12 Easy Mexican Recipes That Belong in Your Weekly Rotation
Bored with the same old dinner routine? These 12 easy Mexican recipes are here to spice things up—literally. From zesty tacos to comforting enchiladas and bold, flavor-packed bowls, these dishes are quick to make and guaranteed to satisfy. Whether it’s Taco Tuesday or just a busy weeknight, these recipes deserve a permanent spot in your meal rotation.
Ensalada de Pollo (Mexican Chicken Salad)
Ensalada de Pollo, or Mexican Chicken Salad is an easy and filling dish that tastes like home. With plenty of vegetables, chicken and a simple mayonnaise dressing, this dish is perfect for your next party or potluck!
Sopita Recipe (Sopa de Conchas): Mexican Shells and Cheese
This Sopita Recipe is a popular and simple Mexican soup recipe made using shell pasta, tomato sauce, and chicken broth. It is affordable, versatile, ready in 30 minutes, and so easy to make!
Authentic Mexican Red (Rojo) Pork Pozole
Mexican Pozole or Pozole Rojo is a flavorful soup with tender pork and hearty hominy in a rich and bold spiced broth. This Red Pozole recipe is easy to make and filled with authentic Mexican flavors!
Cheesy Ground Beef Enchiladas
This Cheesy Ground Beef Enchiladas recipe is a great easy weeknight dinner! It’s made with refried beans, corn, cheese, and enchilada sauce.
Huevos Rancheros
Huevos Rancheros is a classic Mexican breakfast that will leave you more than satisfied. Crisp corn tortillas, topped with a bed of black beans, a fried egg, homemade ranchero sauce, and delicious toppings. This recipe is a savory breakfast dream!
Mexican molletes
Breakfast (or any meal, to be honest) can hardly get more comforting than this easy and delicious Mexican creation. Molletes loads cheese, beans and salsa fresca (pico de gallo) on bread and is as tasty as it sounds.
Mexican migas
Mexican migas is a delicious, easy dish made with fried corn tortillas, eggs and a handful of additions. It’s quick to make and packed with comforting flavor. Plus it’s easy to scale up or down to the size of your breakfast crowd.
Authentic Mexican Salsa Recipe (Salsa Roja)
This Mexican-style homemade salsa is fresh, unbelievably delicious, easy to make and seriously the best homemade salsa recipe you’ll ever have.
Birria Tacos Recipe
Birria Tacos are made with irresistible shredded beef stuffed into a corn tortilla soaked in birria broth, then pan fried until crispy and dipped again in this rich and flavorful broth. This birria recipe can easily be made on the stove top, in the Instant pot and in the slow cooker.
Mexican Meatball Soup
Albondigas Soup, the Mexican version of Meatballs Soup is hearty, flavorful and super satisfying. This Albondigas Soup recipe is made with ground beef and rice meatballs and lots of vegetables in a savory and light broth.
Easy Mexican Lasagna Recipe
This Mexican Lasagna Recipe is so easy to make and a family favorite. Layers of tortillas, flavorful ground beef, and cheese melt together in a casserole that is hard to resist.
Mexican chorizo torta
Mexico is well known for it’s street food, and sandwiches like this chorizo torta are one of the many delicious options you might find, and in this case also really easy to recreate at home. It has lots of flavor, is hearty enough to fill you up and easy to add your own tweaks, too.
