Nixta Ancestral Foods

Taos, NM

Menu

Place online pickup orders here: https://nixtakitchen.square.site/

Our catering services and menus can all be built ala carte; browse the sections below and choose the items you’d like us to serve, then choose if you would like pickup, delivery or buffet service.

Meal Bundle – $30 per person – choice of masa based entree, up to 2 fillings, and 2 side dishes (vegetable, salad, beans or grains).

Masa / Maiz

Maiz-Based

Masa based items are all made with local / regional heirloom corn, nixtamalized and fresh ground. Check with us to see what kinds of corn we have in stock, we often have white, yellow, blue or red. Everything comes with garnishes on the side, pickled red onion, cilantro, finely shredded cabbage, limes, cheese, & salsa.

$15 each per serving

(includes 1 filling, additional fillings add $5)

Tacos

Handmade corn tortillas, served with choice of meat or veggie filling, salsa, build your own style.

3 per serving

Enchiladas

Handmade tortillas, filled with choice of meat or veggie, rolled and smothered in choice of chile sauce and garnishes.

Fillings

Meat: Shredded Chicken or Turkey, Ground Beef or Bison

Veggie: 3 Sisters (corn, bean squash)

Potato

beans and cheese

3 per serving

Tetelas

Oaxacan style triangular shaped masa pocket, stuffed with beans and cheese or choice of meat or veggie, and griddle toasted.

2 per serving

Arepas

Colombian style extra thick tortilla, slit open like a pita-pocket and filled with choice of meat or veggie.

2 per serving

Empanadas

Masa turnovers stuffed with choice of meat or veggies, served with chimichurri

2 per serving

Tamales

Course ground masa mixed with high quality fat, filled with choice of meat or veggie, wrapped in a corn husk and steamed.

Fillings

Meat:

Red or Green Chile braised Bison, Pork, chicken or Turkey

Veggies:

Roasted butternut squash, green chile, beans
Roasted zucchini, Green Chile, beans

Rajas – Roasted mixed poblano and pepper strips (option to add cheese)

Potato, green chile, beans

3 per serving

Quesadillas

Large handmade tortilla, filled with NM cheese add beans, green chile or choice of meat or veggie.

2 per serving

Pupusas

Salvadorian style masa pancakes, stuffed with beans and cheese or choice of meat or veggie, and served with curtido (pickled spicy slaw)

2 per serving

Huaraches

Large Mexican style sandal shaped masa flatbread, topped with refried beans and choice of meat or veggie.

2 per serving

Fillings

Mushrooms, Bison, Lamb and Steak are an additional $3 per serving.

Nopales & Rajas

Prickly pear cactus, mixed with roasted poblano and bell pepper strips.

Mushroom Fajitas

Grilled portabella mushroom, green chile, bell pepper strips & red onion

Calabasitas

Grilled mixed zucchini, yellow squash and red peppers, with grilled sweet corn

Quelites & Beans

Heirloom bean, wild spinach & chile caribe

(made with seasonal green when quelites are not available)

Mushroom Adovada

Mixed mushrooms braised in NM red chile

Green Chile Papas

Fried potatoes, green chiles, peppers, onions and spices.

3 Sister Saute

Sauteed sweet corn, beans and squash

Carne Adovada

Choice of Bison or Pork roast slow braised in NM red chile until tender and shredded.

Picadillo

Choice of ground Bison, Beef or Lamb

Simmered in a spicey tomato sauce with diced potatoes, bell peppers and currants.

Carne Asada

Marinated and char-grilled steak

Fajitas

Choice of Chicken or Steak,

Char grilled and sliced into strips and mixed with grilled mixed peppers and red onion

Green Chile

Choice or Chicken or Turkey

Braised in a smooth green chile salsa, and shredded.

Guisado

Choice of Bison, Beef, or Lamb

Braised in a rich broth with chiles and herbs until fall apart tender.

Soups & Stews

Price per serving

Vegetarian – $8 side / $12 main

Meat – $10 side / $15 main

Green Chile

Roasted NM green chiles and tomatoes. Choice of:

Classic – Pork or Chicken / Ancestral – Bison or Turkey

Vegetarian – potato, sweet corn, beans, & squash

Posole

Nixtamalized heirloom corn, tender roast meat, stewed in a rich NM red chile broth. Garnished with radish, onion, cilantro and oregano. Choice of:

Classic: Pork or Chicken / Ancestral: Bison or Turkey

Vegetarian: mixed mushrooms

Bison & Chicos

Horno smoked sweet corn and Bison roast cooked tender in a savory broth with potato, carrot, herbs, spices and chile caribe.

3 Sisters & Greens

Chicos (horno smoked sweet corn), mixed heirloom beans, squash and seasonal greens in a savory broth of herbs, spices and chile caribe.

Creamy Winter squash

A rich and creamy soup made from roasted heirloom local squash or pumpkin (when available), or choice of kabocha or butternut.

Sumer Gazpacho

A refreshing raw puree of Watermelon, cucumber, tomato, and mint.

Tortilla soup

Blackened tomato – chile broth, served with crispy tortilla strips, avocado, queso fresco, avocado & cilantro

Vegetables & Salad

Vegetables

$8 per serving

Grilled Market Vegetables

Fresh farmers market vegetables, char grilled (Seasonal Item)

Calabasitas

Grilled Zucchini, yellow squash, and sweet corn

Roasted Local Heirloom Pumpkin

(seasonal item)

Roasted Butternut Squash

Red chile, cinnamon, maple, pecan

Herb Roasted Heirloom Potatoes

Grilled Sweet Peppers

Salads

$8 per serving

Colorful Roasted Cactus & Citrus

Black Beans, Roasted Sweet Corn & Cherry Tomato

Farmers market salad

(Varies by season)

Herb Greens, Creamy Avocado Dressing, Pepitas

Beans & Grains

Beans – $5 per serving

De Olla – simple, with a little Mexican oregano

With Chicos – a classic pairing, chicos are horno smoked sweet corn kernels.

Charros – Stewed with chiles and tomatoes

Refried

Pinto

Anasazi

Bolita

Tepary

Black Beans

Grains

$5 per serving

Spanish Rice, NM Style

Quinoa Sautee

Amaranth

Wild Rice

Appetizers & Snacks

Masa

$10 each

Green Chile Tetelas

Triangular masa pockets filled with heirloom anasazi beans, NM green chile & NM jack cheese

Squash Blossom Quesadillas

Mini tortillas folded with local jack cheese & squash flowers, fried and garnished with pickled red onion and salsa.

(sub grilled squash when flours not in season)

Bison Empanaditas

Mini fried masa turnovers filled with sweet and spicy ground bison, currants and pinon, served with chimichurri.

Queso Fundido

Handmade tortillas served with roasted poblano & green chile strips and a blend of melted local cheeses.

Nachos

Homemade chips, melted local cheese blend, topped with a roasted corn, black bean and poblano salsa.

Trout Tostadas

Mini tostadas topped with trout ceviche and avocado cilantro crema.

Snacks

$7 each

Chile rellenos

Roasted poblano peppers, filled with local cheese, served with creamy green chile salsa

Elote

Char grilled sweet corn, homemade garlic lime aioli, NM red chile & chipotle salt, cotija cheese

Blue cornbread

Blue cornmeal, local wheat flour, buttermilk. Red chile honey butter

Chips & Dip

Homemade fried tortillas chips, with a variety dips and salsas

$7 per person

$12 pick 3 salsa

Smokey Chile Pequin

Tomatillo – Jalapeno

Guacamole

Pico De Gallo

Heirloom Bolita Bean Dip

Desserts

$10 each

Sweet corn coconut ice cream

Frozen sweet corn, coconut milk whipped until smooth and creamy

Sweet Tamalitos

Mini tamales made with rich sweetened masa, filled with nuts and fruit.

Sopapillas

Fried local wheat dough served with honey and fruit compote

Fruit Empanadas

Sweet masa filled with seasonal local fruit reduction

Drinks

$8 Each

Iced Cota – Mint Tea

Cota aka Indian tea is a delicious popular wild local drink with many medicinal benefits, brewed along with mint and lightly sweetened with honey

Atole Cacao

Our heirloom masa thinned into a creamy rich drink, with raw cacao for flavor and uplifting energy, spiked with cayenne, and sweetened with honey

Cactus Lemonade

Nopal cactus juice, prickly pear fruit, and lime juice, sweetened with agave.

Homemade Fruit Sodas

Seasonal fruit syrups and shrubs. Flavors vary based on season, and what we have in stock.

Past soda flavors: Chokecherry, Juniper Berry, Local Apple lemon-balm shrub, Ginger Elderberry Shrub.

Brunch

$15 Each

Atole

Porridge made from local toasted local blue corn. Topped with native nuts and seeds, seasonal fruit compote, & yogurt

Blue Corn Pancakes

Local blue cornmeal, local wheat flour, buttermilk, topped with fruit compote, maple, and crushed pecans

Huevos Rancheros

Sunny side eggs served on top of handmade tortillas, smothered in red or green chile, beans and potatoes on the side. Served with cheese, avocado, pickled onion and cilantro

Chilaquiles

Fried tortilla strips, in red or green chile, topped with eggs how you like. Beans and potatoes on the side. Served with cheese, avocado, pickled onion and cilantro

Migas

Eggs scrambled with strips of fried corn tortillas. Beans and potatoes on the side. Served with salsa, cheese, avocado, pickled onion and cilantro.

Papas and Chorizo

Homemade buffalo chorizo, fried potatoes, eggs how you like, beans and choice of handmade corn or flour tortillas.

Enchiladas

Bean and cheese enchiladas, topped with fried eggs, smothered with red or green chile, topped with fine shredded cabbage, cilantro, avocado, and pickled onions

Colombiana

Arepa, eggs, black beans, avocado, salsa, queso fresco

Services

Choose how you want us to serve the food to you. This is also customizable, allowing you the option of picking your order up from us directly, having it delivered to your event, serving it at the event buffet style, or enjoying your meal at a table while waitstaff bring you food and tending to all dining needs.

Service Options:

Pickup

Simple, the items you chose above, packaged and ready for you at our kitchen. No additional fees.

When you place your order, we will give you the exact pickup address.

$400 minimum food order

40% deposit required

Delivery

Drop-off locations within the Taos area, up to 15 miles (30 miles round trip) from our kitchen (Corner of Kit Carson rd 64 & Paseo del Canon E 585) are a flat rate of $30.

Drop off locations beyond Taos, or more than 15 miles (30mi round trip) from our kitchen will be charged $1 per mile. Trips are calculated round trip.

Cost: $30 flat rate within Taos / $1 per mile beyond Taos

$400 minimum food order + $30 minimum delivery fee

40% deposit required

Onsite Services

Buffet:

You order whatever menu items you’d like from our online menu, we bring the food, and set up a buffet style serving line, with heaters and serving dishes, whatever is needed, and make sure that all food is hot. We serve guests to monitor portions, and make sure food stays topped up until everyone has gone through the line. 

We provide compostable plates, bowls, cups, utensils, napkins etc, whatever is required for us to serve & guests to eat the meal. We do not provide rental supplies but we can help you coordinate rentals if needed.

We cleanup and breakdown our service area upon departure.

Plating & wait-staffing: available at additional costs, based on event size.

Cost:

$100 per hour

3 hour minimum = Meal service duration (1hr minimum) + 2 hour base charge (covers setup, prep, cleanup & breakdown)

$400 minimum food order

Large events and special service requests may require extra staff costs.

40% deposit required

Commuting Fees – complimentary withing Taos area / 15 miles

$1 per mile beyond Taos area / 15 miles. (Fees calculated round trip)

Payment info

Deposit: 40% deposit required to secure all orders

Minimums: $400 minimum for all food orders. $300 minimum for any onsite services.

We use Square for all electronic payments; the processing fee is 3.5%. Cash and check are accepted without processing fees on the day of service and no later.

NixtaKitchen@gmail.com – 505-557-5392

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