15 Easy Mexican Recipes for a Food Fiesta - The Kitchen Girl (2024)

This homemade salsa recipe has all the goodness of restaurant salsa in only 5 minutes and uses simple grocery ingredients. Use fresh or canned tomatoes and any blender for this easy salsa recipe.

Here's a no-cook, 10-minute salsa with whole black beans, sweet corn, bell peppers, red onion, and avocado. Cilantro, jalapeño, and lime give it authentic Mexican flavors. Grab the chips!

Make creamy refried black beans from canned or scratch-cooked black beans in ten minutes with a few spices and a potato masher.

Everyone loves fresh guacamole with ripe avocados, fresh tomatoes, chopped cilantro, diced jalapeno, and lime juice. Here's how to make guacamole the easy way.

Creamy Avocado Ranch Dressing and Dip is secretly healthy, made with avocados, Greek yogurt, ranch seasonings, and just a touch of mayonnaise. Serve avocado dressing as a centerpiece condiment on your game day or Cinco de Mayo food spread.

Copycat Cilantro Lime Brown Rice is the 10-minute homemade version of the famous Chipotle brown rice. It's so easy and goes with all things Mexican!

Loaded Steak Nachos are baked nachos with steak, rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, salsa, avocado, and cilantro. Learn how to make nachos supreme and your Mexican food festivities will shine!

These grilled chicken tacos are made with juicy chicken, corn, cilantro, lime, Cotija cheese, and fresh salsa. So easy and festive!!

Crowd-pleasing 7 layer dip is a quick and easy Mexican layer dip made with beans, guacamole, sour cream, fresh salsa, cheese, olives, and green onions. Grab the chips!

Mango salsa is a crowd-pleasing party snack. It's made with fresh mangoes, avocadoes, cucumer, bell pepper, and the essential Mexican flavors that make it sweet, spicy, and super delicious!

Taco Pasta is half taco, half pasta! This mouth-watering, one-pot Mexican pasta is made for Instant Pot or stove. Juicy beef, black beans, and shell pasta are taco-seasoned, cheese-topped, and ready in 30 minutes!

This pico de gallo is a classic homemade fresh salsa recipe made with everyday ingredients that explodes with classic Mexican flavors. Enjoy with chips or serve as a condiment for your favorite Mexican recipes...or both!

Jalapeno Popper Dip is a baked jalapeno cream cheese dip with bacon, diced jalapenos, and melty cheddar for the ultimate party appetizer! If you want to take home an empty dish from the party, make this one!

Tater tot nachos made with a crispy potato base piled with classic Mexican ingredients. This recipe is customizable with endless topping options. It's the perfect Cindo de Mayo food for 2 to 4 people.

Instant Pot Black Beans are the easiest, no-soak method for cooking black beans in under an hour. These juicy, delicious, Instant pot beans are great for making refried beans, or Taco Pasta, or just about any Mexican recipe imaginable!

Peach Salsa is a sweet, spicy fruit salsa with fresh peaches, tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeno, garlic, and lime. You'll feel like you're indulging even though it's a healthy Mexican recipe! Serve peach salsa as an appetizer, side dish, or topping for tacos.

Instant Pot Chicken Burrito Bowls are loaded with chicken, rice, beans, corn, and your choice of vegetable toppings. Load the cooker, prep fresh toppings, and get your burrito bowl on without ever leaving the house.

This ground turkey and rice skillet recipe is a quick and easy filling for your favorite Mexican foods. It can be used just like taco meat for tacos, burritos, nachos, you name it!