50 of the BEST Mexican food recipes that are easy, flavorful and quick to make. Whether you’re looking for side dishes, soups, healthy Mexican food or even desserts, you’ll find it all here!
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Delicious and Easy Mexican Recipes
Mexican food is BY FAR my favorite type of cuisine. All of the flavors, textures and fresh ingredients make each dish the absolute perfect combination of deliciousness. And don’t even get me started on chips and salsa…I could indulge in that tasty Mexican appetizer ALL day long.
This list of Mexican food includes all of your favorite authentic recipes like enchiladas, tacos, taquitos and fajitas. It also includes a few non-traditional recipes that put a fun spin on how you typically enjoy the classics.
So the next time you’re craving Mexican, try any of these delicious and easy recipes below. Whether you’re celebrating Cinco de Mayo or need a new dinner idea for Taco Tuesday, you’ll find it all here. Trust me, this is some of the best Mexican food you’ve ever tasted!
Mexican Side Dishes
You may not immediately think about side dishes when you think of Mexican food, but they are just as delicious as the main course! Whether it’s rice, veggies or bread, any of these sides would taste amazing alongside your favorite Mexican entrees.
Cilantro Lime Rice
This cilantro lime rice is made in one pot in less than 30 minutes! Flavorful, fluffy and perfectly tender. Tastes just like the rice from Chipotle or Cafe Rio!
Total Time: 25 minutes
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Mexican Rice Recipe
This easy Mexican rice is made in just one pot in 45 minutes! Full of flavor and so easy to customize. The perfect side dish for all your favorite Mexican recipes.
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Mexican Street Corn
This Mexican street corn is charred to perfection and topped with a delicious cilantro lime crema sauce and crumbled cotija cheese. So much flavor and takes just 20 minutes to make. The perfect side dish for any occasion!
Total Time: 20 minutes
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Fajita Veggies
This simple and versatile mix of sizzling, sweet, and smoky fajita veggies is a quick, healthy, and tasty addition to so many dishes!
Total Time: 8 minutes
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Mexican Cornbread
Mexican cornbread is a simple, sweet, and spicy cornbread with a buttery soft crumb. It's made with creamed corn, honey, cheddar and jalapenos, and tons of flavor!
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Healthy Mexican Food
Healthy food doesn’t have to be boring, and these healthy Mexican recipes are a true testament to that statement. They are lighter alternatives that are definitely not lacking in flavor. You won’t even believe something this delicious can be good for you!
Taco Salad
A delicious and easy taco salad recipe that's made in just 20 minutes! Filled with chopped greens, taco meat, rice, corn, beans, tomatoes and your favorite salad dressing.
Total Time: 20 minutes
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Sweet Potato Bowls
These one pot sweet potato bowls are an easy vegetarian meal option that's ready in just 30 minutes! Loaded with diced sweet potatoes, black beans, corn, rice and seasonings, this delicious dinner packs a punch of flavor.
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Chicken Stuffed Peppers
Chicken stuffed peppers made with 5 simple ingredients in just 30 minutes! A flavorful family-favorite that's perfect for busy weeknights!
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Chicken Taco Salad
Shredded chicken taco salad loaded with lettuce, black beans, grilled corn, avocado, tomatoes and bell peppers. Topped with a creamy salsa ranch dressing. Simple, flavorful and delicious!
Total Time: 20 minutes
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Taco Lettuce Wraps
Taco lettuce wraps are a healthy, flavorful and delicious alternative to hard shell tacos. Plus they're paleo, Whole30 and gluten-free!
Total Time: 15 minutes
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Chicken Fajita Salad
EASY fajita salad recipe that's ready in just 20 minutes or less. Packed with flavorful seasoned chicken, fajita veggies, diced tomatoes, avocado and fresh green salsa.
Total Time: 20 minutes
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Mexican Salad Recipe
A fresh and flavorful Mexican salad recipe surrounded by fresh vegetables, tortilla strips and topped with a homemade dressing. Easy to make and even more delicious to eat!
Total Time: 20 minutes
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Southwest Quinoa Salad
This southwest quinoa salad makes a delicious and flavorful side dish or main meal. You can feel great about eating this healthy, protein-packed salad all summer long!
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Salsa Chicken Recipe
This crockpot salsa chicken takes just 2 simple ingredients and is one of the easiest recipes ever! Perfect on salads, bowls, tacos, burritos and more.
Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
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Chicken Fajita Bowl Recipe
Mexican chicken fajita bowls made with rice, seasoned chicken, fajita veggies, beans and pico de gallo. An easy lunch or dinner that's healthy and packed with flavor!
Total Time: 45 minutes
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Instant Pot Chicken Taco Bowl Recipe
Easy instant pot chicken taco bowls that take just 5 minutes of prep. A family favorite meal idea that's perfect for busy weeknights. Just simply dump and go!
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Mexican Soup Recipes
Who doesn’t love to cozy up with a warm bowl of Mexican soup? Each of these recipes are hearty, flavorful and packed with your favorite Mexican ingredients. You’ll have a hard time choosing just one!
Best Taco Soup
The world's best taco soup recipe that's fast and easy to make in one pot with staple ingredients! This taco soup is by far the most requested meal at my house.
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Albondigas Soup
Albondigas soup is made with beef and rice meatballs, potatoes, vegetables, tomatoes and onions. It's super flavorful, hearty and the perfect dish to warm you up on a chilly day.
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
This chicken tortilla soup recipe is made in ONE pot in 30 minutes. Always a crowd pleaser and tastes great loaded with cheese, avocado and tortilla chips.
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Chicken Enchilada Soup
This slow cooker chicken enchilada soup is creamy, warm and absolutely delicious! One of my favorite 'set it and forget it' crockpot meals that's perfect for busy weeknights!
Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes
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Stuffed Pepper Soup
This easy stuffed pepper soup is made in just one pot in 30 minutes. Filled with ground beef, bell peppers, rice and a flavorful tomato broth, it's the perfect comfort soup to warm up with.
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Mexican Chicken Soup
Paleo, gluten-free and Whole30 friendly! An easy crock pot soup recipe that takes just 5 minutes of prep. This Mexican chicken soup is packed with veggies and is healthy and delicious!
Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes
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Chicken Taco Soup
Easy chicken taco soup made in just one pot in 30 quick minutes. Our favorite hearty and flavorful soup recipe to enjoy during the fall season.
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Crockpot White Chicken Chili
A creamy and delicious crockpot white chicken chili that's perfect for a chilly day! Takes just 5 minutes of prep and is great for busy weeknights. Add your favorite toppings and dig in!
Total Time: 3 hours 35 minutes
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Healthy Turkey Chili
This healthy turkey chili recipe is hearty and delicious with plenty of flavor! Can easily be made in the slow cooker as well. Nothing beats a comforting bowl of chili!
Total Time: 1 hour
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Instant Pot Taco Soup
A mouthwatering one-pot dinner idea that is freezer-friendly and makes for easy batch cooking. This Instant Pot taco soup is fully loaded with the flavors, textures, and aromas of everyone's favorite taco, but in the form of a hearty & comforting soup!
Total Time: 35 minutes
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Green Enchilada Chicken Soup
This slow cooker green enchilada soup has everything you love about the classic green chile chicken enchiladas in the form of soup. It only takes about 10 minutes to prep and then the crockpot does all the rest!
Total Time: 5 hours
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Mexican Dinner Recipes
These are the traditional Mexican recipes that you would order at your favorite Mexican restaurant. But instead of ordering out, make them at home instead! They have the same authentic flavors you know and love and are super easy whip up.
Ground Beed Tacos
Crispy and delicious tacos filled with seasoned ground beef and all your favorite toppings. These easy ground beef tacos are simple, flavorful and ready in just 20 minutes!
Total Time: 20 minutes
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Burrito Bowl
Easy and delicious Mexican burrito bowls made in just one pot in 30 minutes…making clean up a breeze. Perfect for busy week nights!
Total Time: 35 minutes
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Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas
These green chile chicken enchiladas are creamy, cheesy and full of flavor! This recipe is absolutely to die for…better than a Mexican restaurant!
Total Time: 45 minutes
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Steak Fajitas
These mouthwatering steak fajitas are made with marinated strips of juicy steak, sautéed onions and peppers, and filled to the brim with all of your favorite zesty toppings!
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
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Chicken Burritos
Crispy flour tortillas filled with shredded honey lime chicken, cilantro lime rice, pinto beans and melted cheese. Then topped with a creamy salsa verde sauce. This chicken burrito recipe is an easy authentic Mexican dish that you'll reach for again and again.
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Slow Cooker Carnitas Recipe
These slow cooker carnitas are super easy to make and taste great in tacos, nachos, enchiladas or burritos! So tender and full of flavor.
Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes
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Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
These sheet pan chicken fajitas are made with only 5 ingredients in just 30 minutes. A quick and easy dinner recipe that the whole family will love!
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Mexican Chicken Casserole
This Mexican chicken casserole is an easy weeknight meal that's made in one dish in just 30 minutes! Creamy, cheesy and baked to perfection.
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Chicken Taquitos
These baked chicken taquitos are crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside and full of fabulous flavor. An easy and delicious dinner recipe that's perfect for busy weeknights!
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Bowls
A delicious taco bowl loaded with cilantro lime rice, seasoned chicken, black beans and corn. Easily made in the slow cooker and dinner is ready when you are!
Total Time: 4 hours
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Skirt Steak Tacos
These skirt steak tacos are an explosion of bold flavors and the perfect way to enjoy tender slices of marinated steak. No more chasing the taco trucks, now you can make the ultimate Mexican street food at home!
Total Time: 25 minutes
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One Pot Enchilada Pasta Recipe
This ONE POT cheesy enchilada pasta recipe is so simple and completely delicious. It's done in 30 minutes from start to finish and is a family favorite!
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Taco Casserole
This taco casserole has delicious layers of ground beef, beans, corn, tortilla chips and cheese. Baked to perfection and ready in just 15 minutes.
Total Time: 15 minutes
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Shredded Beef Tacos
These shredded beef tacos are a great meal for busy school nights. They are so simple – the slow cooker does all the work for you. The whole family will love them!
Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes
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Mexican Stuffed Shells
Easy Mexican stuffed shells filled with a cheesy beef mixture full of spice and flavor. A fun twist on the traditional recipe that's perfect for busy weeknights!
Total Time: 45 minutes
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Sheet Pan Nachos
Crispy baked tortilla chips topped with melted cheese, chicken and all your favorite toppings. These sheet pan nachos make an easy dinner, appetizer or snack that's ready in just 20 minutes!
Total Time: 20 minutes
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Beef Enchiladas
A popular Mexican favorite loaded with a delicious filling made with ground beef, cheese and veggies. These beef enchiladas are easy, cheesy and are a dish your whole family will love!
Total Time: 1 hour
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Chicken Enchilada Casserole Recipe
This cheesy chicken enchilada casserole is the perfect dish for busy weeknights. Only takes 5 ingredients to make, 15 minutes to prep and 30 minutes to bake. It doesn't get easier than that!
Total Time: 45 minutes
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Beef Taquitos
Beef taquitos are made with a crispy corn tortilla shell filled with seasoned shredded beef and melty cheese. Top with pico de gallo and guacamole, and a side of sour cream for dipping!
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
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One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice
This easy one pot Mexican chicken and rice is fast, delicious and makes a great freezer meal too! Can be enjoyed with chips, in tacos, burritos, enchiladas and burrito bowls.
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Taco Braid
A taco braid is pizza dough stuffed with cheesy saucy taco filling which makes for a quick and easy crowd-pleasing way to satisfy everyone's pizza and taco cravings in one go!
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Chicken Chimichanga
Baked chicken chimichangas are flour tortillas stuffed with refried beans, saucy salsa, melted cheese, and seasoned cooked chicken. Then we fold them and bake them in the oven until they're golden, crispy, and deliciously messy!
Total Time: 35 minutes
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Pork Enchiladas
Pork enchiladas are a delicious, filling, and flavorful Mexican-inspired dish! They're filled with seasoned pulled pork, beans, cheese, and a smoky enchilada sauce. Baked to perfection, this dish has been a longtime family favorite for a reason!
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Mexican Dessert Recipes
You can’t forget about dessert! Mexican flavors pair wonderfully with all types of treats, whether it’s cake, cupcakes, cookies and more. Each of these desserts below are divine!
Tres Leches Cake
This tres leches cake is SO much easier than making from scratch and tastes equally as delicious! It's perfectly light and refreshing with the best sweet flavor.
Total Time: 55 minutes
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Homemade Churros
These easy homemade churros are to die for and are the perfect treat! Sweet, simple and so fun to make. Pairs great with homemade raspberry sauce!
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Churro Cupcakes
Moist cinnamon sugar churro cupcakes topped with a rich cinnamon cream cheese frosting. All of the delicious flavors of a Mexican churro in cupcake form!
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Mexican Wedding Cookies
These Mexican wedding cookies are so simple and take only 5 ingredients to make! The perfect bite-sized cookie recipe that will literally melt in your mouth.
Total Time: 28 minutes
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Mexican Fudge Recipe
This Mexican fudge is rich, creamy and so easy to make! It has just the right kick to make your guests wonder how in the world you made it!
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
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Hi Katie, do you have a video tutorial on how to make Cowboy Caviar?
I very disappointed with this web site. I asked for the best Mexican food recipes and I get Lasagna, pizza, cowboy caviar and others. What region of Mexico is the pizza from? or the Cowboy caviar? If you are selling updated south west or TEX.,CAL. foods why then don’t you say so. I want the, THE Mole recipe and it’s not from Betty Crocker
I am glad I stumbled on this blog, because I Heart Mexican food. I get to try a couple of new recipes and this means Mexican food all this week….yippeee, thanks alot
Thank you so much for including my tortilla cups with cowboy caviar :)
As a Gluten Free Momma, Mexican is HUGE for us. I will definitely be checking out some of these babies! Thanks for sharing, Kate!
Thanks for including some Lil’ Luna recipes!!
Thank you for including a couple of our recipes! This list looks delicious – pinning for sure!
Thanks SO much for including a few of my recipes in this awesome roundup! SO much yummy stuff!!!
Haha, sorry about that, confusing comment form! I just wanted to say thanks for including me in this AWESOME round up, I’m pinning because there are so many recipes here I want to try!