Quick and Easy Mexican Dishes Recipes

Mexican food is fun and delicious, and with quick and easy recipes, it's a perfect family dinner for any night of the week. Make your own fiesta in no time with these quick and easy Mexican dinner recipes.

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Skillet Tostadas

From Better Homes and Gardens

Corn tortillas are typically used in tostadas, which are simply open-faced tacos. You can find tostada shells in the grocery store, or you can create your own by crisping up corn tortillas in hot oil in a skillet.

Skillet Tostadas

Layered Taco Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

For a spicier version of this pretty, tiered salad, use Monterey Jack cheese with peppers.

Layered Taco Salad

Beef Taco Skillet

From RO*TEL

All the delicious flavors of a taco in a quick and easy skillet preparation.

Beef Taco Skillet

Steak Fajitas

From RO*TEL

Beef fajitas made easy with skirt steak, colorful peppers, onions, spices, and zesty Ro*Tel tomatoes for a quick weeknight meal.

Steak Fajitas

Taco Skillet Pie

From Parents

This beef and bean skillet casserole is topped with cornbread. It's an easy dinner the whole family will like.

Taco Skillet Pie

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

From Breakstone's

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

Salsa-Baked Fish

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Salsa-Baked Fish

Taco Spaghetti

From Better Homes and Gardens

In the mood for Mexican tonight? This combination of pasta, salsa, ground beef, and cheese captures south-of-the-border flavors.

Taco Spaghetti

Grilled Fish Tacos

From Heart-Healthy Living

Using flavor-packed grilled fish helps keep the fat and calories low for this fun dinner.

Grilled Fish Tacos

Taco Salad

From Heart-Healthy Living

Serve the salad filling in a baked whole wheat tortilla in the shape of a shell. The shell is much lower in calories and fat than the typical fried version.

Taco Salad

Classic Ground Beef Tacos

From Family Circle

If you haven't had a basic taco in a while, it's time to revisit the original. Remember the spicy beef mixture in a crisp taco shell topped with lettuce, cheese, and tomato? It's still as tasty as ever.

Classic Ground Beef Tacos

Grilled Smoked Sausage Fajitas

From Smithfield

A simple five ingredient entree for your weeknight dinner.

Grilled Smoked Sausage Fajitas

Mexican Pizza

From Smithfield

This is one of those dishes you'll have fun with.

Mexican Pizza

Spicy Tex-Mex Pizza

From Better Homes and Gardens

This easy vegetarian corn and bean pizza comes together in minutes.

Spicy Tex-Mex Pizza

Saucy Spaghetti Squash Ole

From Better Homes and Gardens

Give spaghetti squash Tex-Mex pizzazz by topping it with chili-seasoned beef and corn.

Saucy Spaghetti Squash Ole

Beef Hash with a Spicy Kick

From Better Homes and Gardens

Beef sirloin served over a hearty hash makes a delicious family-style dinner. Add fried eggs for an even more filling meal.

Beef Hash with a Spicy Kick

Barbecue Quesadillas

From Better Homes and Gardens

It's easy to create variations of these quick Mexican-inspired appetizers. Chicken, turkey, or bacon and tomato toppings provide tasty options.

Barbecue Quesadillas

Chicken and Avocado Tostados

From Better Homes and Gardens

Heating the tortillas on the grill gives them a warm, toasty flavor. Both corn and flour tortillas work well, but the corn tortillas are easier to layer because they puff less.

Chicken and Avocado Tostados

Pork Tostadas

From Smithfield

Fresh pork tenderloin tostadas using only five ingredients.

Pork Tostadas

Taco Pizzas

From Smithfield

A meal any kid will love.

Taco Pizzas

Chili Taco Pizza

From RO*TEL

Wolf Brand Chili mixed with tomato sauce becomes a quick pizza sauce. Top with cheddar cheese, black beans, tomatoes, and lettuce for a taco twist.

Chili Taco Pizza

Crunchy Quesadilla Stack

From RO*TEL

Refried beans, spicy tomatoes, cheese, and avocado layered in tortilla and crunchy corn tostadas.

Crunchy Quesadilla Stack

Chili Cheese Pockets

From RO*TEL

Chili with beans and cheese in a crisp, brown bread wrap hot and gooey on the inside.

Chili Cheese Pockets

Tostada Stack

From RO*TEL

Tostada shells with layers of refried beans, chicken, lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes.

Tostada Stack

Southwest Pasta Skillet

From Philadelphia Cooking Cream

Southwest Pasta Skillet

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