🍽️ Mexican Dinner Recipes

Easy Guacamole

This easy guacamole recipe is quick to make and delicious to eat! Try it if you're learning how to make guac or simply need to whip up some to share.

⏱️ 40 min 🔥 Medio 👥 16

Instant Pot Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Soup

With zesty diced tomatoes, beans, and corn, this cheesy chicken enchilada soup is easy to make in your Instant Pot.

⏱️ 50 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Lettuce Wrap Tacos

Mashed garbanzo beans are wrapped in crisp lettuce leaves and topped with avocado, tomato, and olives in this light and fresh spin on tacos.

⏱️ 42 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Chicken Enchiladas Suizas

Enchiladas suizas, stuffed with shredded chicken, chiles, and green salsa, are topped with a cheesy creamy white sauce and baked until bubbling and delicious.

⏱️ 90 min 💪 Difícil 👥 6

Easy Corn Salsa

This colorful corn salsa is simple to make in minutes with canned or fresh corn, bell pepper, jalapeño, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice.

⏱️ 15 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Fajita Quesadillas

These fajita quesadillas combine sliced peppers, onions, and melted cheese with leftover steak in a crispy tortilla for a quick and easy dinner.

⏱️ 25 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Watermelon Fire and Ice Salsa

In this watermelon fire and ice salsa recipe, juicy watermelon replaces tomatoes and is simultaneously cool and spicy hot, perfect for a summer barbecue.

⏱️ 15 min 🔥 Medio 👥 32

Leftover Turkey Tamales

Turn leftover turkey into tamales made with corn oil instead of lard for a healthier variation than many standard tamale recipes. Serve them with lime.

⏱️ 170 min 💪 Difícil 👥 10

Easy Mexican Sopes

Mexican sopes are fried corn tortillas that can be topped with beans, cheese, and meat for a festive appetizer that will be a hit at any party.

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medio 👥 12

Court's Creamy and Quick Burritos

Court's creamy and quick burritos is a simple recipe for six beef burritos topped with creamy Cheddar cheese, mushroom soup, and sour cream sauce.

⏱️ 55 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Mexican Grilled Corn

Juicy Mexican grilled corn topped with cotija cheese and a smoky, spicy lime mayo is Chef John's favorite way to eat summer corn on the cob.

⏱️ 25 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Shrimp Tacodillas

This easy, family-friendly shrimp tacodillas recipe is a cross between a crispy taco and a cheesy quesadilla and features melty pepper Jack cheese.

⏱️ 40 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Fish Taco Sauce

Easy, homemade fish taco sauce comes together with sour cream, mayo, lime juice, and Sriracha hot sauce — a spicy addition to your favorite fish.

⏱️ 10 min ⚡ Fácil 👥 6

Spicy Salsa Mexicana

A simple, zesty blend of tomatoes, cilantro, onion, and peppers bring fresh flavor to this party-ready salsa Mexicana.

⏱️ 25 min 🔥 Medio 👥 16

Cinnamon Apple Quesadillas

This cinnamon apple quesadilla recipe combines sautéed apples with cinnamon and maple sugar placed between tortillas to make a quick and easy breakfast.

⏱️ 25 min 🔥 Medio 👥 2

Salsa Chicken

This salsa chicken recipe combines taco-seasoned chicken breasts with salsa topped with melted cheese, quickly baked in the oven in just 30 minutes.

⏱️ 35 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Best Ever Cilantro Corn Salsa

This best-ever cilantro corn salsa recipe features grilled sweet corn combined with chopped tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro in a vinaigrette dressing.

⏱️ 55 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Instant Pot Mexican Rice

Make Spanish rice in an Instant Pot with spices, broth, and tomato sauce for flavorful red rice made with pantry staples and ready in 25 minutes.

⏱️ 35 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Instant Pot Canned Tomato Salsa

This Instant Pot canned tomato salsa recipe is the way to go when fresh tomatoes aren’t in season. Forget about canning, this method is so much faster.

⏱️ 55 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Quick and Easy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole

This delicious chicken enchilada casserole recipe simply involves layering shredded chicken with tortillas, sour cream, cheese, and enchilada sauce.

⏱️ 105 min 💪 Difícil 👥 8

Watermelon Vidalia Salsa

This watermelon Vidalia salsa recipe swaps watermelon for tomatoes and uses sweet onion, garlic, and serrano peppers to add a burst of hearty flavors.

⏱️ 75 min 🔥 Medio 👥 12

Ground Turkey Taco Meat

Make tasty ground turkey tacos with this spicy seasoning mix featuring chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne, garlic, and a touch of brown sugar.

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medio 👥 3

Quick and Easy Mexican Breakfast Tacos

These quick and easy vegetarian breakfast tacos are filled with cheese, black beans, and eggs scrambled with spices, scallions, and spinach.

⏱️ 26 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Traditional Mexican Guacamole

Authentic guacamole recipe made with traditional ingredients of avocados, tomatoes, lemon juice, cilantro, onion, and some spicy jalapeño for heat.

⏱️ 10 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4