Just because you need dinner rápida, doesn’t mean it can’t be muy delicioso. These 30-minute family-friendly meals―tacos, quesadillas, burritos, enchiladas, and tostadas―include everything you love about Mexican cuisine: fresh, vibrant ingredients; interesting spices; and earthy chiles that let you dial the heat up or back to suit your taste.
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RecipeSteak Tacos with Cucumber-Avocado Salsa
This is an updated version of everyone’s favorite make-your-own taco dinner. Here you fill warm corn tortillas with slices of succulent spice-rubbed steak, crunchy red cabbage, and cool, creamy avocado salsa. -
RecipeHuevos Rancheros
This colorful dish, with its lively Mexican flavors, is great for brunch or dinner. -
RecipeChicken Quesadillas with Chipotle Crema & Pico de Gallo
In Mexico, antojitos are so much more than small plates—they’re a way of life. This take on a Mexican antojitos is a kid-approved busy-weeknight favorite. -
RecipeTequila-Chipotle Shrimp Tostadas with Lime & Sour Cream
Fried corn tortillas (tostadas) are a great base for spicy shrimp and zingy sour cream. Make them when you don’t mind a little messy eating, as they’re best picked up with your hands to eat. -
RecipeSteak with Three-Chile Sauce
The earthy combination of three of Mexico’s most distinctive chiles creates a nuanced result that is not nearly as hot as you might expect. Much of the spiciness is cut by the cheeses, leaving only the subtle heat that real chile aficionados love. -
RecipeSmoky Black Bean & Cheddar Burrito with Baby Spinach
Chipotle chiles in adobo lend a nice smoky overtone to this meatless meal, while toasted pepitas folded into the filling give it an unexpected crunch. -
RecipeTex-Mex Skirt Steak
A Tex-Mex rub gives a spicy kick to the oft-overlooked skirt steak. Coating the steaks on just one side means a delicious balance of spice and meat flavors. -
RecipeSouthwestern Chicken Salad with Tomato & Black Bean Salsa
Looking for a quick dinner that's heavy on the veggies and light on the meat? The spicy salsa makes this salad so filling, you won’t even notice the smaller portion of chicken. In this mix, it's just right. -
RecipeSpicy Chorizo & Egg Tostadas
Tostadas are fried corn tortillas mounded with tasty toppings. This recipe offers an oven-toasting method as an alternative to frying—it’s quick, easy, and produces crisp, great-tasting results. -
RecipeQuick Beef Enchiladas with Salsa Verde
You don't have to sacrifice authenticity for speed with these quick and flavorful enchiladas. And an easy, homemade salsa verde adds a tangy kick to this hearty dish. -
RecipeTex-Mex Chicken with Chiles & Cheese
Grab your skillet, your chicken breasts, and kick dinner up a spicy notch tonight. If you've got a little time, make homemade corn tortillas and turn this Tex-Mex dish into a wrap. -
RecipeYucatan Pork Tenderloin with Jicama, Avocado & Red Onions
This quick and delicious dinner does double duty: Wrap any leftover pork and salad in a corn or flour tortilla for lunch the next day. -
RecipeSteak Adobo
Author James Peyton considers this Mexican-style steak an intriguing twist on an American steakhouse meal. By first brushing the meat with lime juice, you add a bright, subtle flavor to the steak. -
RecipeChicken Fajitas with Red Pepper, Onion & Lime
The rich, dark meat of boneless, skinless chicken thighs stands up well to intense flavors like the cumin, red pepper, and lime in this quick and easy dish.
