshly ground
- • 1 cup Brown sugar
- • 3 1/2 tsp Chili powder
- • 2 can Coca-cola or dr pepper, regular
- • 1 1/3 tbsp Kosher salt
- • 1/2 tsp Paprika, smoked
- • 1/4 tsp Pepper
Nuts & Seeds
- • 1 tsp Cumin, ground
Bread & Baked Goods
- • 1 Flour tortillas
- • 1 Tortilla strips, Crunchy
Dairy
- • 1 Cotija or feta cheese
Prepared
- • 10 oz Enchilada sauce, red
Liquids
- • 1/4 cup Water

Marivel Mobo Jones saved to Costa vida menu
Pico de Gallo is like the frosting on a cake. It takes less than five minutes to chop and mix up. Pico + chips = my dinner, two nights in a row. YUM. Hurry and make some before the fresh tomatoes disappear...
8 ingredients
Produce
- • 1/2 cup Cilantro
- • 1 clove Garlic
- • 2 Green onion, stems
- • 1 Jalapeno pepper
- • 1 Onion, small
- • 4 Roma or other tomatoes
Condiments
- • 1 tbsp Lime juice, fresh
Baking & Spices
- • 1 Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper

Whitney Barney Hansen saved to On the Menu