Dinner

Tex-Mex Recipes

Browse 11 tex-mex recipes with photos, prep and cook times, full ingredient lists, and step-by-step instructions.

Dinner

Ground Beef Quesadillas with Black Beans and Two Cheeses

Precook the beef and black bean filling the day before. Make tortillas right before cooking. The recipe makes four quesadillas filled with shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheeses and beef and jalapeño, served in crispy flour tortillas.

30 minOct 8, 2026

Dinner

Chicken Fajita Bowls with Chipotle Aioli and Golden Peppers

Make four chicken fajita bowls with separate components, including rice, cooked chicken and peppers, beans, and other uncooked ingredients, to eat throughout the week for lunch and dinner. Cooked leftovers can be stored for several days. Pan-fried seasoned chicken and peppers provide additional flavor and nutrition for the bowls.

30 minOct 6, 2026

Dinner

Loaded Cheesy Beef Chimichangas with Crispy Golden Tortillas

Cooking the beef filling until thick avoids making the tortillas soggy. Cooking the chimichangas seam side down crisps the tortillas. Loaded Cheesy Beef Chimichangas are filled with taco-seasoned ground beef, refried beans, and cheddar or other Mexican cheeses.

40 minOct 3, 2026

Dinner

Pan Fried Beef Tacos with Crispy Flour Tortillas and Green Chiles

Choose ground beef that browns like crumbs and combine with canned diced tomatoes and green chiles to create a beef filling. Pan-fried beef tacos consist of flour tortillas filled with shredded Mexican-style cheese and ground beef. The tortillas are crispy from frying and help contain the beef filling.

35 minSep 30, 2026

Dinner

Rotisserie Chicken Enchiladas with Corn Tortillas and Homemade Red Sauce

Heating corn tortillas in oil makes them softer and easier to wrap without cracking. Oil coating also provides some protection against liquid ingredients like enchilada sauce. Rotisserie chicken enchiladas are a Tex-Mex dish that includes red enchilada sauce, cheddar cheese, and rotisserie chicken.

60 minSep 28, 2026

Dinner

Beefy Melt Burritos with Seasoned Beef, Rice, and Nacho Cheese

Prepare this beef and cheese burrito recipe for one or multiple meals: The rice and beef can be prepared in advance to streamline burrito assembly. Burrito ingredients in this recipe include white rice, taco-seasoned ground beef, cheddar and nacho cheeses, and a toasted tortilla.

25 minSep 25, 2026

Dinner

Ground Beef Quesadillas with Crispy Golden-Brown Tortillas

Make the beef filling ahead of time. At dinner, assemble and toast four quesadillas. The flour tortillas toasted with tomato paste-flavored beef and Monterey Jack and orange cheddar cheeses will have crispy, blistered tortilla shells and melted cheese fillings.

30 minSep 24, 2026

Lunch

Ground Beef Quesadillas With Crisp Tortillas and Gooey Cheese

These ground beef quesadillas, filled with seasoned ground beef, corn, red bell peppers, and melted cheese in flour tortillas, make six servings for weeknight dinner and lunch. Quesadillas can be cooked in a skillet or air fryer and cut into wedges for serving.

40 minSep 24, 2026

Dinner

Ground Beef Quesadillas with Tender Taco-Seasoned Beef and Melty Cheese

Prep two or three times the amount of seasoned ground beef filling called for. Refrigerate. As wanted for a quick meal, assemble the six tortillas. Ground beef quesadillas include seasoned ground beef and melted Mexican cheese in a tortilla. You can make the ground beef filling ahead of time.

30 minSep 22, 2026

Dinner

Ground Chicken Tacos With Smoky Spice and Juicy Tomato Paste Sauce

This ground chicken taco recipe takes 15 minutes to make and is a good meal choice for a fast family taco dinner. The ground chicken is sautéed with onion, tomato paste, and taco seasoning. Serve with flour tortillas and other typical taco toppings.

15 minSep 21, 2026

Easy Rotisserie Chicken Tacos: Flavorful Oven-Baked Crowd Pleaser

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Easy Rotisserie Chicken Tacos: Flavorful Oven-Baked Crowd Pleaser

These Easy Rotisserie Chicken Tacos take tender, shredded chicken and elevate it with a quick bake, all in one pan for the meal. Topping the tortillas with the melted cheese creates a truly satisfying texture alongside with the fresh toppings such as crisp lettuce. The use of rotisserie chicken means that this specific dish can come together in an extremely quick flash. This element creates an excellent weeknight meal.

40 minSep 16, 2026

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