Latin American Cuisine Recipes

When making Tex-Mex tacos, swap out traditional beef for leaner, lower-calorie turkey, and you'll have a delicious dinner that's both low in calories and easy to prepare. On...

Make tacos for a crowd on one baking sheet. This recipe doesn't bake the tacos on traditional tortillas, but on a bed of shredded potatoes, which will provide a delicious, crispy base for...

Fajita is a Tex-Mex dish made with chunks of meat and fried vegetables, served with other toppings on tortillas. The beauty of fajitas is that everyone puts their own...

Mexican tostadas are delicious and easy to make at home. They're similar to sandwiches, but instead of regular bread, you'll use crispy tortillas. You can fry them yourself or buy them...

If you have leftover beef meatballs and cooked rice from last night's dinner, it's a great excuse to make a breakfast burrito! The filling also includes canned refried beans, shredded cheese,...

Mexican flautas (flautas) are deep-fried tortilla tubes filled with various fillings. They can be served as a main course or as an appetizer. In this flautas filling recipe, we'll be...

Combine two dishes in one plate: Mexican enchiladas baked in tomato sauce and grated cheese, and spicy Buffalo chicken with blue cheese. The result will surprise you, especially if...

Treat your loved ones to a unique Mexican-inspired dinner and make these healthy turkey tacos. For the taco filling, you'll need raw turkey sausage. Simply remove the casings and fry...

The meaty component of this warming and nutritious soup is spicy Mexican chorizo ​​sausage. Remove the casings from the raw sausages, fry the ground meat, and use it to make a quick soup with sweet potatoes,...

These tacos with tender pieces of fried halibut will be a hit with everyone. They're especially flavorful thanks to the lime and fresh cilantro sauce tossed with the fish before frying. Save some of the sauce for...

Traditional Mexican tacos are served as delicious bowls filled with meat. This makes them unique, easier to eat without getting messy, and makes them perfect as an appetizer at house parties.

Lashida Perry has created thousands of Valentine's Day desserts throughout her career. She was the executive pastry chef at the Four Seasons for nearly ten years and runs her own culinary company, Queen of Flavor, in...

With this recipe, you can easily transform ground beef substitute into a delicious taco filling so delicious that even meat-eaters will be hard-pressed to distinguish it from real Mexican chorizo! It's a great way...

Pork shoulder is perfect for slow cooking. The meat is simmered in the sauce for several hours until it's tender, juicy, and literally falls off the bone. Simmer the pork in...

A bright, crisp, and slightly tart salsa verde made with gherkins and capers is just the thing to balance the rich flavor of fried brie. Frozen pieces of brie are coated in a double breading...

Although tamales can be made year-round, these Mesoamerican corn rolls are traditionally served during holidays. Fillings can vary—chicken, pork, or beef—whatever...

Treat your guests to a restaurant-quality dish from Bobby Flay – Mexican-style sea scallops. Large scallops are rubbed with a spice blend, fried until golden brown, and...

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.

Sheep's milk Manchego cheese and smoked paprika add a Spanish flair to this pasta salad. If you have leftover ham from a dinner party, serve it along with roasted tomatoes...

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...

Grilled summer vegetables, melting mozzarella, and aromatic basil pesto sauce make a perfect filling for an Italian panini sandwich. Top with pesto. It can be made ahead and stored in...

The Caipirinha cocktail is a Brazilian relative of the Cuban Daiquiri, also distinguished by its wonderfully refreshing lime flavor. It's made with Brazilian cachaça and lime...

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,...

Using a slow cooker, you can quickly and easily prepare chicken with rice, resulting in deliciously fluffy rice and juicy chicken. Adding extra flavor to your dish is the addition of sautéed vegetables—onions,...

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...

This Argentine sauce, rich in flavor and aroma, is made from a blend of fresh herbs—parsley, cilantro, and oregano—blended with garlic, wine vinegar, and olive oil. A touch of pepper...

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...