25 of the Best Mexican Food Recipes (2024)

There are as many variations of Mexican Food Recipes as one can try in a lifetime and we aim to continue to work our way through all of them. We are starting with our top 21 recipes and will be adding new ones as we eat our way through some of our favorite food.

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Almost all our lives we have lived in the Southwest and we have sampled Mexican fare from South Texas to Southern California. There are so many ways to make a great plate of enchiladas. The Green Enchiladas of New Mexico is so very different than the Green Enchiladas of California. And also Tacos, we could go on forever with different ways to fill a taco.

We obviously don’t wait till Cinco de Mayo to enjoy a fiesta of Mexican flavors, it’s a weekly occurrence at our house. There is at least one meal a week that consists of spicy meat and grated cheese on a tortilla, it’s just part of our culture here on the Ranch.

We have our favorite Mexican Food Recipes for special occasions and that changes weekly so we decided we would just share some of our toprecipes. These would be welcome to any Cinco de Mayo Fiesta or a weekday or weekend dinner here at the Ranch.

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Mexican Food Recipes

We have our favorite Mexican Food Recipes for special occasions. These would be welcome to any Cinco de Mayo Fiesta or a weekday or weekend dinner.

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Spanish Sangria Recipe

Sangria made with burgundy wine, lemon, and lime juice and topped off with club soda.

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Authentic salsa recipe

Make Authentic salsa recipe with roasted jalapeños. Easy steps on how to roast jalapeños for this roasted jalapeño salsa or make it into jalapeño chunky salsa.

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Mason Jar Layered Taco Salad

Individual Taco Salads gorgeously packed in mason jars

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Fried Green Chile Strips

Fried green chile strips that made with whole fried green chiles, lightly battered and fried. Serve with a homemade honey teriyaki sauce recipe.

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Sweet and Spicy Nachos

A loaded chicken nachos recipe that uses shredded chicken or rotisserie chicken with cheeses, chipotles, and bbq sauce for one spicy nacho!

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Baja Fish Tacos

Baja California fish tacos with a Creamy Chipotle sauce and topped with pico

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Tex Mex Chicken Fajitas

Cast Iron Skillet Tex Mex fajita recipe with colorful peppers and onions.

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Hatch Chile Relleno Casserole

Hatch chile relleno casserole with two different cheese and plenty of Hatch Green Chile.

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Shredded Beef Taquitos in Air Fryer

These Shredded Beef Taquitos are cooked in an air fryer or they can be deep fried. This shredded beef taquitos recipe uses taco seasoned slow cooker Mexican shredded beef.

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Steak Tacos

Make these Mexican Steak Tacos with our marinade recipe for flank steak tacos. This is a California style carne asada tacos recipe that makes authentic Mexican Tacos.

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Stacked Red Enchiladas Chihuahua style

Stacked beef enchiladas Chihuahua style are easy and made to order. Layered or stacked enchiladas are made with our original enchiladas rojas recipe.

Albondigas is a Mexican meatball soup loaded with vegetables and spices. This albondigas with cabbage and potatoes recipe is hearty and fulfilling.

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Smoked Pork Tacos with Toppings

Make smoked pork tacos or pulled pork burritos with this easy recipe. Also we give you ways on how to serve pulled pork with pulled pork tacos toppings for spicy pork tacos.

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Taco Dip with Salsa

Make an easy taco dip with cream cheese and salsa. This no bake taco dip recipe with salsa and shredded cheese is served with tortilla chips.

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Skinny Taco Salad

This skinny Taco Salad is healthier than the original and we believe is one of the best taco salad recipes. This taco salad plate has baked tortilla strips, avocado, low-fat cheese, black beans and salsa.

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New Mexico Green Chile Pork Slow Cooker Stew

t’s a Green Chile Pork Stew that’s loaded with Hatch Green chiles, pork, potatoes, and spices. And it makes a great bowl of comfort to warm the soul and fill the belly with goodness.

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Margarita Chicken Tacos

The margarita grilled chicken makes delicious Tequila Lime Chicken Tacos that are loaded with flavor and topped with your favorite toppings.

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Queso Dip (Mexican Cheese Dip)

Our easiest Queso dip or Mexican Dip from this two ingredient cheese dipping sauce recipe. You can also make it a spicy nacho cheese recipe by changing only one ingredient.

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Mexican Machaca

This Mexican machaca beef recipe is seasoned shredded beef with red bell peppers, garlic and onion in a slow cooker. Makes delicious burrito de machaca or machaca breakfast burrito.

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Perfect Guacamole

This is a Creamy Guacamole Recipe that makes the perfect guacamole dip you are craving. It’s a spicy guacamole recipe using roasted jalapeños for the best guacamole seasonings. We have a little trick to make this a non-browning guacamole.

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Carne Asada

Our simple marinade recipe may not sound authentic but just wait till you taste the finished result. Just take one bite and you will think you are in dining in a Southern California taco shop. It’s just delicious!

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Mexican 7 Layer Dip

This Mexican Layer dip which is also called 7 Layer Taco Dip or Layered Nacho Dip is always a hit at any gathering.

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Green Enchiladas

We enjoy this Green Enchilada Casserole topped with our homemade pico and with tortilla chips. Also, refried beans would be delicious with this dinner.

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Cheesy Bean Dip

Make this cheesy bean dip using taco seasoning, Rotel and cream cheese bean dip recipe. This cheesy Rotel bean dip is served hot with tortilla chips and is bound to be a hit with our family and friends.

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Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup

This Southwestern Chicken Soup is a spicy chicken tortilla soup and is made with anchos.

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