🍽️ Mexican Dinner Recipes

Grilled Pork Burgers with Pineapple Salsa

Slightly spicy grilled pork burgers are topped with a sweet and zesty pineapple salsa in this new recipe for your summer grilling rotation.

⏱️ 115 min 💪 Difícil 👥 8

Mango-Tomatillo Guacamole

Mango and tomatillos add layers of flavor to this guacamole recipe also featuring mint. Quick, easy, and delicious.

⏱️ 75 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Mexican Fiestada for School Lunch

This fiestada pizza recipe makes two small Mexican-inspired pizzas topped with ground beef, Cheddar, and tomato sauce. Perfect for lunch or a snack!

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Spicy Watermelon Salsa

This spicy watermelon salsa recipe gets an extra kick from the addition of serrano chile peppers and taco seasoning. Serve at Cinco de Mayo parties.

⏱️ 20 min ⚡ Fácil 👥 6

Chipotle Burgers with Avocado Salsa

Delicious spicy-hot hamburgers seasoned with lots of smoky chipotle peppers are grilled and served on onion rolls with fresh avocado salsa.

⏱️ 40 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Delicious Black Bean Burritos

This bean burrito recipe makes a hearty black bean and cheese filling for tortillas that's flavored with onion, garlic, cream cheese, and jalapeño.

⏱️ 25 min 🔥 Medio 👥 2

Mexican Corn on the Cob (Elote)

Elote, or Mexican corn on the cob, is made by rolling charred grilled corn in butter, mayo, and cotija cheese — just like street vendors do in Mexico!

⏱️ 20 min ⚡ Fácil 👥 4

Taco Salad

This taco salad is loaded with chili beans, spicy ground beef, crunchy tortilla chips, salsa, and cheese served on lettuce for a flavorful meal.

⏱️ 35 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Easy Chicken Pozole

This spicy chicken pozole recipe is easy to make with shredded chicken, white hominy, chili powder, garlic, and herbs for a warm and comforting meal.

⏱️ 150 min 💪 Difícil 👥 10

Mexican Chocolate Chili

This Mexican-inspired beef chili recipe, simmered in the slow cooker with beans and corn, gets an added flavor boost when semisweet chocolate is added.

⏱️ 160 min 💪 Difícil 👥 6

Garden Tomato Salsa

This garden tomato salsa recipe is made with fresh tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, cilantro, pickled jalapeños, fresh lime, red wine vinegar, and oil.

⏱️ 75 min 🔥 Medio 👥 10

Authentic Tacos al Pastor

Tacos al pastor is a classic Mexican taco treat of tender pork marinated in a flavorsome pineapple-chile sauce with tomato, orange juice, and garlic.

⏱️ 300 min 💪 Difícil 👥 10

"Plastered" Pork Tacos with Apple-Jalapeño Salsa

Chef John's salted "plaster" coating traps all the moisture and flavor of the pork while it bakes and complements the apple-jalapeño salsa in tacos.

⏱️ 725 min 💪 Difícil 👥 12

Mexican-Inspired Quinoa

Quinoa gets a meatless Mexican twist in this quick and easy one-skillet dinner with black beans, green onions, and cilantro.

⏱️ 35 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Habanero Salsa

This spicy habanero salsa recipe combines fresh chile peppers, tomatoes, garlic, lime juice, and lots of cilantro to make a fiery hot salsa.

⏱️ 100 min 💪 Difícil 👥 80

Mexican Pizza

This Mexican pizza recipe features layers of crisp tortillas with seasoned ground beef, refried beans, and salsa for a tasty twist on regular pizza!

⏱️ 45 min 💪 Difícil 👥 8

Mexican Zucchini Boats

This Mexican zucchini boats recipe stuffs halved and seeded zucchini with a zesty ground beef mixture and tops them with cheese. They're an instant hit.

⏱️ 65 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Roasted Butternut Squash and Soy Chorizo Enchiladas

Whether you keep it vegetarian or add meat, these green enchiladas offer a tasty combination of roasted butternut squash and soy chorizo.

⏱️ 85 min 🔥 Medio 👥 10

Cochinita Pibil (Mexican Pulled Pork in Annatto Sauce)

This cochinita pibil (Mexican pulled pork) recipe cooks pork shoulder in a spicy annatto paste and orange juice sauce and includes a habanero sauce.

⏱️ 105 min 💪 Difícil 👥 12

Easy Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

These creamy chicken enchiladas come together easily using shredded roast chicken, seasoning mix, and red enchilada sauce for a family-pleasing meal.

⏱️ 50 min 🔥 Medio 👥 5

Authentic Mole Sauce

This authentic mole sauce recipe is richly flavored with hot chiles, spices, and rich chocolate. It's perfect for topping stewed meats or enchiladas.

⏱️ 60 min 💪 Difícil 👥 4

Low-Carb Zucchini Enchiladas

These enchiladas have a smoky kick of ancho flavor and a lighter hit to the waistline, with zucchini slices replacing tortilla wraps.

⏱️ 75 min 💪 Difícil 👥 8

Easy Chorizo Street Tacos

Easy chorizo tacos made with crumbled chorizo quickly cooked with chipotle peppers, then topped with chopped cilantro and onion in a warm tortilla.

⏱️ 20 min ⚡ Fácil 👥 2

Tater Tot Taco Casserole

This Mexican-inspired taco Tater Tot casserole is a fun and tasty twist on taco night. It's easy to make with ingredients you would normally have on hand.

⏱️ 75 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8