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Mexican Basic Recipes

Nopales con huevo on a plate next to a jar of hot sauce.

Breakfasts

Nopales con Huevo

Cooked nopales on a spoon.

Sides

How to Cook Nopales

Sopes topped with shredded carnitas and queso fresco.

Dinner

Sopes

Salsa verde in a Mexican bowl next to some tortilla chips.

Salsas

Salsa Verde Recipe

Chiles toreados on a plate with fresh lime wedges.

Sides

Chiles Toreados (Mexican Blistered Peppers)

Papas con chorizo (or potatoes with chorizo) in a large skillet.

Basics

Papas con Chorizo

Cafe de olla (traditional Mexican coffee) in a mug with a cinnamon stick.

Drinks

Café de Olla

Chicken enchiladas in a baking dish topped with cilantro.

30 Minute Meals

Easy Chicken Enchilada Recipe

Cooked instant pot pinto beans in a bowl

Sides

Instant Pot Pinto Beans

Dulce de leche on a spoon

Desserts

Dulce de Leche – 2 Ways!

Cooked black beans in an Instant Pot

Sides

Instant Pot Black Beans

Cooked canned black beans with tomatoes, onions and garlic in a bowl.

Sides

How to Cook Canned Black Beans

Masa for Tamales

Dinner

Masa for Tamales

Ready in only 10 minutes, this easy enchilada sauce is super simple to make and requires no dried chiles! Made with chile powder, tomato paste and more. #enchiladas #mexicanfoodrecipes #mexicanfood #mexicanrecipes

Sauces and Condiments

Easy Enchilada Sauce

Pulling the skin off of roasted poblano peppers

Kitchen Tips

How to Roast Poblano Peppers

Sauteed Peppers and onions in a white bowl.

Sides

Sauteed Peppers and Onions

Chimichurri sauce in a clear bowl surrounded by parsley, red onions, cilantro, garlic and lemon juice.

Sauces and Condiments

Chimichurri Sauce

Chile de arbol salsa in an ornate Mexican-style brown bowl.

Salsas

Chile de Arbol Salsa

These Easy Steak Fajitas are juicy, tender, flavorful and way better than the ones at your favorite Mexican restaurant! Served with a healthy dose of peppers and onions, these fajitas are gluten free and low carb.

Mexican Meat & Poultry Recipes

Easy Steak Fajitas

Sauces and Condiments

Steak Fajita Marinade

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