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Craving Mexican food but don’t want to dine out? These easy Mexican recipes bring the fiesta to your kitchen! From cheesy tacos to flavorful casseroles, you’ll find family-friendly favorites that are simple to make and packed with taste.
Simple and Delicious Mexican Recipes You Can Make at Home
Below you’ll find our easy Mexican dinner ideas that are big on flavor and low on effort. From hearty casseroles like Mexican Lasagna and Dorito Casserole to quick favorites like Taco Spaghetti and Sheet Pan Tacos, these dishes are designed for busy weeknights and family gatherings.
Whether you’re planning a festive dinner or looking for new meal ideas, these recipes offer delicious options that are simple to prepare and sure to satisfy.
1
Taco Spaghetti Recipe
Taco spaghetti is a delicious Mexican pasta that brings together two of our all-time favorite dishes, tacos and spaghetti with meat sauce all made in one pan and ready in under 30 minutes!
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2
Slow Cooker Queso Chicken Tacos
Slow Cooker Queso Chicken Tacos is quick and easy to prepare the cheesy chicken mixture and then set-it-and-forget it until you're ready to fill your tortillas.
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Sheet Pan Tacos
Sheet Pan Tacos is an easy way to recreate a fast-food favorite and make one giant meal. Perfect for an appetizer or family dinner.
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4
Copycat Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme Recipe
These Copycat Crunchwrap Supreme taste just like the Taco Bell originals and they are bursting with flavorful ground beef, gooey cheese sauce, crunchy lettuce and tomato, all wrapped neatly inside a perfectly browned tortilla shell.
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5
Burrito Bowl
A Burrito Bowl has all of your favorite burrito fillings minus the tortilla. It's well-balanced with complex carbs, protein, and healthy fats; a delicious, nutritious one-bowl meal.
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6
Copycat Chili’s Enchilada Soup Recipe
Chili's copycat Chicken Enchilada Soup is full of tex-mex flavor and filled with chicken, broth, spices, masa haina, and cheese. Thick and hearty, it's perfect for topping with your favorites.
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7
Blooming Quesadilla Ring
This Blooming Quesadilla Ring is always a fan favorite! Why stand over a skillet when you can cook multiple servings at the same time? A show-stopping presentation that's perfect for sharing.
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8
Smoked Queso Dip Recipe
This Smoked Queso is based on Tik Tok's viral recipe, but baked in the oven for easy, mess-free melting. It's a delicious Tex-Mex flavored dip that is perfect for a party or tasty at a tailgate.
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Baked Burritos
Baked Burritos are stuffed with your favorite meat, cheese, bean, and rice fillings. An easy-to-make recipe or build-your-own best version.
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10
Taco Lasagna
This Taco Lasagna dish is a hearty Mexican meal with layers of classic taco fillings that's prepared as an Italian casserole.
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Mexican Lasagna
Mexican Lasagna is full of taco seasoned beef, beans, cheese, and flour tortillas and ready in under an hour!
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12
Lazy Enchiladas
Lazy Enchiladas are made easier by layering frozen taquitos, sauce, chilis, and cheese in a casserole dish and baking until bubbly.
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13
White Queso Dip Recipe
This homemade white queso dip recipe is a creamy cheese sauce that only contains 4 ingredients. Ready in 10 minutes and you will feel like you’re sitting and enjoying queso blanco in your favorite Mexican restaurant.
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14
Sheet Pan Quesadillas
This Sheet Pan Quesadillas recipe is the easiest way to feed a crowd using just a single pan! Why stand over a skillet when you can cook multiple servings at the same time?
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Sheet Pan Fajitas (Chicken)
These, one pan, homemade sheet-pan fajitas will brighten up any dinner, and leave your stomach totally satisfied by their spicy deliciousness!
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16
Southwest Chicken Penne Alfredo
Southwest Chicken Pasta brings south-of-the-border flair to your favorite Alfredo sauce! An easy one pan pasta meal filled with Tex-Mex flair.
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17
Taco Pie
This Taco Pie recipe combines everything you love about tacos into a layered dish, that’s ready in under 30 minutes!
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18
Mexican Street Corn Salad
This quick Mexican street corn salad, ideal for summer BBQs and cookouts. It's light, creamy, and works great with fresh or frozen corn.
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19
Mexican Street Corn
Mexican street corn, aka elote, is grilled perfection with a cool crema, melty cheese, and a hint of chipotle heat. Simple and addictive!
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20
Enchilada Cups
These enchilada cups are the perfect alternative to classic tacos or enchiladas! They are the cutest idea for a new and improved Mexican dinner or a bite-sized appetizer!
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Taco Potatoes
Taco Potatoes take the traditional Mexican flavors of tacos and stuff them inside a spud! Easy to make and customize with your favorite fillings and fixings.
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23
Cheesy Taco Dip
This Cheesy Taco Dip is loaded with ground beef, green chilies, melted cheese and all the taco toppings!
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24
Taco Bake Recipe
This taco bake casserole is a quick and easy dinner for the whole family! Have dinner ready in just about 30 minutes!
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25
Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas
Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas is the fastest and easiest way to cook a flavorful Mexican meal on a single pan. Perfectly seasoned protein and a host of healthy vegetables make this a delicious one dish dinner.
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Mexican Pasta Salad
Mexican Pasta Salad is filled with south-of-the-border ingredients and flavors, all tossed together in a deliciously creamy avocado dressing. The perfect way to feed your friends at your next potluck or warm-weather gathering.
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27
Taco Bites
Taco Bites make the best mini appetizers in minutes. Made out of wonton wrapper cups, beef, cheese, and traditional taco toppings, they're the perfect party finger food.
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28
Homemade Taco Pizza Recipe
This easy Taco Pizza is made with a crescent roll crust and topped with your favorite fixings. Tacos prepared pizza-style is a simple family favorite supper!
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7 Can Chicken Taco Soup
7 Can Chicken Taco Soup is a quick and easy dump and go dinner or stovetop supper. Flavorful, filling, and simply delicious!
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30
Chicken Fajita Quesadilla
A Fajita Quesadilla is crispy on the outside with a tender chicken and veggies filling tucked inside the tortilla. A delicious Tex-Mex meal mashup when you can't decide between a fajita and a quesadilla.
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As a mexican… I’m disturbed… these are at the most, mexican influenced…
Hello, I really enjoy your recipes! Do you have a recipe for Mexican rice? I haven’t had any luck with the Mexican any luck with the boxes they sell at the grocery stores. I have to go to a Mexican fast food & order some to go if I’m making tacos for dinner.
Thank you
What an awesome round-up! Mmm…I need my fix of Mexican food now.
Hope you had a wonderful trip! Thanks for including my tortilla cups in this list!!
Thanks so much for including my Chicken and Green Chile Casserole in this awesome line up!!
Hugs