Quick Mexican Dinner Recipes
Tested mexican dinner recipes you can cook tonight. Every dish on this page includes per-serving cost, calories, and step-by-step instructions designed for a busy weeknight kitchen.
7 recipes match this filter.
Spanish Rice / Farine
Spanish Rice / Farine is a Mexican side dish of rice or farine, onion and garlic — uncomplicated, nourishing, and full of flavour.
- Time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.50/serving
Sweet Potato and Bean Chilli
A Mexican main built around sweet potato, onion and celery sticks. Honest, satisfying cooking you can put together at home.
- Time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.50/serving
Chargrilled Sweet Potato and Okra with Chocolate Mole Sauce
A Mexican main built around sweet potato, okra and lentils. Honest, satisfying cooking you can make at home.
- Time
- 40 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.50/serving
Chilli Con Carne
A Mexican main built around beef mince, tomatoes and thick slices sourdough bread. Honest, satisfying cooking you can make at home.
- Time
- 1 hr
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.50/serving
Mixed Bean & Lentil Chilli with Crispy Cheesy Filled Potato Skins
Warm, wholesome Mexican main layering mixed beans, lentils and tomatoes. A reliable cook for any night of the week.
- Time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.50/serving
Mushroom Enchiladas
Mushroom Enchiladas brings together onions, garlic cloves and smoked paprika in a comforting Mexican main. Simple ingredients, real flavour.
- Time
- 1 hr 20 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.50/serving
Sweet Potato Mexican Mole
Sweet Potato Mexican Mole brings together black beans, tomatoes and sweet potatoes in a comforting Mexican main. Simple ingredients, real flavour.
- Time
- 1 hr
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.50/serving
Why these recipes work for "quick mexican dinner recipes"
Every dish on this page was tested in the RecipeCrave kitchen with timing, cost, and calorie data measured rather than guessed. The filter applied here combines a real query intent — for example, "I have an hour after work and I want something Italian for dinner" — with the structural metadata on each recipe so the result is a tight, actionable list rather than an open-ended search. Browse, save what looks good, and the per-serving cost on each card tells you whether it fits the week's grocery budget.
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