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These Easy Mexican Main Dishes are all you need for making a Delicious Meal. Find the best Mexican Main Dishes for sharing with family and friends. Browse our Mexican Main Dishes collection to find the comfort foods and the classic dishes you love to make.

Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas Recipe

Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas

Cooking Time: 5h 15m
These Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas are simple and flavorful. The key to tender pork carnitas is to cook them low and slow, which means they are a perfect match for the slow cooker. Think well-seasoned pork slow-cooked until tender, shredded, and then pan-fried to crispy perfection and stuffed into warmed corn...
July 24, 2024
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Mexican Noodle Soup Recipe

Mexican Noodle Soup

Cooking Time: 25m
This easy Mexican Noodle Soup, aka sopa de fideo, is made with just six ingredients: tomatoes, garlic, onion, vegetable oil, noodles, and chicken broth. The roasted tomatoes are blended with garlic and onions until they form a savory, flavorful base for the toasted fideo, a thin noodle similar to angel...
June 19, 2024
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Mexican Meatball Soup Recipe

Mexican Meatball Soup

Cooking Time: 35m
Comforting dinner for the whole family, this Mexican Meatball Soup is easy and has all the qualities of a crowd-pleaser. Full-sized meatballs made from ground beef are simmered in a savory roasted tomato broth for an easy and delicious winter soup. Serve with rice or beans and warm corn tortillas...
February 27, 2024
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Crispy Baked Fish Tacos Recipe

Crispy Baked Fish Tacos

Cooking Time: 25m
These Crispy Baked Fish Tacos are amazing! Think crispy and perfectly seasoned flaky fish stuffed into corn tortillas with crunchy coleslaw. Serve each taco with sliced avocado and spicy pico de gallo. The recipe is quick and easy to prepare and makes for a delicious weeknight dinner.   The best part...
June 17, 2022
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Fish Tacos with Jalapeño Slaw Recipe

Fish Tacos with Jalapeño Slaw

Cooking Time: 15m
These Fish Tacos with Jalapeño Slaw are my new go-to weeknight dish. Spicy cumin-chile roasted fish fillets stuffed into warmed whole-grain tortillas. Serve each taco with citrus-jalapeño slaw and peach or mango salsa. These come together in just 15 minutes and make for a perfect weeknight dinner.   Since the fish...
June 16, 2022
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Instant Pot Carnitas Recipe

Instant Pot Carnitas

Cooking Time: 1h 25m
Enter these Instant Pot Carnitas! They are easy, crispy yet juicy, flavorful, and a huge crowd-pleaser. Quick-cooking shredded pork, braised in orange juice and flavored with Mexican spices. Then stuffed into warmed corn tortillas to make super delicious crispy carnitas tacos. Serve these tacos with hot and juicy pico de...
May 6, 2022
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Mexican Casserole Recipe

Mexican Casserole

Cooking Time: 35m
Enter this Mexican Casserole! It is easy, cheesy, healthy, and a huge crowd-pleaser. With only 15 minutes hands-on time, this versatile recipe is a dream meal for busy cooks. So sub in other grains or protein to transform it into a brand new casserole.  Making this casserole is easy. Start...
April 19, 2022
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Easy Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

Easy Chicken Enchiladas

Cooking Time: 30m
Give these Easy Chicken Enchiladas a try the next time you are cooking Mexican at home! Shredded chicken and Mexican cheese get tossed with red enchilada sauce, wrapped in corn tortillas, topped with more homemade enchilada sauce and cheese, and baked until melted cheese perfection. These easy enchiladas offer the...
April 14, 2022
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Instant Pot Chicken Tacos Recipe

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos

Cooking Time: 55m
Try these easy Instant Pot Chicken Tacos for your next Taco Tuesday! Quick-cooking shredded chicken, flavored with classic Mexican spices and stuffed into warmed corn tortillas to make super tasty carnitas tacos. Top with freshly diced onions, chopped cilantro, sour cream or Mexican crema, and serve with lime wedges. Perfect!  ...
April 13, 2022
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Easy Taco Soup Recipe

Easy Taco Soup

Cooking Time: 45m
This Easy Taco Soup is delicious and filling and takes only 10 minutes to prepare. This soup is a classic mix of ground beef with Mexican flavors like chili, cilantro, lime, and jalapeno. It makes a great weekend lunch or midweek dinner. Try it out soon. To make this delicious...
June 17, 2021
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Creamy Borracho Beans Recipe

Creamy Borracho Beans

Cooking Time: 2h 35m
This Creamy Borracho Beans recipe is perfect for your next family summer cookout. The soft and creamy pinto beans are slowly simmered in a delicious sauce made from beer, bacon, and spices. These beans get their name from the addition of Mexican beer (“borracho” translates to “drunk” in Spanish!) To...
June 3, 2021
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Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas Recipe

Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas

Cooking Time: 20m
Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas is a fast and easy dinner idea for hungry, busy people. This flavorful dish is definitely one of my personal favorites when I need a simple yet vibrant weeknight meal for the whole family. This one-pan dinner is healthy and loaded up with multicolored bell peppers...
April 30, 2021
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Healthy Mexican Chicken Meal Prep Recipe

Healthy Mexican Chicken Meal Prep

Cooking Time: 20m
This Healthy Mexican Chicken Meal Prep is a healthy protein-rich make-ahead lunch. You know those weeks when you are so busy you can’t hear yourself think and the last thing you want to do is have to think about preparing daily lunches. This handy chicken dish will solve your problem!...
April 25, 2021
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Cheesy Chicken & Black Bean Cauli Rice Recipe

Cheesy Chicken & Black Bean Cauli Rice

Cooking Time: 17m
Cheesy Chicken & Black Bean Cauli Rice is a perfect dish to jump on the cauliflower rice train if you haven’t done it yet. Cauliflower rice is so popular now that you can buy it in almost every grocery store. Alternatively, you can easily make your own using a food...
April 13, 2021
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Potluck Taco Casserole Recipe

Potluck Taco Casserole

Cooking Time: 35m
As the name suggests, this Potluck Taco Casserole is the perfect dish to bring to your next potluck dinner. Everyone will adore this delicious Mexican-inspired casserole. It’s so simple to make, too, as the recipe uses a pre-made biscuit mix.  To make this delicious Mexican inspired casserole, start by cooking...
March 30, 2021
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Santa Fe Skillet Chicken Recipe

Santa Fe Skillet Chicken

Cooking Time: 30m
This delicious Santa Fe Skillet Chicken will become your weeknight go-to dinner. This dish includes chicken breast, hearty black beans, red onion, red bell peppers, garlic, and Cheddar cheese for an easy meal with filling and satisfying power. I also like to add taco seasoning and cayenne pepper for a...
February 19, 2021
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Chicken, Quinoa, and Black Bean Chili Verde Recipe

Chicken, Quinoa, and Black Bean Chili Verde

Cooking Time: 30m
The secret to this tangy and spicy Chicken, Quinoa, and Black Bean Chili Verde is the salsa verde that we all love! Served with cool sour cream, this one-pot chili makes a perfect hearty meal. Besides, this recipe is perfect for a midnight dinner as it is easy to make...
February 19, 2021
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Mexican Corn Bread Casserole Recipe

Mexican Corn Bread Casserole

Cooking Time: 55m
This Mexican Corn Bread Casserole is a really delicious and tasty Mexican style casserole that you can whip up and have on the table in under an hour. You can’t beat the cheesy Mexican flavors from this dish. I love it! To make this tasty casserole, start by cooking onion...
February 19, 2021
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Mexican Chicken Pasta Recipe

Mexican Chicken Pasta

Cooking Time: 40m
You would not believe how often my kids ask for this Mexican Chicken Pasta. They love it so much I think they would eat it every day if they could! What’s not to love? Cheesy chicken pasta always goes down a treat. I hold off on some of the chili...
February 19, 2021
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Easy Vegetarian Mushroom Chili Recipe

Easy Vegetarian Mushroom Chili

Cooking Time: 50m
This Easy Vegetarian Mushroom Chili is a delicious yet simple chili recipe that you have to try! The main ingredient in this chili is mushrooms, making not only filling, but really tasty too.  To make this chili, start by cooking mushrooms in a large saucepan. Add vegetables and spices to...
February 1, 2021
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Spicy Vegetarian Chili Recipe

Spicy Vegetarian Chili

Cooking Time: 1h
This Spicy Vegetarian Chili is the best choice for a cozy comfort dinner yet healthy. There isn’t any meat in this spicy chili, but you won’t miss it. It is made with two kinds of beans, eggplants, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, zucchini, and jalapeños, of course. This chili is perfectly...
January 19, 2021
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Mexican Rice and Beans Recipe

Mexican Rice and Beans

Cooking Time: 35m
Mexican Rice and Beans is a delicious one-pot Mexican rice with beans. This spicy dish makes a great side dish at your next Mexican feast. I have also made this as a meat free Monday light dinner and it always goes down a treat! To make this, start by sautéing...
December 24, 2020
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Mexican Rice Recipe

Mexican Rice

Cooking Time: 55m
Mexican Rice is one of the best side dishes for your next Mexican feast. This delicious rice recipe is cooked with onions and tomato sauce. Mexican rice is also known as Spanish rice and is a fantastic one pan dish. To make this, start by heating oil in a large...
December 14, 2020
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Mexican Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Mexican Stuffed Peppers

Cooking Time: 35m
There are all kinds of ways to stuff peppers and these Mexican Stuffed Peppers are my personal top choice. I stuff large bell peppers with ground chicken or turkey combined with some ground chili powder, ground cumin, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, diced tomatoes, cooked rice or other grain and...
September 10, 2020
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Quick and Easy Green Chicken Chili Recipe

Quick and Easy Green Chicken Chili

Cooking Time: 20m
This Quick and Easy Green Chicken Chili is Mexican chili night made and with no hassle. Simple to make and quickly addictive, if spicy is your thing then this is the recipe for you! Shredded chicken with cannellini beans, sweet corn, peppers and fresh jalapeño, filled, flavored and spiced up...
August 18, 2020
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Mexican Lime Chicken Recipe

Mexican Lime Chicken

Cooking Time: 1h
Everyone that has tried my Mexican Lime Chicken absolutely falls in love with it. It’s perfectly sweet, spicy and zesty with juicy chicken breasts marinated and cooked in olive oil combined with crushed coriander seeds, grated lime zest, paprika, muscovado sugar, lime juice, garlic and fresh red chilis. Have I...
June 30, 2020
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