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Mexican Recipes

Spice up your kitchen fiesta with these vibrant and mouthwatering Mexican recipes that'll have your taste buds dancing to the salsa all night long!

Here you can find classic Mexican soup recipes such as pozole and albondigas.

Some of my reader's favorite Mexican meats include chicken mole, birria, and classic taco meat.

Three prepared elote on a baking sheet and garnished with paprika and chili powder, fresh cilantro, and lime wedges.

Elote Recipe (Mexican Street Corn)

Glass salsa bowl filled with homemade salsa verde

Salsa Verde

Overhead image of a large white bowl filled with mango salsa made with mango, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice.

Mango Salsa

Large white rectangle plate topped with five assembled shrimp tacos filled with cabbage slow, shrimp, and creamy taco sauce.

Shrimp Taco Recipe

Homemade salsa in a small white bowl served with tortilla chips.

Salsa Recipe

Overhead image of guacamole in a white serving bowl garnished with chopped white onion and tomato.

Guacamole Recipe

Pollo Asado

A large oval plate piled with golden baked beef empanadas.

Beef Empanadas Recipe

Bowl filled with cooked beef birria garnished with white onion, cilantro, and lime wedges.

Birria Recipe (How to Make Birria)

Plate filled with birria tacos garnished with onions and cilantro and served with a small bowl of birria broth consumé.

Birria Tacos (Quesabirria Tacos)

Large baking sheet line with parchment paper and filled with french fries smothered with carne asada, cheese, jalapeno, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole.

Carne Asada Fries

Tray filled with four carne asada tacos made with corn tortillas and topped with a fresh onion, cilantro, and lime juice salsa.

Carne Asada Tacos

Large serving plate filled with thinly sliced carne asada garnished with limes and fresh cilantro.

Carne Asada

Shredded cooked pork shoulder mixed with bbq sauce in a large slow cooker.

Pulled Pork Recipe

A plate of food on a table, with Chicken Fajita rolls ups

Chicken Roll-Ups

Crispy pork carnitas in corn tortillas garnished with chopped white onion and cilantro.

Carnitas Recipe (Mexican Slow Cooker Pulled Pork)

Mexican Street Corn Bacon Nachos

Mexican Street Corn Nachos

A bowl of albondigas soup

Albondigas Soup (Mexican Meatball Soup)

Overhead images of a white serving dish filled with fresh shrimp cevice.

Shrimp Ceviche Recipe (Ceviche de Camaron)

A plate of buffalo chicken Taquito

Buffalo Chicken Taquitos

WHite shallow bowl filled with fish ceviche.

Ceviche

White bowl filled with pozole verde garnished with shredded cabbage, tortilla chops, cilantro, sliced radish, and lime juice.

Pozole Verde

Three ground turkey tacos filled with ground turkey taco meat and topped with tomatoes, lettuce, and cheese, on a small serving plate.

Ground Turkey Tacos

The ultimate taco salad in a large white bowl.

Taco Salad Recipe

Overhead image of two white shallow bowls filled with homemade taco soup and topped with sliced avocado, tortilla chips, green onions, and lime wedges.

Taco Soup Recipe

Seasoning for Tacos in a jar

The Best Taco Seasoning Recipe

Enchiladas filled with mixed veggies, rolled in corn tortillas, topped with cheese and baked.

Vegetarian Enchiladas

Fully cooked baking dish filled with chicken enchiladas topped with enchilada sauce and garnished with cheese, sour cream, and green onions.

Chicken Enchilada Recipe

Blended red enchilada sauce.

Homemade Enchilada Sauce

Overhead image of a white bowl filled with authentic pozole surrounding by plates filled with optional garnishes.

Pozole Rojo Recipe (Red Posole)

A close up of Mexican street corn tostadas

Mexican Tostadas

A dish of shrimp enchiladas on a plate

Shrimp Enchiladas

Leftover Turkey Quesadillas with Asiago and White Cheddar Cheese

Turkey Quesadilla

Corn tortillas topped with black beans, sauteed spinach, roasted butternut squash, and drizzled with chipotle lime cream all on a large baking sheet.

Butternut Squash Tacos

A bowl of food on a plate, with Chicken Tortilla Soup

Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

Small white bowl filled with cooked Instant Pot pinto beans topped with raw diced white onions.

Instant Pot Pinto Beans

Image of cooked pinto beans with onions and bacon in a light broth.

Easy Pinto Beans

Three palomas with a chili salt rim and a bowl filled with fresh lime wedges.

Paloma Recipe (How to Make a Paloma Cocktail)

Three glasses filled with classic lime margarita on the rocks.

Classic Margarita Recipe (How to Make a Margarita)

Large skillet filled with thinly sliced chicken breasts cooked and covered with a mixture of onions, black beans, tomatoes, and sweet corn and smothered in melted cheese.

Santa Fe Chicken Recipe

Three iced watermelon margaritas in rocks glasses garnished with fresh lime wheels and sliced watermelon.

Watermelon Margarita Recipe (3-Ingredients)

A breakfast enchiladas sitting on top of a table full of food

Breakfast Enchiladas

Large shallow soup bowl filled with Instant Pot black bean soup and topped with crumbled white cheese, avocado, red onion, red chili flakes, and fresh lime wedge.

Instant Pot Black Bean Soup Recipe

Image of Mexican-style black beans simmering in a medium pan.

Mexican Black Beans Recipe (Frijoles Negros)

A bowl of instant pot pork green chili stew

Instant Pot Pork Green Chili Stew

Chipotle Lime Crema

Chipotle Crema

Small mug filled with arroz con leche and garnished with ground cinnamon.

Arroz con Leche Recipe (Mexican Rice Pudding)

Mole sauce served with shredded chicken over rice with avocado and fresh lime.

Mexican Mole Sauce Recipe (Chicken Mole)

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