Mexican Recipes

May 5, 2019Lynley Jones

Recipes for traditional Mexican classics, as well as Mexican-American and Mexican-inspired dishes.

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A frothy cup-full of ancient ingredients and traditions, made “from scratch” in this recipe with easy-to-find ingredients from any grocery store.

Grilled Peaches with Aleppo-Tequila Honey Sauce

Grilled peaches drizzled with a tequila-honey sauce infused with Aleppo pepper and a punch of lime. It’s like a party for your peaches! (And for you, of course.)

Watermelon-Lime Granita

Watermelon and lime blended into a frosty-cold dessert that’s simple to make, and sophisticated enough for any dinner party. (Double win!)

Queso Fundido with Roasted Chiles and Mexican Oregano

Melty, gooey cheese, with roasted poblanos. Scooped into a warm tortilla and topped with salsa and other goodies, you can think of queso fundido as a vegetarian taco option (but it’s more likely you’ll just think of it as heaven).

Mexican Bean Broth Soup

A brothy Mexican-style bean soup with cubed steak, chicken, pork or turkey, so you can give your leftovers some love.

Champurrado-Style Hot Chocolate

Hot chocolate sweetened with Mexican piloncillo sugar and spiked with Ceylon cinnamon to evoke Mexican champurado, the classic chocolate atole beverage. Add a splash of bourbon for a boozy version.

Mexican Hot Chocolate (Using Store-Bought Tablets)

How to make Mexican hot chocolate from disks of store-bought Mexican chocolate.

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Mexican Pinwheels

Chicken, avocados, tomatoes and cilantro rolled up with a black bean spread. Simple-but-fun recipe kids can make for their own lunches.

Frozen Hibiscus-Mint Lime Spice Pops

Frozen ice pops made from hibiscus-mint syrup blended with lime juice, frozen into a sweet summer treat.

Frozen Aleppo Chocolate Spice Pops

Ice pops made with semisweet chocolate, Aleppo pepper, Mexican piloncillo sugar, cinnamon and cream. Chocolaty and slightly spicy, with a cinnamon twist.

Huevos Rancheros with Salsa de Molcajete

A classic Mexican breakfast that will stop you in your tracks. A lightly fried corn tortilla topped with flavorful beans, an egg and salsa de molcajete.

Salsa de Molcajete

Salsa made from garlic, roasted tomatoes and serrano chiles, ground together in a molcajete (mortar and pestle) and served warm.

Mexican Stuffed Burgers

Burgers stuffed with melty cheese on the inside and topped with chiles, grilled onions, avocados and crunchy cilantro-cabbage. Get ready to party!

Naturally Carbonated Hibiscus-Lime Soda

Make your own soda, naturally carbonated and tinted red from hibiscus leaves steeped with lime.

Cajeta de Leche

Traditional Mexican caramel sauce made from goat's milk. Surprisingly simple to make - drizzle it over fruit or Mucho Mango Tart, spread it on toast or between the layers of a cake, stir it into your coffee or just eat it with a spoon.

Mucho Mango Tart

Miles of mangoes and flaky puff pastry make for a fairly simple but impressive dessert, especially when topped with homemade Cajeta de Leche.

Lunchbox Beef and Bean Burritos

Beer-simmered seasoned ground beef and refried beans rolled into a burrito with cheese and herbs. You can make it ahead and freeze it. Or heck, just eat it now.

Mexican-Style Ceviche

Fish marinated in lime juice and tossed with chiles, onions, tomatoes, avocados and orange juice.

Refried Beans (Frijoles Refritos)

Classic Mexican side, dip for chips, or ingredient for tostadas or burritos. (And please don't call it junk food.)

Enchilada-Style Chicken Burritos

Shredded chicken, chiles and beans wrapped in a flour tortilla, then smothered with enchilada sauce.

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Aztec Chocolate Pudding

Chocolate pudding with a hint of chile and cinnamon for a delicious twist. Perfect for any Mexican celebration, or anytime you're in the mood to take chocolate in an interesting new direction.

Fizzy Mint Limeade

Cool, fizzy and refreshing drink, perfect for a summer day. Or any day. Add a little gin for a grownup twist.

Guajillo Enchilada Sauce

A Sonoran-style all-guajillo chile sauce for enchiladas, seasoned with Mexican oregano.

Classic Guacamole

Guaranteed to disappear the minute it's served. Check out the recipe notes for tips on how to achieve guacamole awesomeness in your kitchen.

Budin Azteca (Mexican Tortilla Casserole)

Vegetables layered with corn tortillas, roasted chiles, pureed tomatoes, Mexican crema and a little shredded chicken. Serve with beans or refried beans.

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Tostadas with Avocados and Pico de Gallo

Crispy tortilla topped with creamy beans, cool avocados and crunchy, spicy Pico de Gallo make a casual dinner, lunch or snack everyone will love.

Tostadas with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Crispy fried tostadas with hot, creamy beans and crunchy cold toppings. Like a gourmet party-salad on an edible plate - easy and delicious casual dinner, lunch or snack.

Roasted Chiles or Peppers

Roasting peppers not only cooks the pepper, but also gives it a nice smoky flavor and allows you to remove the skin. This authentic method is perfect for any dish calling for roasted peppers or chiles.

Kohlrabi Salsa Cruda

Simple, crunchy raw topping for tacos. Perfect with Grilled Summer Veggie Tacos, or any fish or steak tacos.

Grilled Summer Veggie Tacos

Tacos filled with grilled summer veggies for your next party - or for dinner tonight.

Pico de Gallo

A fresh, raw salsa that adds a burst of flavor to almost anything, from tacos to scrambled eggs.

Originally created for our Mexican Cooking Fiesta class, this recipe was featured in our Mostly Plants series.

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Tomatillos and chiles roasted together and blended with onions and cilantro. This green salsa is cool, crisp, spicy and a little tangy, perfect on tacos or tostadas, or dolloped on fried or scrambled eggs.

Simplest Grilled Corn on the Cob

Quick and easy way to cook corn on the grill.

Barbacoa Tacos

Classic Mexican shredded meat, slow steam-roasted until it's falling off the bone for one of the best tacos you will ever have. Served with its own braising juices as a soup. Made here with lamb (see notes for substitutions).

Squash Blossom Quesadilla

Quesadilla stuffed with squash blossoms, mushrooms, tomatoes, serrano chile and cilantro.

Sonoran Beef Casserole

A simple ground beef and macaroni casserole Infused with the flavors of the Sonoran Desert, topped with melty cheese and the crunch of breadcrumbs.

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Carnitas

One of the simplest things you'll ever make. And also drop-dead delicious. (How is that possible?)

Mexican-Style Beans (Frijoles de la Olla)

A slow-simmering pot of pinto beans, super-simple, made in the Mexican style. Eat them with tortillas as a light meal, or as a side. Or use them as a soup ingredients, or to make refried beans.

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