Hot Tamales New Mexican Kitchen

1520 Rio Rancho Blvd SE, Rio Rancho
(505) 962-0123

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Monday Special - 2 Stacked Enchiladas
Stuffed Sopaipilla and Chile Relleno
Katalina's Hot Tamale Frito Pie
Miguel's Calabacita Bowl
Maria's Arroz Con Pollo
Extra Portion of Cheese
Stuffed Sopaipillas
Nachos with Cheese
Enchiladas & Eggs
Sopapilla 1 Dozen

Menu

Appetizers
Hot Tamale Cakes
Green chile chicken tamale cakes, topped with pico de gallo, avocado vinaigrette, and lime sour cream.
Nachos Machos
Large platter of corn chips topped with Christmas chile, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, lime-sour cream and guacamole. Additional charge to add seasoned ground beef or chicken, substitute chile con queso for cheese or to add a little fire with diced jalapeno.
Chile Con Queso and Chips
Guacamole and Chips
Made with fresh avocados and jalepenos.
5 Taquitos
Five chicken taquitos, served with chipotle tomato salsa, guacamole and chile con queso.
Chips and Salsa

Salads and Bowls
Tamale Cakes Salad
A Stevarino Original. Crispy green chile chicken tamale cakes with avocado-lime drizzle over fresh romaine lettuce, tricolor peppers, onion, tomato, cheese, New Mexico crostini and poblano-avocado ranch dressing. Additional charge to topped with bacon.
Chicken, Bacon and Avocado Salad
Romaine lettuce, sliced chicken, avocado, tricolor peppers, onion, tomato, cheese and poblano-avocado ranch. Topped with bacon and New Mexico crostini.
Fajita Salad
Romaine lettuce, tomato, cheese, tricolor chips and avocado-lime dressing or poblano-avocado ranch. Topped with chicken or steak fajitas.
Posole Grande
A large bowl of Dad's Specialty with red or green chile, cilantro, onion, lime, and a sopaipilla.
Josés Hot Tamale Bowl
A large bowl of posole with the same delicious additions as above, topped with a red chile pork tamale. Served with a sopaipilla.
Maria's Arroz Bowl
A large bowl of spanish rice in savory christmas chile broth with tomato, cilantro, lime, and a sopaipilla. Topped with chicken or steak fajitas.
Miguel's Calabacita Bowl
Savory Christmas chile broth with calabacita vegetables chicken, cilantro, pequin, and lime. Served with a sopaipilla.
Green Chile Stew
Simmering with tender pork, tomatoes, potatoes, and onions. Topped with cheese. Served with a sopaipilla. Additional charge to add pinto beans.
Rio Rancho Chile Beans
A large bowl of beans, seasoned ground beef, diced onions, tomato, and red chile, topped with cheese. Served with a sopaipilla.

Platos
#1 Mamas Green Chile Enchilada Casserole
Double layers of chicken, cheese, and creamy green chile sauce, baked in a casserole dish. Served with rice and calabacitas.
#2 Stacked Enchiladas
Served with choice of Chile, Spanish rice and pinto beans. Additional charge to substitute rice or beans for calabacitas.
#3 Tres Tacos
Crunchy corn tortillas, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and salsa. Served with Spanish rice and calabacitas.
#4 Guacamole Chicken Tacos
Two crunchy tacos with all white meat, fresh guacamole, lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Served with Spanish rice and calabacitas.
#5 Burrito Favorito
Served with choice of chile, Spanish rice and pinto beans. Additional charge to substitute rice or beans for calabacitas.
#6 Rellenos Buenos
Two rellenos stuffed with monterey jack cheese golden fried and topped with choice of chile. Served with rice Spanish rice and calabacitas.
#7 Navajo Taco
Seasoned ground beef, pinto beans, choice of chile, cheese, lettuce, and diced tomato over fry bread. Additional charge to add sour cream and guacamole.
#8 Stuffed Sopaipillas
Two stuffed sopaipillas topped with your choice of chile. Served with Spanish rice and pinto beans. Additional charge to substitute rice or beans for calabacitas.
#9 Hot Tamales Combination
A red chile pork tamale, a green chile chicken enchilada, and a beef taco. Served with Spanish rice and pinto beans. Additional charge to substitute rice or beans for calabacitas.
#10 Stevarino's Plato
A green chile relleno, a red chile beef enchilada, and a guacamole chicken taco. Served with Spanish rice and pinto beans. Additional charge to substitute rice or beans for calabacitas.
#11 Tres Colores
Red chile beef, green chile chicken, and chile con queso rolled enchiladas. Served with Spanish rice and pinto beans. Additional charge to substitute rice or beans for calabacitas.
#12 Hot Tamales
Two red chile pork tamales topped with your choice of chile and melted cheese. Served with Spanish rice and calabacitas.
#20 Fajitas
Tender steak or breast of chicken with sweet tri-color peppers and onions. Served with all the traditional trimmings and warm tortillas.
#23 Huevos Rio Ranchos
Two eggs any style with cheese, papitas, pinto beans, and your choice of chile on a flour tortilla.
#25 Tres Amigos
Three soft flour tortilla rolled enchiladas: a chicken and creamy green chile, a shredded beef and red chile, and a carne adovada and chile con queso. Topped with cheese. Served with Spanish rice and pinto beans. Additional charge to substitute rice or beans for calabacitas.
#26 Fajita Burrito
Una grande burrito stuffed with steak or chicken fajitas, smothered with your choice of chile, and cheese. Served with Spanish rice and pinto beans. Additional charge to substitute rice or beans for calabacitas.

Kids Menu
Kids Little Taco
A crunchy taco filled with beef or chicken, includes cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. Served with rice and beans.
Kids Little Burrito
A bean burrito, topped with cheese. Served with rice and more beans.
Kids Little Stuffy
A beef and bean stuffed sopaipilla topped with cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Kids Quesadita
Warm tortilla triangles filled with cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Kids Taquitos Chiquitos
Three chicken taquitos. Served with rice and beans.
Kids Nachitos
A little nacho with ground beef, beans and cheese.

Al La Carte
Beef Taco Al La Carte
Includes lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
Chicken Taco Al La Carte
Includes lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
Carne Adovada Taco Al La Carte
Includes lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
Shredded Beef Taco Al La Carte
Includes lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
Guacamole Chicken Taco Al La Carte
Includes lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
Rolled Beef Enchilada Al La Carte
Rolled Chicken Enchilada Al La Carte
Rolled Shredded Beef Enchilada Al La Carte
Rolled Carne Adovada Enchilada Al La Carte
Rolled Cheese Enchilada Al La Carte
Burritos Al La Carte
Sopaipillas Al La Carte
Pork Tamale Al La Carte
Chile Relleno Al La Carte
Chicken Taquito Al la Carte

Side and Extras
Side Salad
Romaine lettuce, tomato, sweet bell pepper, diced onion and a New Mexico crostini. Served with green chile ranch or avocado dressing. Additional charge to top with cheese.
Side of Chips and Salsa
Cup of Posole
Cup of Green Chile Stew
Side of Beans
Side of Rice
Side of Papitas
Side of Calabacitas
Side of Fried Egg
Side of Carne Adovada
Side of Chile con Queso
Side of Red Chile
Side of Green Chile
Scoop of Guacamole
Scoop of Sour Cream
Extra Portion of Cheese
1 Sopaipilla
1 Tortilla

Desserts
Natillas
A traditional vanilla-cinnamon pudding served warm or chilled with whipped cream and cinnamon tortilla crisps.
Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream topped with either strawberries and whippedcream, with apples, caramel, and whipped cream, or with chocolate syrup, caramel, and chopped pecans. Garnished with cinnamon tortilla crisps.
Wendy's Natillas ~ Ice Cream
Natillas flavored ice cream in a bowl with whipped cream, cherries, and a biscochito.

Beverages
Soda
Iced Tea
Raspberry Tea
Hot Tea
Coffee
Fresh Squeezed Refreshing Limonada
Strawberry Limonada
Bottled Water
Root Beer Float
Cherry Coke Float
Apple Juice
Orange Juice
Milk
Chocolate Milk
Hot Cocoa

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Recent Reviews

May this wonderful tasty Diner stay alive FOREVER!!! Saved our lives with our move!!! Ate here every few days! Now about every week! Pleasant and very VERY delicious! Love that there is no alcohol…just centered on family, friends and wholesome Cuisine!
May 2025
I've never been disappointed by Hot Tamales! The food here is consistently delicious. Servers are friendly. Service is quick. Chips and salsa are so good. The #10, green, with calabacitas and rice is my favorite but everything I've tried here is yummy. The sopapillas are fantastic.
May 2025
They got my food wrong and when I got the right food it was brought out fast but some of food seemed burnt abd the beans were crusty on top like old and hardly any red or green chili on the food
May 2025

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Hot Tamales New Mexican Kitchen

1520 Rio Rancho Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
(505) 962-0123