Mexican Dinner Ideas

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Mexican Dinner Ideas – everyone loves Tex-Mex style Mexican food!  Tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, margaritas and more!  But sometimes you want to branch out from the norm.  Here are over 50 of my favorite Mexican inspired dinner ideas for any night of the week!

I could eat Mexican food pretty much every night of the week.  There is just something about my favorite salsa with chips that gets me every time.  I think it might be my ultimate snacking weakness.  Then you add a lime margarita to the mix and I am one happy girl!

There have been a lot of Mexican recipes shared here before.  Cheap dinner ideas has a few great options as well.  Mexican food is often quick and easy to make, so it is great for busy nights of the week.  But today we have 25 of my favorite Mexican dinner ideas for all of your taco and Mexican food cravings.

Mexican Dinner Ideas - everyone loves Mexican food!  Tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, margaritas and more!  But sometimes you want to branch out from the norm.  Here are 40+ of my favorite Mexican dinner ideas for any night of the week!

 

We are skipping the basic tacos and burritos in this line up. We are going for fun and new ways to get your favorite flavors into dinner.  Using potatoes, shrimp, and all sorts of different combinations!  Hope you find some you are excited to try.

With over 40 different Mexican dinner ideas, you are not going to run out of things to try any time soon!  So if you love Mexican food like I do, start at the top and just work your way down!

cropped close up sheet pan taco on a plate
4.80 from 5 votes

Sheet Pan Tacos

These easy Sheet Pan Tacos are a quick and easy weeknight dinner that the whole family will enjoy. A fun twist on taco night with just a little bit less mess!
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Close up of a taco braid slice filled with ground beef and topped with melted cheese, shredded lettuce, and diced tomatoes.
5 from 4 votes

Taco Braid

Put a (literal) twist on taco night with this easy taco braid! It's made with refrigerated pizza dough wrapped around savory taco beef and cheese. Just fill, fold, and bake!
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A bowl of taco mac and cheese with a fork.
5 from 1 vote

Taco Mac and Cheese

This easy taco mac and cheese combines two favorite comfort foods into a cheesy, flavor-packed skillet dinner. This recipe is quick to make and family-friendly!
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A taco sweet potato piled with taco toppings served on a white plate, with bowls of toppings in the background.

Taco Sweet Potatoes

These taco stuffed sweet potatoes are soft and fluffy sweet potatoes piled high with savory ground beef and your favorite taco toppings!
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A serving of taco casserole on a plate, topped with sour cream, avocado, cilantro, and olives
4.43 from 7 votes

Taco Casserole

This easy taco casserole has everything that you love about tacos in it. It's healthy, easy, only takes 30 minutes, and is loaded with juicy ground beef and melty cheddar cheese.
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Taco rice on a plate, topped with cilantro, with tortilla chips behind it
4.86 from 7 votes

Taco Rice

This taco rice is full of juicy beef, melty cheese, and tomato sauce. It's the perfect easy weeknight meal when you're craving Mexican food!
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cropped square image of a copycat taco bell meximelt
4.58 from 19 votes

Taco Bell Meximelts

Meximelt Recipe – a copycat recipe of the famous Taco Bell beef Meximelt that used to be available in stores. Super easy to make and even better at home.
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crispy tacos on a plate
4.46 from 103 votes

Air Fryer Tacos

Air Fryer Tacos – skip the store bought crispy shells and make your own in the air fryer. Super easy and so much better!
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close up breakfast tacos on a plate
4.34 from 6 votes

Breakfast Tacos

Breakfast Tacos – tacos for breakfast is always a good idea! They are super easy to make, loaded with eggs, bacon, cheese and topped with your favorite salsa and avocado.
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close up of crispy potato tacos on a tray
4.22 from 19 votes

Potato Tacos

Potato Tacos – corn tortillas loaded with mashed potatoes and cheese. Then they are fried until golden and crispy. Take your taco game to a whole new level with these!
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shrimp tacos on plate
4.55 from 31 votes

Baja Shrimp Tacos

Baja Shrimp Tacos – a fun twist on taco night! Slightly spice shrimp with a chipotle lime sauce makes for a super quick and easy dinner!
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Instant Pot Pork Tacos - these pulled pork tacos are super tender and so delicious. Topped with a creamy Mexican slaw and avocado sauce!
4.98 from 43 votes

Pork Tacos

Instant Pot Pork Tacos – these pulled pork tacos are super tender and so delicious. Topped with a creamy Mexican slaw and avocado sauce!
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SSteak Street Tacos – tender grilled skirt steak wrapped in a charred corn tortilla and topped with a creamy cilantro lime sauce. Just like Southern California at home in no time!
5 from 6 votes

Steak Street Tacos

Steak Street Tacos – tender grilled skirt steak wrapped in a charred corn tortilla and topped with a creamy cilantro lime sauce. Just like Southern California at home in no time!
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Taco Pasta Skillet - All the flavors of taco night in a one pan meal, ready in 20 minutes! Homemade version of taco Hamburger Helper, with just a few staple ingredients.
4.37 from 19 votes

Taco Pasta Skillet

Taco Pasta Skillet – All the flavors of taco night in a one pan meal, ready in 20 minutes! Homemade version of those box mix meals, with just a few staple ingredients.
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A plate of fish tacos with different toppings, with Taco
4.50 from 4 votes

Fish Tacos

Fish Tacos – a super easy, healthy, and delicious cod fish taco recipe.  Topped with a fresh Mexican coleslaw, pice de gallo, and a roasted poblano fish taco sauce. 
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shrimp tacos on a plate, with Chipotle and Taco
4.55 from 11 votes

Chipotle Shrimp Tacos

Chipotle Shrimp Tacos – An easy shrimp taco recipe with spiced shrimp, a cool lime coleslaw, and topped with creamy chipotle sauce.  Packed with so much flavor and ready in minutes, so it is perfect for a weeknight dinner.
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A plate of stuffed peppers on a plate
5 from 5 votes

Easy Taco Stuffed Peppers

Easy Taco Stuffed Peppers – these Mexican stuffed peppers are a fun twist on a classic!  Taco meat, black beans, corn, salsa and more.  If you love taco night these are going to be a huge hit!
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chicken tacos on a plate
4.56 from 9 votes

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos – make taco night extra tasty with this flavorful and easy chicken!  Great for tacos, salads, quesadillas, burritos and more all week long!
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A plate of taco pizza
4.63 from 8 votes

Taco Pizza

Taco Pizza – A super easy pizza recipe with all the flavors of taco night!  A fun dinner the entire family will love! 
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Easy Taco Soup - a hearty and comforting taco flavored soup that is ready in minutes. Top with your favorite toppings to make it even better!
3.97 from 27 votes

Easy Taco Soup

Easy Taco Soup – a hearty and comforting taco flavored soup that is ready in minutes. Top with your favorite toppings to make it even better!
Flank Steak Tacos - Juicy flank steak marinated in lime juice, garlic, cilantro and more. Served in tortillas with your favorite toppings for taco night! 

Flank Steak Tacos

Flank Steak Tacos – Juicy flank steak marinated in lime juice, garlic, cilantro and more. Served in tortillas with your favorite toppings for taco night! 
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pork carnitas tacos on a plate

Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Tacos

Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Tacos – Pork that has been cooked in the crock pot in citrus and spices, and then used for tacos. So easy, and so much flavor!
slow cooker chipotle beef tacos on a plate
4.54 from 43 votes

Slow Cooker Chipotle Beef Tacos

Chipotle Beef Tacos – Slow cooked sweet, smoky, and slightly spicy shredded beef that is perfect for tacos
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Two tofu tacos topped with Mexican coleslaw and avocado cream on a white plate.
5 from 1 vote

Tofu Tacos

Easy tofu tacos are a high-protein vegetarian meal made with crumbly tofu taco filling fried with a smoky, spicy seasoning blend and served up in a warm tortilla. Don't forget the Mexican coleslaw and creamy avocado dressing!
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close up taco meatballs in a plate with salsa
5 from 2 votes

Taco Meatball

These Taco Meatballs are a Tex-Mex combo that is full of flavor, ready in minutes, cheesy, and can be served as dinner or an appetizer.
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Two halves of a grilled cheese burrito stacked on a plate next to salsa in a ramekin.
5 from 6 votes

Grilled Cheese Burrito

This copycat grilled cheese burrito recipe lets you remake a Taco Bell favorite at home! Melty, cheesy, ooey-gooey tortillas packed with ground beef, Spanish rice, and creamy chipotle sauce.
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close up slice of burrito casserole on a spatula
4.29 from 7 votes

Burrito Casserole

Burrito Casserole – all the flavors of a burrito in a quick and easy casserole for the whole family. Lots of ways to mix it up, make ahead, or even freeze!
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cropped in close up of wet burrito on a white plate
4.54 from 49 votes

Wet Burrito

This wet burrito is full of juicy beef and topped with a spicy enchilada sauce and melted cheese. It's restaurant quality, and only takes 35 minutes.
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Beef Burrito Skillet - Mix up your taco night with this one pan meal that tastes like a beef burrito in a pan! Top with your favorite taco toppings!
5 from 5 votes

Beef Burrito Skillet

Beef Burrito Skillet – Mix up your taco night with this one pan meal that tastes like a beef burrito in a pan! Top with your favorite taco toppings!
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air fryer chimichanga topped with sour cream and tomatoes
4.70 from 10 votes

Air Fryer Chimichanga

Air Fryer Chimichanga- a burrito loaded with your favorite filling and then "air fried" until crispy golden perfection. Such a great dinner any night of the week.
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close up fiesta chicken and rice in a bowl
4.42 from 12 votes

Crockpot Fiesta Chicken

Crockpot Fiesta Chicken – a deliciously easy Mexican flavored chicken dish with just a handful of ingredients you probably have in your pantry already! Great for salads, tacos, burritos and more!
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close up breakfast enchiladas with avocado and tomatoes
5 from 2 votes

Breakfast Enchiladas

Breakfast Enchiladas – tortillas filled with eggs, breakfast sauce, salsa, and cheese. Topped with green chile sauce for a delicious breakfast!
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close up scooping chicken pastas out of baking dish
4.43 from 7 votes

Enchilada Pasta Casserole

Enchilada Pasta Casserole – Cheese, chicken, and warming spices combine to create the ultimate comfort casserole. Perfect for a midweek Mexican night or to bring loads of flavor to your next potluck.
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close up scooping beef enchilada casserole out of the pan
5 from 4 votes

Beef Enchilada Casserole

Beef Enchilada Casserole – all the taste of beef enchiladas without all the time and mess of rolling. Cheesy, hearty, comforting and such an easy dinner!
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Easy Ground Beef Enchiladas - easy enchiladas filled with seasoned ground beef, onions, and lots of cheese! Absolutely delicious with just a few simple ingredients. Get a restaurant quality dinner on the table for dinner tonight! 
4.50 from 8 votes

Easy Ground Beef Enchiladas

Easy Ground Beef Enchiladas – easy enchiladas filled with seasoned ground beef, onions, and lots of cheese! Absolutely delicious with just a few simple ingredients. Get a restaurant quality dinner on the table for dinner tonight! 
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White Chicken Enchiladas - super easy sour cream chicken enchiladas that are made with lots of creamy and tangy sour cream for a delicious white sauce. They are cheesy, full of flavor and great for dinner anytime!
4.46 from 42 votes

White Chicken Enchiladas

White Chicken Enchiladas – super easy sour cream chicken enchiladas that are made with lots of creamy and tangy sour cream for a delicious white sauce. They are cheesy, full of flavor and great for dinner anytime!
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Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas - Easy to make and absolutely delicious! Rich, creamy and great for any night of the week!  
4.46 from 211 votes

Sour Cream Enchiladas

Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas – Easy to make and absolutely delicious! Rich, creamy and great for any night of the week!  
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a skillet with chicken and cheese
4.45 from 9 votes

White Chicken Enchilada Skillet

This white chicken enchilada skillet turns the traditional dish into a one-pan, stove-top meal! And even better, it’s ready in 20 minutes.
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Chicken Enchilada Chili - a favorite mexican dinner gets turned into a 20 minute warm and comforting chili!  Great for any night of the week.
4.50 from 101 votes

Chicken Enchilada Chili

Chicken Enchilada Chili – a favorite mexican dinner gets turned into a 20 minute warm and comforting chili!  Great for any night of the week.
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A bowl of food on a plate, with Enchilada and Soup
4.63 from 8 votes

Chicken Enchilada Soup

Chicken Enchilada Soup – get all the flavor of your favorite chicken enchiladas in a hearty soup you can make in minutes! 
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a dish of enchiladas topped with tomatoes and avocados
4.75 from 16 votes

Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas – this super easy chicken enchilada recipe is loaded with chicken, cheese and topped with a green chile sauce!
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cropped image of enchilada pasta skillet on a white plate
4.50 from 12 votes

Enchilada Pasta Skillet

Enchilada Pasta Skillet is a homemade version of Hamburger Helper with a Mexican twist!
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Mexican shredded beef in a square bowl garnished with cilantro and a lime wedge.
5 from 4 votes

Mexican Shredded Beef

Juicy Instant Pot Mexican shredded beef is easy to make from tender chuck roast cooked in a flavorful sauce. Perfect in tacos, enchiladas, or served over rice. Crock Pot directions included!
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hashbrown enchilada skillet in a pan
4.59 from 34 votes

Hashbrown Enchilada Skillet

Crispy hashbrowns topped with Mexican ground beef and melty cheese. Quick and easy weeknight dinner.
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A bowl of Mexican street corn pasta salad garnished with Cotija cheese and cilantro.
5 from 3 votes

Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

Mexican street corn pasta salad has all the flavors of Mexican elote wrapped up in an easy side dish! With roasted corn kernels, cheese, fresh cilantro, and spicy jalapeños tossed with pasta in a zesty crema dressing.
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A serving of Mexican lasagna on a white plate with a fork in the background.
5 from 1 vote

Mexican Lasagna

This cheesy Mexican lasagna has layers of Tex-Mex flavor, with savory seasoned beef, tomatoes, corn, black beans, and cheese baked between tender lasagna noodles.
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A slice of mexican pizza sitting on top of a wooden cutting board
4.50 from 822 votes

Mexican Pizza

Mexican Pizza – a homemade version of the famous Taco Bell Mexican Pizza, only better!  Super easy and a fun dinner the whole family will love. 
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Mexican Dinner Ideas - everyone loves Mexican food!  Tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, margaritas and more!  But sometimes you want to branch out from the norm.  Here are 25 of my favorite Mexican dinner ideas for any night of the week!

Mexican Skillet Potatoes

Mexican Skillet Potatoes – a quick and easy one pan Mexican recipe. Crispy potatoes, taco meat, salsa, cheese and more! So much better than just regular tacos.
Chicken Chilaquiles -A Mexican casserole with tortilla chips, and chicken baked in a spicy tomato sauce, and topped cheese.
4.50 from 4 votes

Chicken Chilaquiles

Chicken Chilaquiles -A Mexican casserole with tortilla chips, and chicken baked in a spicy tomato sauce, and topped cheese.
chicken tostada with guacamole on a plate
4.75 from 12 votes

Chicken Tostadas

Chicken Tostadas – A quick and easy Mexican dinner! A crispy corn tortilla piled high with guacamole, chicken and salsa. Take a shortcut from the store and this can be ready in no time!
Shrimp & Avocado Tostadas - a fun and easy way to get Mexican food on weeknights, in minutes! Crispy tostadas topped with guacamole, spiced shrimp, and your favorite salsa.
4.64 from 11 votes

Shrimp & Avocado Tostadas

Shrimp & Avocado Tostadas – a fun and easy way to get Mexican food on weeknights, in minutes! Crispy tostadas topped with guacamole, spiced shrimp, and your favorite salsa.
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close up cafe rio tostada

Cafe Rio Chicken Tostadas

Slow cooker Cafe Rio chicken tops tostadas for a quick and easy dinner
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close up mexican chicken rice skillet in a bowl
4.34 from 3 votes

One Pan Southwest Chicken Skillet

One Pan Southwest Chicken Skillet – Up your chicken dinner game with lots of Southwest flavor in a quick and easy one pan dinner!
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Southwest Baked Chicken - a baked chicken recipe that is ready in no time, with tons of flavor. Just 4 ingredients and dinner is done!
4.60 from 22 votes

Southwest Baked Chicken

Southwest Baked Chicken – a baked chicken recipe that is ready in no time, with tons of flavor. Just 4 ingredients and dinner is done!
cropped close up fiesta chicken casserole
4.59 from 12 votes

Fiesta Chicken Casserole

This Fiesta Chicken Casserole is loaded with all the Tex-Mex/Mexican flavors that you love, in a super quick and easy dinner you can make any night of the week.
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  1. I feel like I have hit the mother load!! We can’t get enough Mexican Dinners at my house. I can’t deicde which one to try first!