Easy Mexican Recipes - cook up tacos, quesadillas, chilli, chimichangas and a whole lot more with our easy Mexican inspired recipes.
Updated: May 2026 Comfort food absolutely does not need to be meat-based! Our easy vegan chilli is rich, warming, filling and packed with smoky flavour. It’s the kind of cosy family dinner that’s perfect for chilly evenings, busy weeknights or when you want a healthy meal that still feels comforting and satisfying. This vegan chilli...
Updated May 2026 Vegetarian fajitas with black beans are a healthy, protein-packed, and fibre-rich alternative to traditional Mexican wraps. This quick and colourful recipe is perfect for weeknight dinners, packed lunches, or even as a party snack. These vegetable fajitas are loaded with fresh peppers, red onion, black beans, and tangy lime juice, topped with...
Updated May 2026 Even in January, salads can be warm, comforting, and nutritious. This warm Mexican chicken salad combines juicy baked chicken with a spicy, fat free pepper dressing, served over fresh salad leaves for a satisfying meal. Perfect for cold weather salads, packed lunches, or a light dinner. Using mini chicken fillets in a...
This delicious one pot Mexican chicken and rice casserole is not only super easy to make, but it's also packed with flavor. Perfect for an easy weeknight dinner. Why You'll LOVE This Chicken Casserole One Pot Recipe - oh come on, EVERYONE loves a one-pan dinner recipe! Less washing up! Super tasty - our Mexican...
Looking for a quick and easy chicken dinner that’s full of flavour? Our Mexican Spiced Chicken Thighs are oven baked, juicy, and perfectly seasoned with warming spices. This simple weeknight recipe is perfect for feeding the family and tastes amazing with rice, tacos, or salad. Whether you’re meal prepping for the week or planning taco night, these easy...
A super easy recipe for quick air fryer meatball tacos that you can make in just 20 minutes, great for weeknight dinner. WHY YOU'LL LOVE OUR AIR FRYER MEATBALL TACO RECIPE ⭐️ Our air fryer meatball taco recipe is just the easiest thing to make! Shop bought meatballs, season, and air fry, then finish with sticky...
This easy slow cooker taco meat recipe is an essential for busy weeknights. Simply toss in the ingredients and let it cook all day for delicious tacos. Just add your favorite toppings. This is now my absolute go-to method for making tacos, it's just so ridiculously easy! And who doesn't want that? Especially on those...
When it comes to snacking, you just can't beat a bowl of homemade chunky guacamole with tortilla chips for dunking and scooping. Now, I know, you can buy little tubs of guacamole in the supermarket and I do often buy supermarket dips just to add to a meal. But when it comes to guacamole, homemade...
Cook up a batch of sizzling shrimp fajitas for your next fajita night! Spicy shrimp, with fresh crunchy salad, topped with guacamole and salsa. Dinner doesn't come much quicker and easier than this! Our shrimp fajitas make a really tasty, quick and easy weeknight dinner. These delicious shrimp wraps are loaded with fresh vegetables and...
If you LOVE cooking in the air fryer and you LOVE Mexican food then our tasty collection of Mexican Air Fryer Recipes is exactly what you need in your life! We've got crispy taquitos, loaded nachos, awesome chicken fajitas and a whole load more mouthwatering Mexican meals you can make in your air fryer! I...
Fancy cooking up a flavoursome easy chicken recipe? Try our delicious easy Chicken Fajita Bowl for weeknight dinner idea the whole family will LOVE! Chicken fajita bowls are a big favourite in our house. They're so colourful and delicious and best of all really, really easy to make. That's exactly what's needed on busy school...
Taco Salad will fast become your favourite way to do salad. Loaded with fresh and healthy ingredients plus you can prep-ahead for a quicker weeknight dinner! This Mexican salad is one of my absolute favourite salads to eat! All the delicious flavors of beef tacos, but in a loaded salad instead. It's SO moreish! Why...
OMG our Tex Mex Meatballs are just so juicy, so flavorful and so super easy to make! Serve with rice, creamy mashed potatoes or on sub rolls for an easy dinner! Why You'll LOVE These Juicy Meatballs They're SO DELICIOUS - our Tex-Mex meatballs are super tasty! Juicy, tender, completely melt in the mouth. You're...
Breakfast burritos are a great way to start the day! Warm tortillas stuffed to bursting with all your breakfast faves - bacon, fluffy scrambled eggs and avocado Why You'll Just LOVE Breakfast Burritos They're Super Easy To Make - breakfast burritos are a really simple breakfast to make, plus they're really easy to scale up...
Looking for a good and easy recipe? This steak chili recipe is perfect for a cozy night in, and it's healthy too. Whack it in the oven for dinner! Why You'll LOVE This Spicy Beef Stew Proper warming comfort food - this hearty, meaty spicy stew is perfect for feeding a family. Tender steak chunks,...
Comfort food recipes are back on the menu! And our hearty easy chilli pasta bake recipe is ticking all the boxes. Why You'll Just LOVE Chilli Pasta Bake Absolutely Delicious! Chilli and pasta are our two favorite dinners combined, then throw on some cheese? What's not to LOVE? Super easy recipe - if there's one...
These are OUR BEST Mexican Potatoes EVER! Easy to make, baked or air fried, and once you load on the toppings... Ohhhhh... Just. So. Good! This is my absolute go-to side dish when making Mexican food! These little crispy potatoes are bursting with flavor and well... who doesn't love a spicy roast potato dunked in...
Get ready for a mouthwatering Mexican twist on a family favourite with these air fryer taco dogs. Juicy hot dogs, topped with creamy guacamole, zesty salsa, and crispy onions. Weekday dinner just got easier! If you've tried our air fryer hot dogs, then you're just going to LOVE this little Mexican flavor twist when it...
Really Easy, Cheese and Refried Bean Air Fryer Quesadillas: A Delicious Air Fried Twist on a Classic Recipe! If you're looking for a quick and easy dish that will satisfy your quesadilla cravings! Look no further than these mouthwatering Cheese and Refried Bean Air Fryer Quesadillas! Crispy outside with a gooey, cheesy filling, these quesadillas...
Our Mexican Chicken Stew is real comfort food! Spicy chicken and chorizo in a rich smoky chipotle sauce. Load up your bowl with mash potatoes and stew and dig in! The cooler Autumn days call for proper comfort food dinners. Real, tasty food you can gather around the table with the family and enjoy together....
Get ready to cozy up with a warm and hearty bowl of our homemade black bean chilli - packed with wholesome ingredients, bursting with flavor, and simple enough for anyone to whip up at home! Black Bean Chilli is fast becoming one of my go-to family meals and here's why! Weekends and school holidays I...
Our Cajun Prawn Tacos with Spicy Mango Salsa is one of our super quick and healthy weeknight meal ideas that everyone will just LOVE! We just love to rustle up these gorgeous Cajun Prawn Tacos for a quick and easy dinner idea. Our Cajun Prawn Tacos are such a simple, healthy dinner. And absolutely bursting...
How to make the BEST air fryer chicken fajitas - tender juicy chicken and vegetables stuffed into soft flour tortillas, with all your favourite toppings! Our yummy air fryer chicken fajita recipe is perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. It's a delicious, healthy, and easy meal that will be ready in less than 30 minutes....
How to make the BEST beef chilli nachos - piled high with freshly made beef chilli, loads of delicious melted cheese and all your favourite nacho toppings! For a super easy family dinner that the kids will go MAD for, you really need to cook up a tray of our legendary chilli nachos recipe. I...
Serve up our easy taco bowl recipe for weeknight dinner. It's easy to make, easy to prep ahead and is a total riot of colours and flavours. Plus all those veggies count towards your 5-a-day! For me, any dinner that I can prep-ahead of time so that all I need to do is pull things...
You can knock together a pan of our easy spicy taco meat recipe in no time. Great for filling tacos, fajitas, or taco bowls. Versatile, super easy and delicious! Our ground beef taco filling recipe is super quick to make, low faff and uses just four ingredients! It's a great idea to make double or...
A super easy dump and go recipe for Slow Cooker Chilli Con Carne - this rich and tasty Mexican style chilli is always a crowd pleaser! You just can't beat a great big panful of beef mince chilli when it comes to feeding a crowd. It's a low cost way to make sure everyone is...
A wonderful, family-friendly chicken chilli dish that is quick and simple to prepare, great to eat, and a definite hit at the dinner table. I just think when you're feeding a big family you can't go wrong with a pan of chilli con carne. All my kids just LOVE a chilli with a selection of...
It's hard to beat a good old proper Chilli Con Carne Recipe. Warm, spicy, rich and delicious - perfect served with rice and nachos. We just love a bowl of beef chilli, it's the perfect food for feeding a family or a crowd. It's super easy to make, you can throw in all your favourite...
Everyone loves this easy chicken rice salad - a really quick and easy Mexican chicken salad recipe that is just so tasty and so simple to throw together! This chicken rice salad is one of my go-to 'can't be bothered cooking' meals. The ones I throw together when I really don't want to order take...
Fajita Baked Chicken Breast In Foil Packets are super tasty, juicy and ridiculously easy to make! It’s a totally foolproof way to bake chicken breasts. If you're looking for a way to cook chicken breasts so that they're flavoursome and succulent every time then you'll love this fajita baked chicken breast in foil packet recipe....
Our Turkey Burgers are seriously tasty, bursting with yummy Mexican flavours and ridiculously easy to make! You'll just LOVE them! Switching out the beef mince for turkey mince makes these burgers lighter, healthier and completely delicious! They're also super simple to make, totally faff free. A really easy dinner recipe the whole family can enjoy....
Everyone just LOVES our quick and easy halloumi fajitas. Soft flour tortillas stuffed with delicious seasoned halloumi and vegetables with our favourite fajita toppings. A super easy weeknight vegetarian dinner! Halloumi fajitas are a total feel good, easy dinner idea. One of our favourite halloumi recipes! Skip the meat and chicken and load up those...
Our delicious turkey mince chilli switches the beef for healthy low fat turkey mince to make a lighter, healthier chilli con carne that tastes amazing! There's no skimping on the rich, meaty, full flavour of a proper chilli con carne with our healthier turkey mince recipe. The whole family will love this lighter, tasty dinner....
Cook up a totally EPIC family dinner - mouthwateringly good Mexican Cottage Pie with a rich, meaty chilli con carne filling topped with CHEESY NACHO MASHED POTATOES! What's not to LOVE?! Our super tasty Mexican Shepherds Pie recipe is an amazingly tasty mash up of Mexican beef chilli loaded with extra veggies like sweet potatoes,...
Slow cooker brisket tacos are super easy to make and oh so tasty to eat. Tender, succulent pulled beef brisket in a rich, smoky BBQ sauce with peppers and onion. Just add soft flour wraps and all your favourite toppings. This brisket taco recipe is one of my favourite slow cooker family meals to make....
Baked Bean Fajitas - a quick and easy family dinner idea! If you're looking for a quick and easy dinner recipe the kids will just LOVE then say HELLO to our really, really easy Baked Bean Fajitas recipe. If there's one food kids all just seem to love it's baked beans, my kids will pretty...
Sweet Potato Chilli - Advertisement Feature Recipe for American Sweet Potato Our healthy sweet potato chilli recipe makes a delicious easy vegan meal idea - it's bursting with flavour and super simple to make. Affiliate Disclosure – I have included affiliate links to useful products and services related to the topic of this post. If...
Super healthy fish taco recipe loaded with fresh vegetables - an easy, healthy family dinner that's perfect for Friday nights! Our fish taco recipe is super easy - we baste the hake fillets in chipotle paste, wrap in foil and bake in the oven for around 20 minutes until cooked through. Whilst they bake we...
A healthy Mackerel Recipe that's perfect for summer. Delicious flakes of chilli and lime infused mackerel simply scattered onto a bed of homemade mushy peas all wrapped up in a garlic flatbread. I make the flatbreads using the River Cottage Magic Bread Dough recipe - it's easy and they always turn out good! This recipe...
A mild chilli con carne recipe that's ideal for family dinner. Our chilli con carne is gently spiced so there'll be no complaining from the kids that it's too spicy! Our mild chilli con carne is easy, healthy and can be made in advance so it's perfect for busy school days! It's also packed with...
My delicious and quick Mexican quinoa bowl is ready in no time and is packed with vibrant, spicy flavours and colours. A bowl of this for lunch is sure to blow off the dreary November cobwebs! As ever... there's cheats in the recipe, because I want all of the flavour but in much less of...