🍽️ Mexican Dinner Recipes

Mexican Cold Pea Soup

Liven up frozen peas with lime juice and yogurt in this refreshing, Mexican-style cold pea soup recipe garnished with bell pepper, tomato, and jalapeño.

⏱️ 255 min 💪 Difícil 👥 6

Turkey Enchiladas

These turkey enchiladas are easy to make with leftover turkey, enchilada sauce, and lots of cheese for a tasty post-Thanksgiving meal.

⏱️ 50 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Instant Pot Salsa Verde

This Instant Pot homemade salsa verde recipe is made with tomatillos, jalapeños, onion, and garlic — you'll never be satisfied with bottled sauce again.

⏱️ 40 min 🔥 Medio 👥 32

Lisa's Favorite Mexican Rice

Get the flavors of tacos in this rice and ground beef casserole with Cheddar cheese, kidney beans, frozen vegetables, and salsa.

⏱️ 55 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Mexican Orzo Salad

This Mexican-style orzo salad recipe is a cold pasta salad featuring orzo, chickpeas, black beans, cilantro, and lime juice for a refreshing meal.

⏱️ 155 min 💪 Difícil 👥 8

Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas

These cream cheese chicken enchiladas filled with shredded chicken in a creamy green enchilada sauce with chiles and cilantro are sure to be a favorite.

⏱️ 50 min 🔥 Medio 👥 10

Easy Enchilada Casserole

No stuffing or rolling necessary to make these enchiladas. Just mix together shredded chicken with sour cream, jack cheese, and soup; then layer with tortillas and salsa.

⏱️ 75 min 🔥 Medio 👥 9

Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix

This mild taco seasoning blend is easy to make at home with the right spices, such as chili powder, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and cumin.

⏱️ 5 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Enchilada Sauce

This homemade enchilada sauce takes about 10 minutes to cook, but it tastes authentic and is full of Mexican flavor. Use it on enchiladas or burritos.

⏱️ 21 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Best Taco Casserole

This taco casserole with ground beef, tortilla chips, beans, sour cream and cheese is an easy dish the whole family will love.

⏱️ 75 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Creamy Taco Soup

This creamy taco soup recipe, with green chiles, diced tomatoes, ground beef, and spices, adds a Mexican flair to a quick and delicious hearty soup.

⏱️ 55 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Mexican Summer Squash Casserole

This Mexican-style squash casserole recipe features zesty chile peppers, your favorite red salsa, and a bubbly layer of sharp Cheddar cheese on top.

⏱️ 80 min 🔥 Medio 👥 10

Easy Quesadillas

Learn how to make quesadillas with this easy recipe that melts cheese, hot sauce, and avocados inside crunchy tortilla triangles for a cheesy treat.

⏱️ 20 min ⚡ Fácil 👥 5

Layered Taco Dip with Meat

This layered taco-dip with taco-seasoned meat, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, and salsa proves that appetizers can sometimes take the place of a meal!

⏱️ 85 min 🔥 Medio 👥 16

Fried Fish Tacos to Remind You of Baja California

Breaded in beer batter, these fried fish tacos are perfected with a signature topping: onions marinated overnight in lime juice and herbs.

⏱️ 525 min 💪 Difícil 👥 18

Corn in a Cup (Elote en Vaso)

Learn how to make elote en vaso (corn in a cup) with this easy recipe for layers of corn with Mexican cream, lime juice, cotija cheese, and spices.

⏱️ 20 min 🔥 Medio 👥 10

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Delicious, nutty Mexican wedding cookies, a traditional treat that's rolled in powdered sugar and perfect for gift-giving and special occasions.

⏱️ 115 min 💪 Difícil 👥 36

Chiles en Nogada (Mexican Stuffed Poblano Peppers in Walnut Sauce)

Chiles en nogada is a traditional Mexican dish from Puebla where poblano chiles are stuffed with ground pork and fruit with a walnut sauce.

⏱️ 90 min 💪 Difícil 👥 8

Fresh Restaurant-Style Salsa

This fresh restaurant-style salsa recipe with tomatoes is easy to make in a food processor with a mix of ripe and canned Romas, onion, garlic, and peppers.

⏱️ 10 min 🔥 Medio 👥 24

Mexican Soup

This easy Mexican soup made with shredded chicken, bell peppers, stewed tomatoes, and green chiles is full of color and flavor with a touch of heat!

⏱️ 65 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Beef Tacos

Classic Mexican street food with seasoned beef and fresh toppings.

⏱️ 25 min ⚡ Fácil 👥 4