518 mexican recipes

Let your kids help you cook dinner with this simple recipe that makes a scrumptious dish everyone will love.

Traditional Rio Grande Valley barbacoa de cabeza, beef head pit-cooked overnight in coals with onion, garlic, and cilantro. The Sunday-morning tortilla filling that defines South Texas cooking.

Inspired by the chicken tortilla soup I had at Crocodile Café this tortilla soup comes together quickly and delivers loads of fresh Mexican recipe flavor.

Guilt-free pumpkin swirl cheesecake uses yogurt cheese and egg substitute to drop the fat without losing the creamy body. Marbled pumpkin filling, spiced cinnamon graham crust, holiday-worthy flavor.

Crispy baked chimichangas stuffed with spiced black beans, melted cheese, and fresh green onions. Skip the deep fryer for this healthier take on the classic Tex-Mex favorite.

Baked plantain loaf from Ivory Coast made with mashed ripe plantains, rice flour, chilli sambal, and turmeric. A gluten-free West African side dish served with salted peanuts.

Traditional New Mexican bizcochos made with lard, sweet sherry, and orange juice, rolled and cut into shapes, then dredged in cinnamon-clove sugar while warm.

Grilled chicken and avocado fans topped with fresh strawberry serrano salsa and crispy fried corn tortilla strips. A bright, colorful Mexican-inspired plated dish.

Portuguese piri-piri sauce: hot chili peppers, bay leaf, and lemon zest infused in olive oil. A 24-hour shake-and-wait condiment that keeps indefinitely. Drizzle on grilled chicken, fish, or pasta.

Authentic mole poblano sauce made from scratch with mulato, ancho, pasilla, and chipotle chilies, roasted vegetables, toasted nuts, sesame seeds, and Mexican chocolate. A complex, deeply layered sauce worth every minute.

Homemade whole wheat flour tortillas with just five ingredients and no yeast. Soft, flexible, and ready in under an hour. Great for wraps, tacos, or baked into chips.

Braised chicken legs in fresh tomatillo sauce with jalapeños, onion, garlic, and cilantro. A one-skillet Mexican green chicken dinner with a tangy, reduced salsa verde.

Warm lobster tacos pair seared lobster medallions, jalapeño jack, and shredded spinach in flour tortillas, served over a bright yellow tomato salsa with serrano and lime.

Seared pork chops finished in the oven, served over a warm Granny Smith apple relish with curry, cinnamon, ginger, and toasted almonds. Sweet, tart, and warmly spiced for a grown-up fall dinner.

A warm banana burrito rolled in a flour tortilla with peanut butter, raspberry jam, and coconut. Ready in under 6 minutes, this WW-friendly snack satisfies sweet cravings fast.

Saucy Caribbean black beans simmered with fresh ginger, allspice, thyme, and orange juice. Vegan, high-fiber, and full of island flavor in about 40 minutes.