796 mexican recipes

Mexican T Punch blends tequila with cold tea, pineapple juice, honey, lime, cinnamon, and aromatic bitters. A batch cocktail with warm spice and tropical citrus.

Uncle Roy's chili: a meatless vegetarian chili with two kinds of canned tomatoes, kidney beans, three tablespoons of chili powder, and a serious shot of hot pepper sauce. Pantry-friendly weeknight one-pot dinner.

Pan seared red snapper on corn chili with grapefruit: crisp-seared snapper fillets over a sweet-spicy corn chili, brightened with lime and cilantro. Restaurant-style seafood dinner.

Fresh no-cook salsa with Roma tomatoes, lime juice, green chiles, and scallions. A quick chunky salsa you can adjust to your heat level, ready in 15 minutes.

Easy Mexican salsa from a can of tomato sauce, crushed red chiles, cumin, and oregano with garlic and a hit of vinegar and lemon. Vegan, low-cal, ready in 5 minutes.

Grilled vegetable tortilla wraps with basil-garlic mayonnaise and fontina cheese, rolled tight and sliced into spiral pinwheels. A colorful make-ahead lunch or party appetizer.

Spicy blender salsa with canned tomatoes, green chilies, cilantro, green bell pepper, and garlic. No cooking required. Keeps in the fridge for 5 days.

Sweet corn and halibut tamales wrapped in fresh corn husks with fresh-cut kernels, cilantro, red bell pepper and a whisper of cornmeal. A lighter, coastal take on traditional tamales that cooks in just 20 minutes.

Quick microwave chili con queso dip with sharp cheddar cheese spread, fresh tomato, and green chiles. A Tex-Mex chip dip ready in under 10 minutes.

Chili tostados with crispy fried flour tortillas topped with refried beans, red beans, shredded lettuce, guacamole, and chopped tomatoes. A loaded Mexican open-faced taco.

Simple Indian lentil dhal with turmeric, cumin, cardamom, and fresh ginger. Vegan, high-protein, and simmered to a thick, creamy consistency. Serve over rice.

Mexican black bean soup with a secret hit of Mexican chocolate, serrano chile, and finished with red wine vinegar and olive oil. Authentic depth from a long slow simmer.

Vegan chili enchiladas with marinated tofu in a soy-peanut-tomato base, rolled in corn tortillas and baked under a from-scratch chili enchilada sauce. Hearty plant-based dinner that fills 10 plates.

Taco lentils simmer green lentils until tender, then bake them in a smoky pureed ancho chile and tomato sauce spiced with cumin and chili. A high-protein, high-fiber vegan stand-in for taco meat.

Quick black bean relish with tomato, serrano chile, red bell pepper, and red onion in a white wine vinegar dressing. No-cook condiment that perks up grilled meats, fish tacos, or chips.

A South African-style spiced mince filling for samoosas: beef or mutton braised dry with jeera, ginger, garlic, turmeric, fresh coriander and mint. The keep-it-dry method that stops samoosas from going soggy.