Easy Mexican Recipes

I love Mexican food! With Cinco De Mayo coming up, I have decided to put all of my Mexican recipes in one post so you do not need to search. The following list contains delicious and easy Mexican recipes including tacos, nachos, enchiladas, quesadillas, salsa and more. These recipes are not just for Cinco De Mayo. We all know that yummy Mexican food is good all year round! Who doesn’t love Taco Tuesdays?

Without further ado, here is the list separated by main courses and appetizers. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful Mexican Fiesta!

Just click on any of the pictures or titles below and it will take you to that specific recipe.

Mexican Main Courses

Below are Mexican Main Courses including recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Sweet Potato Tacos

These tasty vegetarian sweet potato tacos are super delicious! They are a healthy taco option that is so quick and easy to make! You can have dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Ground Turkey Taco Meat

Easy and healthy ground turkey tacos are perfect for Taco Tuesday or any night of the week! Turkey tacos are healthier and less greasy than beef tacos and these are packed with flavor!

Mexican Pork Carnitas (Instant Pot + Slow Cooker)

This Mexican Pork Carnitas recipe has instructions for both the Instant Pot and Slow Cooker. Mexican pulled pork is absolutely delicious and you can use it to make tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, burrito bowls or some yummy pork enchiladas!

Pork Enchiladas with The Best Homemade Enchilada Sauce

Mexican Pulled Pork Enchiladas are seriously delicious! These enchiladas are made using carnitas and a quick and easy homemade enchilada sauce that is so flavorful. Tender and juicy pulled pork, yummy sauce, melty cheese… I am seriously in love! The Enchilada sauce is the best that I have ever tasted!

Spicy Cajun Shrimp Tacos with Pineapple and Avocado

Spicy Cajun Shrimp Tacos with Pineapple and Avocado are super tasty and a welcomed change to the more traditional variety. The sweet and spicy flavor combination is just plain awesome! They are flavorful, healthy and so quick and easy. These shrimp tacos only take 10 minutes to make.

Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken

Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken is perfect for tacos, burritos, quesadillas, enchiladas, taco salad, nachos, or any other dish you can come up with. This Mexican Shredded Chicken is just so tasty and versatile that the possibilities are endless!

Chipotle Cauliflower Tacos

Roasted Chipotle Cauliflower Tacos are a vegetarian Mexican food delight! This cauliflower taco recipe is easy, healthy, and delicious!

Breakfast Quesadillas 2 Ways

Mexican breakfast anyone? Count me in! These breakfast quesadillas are super tasty and so quick and easy to make!

Mexican Appetizer Recipes

Below are Mexican appetizer recipes including toppings, dips, and side dishes.

Fiesta Lime Coleslaw

Creamy Fiesta Lime Coleslaw is so light and refreshing! This easy cilantro lime slaw recipe makes a wonderful side dish or topping for tacos.

Restaurant Style Salsa

This homemade restaurant-style salsa is awesome! It is also so quick and easy to make… only 5 minutes! This salsa is similar to the salsa that is served in many Mexican restaurants but tastes better in my opinion. I will never buy premade salsa again!

Chipotle Corn Salsa

I must admit, I have a weak spot for salsa. I put way too much salsa on way too many things. No joke! There is a popular restaurant corn salsa that I am a huge fan of. So, I decided to perfect it and make it a true Chipotle Corn Salsa using chipotle chili peppers. Now it’s a real Chipotle Corn Salsa! Plus, it is so easy and can be made in 5 minutes!