Southwest and Mexican Food Recipes
Mexican Food has become one of America’s favorite choices for dinner. And it being our favorite, you’ll find a ton of great Mexican Food Recipe Ideas.
We love Mexican Soup Recipes, like this Pork Pozole Verde, and one of the most popular, Rosa’s Mexican Rotisserie Chicken Soup.
And don’t miss the most popular Mexican Recipes on my site for Hatch Green Chili Colorado, and Mexican Cocktail The Paloma.
Mexican Style Appetizers
- Campechana, Mexican Shrimp Cocktail Recipe
- Make Ahead Mexican Street Corn Dip
- Mexican Cheesecake Appetizer
- Chunky Guacamole Made in A Molcajete
- Bacon Jalapeno Cheese Ball Recipe
- Simple Air Fryer Nachos
- Queso Fundido con Chorizo
- Baked Cheese and Chorizo Empanadas
- Best Mexican White Queso Recipe
- Roasted Green Chile Spicy Hummus Recipe
- Quick Easy Jalapeno Artichoke Dip
Mexican Salsa and Sauce Recipes
Any Mexican kitchen isn’t complete without a lineup of salsas and sauces to complete that Mexican Meal.
- Smoky Black Bean Corn Salsa Dip
- How To Make Salsa Macha, Mexican Chile Oil
- Tomatillo Green Chile Salsa Verde
- Essential Mexican Restaurant Salsa Recipe
- New Mexico Red Chile Sauce From Powder
- Chipotle Peach Salsa Recipe
- Fresh Homemade Salsa Recipe For Canning
- Homemade Hatch Green Chile Sauce
- Quick Easy Homemade Enchilada Sauce
- Homemade Red Chile Sauce for Tamales and Enchiladas
- Mango Pico de Gallo Recipe
Mexican Breakfast Recipes
- Eggs Ole’ Mexican Breakfast Casserole
- Huevos a la Mexicana
- Easy Cheesy Mexican Omelette With Chorizo
- Southwest Sausage Biscuit Breakfast Casserole
- Southwestern Chicken Hash
- Mexican Baked Eggs In Poblano Tomato Sauce
- Green Chili and Eggs with Refried Beans
- Eggs Rio Grande, Mexican Breakfast Eggs
- Potato and Egg Tacos with Hatch Chile
- Ranchero Sauce For Ranch Eggs
Burrito Recipes
Burritos are delicious and hearty, a tightly wrapped bundle of love, brimming with versatile and endless filling options. Whether those fillings be rice and beans, oozing with cheese, and your favorite meats, everyone loves a burrito. Here are some of our favorite burrito recipes
- Smothered Green Chili Burritos
- Baked Shrimp Burritos Con Queso
- Chili Cheese Burrito
- Overnight Breakfast Burrito Casserole
- Hatch Green Chili Breakfast Burrito With Potatoes
- Avocado Scrambled Eggs Baked Breakfast Burritos with Green Chile Gravy
- Chicken Burrito Bowl with Seasoned Ground Chicken Breast
- Enchilada Burritos, Easy Beef and Bean Burrito Recipe
Tostada Recipes
Mexican Quesadilla Recipes
Quesadillas are about the easiest lunch, dinner or snack going. Here are a few of our favorites.
Enchilada Recipes
I’ve always said, If someone makes enchiladas for you, it means they love you! A labor of love that is worth every single bite. Take a look at these recipes.
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Hatch Green Chili Recipe with Pork
This Award Winning Pork Green Chili Recipe is comfort food at its best and one of our favorite Hatch green chili recipes.
Mexican Side Dish Recipes
- Mexican Corn Salad Recipe with Citrus Aioli
- Cheesy Mexican Style Instant Pot Refried Beans
- Mexican Mac and Cheese with Tomato Sauce
- Spicy Southwest Salad Recipe with Black Beans
- Rancho De Chimayo Spicy Ranch Dressing Recipe
- Bolita Beans with Red Wine, Smoked Paprika and Jalapeño
- Instant Pot Bacon and Mushroom Risotto
- Cheesiest Hatch Chile Macaroni and Cheese
- Instant Pot Pinto Beans with Chorizo
- Easiest Oven Baked Rice Recipe
Main Course Mexican Chicken Recipes
- Green Chile Cheese Stuffed Baked Chicken Cutlets
- Crispy Roasted Achiote Chicken Breast
- Easy Pollo Asado Recipe (Mexican Grilled Chicken Asado)
- Tangy Pollo en Escabeche
- Creamy Chicken Taco Casserole With Tortilla Chips
- Easy Rotisserie Chicken Tacos With Potatoes and Chipotle Peppers
- Mexican Chicken Salad with Avocado
- Chicken Barbacoa (Barbacoa de Pollo)
- Chicken in Chipotle Cream Sauce (Chicken Zarape)
- Roasted Bell Pepper Tacos with Black Beans and Chicken
- Saucy Chicken Soft Tacos
- Chicken Chorizo Burger with Cumin-Lime Quick Pickles
- Slow Cooker Tinga de Pollo Poblano Tacos
- Easy Grilled Chicken Kebabs Recipe, with Ancho Chile Lime Marinade
- Arroz con Pollo, Mexican Chicken and Rice With Ham
Mexican Beef Dishes
- Super Simple Taco Burger
- Mexican Albondigas en Chipotle
- Mexican Beef Machaca Recipe (Carne Machaca)
- Easy Slow Cooker Barbacoa
- The Best Marinade for Flank Steak Fajitas
- Easy Dutch Oven Tri-Tip Tacos
- Crock Pot Shredded Beef Tacos (Roast Beef Tacos)
- Chile Rubbed Braised Beef Tacos with Red Cabbage Slaw
- Mexican Pot Roast, Just Right Spicy
- Authentic Mexican Fried Tacos
- Mexican Casserole with Ground Beef and Corn Tortillas
- New Mexico Tortilla Burger Recipe
- Carne Asada On The Grill, Taqueria Style
- Dorito Taco Salad Made With Catalina Dressing
- Mexican Meatballs with Queso Blanco
Mexican Main Course Pork Recipes
Mexican Seafood Recipes
We Love This Recipe
Authentic New Mexico Carne Adovada
Once you try this recipe for Carne Adovada, you’ll understand why its one of New Mexico’s most celebrated dishes.
Mexican and Southwest Soup Recipes
- Chorizo Albondigas Bean Soup
- New Mexico Pork Posole Recipe
- Instant Pot Mexican Chicken Soup Recipe
- Cheddar Cheese Soup with Chicken and Poblano Peppers
- Hearty Southwestern Rotisserie Chicken Soup
- Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Cowboy Chili With Kidney Beans
- Chicken Poblano Soup With Hominy
- Original 7 Can Taco Soup with Ranch Dressing
- Pork Green Chile Stew, Chile Verde
- Southwest Garbanzo Bean Soup With Chicken
Mexican Dessert Recipes
Miscellaneous
- Chili vs Chile
- Homemade Chipotle Mayo
- Super Moist Cheesy Cornbread with Creamed Corn
- Homemade Taco Seasoning for Ground Beef and Beyond
- Cooking with Lard, Should You?
- Southwestern Beans and Chicos
- Easy Quick Mexican Pickled Onions
- Jalapeno Aioli (Mayo) with Cilantro and Lime
- Mexican Calabacitas con Queso
- Swiss Chard Vegetarian Tacos
- Spicy Pineapple Jalapeno Margarita
- Easy Homemade Southwest Spice Blend
- Rio Grande Restaurant Paloma Cocktail Recipe
Why Trust These Recipes? Lea Ann Brown has lived, worked and played in Colorado for 45 years. She has immersed herself in the Colorado Culinary space, is a Culinary School Graduate and publishes her Colorado food Blog, Cooking On The Ranch.