Have you ever tried the three meat house special at your favorite Mexican restaurant? We only recently discovered that all of our local Mexican restaurants have the exact same house special. Who knew, right!
I created this Mexican House Special Copycat recipe to satisfy our love for the dish. This easy recipe can be made without peppers.
Copycat Three Meat House Special Without Peppers
You have choices with the house special. It comes with or without the peppers and we prefer without. You can also leave the onions or mushrooms out if you prefer.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb. beef stir fry meat
- ½ lb. jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 boneless skinless chicken tenderloins, cut into bite size pieces
- 2 pkgs. (1 oz.) Fajita seasoning
- 1 large onion cut into long thin slices
- 1 pkg. sliced Baby Bella fresh mushrooms
- 1 Cup rice cooked, (will be 2 cups cooked)
- 2 Cups plus 1 Tbsp. water
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1 Cup Red, Yellow and Green Bell Peppers sliced long, Optional
- 1 (16 oz.) container White Cheese Dip
Making the dish
I like to use my big electric skillet to prepare our Mexican Three Meat House Special recipe. It’s really a one dish dinner and we serve it straight from the skillet.
Step 1
We begin by sautéing the mushrooms and onions in about a half stick of melted butter and we sprinkle it all with one package of the fajita seasoning.
If you are adding peppers, do it in this step.
Step 2
Add the lid to the skillet to allow the natural juices to escape from the vegetables. Remove the lid to stir occasionally and then replace. Simmer on medium heat until the vegetables begin to get tender. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
We will be cooking the meat in the same skillet so don’t clean it just yet. Leave those yummy juices in there!
Cooking the rice
Add 2 cups of water to a medium saucepan and bring it to a boil. Add 1 Tablespoon of fajita seasoning to the boiling water and stir to dissolve. Pour in one cup of rice and stir. Reduce heat to low. Once the water has disappeared from the surface, you can add the lid. Rice takes about 20 minutes to cook.
Prepare the meats while the rice is cooking.
Cooking the meats
Step 1
Add remaining fajita seasoning to a large bowl. Pour in one tablespoon of warm water and stir.
Step 2
Add the chopped meats into the seasoning and toss to coat.
Step 3
Add the seasoned chopped chicken into the skillet and allow it to cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until almost done. Then add the chopped steak and allow it to cook for about 2 or 3 minutes. Finally add the shrimp and heat through.
The meat cooks quick because it is chopped into bite size pieces.
Step 4
Add the vegetables back into the skillet and stir to blend with the meat.
Serving your Mexican Three Meat House Special
Add a scoop of rice to your serving dishes. top the rice with a heaping helping of your fresh made house special.
Heat the white cheese in the microwave according to package directions. Pour hot cheese over top of each plate full.
Serve and enjoy!
As with most recipes, there are variations you can use. We do not care for spicy food at our house but if your family wants some kick, add it in! I recommend adding a sprinkle of cayenne pepper to the marinade and maybe even into the rice water if you like.
Mexican Three Meat House Special Copycat Recipe
An easy copycat recipe for the popular Mexican Three Meat House Special dish you can find in most Mexican restaurants.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. beef stir fry meat
- ½ lb. jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 boneless skinless chicken tenderloins, cut into bite size pieces
- 2 pkgs. (1 oz.) Fajita seasoning
- 1 large onion cut into long thin slices
- 1 pkg. sliced Baby Bella fresh mushrooms
- 1 Cup rice cooked, (will be 2 cups cooked)
- 2 Cups plus 1 Tbsp. water
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1 Cup Red, Yellow and Green Bell Peppers sliced long, Optional
- 1 (16 oz.) container White Cheese Dip
Instructions
Heat a large electric skillet to medium high heat. You can substitute a large skillet on the stove.
Add the butter to the skillet and allow it to melt
Add the prepared vegetables and sprinkle them with one package of fajita seasoning. Add the lid, remove to stir occasionally and then replace.
Sautee the vegetables until almost tender. Remove from the skillet and set aside. You will add them back soon.
While the vegetables are cooking, put the rice on to cook following the package directions except for seasoning the water. Add one Tablespoon of fajita seasoning from the other packet to the water and stir to dissolve before adding the rice.
While the rice is cooking, prepare the meat.
Pour the remaining fajita seasoning into a large glass bowl and add one Tablespoon of water. Stir to dissolve.
Add the meat to the seasoning and toss to coat.
Now turn the skillet back onto medium high heat and add the seasoned chicken pieces. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until almost done. Add the beef and cook about 2 to 3 minutes stirring with the chicken. Add the shrimp and heat through.
Add the cooked vegetables back into the skillet with the cooked meat and stir well to combine. Reduce heat to simmer.
Serve by adding a small bed of rice to each dish topped with the Meat and Veggie mixture.
Melt the cheese in the microwave according to package directions and drizzle over each plate.
Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield
6Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 627Total Fat 35gSaturated Fat 15gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 17gCholesterol 258mgSodium 1039mgCarbohydrates 16gFiber 2gSugar 3gProtein 59g
Nutrition information is estimated and may not be exact based on uncontrolled variables in home kitchens used by each individual cook.
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Megan Chamberlin says
I would be all over this! Looks soooo good! I can’t recall seeing anything similar in our local places, but I tend to have tunnel vision on my menu choices, haha.
Erlene says
I’ve never mixed meat with shrimp like this and I don’t think I’ve ever seen this here in Cali. Pinned to try later 🙂
Kimm at Reinvented says
This looks delicious. Very familiar with the three meat special where we go.
Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday.
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