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Cozy Winter Mexican Dinners

  • Albondigas Soup

    1 hr, 5 min
    Gluten-Free
    Classic Mexican soup made with meatballs (albondigas), green beens, onions, and chicken stock. A family favorite.
  • Pozole Rojo (Pork and Hominy Stew)

    3 hrs, 30 min
    Gluten-Free
    Traditional Mexican pozole (posole) is a rich, brothy soup made with pork, hominy, and red chiles. Pile your bowl with toppings like shredded cabbage, radishes, cilantro, lime, and avocado!
  • Chicken Fajitas Recipe

    55 min
    Healthy
    A flavorful marinade and a quick sear make for easy homemade chicken fajitas—onions and bell peppers help, too. This is a classic you can make yourself!
  • steak fajitas

    1 hr, 25 min
    Classic Tex Mex fajitas recipe, made with strips of skirt steak, onions and bell peppers, and served sizzling hot with fresh tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa.
  • Chile Verde

    3 hrs
    Gluten-Free
    Authentic Mexican pork chile verde! with chunks of pork shoulder slow cooked in a roasted tomatillo and jalapeno chile verde sauce. So good!
  • Carne Asada

    2 hrs, 30 min
    Low Carb
    Grilled Carne Asada! Thinly sliced, grilled beef made with marinated, grilled skirt steak or flank steak. Serve with warm tortillas, avocados, and pico de gallo fresh tomato salsa.
  • White bean chicken chili in a serving bowl with chips

    2 hrs, 55 min
    Gluten-Free
    This easy White Chicken Chili is like a milder, calmer cousin to Texas beef chili. Make it with canned or dry beans, and add extra chili peppers for more heat if you like! Keeps well and freezes well.
  • Homemade Taquitos with chicken

    40 min
    Taquitos! They're fun to say and fun to eat, they freeze well and please kids. These are filled with chicken, cheese, and seasonings, and then baked to crispy perfection.
  • Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork

    8 hrs, 20 min
    Gluten-Free
    Try these pulled pork tacos made with slow cooker Mexican pulled pork! The pork is rubbed with spices, slow-cooked, shredded and served with tortillas in tacos or burritos.
  • Arroz Con Pollo

    50 min
    Classic dish of Spain and Latin America, this arroz con pollo recipe is browned chicken cooked with rice, onions, garlic, and tomatoes.
  • Mexican Tostada

    40 min
    Gluten-Free
    Tostadas are meant to be messy! Pile them with your favorite toppings and dig in. These are made with a crispy fried corn tortilla topped with refried beans, grated cheese, chopped avocado and tomato, sliced lettuce, and salsa.
  • Easy Chicken Enchiladas in pan covered in red chili sauce and cheese

    50 min
    Gluten-Free
    Our favorite red chili chicken enchiladas! Corn tortillas are dipped in red chili sauce to bake in the flavor in this easy chicken enchiladas recipe. Simple make-ahead midweek dinner. Reheats well for leftovers!
  • Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Taco Meat used as a filling for corn tortillas

    3 hrs, 10 min
    Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos are such an easy meal, either on a busy weeknight or for a party. Just throw chicken, spices, and pineapple juice (the secret ingredient!) in the slow cooker, and let it cook for hours. Leftovers freeze well for later.
  • Cheese Enchiladas

    50 min
    Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
    This easy recipe for Tex-Mex cheese enchiladas is a family favorite! Just lightly fry corn tortillas, roll them up with Jack or cheddar cheese, cover with a tomato and green chile sauce, more cheese, and bake.
  • What does jackfruit taste like?

    25 min
    Vegan, Vegetarian
    Jackfruit makes an easy, meat-free meal any night of the week. Here, we're making tacos! Warm it up with your favorite BBQ sauce and pile it into tortillas with all your favorite toppings.
  • Mexican Lasagna made with tortillas, beef, beans, and cheese ready to serve

    1 hr, 30 min
    Gluten-Free
    Mexican Lasagna! Also known as Taco Lasagna or Mexican Casserole, this dish is layered with corn tortillas, ground beef, green chiles, beans, salsa, and cheese. A huge hit with a crowd! Perfect for potlucks.
  • Pork and Poblano Stew

    2 hrs, 30 min
    Gluten-Free
    Hearty fall stew with pork shoulder, roasted poblano chiles, chipotle, onions, sweet potatoes, and corn.
  • Black Bean Burrito Bowl

    30 min
    Healthy, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Burrito Bowl! With black beans, rice, avocados, salsa, red cabbage, and lime.
  • Instant Pot Pulled Pork Carnitas Tacos on a serving tray

    2 hrs, 15 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Paleo
    When you need pulled pork fast, make it in the Instant Pot or pressure cooker! In about half the time of other recipes, this recipe makes the oh-so-tender carnitas for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and many other Mexican dishes.

  • 25 min
    Gluten-Free
    This Mexican Chicken and Rice Soup takes classic chicken soup to a spicy, tomatoey new place. Serve with cilantro, lime wedges, and tortillas on the side.
  • Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas

    40 min
    Gluten-Free
    These chicken enchiladas are made with a tangy tomatillo salsa verde sauce! This is a fantastic recipe to serve a hungry crowd, whether it's Friday movie night, a pot-luck party, or just a weeknight dinner with your family.
  • chicken pozole

    2 hrs, 15 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy
    Mexican chicken pozole recipe, pozole blanco, traditional dish of Guerrero, Mexico, made with hominy, chicken, and several garnishes.
  • Chili Beans and Rice on plate

    2 hrs, 55 min
    Gluten-Free
    Chili beans are a quick way to get your chili fix! They're ready in under 45 minutes and are great served over rice for an easy weeknight meal. This version is made with ground beef and pinto beans.
  • Shrimp Quesadillas

    25 min
    Shrimp quesadilla! Flour tortillas toasted with shredded Monterey Jack cheese and pan-seared shrimp with onions, cilantro, avocados
  • Tomatillo Chicken Stew

    1 hr
    Spicy Chicken Stew with Tomatillos! Also jalapeños, onions, garlic, cumin, oregano, and cilantro.

Best Mexican Soups & Stews

  • Albondigas Soup

    1 hr, 5 min
    Gluten-Free
    Classic Mexican soup made with meatballs (albondigas), green beens, onions, and chicken stock. A family favorite.
  • Pozole Rojo (Pork and Hominy Stew)

    3 hrs, 30 min
    Gluten-Free
    Traditional Mexican pozole (posole) is a rich, brothy soup made with pork, hominy, and red chiles. Pile your bowl with toppings like shredded cabbage, radishes, cilantro, lime, and avocado!
  • Turkey Tortilla Soup

    35 min
    Gluten-Free
    GREAT tortilla soup made with leftover turkey, corn tortillas, and chipotle in adobo. EASY!
  • White bean chicken chili in a serving bowl with chips

    2 hrs, 55 min
    Gluten-Free
    This easy White Chicken Chili is like a milder, calmer cousin to Texas beef chili. Make it with canned or dry beans, and add extra chili peppers for more heat if you like! Keeps well and freezes well.
  • chicken tortilla soup served in a bowl with a spoon, topped with tortilla chips, lime, and cilantro

    30 min
    Gluten-Free
    This is truly the best chicken tortilla soup! This classic Mexican soup with chicken and tomatoes is topped with crispy fried tortillas, avocado, Jack cheese, cilantro, and lime.

  • 25 min
    Gluten-Free
    This Mexican Chicken and Rice Soup takes classic chicken soup to a spicy, tomatoey new place. Serve with cilantro, lime wedges, and tortillas on the side.
  • chicken pozole

    2 hrs, 15 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy
    Mexican chicken pozole recipe, pozole blanco, traditional dish of Guerrero, Mexico, made with hominy, chicken, and several garnishes.
  • Pork Pozole in the Pressure Cooker

    1 hr, 10 min
    Gluten-Free
    The pressure cooker seriously cuts the prep time on Green Pork Pozole! Made with tomatillos, hominy, cilantro, pumpkin seeds, and jalapeños, this soup is Mexican comfort food at its best.
  • Mexican Chicken Lime Soup

    1 hr, 25 min
    Gluten-Free
    Easy and delicious Mexican chicken soup! With tomato, habanero, tortilla strips, and lime. Specialty of the Yucatan!
  • chipotle turkey pozole

    1 hr, 30 min
    Serve your turkey leftovers with a Mexican flair. Turkey pozole hominy soup seasoned with smokey chipotle chiles.

Recent Mexican Recipes & Ideas

  • chicken tortilla soup served in a bowl with a spoon, topped with tortilla chips, lime, and cilantro

    30 min
    Gluten-Free
    This is truly the best chicken tortilla soup! This classic Mexican soup with chicken and tomatoes is topped with crispy fried tortillas, avocado, Jack cheese, cilantro, and lime.
  • A bag of Bob's Red Mill Masa Harina and a bag of Maseca Instant Yellow Corn Flour. A measuring cup is filled with corn flour is between the bags.

    Looking to make your own corn tortillas, sopes slathered with beans, or tamales? If so, then you need to have one ingredient on hand: masa or its dehydrated cousin, masa harina. It’s incredibly versatile, gluten-free, inexpensive, and delicious.
  • wood tortilla press for making tortillas

    If you're ready to step it up and start making more authentic Mexican food at home, there's one piece of equipment you'll want to buy!
  • Author Gabriela Camara looking out the window and smiling.

    Gabriela Cámara is an international restaurateur and author of My Mexico City Kitchen: Recipes and Convictions. We interviewed her to discuss the popularity of the modern Mexican table, her position on sustainable food, and her commitment to creating equitable work environments.
  • Escabeche (Pickled Jalapenos) in pint jars, canned with carrots and cauliflower

    50 min
    These classic pickled jalapeños, or jalapeños escabeche, are made with fresh jalapeño chili peppers, white onions, garlic, carrots, cider vinegar and herbs. Serve them alongside Mexican dishes, or slice them up for burgers, tacos, or salsas.
  • A table set with Mexican soup and crispy rolled tortillas.

    Learn how to make incredible Mexican food at home with help from cookbook author Gabriela Cámara.
  • tomato salsa in a bowl showing chopped tomatoes and onion

    6 min
    Gluten-Free, Paleo, Vegan
    Homemade pico de gallo is the best! Chopped fresh tomatoes, chile peppers, red onion, cilantro, and lime are meant to be consumed fresh—it's called salsa fresca, for a reason.
  • Mexican Street Corn topped with crema and cilantro on a plate

    20 min
    Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
    Mexican street corn is a staple of summer and it's easy to make at home! Top char-grilled corn on the cob with a tangy, creamy sauce, sprinkle with crumbled cheese and dive in. Make this for your next backyard cook-out!
  • Plate with grilled steak foil packet opened up to reveal steak, peppers, onions inside. Avocado slices and sour cream are also in the packet and a flour tortilla is to the right.

    20 min
    Healthy, Low Carb
    For casual family dinners, backyard BBQs, or camping trips, these Easy Steak Fajitas are always a hit. Cook the veggies in foil packet while the seasoned steak grills alongside. Everything can be assembled ahead, and dinner is ready in 10 minutes!
  • Two Crockpot Chipotle Chicken Tacos on a plate with lime wedges

    4 hrs, 10 min
    Who wants tacos?! These sweet and spicy slow cooker chipotle chicken tacos are the perfect weeknight dinner. They make a ton, so get ready for leftovers!
  • A large mason jar of easy homemade horchata with a cinnamon stick inside is in front of a similar glass and a pitcher of homemade horchata. A small bowl of rice and cinnamon sticks are to the left.

    3 hrs, 20 min
    Horchata is a classic agua fresca (fresh water) drink made from rice, a smooch of cinnamon, and a splash of vanilla. Enjoy this cool and refreshing drink as it is or hype it up with a shot of rum to create a unique adult beverage.
  • Homemade flour tortillas on a platter.

    1 hr, 5 min
    Homemade flour tortillas are easy to make in the comfort of your own kitchen. All it takes four simple ingredients (one is water) and about 1 hour – that includes a 30-minute rest time! No special equipment needed.
  • Authentic Tres Leches Cake Recipe

    30 min
    Tres leches is a moist and subtly sweet cake made with sponge cake and three different kinds of milk. It's easy to make (only 30 minutes of active time!) and it gets even better after a day in the fridge.
  • Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Taco Meat used as a filling for corn tortillas

    3 hrs, 10 min
    Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos are such an easy meal, either on a busy weeknight or for a party. Just throw chicken, spices, and pineapple juice (the secret ingredient!) in the slow cooker, and let it cook for hours. Leftovers freeze well for later.
  • Mexican Lasagna made with tortillas, beef, beans, and cheese ready to serve

    1 hr, 30 min
    Gluten-Free
    Mexican Lasagna! Also known as Taco Lasagna or Mexican Casserole, this dish is layered with corn tortillas, ground beef, green chiles, beans, salsa, and cheese. A huge hit with a crowd! Perfect for potlucks.
  • Sopa Seca de Fideo Angel Hair Nests

    30 min
    Delicious Sopa seca de fideo, nests of angel hair pasta, first browned then cooked in broth with tomatoes and onions. The noodles absorb all the broth! This is a great side dish to serve with any meal.
  • Chicken freezer burritos with jalapeno avocado

    40 min
    Chicken Freezer Burritos are your answer to a quick, family-friendly weeknight meal! They're easy to make and delicious (when reheated correctly!). Here's everything you need to know about how to make freezer burritos you'll actually want to eat!
  • Instant Pot Pulled Pork Carnitas Tacos on a serving tray

    2 hrs, 15 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Paleo
    When you need pulled pork fast, make it in the Instant Pot or pressure cooker! In about half the time of other recipes, this recipe makes the oh-so-tender carnitas for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and many other Mexican dishes.
  • White bean chicken chili in a serving bowl with chips

    2 hrs, 55 min
    Gluten-Free
    This easy White Chicken Chili is like a milder, calmer cousin to Texas beef chili. Make it with canned or dry beans, and add extra chili peppers for more heat if you like! Keeps well and freezes well.
  • Our best guacamole, served with chips

    10 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian
    The best guacamole keeps it simple: just ripe avocados, salt, a squeeze of lime, onions, chiles, cilantro, and some chopped tomato. Serve it as a dip at your next party or spoon it on top of tacos for an easy dinner upgrade.
  • Pressure Cooker Refried Beans in a white bowl with lime wedges and sliced jalepenos nearby. The instant pot is in the background.

    9 hrs, 20 min
    Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free
    Use the Instant Pot to make creamy, rustic refried beans. They taste far better than canned beans and cost less! Our favorite version uses a little bit of bacon fat, but any fat will do.
  • Casserole dish filled with easy vegetarian enchiladas fillled iwth butternut squash and topped with cheese

    1 hr, 10 min
    Vegetarian
    Butternut squash enchiladas are a vegetarian dinner dream. The slightly sweet combination of squash combined with the rich, earthy spices of ancho chili powder, cumin, and oregano create a sure-to-please vegetarian take on a classic.
  • The best tamale pie casserole wtih rostisserie chicken in a white skillet on a blue plate linen with a slice taken out.

    1 hr, 15 min
    Gluten-Free
    Enjoy the flavors of tamales without all of the work. Rather than individual tamales wrapped in corn husks, we made a pie! Use rotisserie chicken and canned green chiles to make the recipe even easier.
  • Cheese Enchiladas

    50 min
    Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
    This easy recipe for Tex-Mex cheese enchiladas is a family favorite! Just lightly fry corn tortillas, roll them up with Jack or cheddar cheese, cover with a tomato and green chile sauce, more cheese, and bake.
  • Chicken Fajitas Recipe

    55 min
    Healthy
    A flavorful marinade and a quick sear make for easy homemade chicken fajitas—onions and bell peppers help, too. This is a classic you can make yourself!

All Mexican Recipes

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  • Our best guacamole, served with chips

    10 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian
    The best guacamole keeps it simple: just ripe avocados, salt, a squeeze of lime, onions, chiles, cilantro, and some chopped tomato. Serve it as a dip at your next party or spoon it on top of tacos for an easy dinner upgrade.
  • Quesadilla

    10 min
    Vegetarian
    Classic Mexican and Tex Mex cheese quesadilla! Toasted flour tortilla with melted cheese inside.
  • Cilantro Lime Rice

    30 min
    Gluten-Free, Vegan
    BEST cilantro lime rice, no kidding! Better than Chipotle's. Easy to make. Perfect with Mexican and Asian food, great in burritos.
  • Homemade Tortilla Chips

    25 min
    Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Perfectly fresh and crunchy homemade tortilla chips, fried, baked, or microwaved. It's so easy to make your own!
  • Escabeche (Pickled Jalapenos) in pint jars, canned with carrots and cauliflower

    50 min
    These classic pickled jalapeños, or jalapeños escabeche, are made with fresh jalapeño chili peppers, white onions, garlic, carrots, cider vinegar and herbs. Serve them alongside Mexican dishes, or slice them up for burgers, tacos, or salsas.
  • tomato salsa in a bowl showing chopped tomatoes and onion

    6 min
    Gluten-Free, Paleo, Vegan
    Homemade pico de gallo is the best! Chopped fresh tomatoes, chile peppers, red onion, cilantro, and lime are meant to be consumed fresh—it's called salsa fresca, for a reason.
  • Albondigas Soup

    1 hr, 5 min
    Gluten-Free
    Classic Mexican soup made with meatballs (albondigas), green beens, onions, and chicken stock. A family favorite.
  • Tomatillo Salsa Verde

    25 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian
    3 methods for making homemade Tomatillo Salsa Verde, a delicious Mexican green salsa made with roasted tomatillos, chile peppers, lime juice, cilantro, and onion.
  • Pozole Rojo (Pork and Hominy Stew)

    3 hrs, 30 min
    Gluten-Free
    Traditional Mexican pozole (posole) is a rich, brothy soup made with pork, hominy, and red chiles. Pile your bowl with toppings like shredded cabbage, radishes, cilantro, lime, and avocado!
  • Canned Tomato Salsa

    1 hr, 15 min
    Learn how to can salsa using this delicious salsa recipe for canning, (complete with detailed canning instructions) using fresh tomatoes, green chiles, jalapeños!
  • How to Make Corn Tortillas

    30 min
    Vegan, Vegetarian
    Making Homemade Corn Tortillas from scratch is EASY! They taste better than anything you can buy at the store.
  • Turkey Tortilla Soup

    35 min
    Gluten-Free
    GREAT tortilla soup made with leftover turkey, corn tortillas, and chipotle in adobo. EASY!
  • Chicken Fajitas Recipe

    55 min
    Healthy
    A flavorful marinade and a quick sear make for easy homemade chicken fajitas—onions and bell peppers help, too. This is a classic you can make yourself!
  • Mexican Street Corn topped with crema and cilantro on a plate

    20 min
    Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
    Mexican street corn is a staple of summer and it's easy to make at home! Top char-grilled corn on the cob with a tangy, creamy sauce, sprinkle with crumbled cheese and dive in. Make this for your next backyard cook-out!
  • steak fajitas

    1 hr, 25 min
    Classic Tex Mex fajitas recipe, made with strips of skirt steak, onions and bell peppers, and served sizzling hot with fresh tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa.
  • Huevos Rancheros

    20 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Vegetarian
    Huevos rancheros with fried eggs served on corn tortillas and smothered in cooked salsa. BEST Mexican breakfast ever!
  • Chile Verde

    3 hrs
    Gluten-Free
    Authentic Mexican pork chile verde! with chunks of pork shoulder slow cooked in a roasted tomatillo and jalapeno chile verde sauce. So good!
  • Spanish Rice

    35 min
    Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
    My mother's signature Spanish rice recipe, a delicious accompaniment to steak, chicken, and Mexican entrees such as tacos or enchiladas

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