How to Use ranchero in a Sentence

ranchero

noun
  • Any leftover ranchero sauce and refried beans make for great dips the next day.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022
  • El Tejas' breakfast menu offers a T-bone and eggs, shown with ranchero and verde sauces.
    Bud Kennedy, star-telegram, 2 May 2018
  • The bumpy ride, the ranchero music of a guitar player and the frequent stops — none of this disturbed the little sleeper.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
  • At Bahia Agua Verde the following day, cruisers can visit a local ranchero, take a mule ride, or explore the coast in a small skiff.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Three enchiladas came with choice of cheese, chicken or beef fillings and choice of ranchero or tomatillo sauce.
    Frank Cohen, courant.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The breakfast menu is a standout, with kolaches stuffed with goodies like brisket, egg and cheddar; ham and Swiss; ranchero egg and cheese; and spinach, egg and cheese.
    Erin Booke, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The two plump chimichangas were stuffed with succulent shrimp and crab and topped with chili con queso and ranchero sauce - and still managed to maintain a crisp bite on the burrito.
    Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, 29 June 2017
  • El Piquin offers chicken, beef or shrimp fajitas, or try the fish fillet ranchero or fish tacos.
    Bud Kennedy, star-telegram, 16 May 2018
  • But the long, flat, striated slab of beef under the ranchero sauce on my plate looked, sawed and chewed like undercooked skirt steak, no matter what it was called.
    Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Their Alexa device plays ranchero music instead of Lev’s Cardi B tracks.
    Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2018
  • There, the owner, Manuel Gil, was working the counter, taking orders for burritos and enchiladas and steak ranchero.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2016
  • The accompaniments are chips, salsa, rice and ranchero beans.
    Barbara Hansen, latimes.com, 25 May 2017
  • Barroco has a handful of house specialties, like chimichurri, ranchero and spicy peanut.
    cleveland.com, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Both Vicente and Alex were nominated for best ranchero/mariachi album, but lost to Christian Nodal.
    Mesfin Fekadu, chicagotribune.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Another one of our favorites that people are purchasing is a chicken ranchero.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Persephone's Kitchen, an arsty Block Island cafe, is known for homemade baked goodies as well as delicous breakfast egg sandwiches and ranchero bowls.
    Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Ochoa’s last meal consisted of beef tacos with cheese and salsa, ranchero beans, steamed rice, carrots, flour tortillas, meatloaf, tomato gravy, mashed potatoes, green salad, pineapple, a slice of bread, punch and tea.
    Imelda García, Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Every imaginable variation on eggs and huevos rancheros are available, and a laundry list of sides including lots of rice, bean and potato options, plus some odd choices like a bowl of lemon slices for 75 cents.
    Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Tlahco brought it back to the border for righteous cheese Enchiladas Don Julio and a quartet of tacos dorados, fried crispy with steamy centers of mashed potatoes and a dress of meaty chicharrón prensado and ranchero sauce.
    Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Other new breakfast options include a ranchero egg bowl with chicken chorizo sausage and a turkey sausage breakfast sandwich with a Tillamook cheddar and apple spread.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
  • There's also factory huevos rancheros that include black beans, crispy tortillas, sunny side up eggs, a spicy sauce, and your choice of Mexican toppings such as avocado and sour cream.
    Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Each family pack included two pounds of carnitas, roasted corn, rice, ranchero beans, flour tortillas, chips, salsa, plates and utensils.
    Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2022
  • Lead singer Jake Luppen’s vocals complement the genre shift quite well, languidly flowing over lax guitar melodies and harmonizing with himself so smoothly, even the hardest of rancheros would weep.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Un ranchero encuentra una veta de oro y celebra en la cantina, pero el hecho lo hace blanco de un ambicioso asesino.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Highlights include huevos rancheros, chicken apricot salad and Parmesan-crusted swordfish.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2020
  • This year’s edition, held Saturday, May 6, featured mariachis, folkloric dancers and traditional Mexican ranchero music together with vendors, exhibitors, rock climbing, a beer garden, food trucks and more.
    Fred Swegles, Orange County Register, 8 May 2017

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