🍽️ Mexican Dinner Recipes

Chicken Taco Soup for Two

This quick, easy chicken taco soup for two recipe is made with frozen corn and fire-roasted tomatoes. Use rotisserie chicken to save even more time.

⏱️ 15 min 🔥 Medio 👥 2

Roasted Mexican Corn Salad with Black Beans

This roasted Mexican corn salad with black beans recipe offers the flavors of roasted Mexican street corn, making a tasty side that's easy to prepare.

⏱️ 35 min 💪 Difícil 👥 10

Naked Chicken Burrito Bowl

This quick and easy recipe for naked chicken burrito bowls includes black beans, corn, rice, and Monterey Jack cheese. It makes a filling weeknight meal.

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medio 👥 2

Instant Pot® Vegetarian Pozole Verde

Blended tomatillos and cilantro give this vegetarian pozole its signature green color. It's quick and easy to make with the help of an Instant Pot®.

⏱️ 75 min 🔥 Medio 👥 6

Asparagus Guacamole

Guacamole made with asparagus instead of avocado. It is good stuff!

⏱️ 25 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Pescado en Achiote (Mexican Fish in Annatto Sauce)

This pescado en achiote (Mexican fish in annatto sauce) is a fish and shrimp recipe with annatto sauce, habaneros, red onion, garlic, lime, and orange.

⏱️ 50 min 💪 Difícil 👥 6

Guacamole Chicken Melt

For this guacamole chicken melt recipe, seasoned chicken is browned, topped with homemade guacamole and slices of pepper Jack cheese, then broiled.

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4

Arroz con Leche (Mexican Rice Pudding)

Rice pudding (arroz con leche) made the traditional Mexican way, with both whole and evaporated milk and an aromatic touch of cinnamon.

⏱️ 40 min 🔥 Medio 👥 10

Real Homemade Tamales

This real homemade tamales recipe features tender pork mixed with a savory red chile sauce, wrapped in masa and corn husks, then steamed to perfection.

⏱️ 210 min 💪 Difícil 👥 16

Fabulous Wet Burritos

A wet burrito recipe made with flour tortillas filled with ground beef, refried beans, and chiles — topped with a generous amount of sauce and cheese.

⏱️ 45 min 💪 Difícil 👥 6

Mexican Street Corn Dip

This easy Mexican street corn dip made with charred corn, spicy jalapeño, and salty cotija cheese is a must-have dip at your next party.

⏱️ 20 min 🔥 Medio 👥 10

Smoky Four-Pepper Salsa

This quick and easy, smoky four-pepper salsa recipe uses four kinds of peppers, both sweet and hot, and can be adjusted to any degree of heat you like.

⏱️ 45 min 🔥 Medio 👥 12

Iowa Enchiladas

This Iowa enchiladas recipe combines ground beef with chiles and cheese — perfect for potlucks and gatherings. They are delicious and easy to make.

⏱️ 75 min 🔥 Medio 👥 12

Easy Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

This crockpot salsa chicken is simple to make in the slow cooker for flavorful meat you can shred and use in many ways.

⏱️ 365 min 💪 Difícil 👥 4

Beef Enchiladas with Flour Tortillas

A simple and easy beef enchiladas recipe that comes together quickly. Ground beef and onion are wrapped in tortillas, topped with cheese, and baked.

⏱️ 50 min 🔥 Medio 👥 10

Mom's Mexican Cornbread

This cornbread is filled with ground beef, cream-style corn, cheese, and jalapeno peppers.

⏱️ 80 min 🔥 Medio 👥 12

Mango Corn Salsa

This mango corn salsa recipe has the spicy-sweet, tropical flavors of mango, serrano chiles, and red onion for a lively salsa that's chunky and saucy.

⏱️ 80 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Simple Strawberry Salsa

Take your fresh strawberries beyond jam with this simple strawberry salsa recipe featuring crushed pineapple, orange, kiwi, lemon juice, and sugar.

⏱️ 45 min 🔥 Medio 👥 10

Taco Dip with Refried Beans

This taco dip with refried beans, spicy sour cream, salsa, tomatoes, lettuce, olives, and shredded cheese is always a hit at parties and potlucks.

⏱️ 15 min 🔥 Medio 👥 20

Best Beef Enchiladas

This beef enchilada recipe makes a spicy filling for tortillas with ground beef, cheese, beans, enchilada sauce, and cheese for a family favorite!

⏱️ 60 min 💪 Difícil 👥 8

Taco Slaw

This tangy cabbage slaw for tacos is made with sliced green cabbage, red onion, carrot, jalapeño, cilantro, and lime for the perfect topping or side.

⏱️ 20 min ⚡ Fácil 👥 6

Southwest Breakfast Burritos

This Mexican-inspired breakfast burrito recipe is loaded with sausage, eggs, and cheese, so you can enjoy a great meal even on your busiest morning.

⏱️ 65 min 🔥 Medio 👥 20

Poblano Chicken Enchilada Casserole

I've begun making my enchiladas casserole style, which saves a lot time, not to mention burned fingers. :) However, everyone still raves over my enchiladas, and this recipe recently earned a round of applause when I made them on a skiing holiday. The sauce is actually a modified Alfredo recipe and is also great over fajitas.

⏱️ 75 min 🔥 Medio 👥 8

Ranch Chicken Tacos

Turn leftover rotisserie chicken into kid-friendly ranch chicken tacos. Corn tortillas are filled with shredded chicken, your favorite taco fixings, and a creamy sour cream ranch dressing.

⏱️ 25 min 🔥 Medio 👥 4