Mexican Cuisine Recipes

Replace traditional potatoes with healthier sweet potatoes. Like baby potatoes, they're delicious baked into tubers, perfect for serving with fillings. This recipe features baked sweet potatoes in tubers...

Raw Mexican chorizo ​​sausages are a versatile product: remove the casings, and the spicy mince can be used to make anything, including meatballs for this delicious soup. The soup also contains...

Turn store-bought frozen French fries into a complete meal filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables. Simply bake the fries in the oven, then top them with fried Mexican sausage.

This cornbread is literally filled with meat, cheese, bell peppers, fried onions, and fragrant herbs, like a full meal, only in appetizer form. All the fillings are carefully mixed into a dough made from...

This quesadilla is incredibly easy to make and makes a great breakfast, light dinner, or snack. Besides its main ingredient—lots of cheese—the filling also includes sausage...

Enjoy a Mexican-inspired evening with fried fish tacos and a variety of easy-to-make yet delicious sides: spicy red rice, tangy black beans, fresh salsa...

Make healthy, low-calorie fish tacos. For this recipe, it's best to use firm-fleshed white fish, such as tilapia or halibut, which will crumble easily after frying.

If you want to serve raba in a unique way, try salpicón. In Latin America, this is the name for a salad made with shredded fish or meat and vegetables in a tart dressing. In this recipe, salpicón...

This Tex-Mex fajita is served with spicy grilled shrimp and fried zucchini, adding tons of flavor and juiciness. Peel the shrimp and let them dry for a few minutes before serving.

These meatballs are made with a Mexican chorizo ​​sausage mix (not to be confused with the Spanish dry-cured sausage!). Luckily, you won't have to search every supermarket for delicious and flavorful chorizo.

This fresh Mexican pico de gallo salsa, in addition to the main ingredients—tomatoes, cilantro, lime juice, and spicy jalapeño—also features roasted corn. Roast it right on the cob until...

This vegetable salad can be made a day in advance and refrigerated, and the longer it sits, the richer and brighter the color will be, thanks to the red cabbage.

A chili dog is a meat lover's dream. A fried sausage on a bun is topped with a generous portion of chili con carne (or simply chili), a Tex-Mex dish consisting of ground beef in a tomato sauce...

The Sonoran hot dog gets its name from the Mexican state of Sonora, where it was first prepared. It's a grilled sausage wrapped in crispy bacon, placed on...

If you're looking to cook something more interesting than just grilled meat at a grill party, a fajita is a great choice. This Tex-Mex dish is traditionally served for large...

Grilled fish tacos are a perfect appetizer for backyard parties: easy to make and easy to eat with your hands, no utensils required. Firm white fish fillets are rubbed with cayenne pepper and grilled on...

This delicious, juicy burrito is perfect for a filling snack or dinner with a beer. It's perfect with leftover cooked rice and grilled chicken. Shredded chicken...

Chilaquiles is one of the most popular homemade breakfasts in Mexico, made primarily from day-old salsa and stale tortillas. Because the salsa is also homemade, the dish...

These simple Spanish pies can be made quickly using store-bought pie dough, and for the filling, use any cooked chicken, fried, baked, or boiled, or even store-bought rotisserie chicken.

Menudo is a spicy Mexican soup made from beef tripe, simmered in a small amount of liquid with a generous dose of red pepper and other spices. Cooking menudo usually takes several...

Polvoron – these snow-white nut cookies simply melt in your mouth, turn out delicious, crumbly, and most importantly – are made from just four basic ingredients: butter, powdered sugar,...

Esquites is a popular Mexican street food—corn salad in cups that can be purchased from street corn vendors and eaten on the go. You can make esquites at home as a...

This Mexican-style rice casserole makes a great side dish for grilled meats, and it's quite easy to make. Long-grain rice is simmered with tomatoes (use canned ones)...

These Mexican chocolate chip cookies are made with a pinch of cayenne pepper, which adds a piquant kick to the chocolate and, when combined with cinnamon, adds a richer flavor. This recipe is keto-friendly, and...

This keto-friendly Mexican dish is made with chunks of beef that are slowly simmered with tomatoes, onions, spices, and chili peppers until the meat is tender and melts in your mouth.

This delicious and filling vegetarian burrito is literally packed with protein and healthy fiber. Its base is a mixture of cooked rice, black beans (or kidney beans), and tofu pieces fried with...

In addition to chicken and beans, this burrito is also filled with brown rice, butternut squash, and shredded cheddar. It's incredibly juicy, filling, and healthy. Use leftover grilled chicken, and...

These light and healthy Mexican-inspired burritos are filled with a rich filling of mashed white beans, shredded grilled chicken, juicy lettuce, tender avocado slices, and smashed fiery...

This quick version of Mexican mole sauce is ready in just 30 minutes. You save time without sacrificing flavor. It's just as rich and full-bodied as the original recipe.

Thanks to rotisserie chicken and canned vegetables, this traditional Mexican chowder comes together in just 16 minutes. Besides the chicken, which you only need to shred with two forks,...

Leftover rotisserie chicken is perfect for making quick Mexican enchiladas—meat-filled tubes baked under a layer of tomato sauce and cheese. Simply shred with two forks...

Biscochitos are crisp, shortbread-like cookies with a wonderful anise and cinnamon flavor, a traditional New Mexico pastry. Bobby discovers this recipe after...

These easy-to-make tacos with nuts and sun-dried tomatoes instead of meat are a great vegan take on the popular Mexican snack. Thanks to the spicy chili powder and smoked paprika in the filling...

Birya is a traditional Mexican stew made with several types of meat, simmered in a spicy sauce with chili peppers and other spices until tender and literally melts in your mouth. In Mexico...

Echiladas are Mexican stuffed tubes baked in a thick tomato sauce with chili peppers and a layer of cheese. The vegetarian version of this dish uses wheat tortillas instead of meat...

A recipe for an authentic Mexican salsa with a rich, smoky flavor that can be served as a dipping sauce, with meats, or used in other Mexican dishes.

Mexican nacho dipping sauce is perfect for an evening with family and friends, whether it's a fun party or watching a game. This recipe suggests making two different servings of nachos. For...

Tamales are a traditional Mesoamerican dish, dating back to the ancient Aztecs. Pieces of cornmeal dough were wrapped in dried corn husks and boiled. Today, tamales are most often made with...

Enjoy all the benefits, flavor, and tender texture of ripe avocado in the traditional Mexican snack, guacamole. Simply mash the avocado with a fork and toss with fresh cilantro, hot serrano pepper,...

This Mexican burrito features golden rice, spicy black beans, cheese, chicken, sliced ​​avocado, and a refreshing mojo sauce made with cilantro, chili peppers, and citrus juice, all wrapped in a large...

To assemble these tacos, you'll need a rotisserie chicken. You can use leftovers or buy ready-made chicken at the supermarket. All that's left to do is make the sauce, shred the chicken, and combine these...

Using a slow cooker, this Mexican-style dish takes just over half an hour to prepare, yet the flavor is rich, as if it's been simmering for half a day. It contains chili (full...

Sopes are a popular Mexican street food made from corn tortillas with a variety of toppings. The tortillas are made from a simple mixture of masa harina (Mexican corn flour) and water. Fry them...

Sopapillas can be served as a bread substitute or as a dessert. They're quite simple to make with just a few ingredients. They're made from wheat flour, water, and shortening, with the addition of...

This Tex-Mex dish is perfect for using inexpensive yet flavorful beef thigh. It's quite tough but contains very little fat, and after braising, it's simply...

Panucho is a popular Mexican street food consisting of a crispy corn tortilla filled with refried black beans and served with toppings such as shredded turkey, marinated...

Chilaquiles is a casserole with crispy chips and fried eggs, typically served for breakfast but also perfect for dinner. Toasted corn tortilla chips are topped with a pepper sauce...

Fried halibut fillet in a crispy breading is served in Mexican tacos along with other traditional taco fillings. For frying, the fish is cut into strips and rolled in a spicy...

A fun and unusual way to enjoy succulent asparagus is to serve it in tacos on corn tortillas with traditional Mexican toppings. Asparagus mixed with soft...

Caldo de res is a thick Mexican beef and vegetable soup. It's made with bone-in beef to create a rich and creamy broth. Once the broth is ready,...