🍽️ Mexican Dinner Recipes
Discover authentic Mexican dinner recipes. Discover easy weeknight dinners and impressive weekend meals. From 30-minute pasta dishes to slow-cooked comfort food, find your next favorite dinner recipe.
Mango Salsa Steak Fajitas
Try these delicious steak tacos with vibrant mango salsa for a real treat!
Hot Tamale Pie
Make Chef John's tamale pie recipe any night of the week and enjoy a savory ground beef and cornbread casserole with delicious tamale flavors.
Cheesy Mexican Casserole
Mix cream of chicken soup, green chilies, chicken, taco seasoning, and cheese together for this hearty and cheesy Mexican-style casserole.
Slow Cooker Taco Bean Soup
This slow cooker taco bean soup recipe with six types of canned beans is very versatile. But you can use any combination of beans you like, even corn.
Cherry Jalapeño Mexican Pork
This cherry jalapeño Mexican pork recipe simmers chunks of pork with cherries, jalapeño, honey, and spices to create a zesty sauce with a hint of heat.
Charred Corn and Black Bean Salsa
By using your oven's broiler, you can easily blend up this smoky, charred corn and black bean salsa recipe that goes well with any Mexican-style dish.
Hard Taco Shells
Homemade taco shells filled with your favorite taco fixings are easy to make by frying tortillas into folded taco shells with just a skillet and oil.
Stuffed Mexican Peppers
Mexican-inspired ground beef and rice stuffing fills red or green bell peppers for a family-pleasing meal.
Simple Smoked Salsa
This simple smoked salsa recipe comes together easily. The ingredients are classic, but the smoke adds a complex flavor that makes it extraordinary.
Taco Pie
This tasty taco pie is made with a pre-baked crust filled with savory taco beef and layers of sour cream, shredded cheese, and crushed nacho chips.
Carne Picada Tacos
These carne picada tacos are loaded with tender flavorful beef and topped with salsa, cilantro, onions, and lime, or your favorite toppings.
Caldo De Pollo (Mexican Chicken Soup)
This Mexican chicken soup, or caldo de pollo, is a simple chicken soup served over spiced rice and topped with avocado slices and cilantro for a hearty meal.
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
These chicken enchiladas with flour tortillas are a kid-favorite dish that is creamy, satisfying, and a great way to use up leftover chicken.
Cowboy Tacos
It doesn't take long to whip up this 8-ingredient recipe for cowboy tacos. Cowboys love pork tacos with chili beans, salsa, apricot preserves, and olives.
Home-style Tacos al Pastor (Chile and Pineapple Pork Tacos)
This home-style tacos al pastor (chile and pineapple pork tacos) recipe features smoky, spicy chiles, sweet pineapples, fresh onions, and cilantro.
Mexican Rice
This Mexican rice recipe is simple to make by simmering cumin-seasoned rice in tomato sauce and chicken broth for a restaurant-style side dish.
Best Ever Layered Mexican Dip
This best ever layered Mexican dip has beans, guacamole, taco-seasoned sour cream, tomatoes, cheese, and diced jalapeños for a burst of heat.
Creamy Corn Salsa
This creamy corn salsa recipe, made with cheese, mayo, sour cream, green onions, pimentos, jalapeños, and garlic powder, is best served cold the next day.
Chicken Mole
This chicken mole is rich in flavor but easy to make; serve with warm tortillas to mop up every last drop of the smoky tomato and chocolate sauce.
Taco in a Bag
Taco in a bag, or walking tacos, are easy to put together and fun to eat! Enjoy your favorite taco fillings loaded into a corn chip bag and eaten with a fork.
Baked Chicken with Plum Tomato Salsa
Chicken is coated in a zesty garlic-lime blend, baked golden, and served with a fresh plum tomato salsa for layers of flavor in this easy dish.
Grilled Chicken with Peach Salsa
This recipe for diced grilled chicken breast served on a bed of fresh grape and peach salsa is a real treat when you're cooking for just one person.
Pozole Rojo (Mexican Pork and Hominy Stew)
This pozole recipe is a tasty traditional Mexican pork soup with hominy cooked in a rich and smoky red sauce made with guajillo chiles and tomatoes.
"Cheeseburger" Quesadillas
Plant-based quesadillas inspired by cheeseburgers make for a quick weeknight dinner that'll satisfy the whole family.