Go-To Guide to Mexican Tacos Recipes
Bring the taste of street food home! Learn to cook authentic Mexican street tacos with 22 recipes featuring chicken, shrimp, carne asada, and vegan taco recipes. For more recipes like these, see my Main Dish page.
Okay, friend, let’s talk tacos. Not the sad, store-bought kit kind. I mean real-deal, flavor-packed, street-style tacos. The kind where the tortilla is warm, the fillings are juicy, and you somehow eat five without noticing.
I pulled together a roundup of 22 tacos recipes Mexican style, so you can basically turn your kitchen into your favorite taco stand. Whether you’re craving smoky carne asada, cozy barbacoa, or even vegan taco recipes, there’s something in here for every mood.
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Mexican Tacos Recipes Collection
Learn to cook your own street tacos with the flavors of carne asada, barbacoa, birria, carnitas, chicken, fish, jackfruit, potatoes, and shrimp! Twenty-two recipes to choose from!
So if you love Mexican-flavored meats or are more on the vegan side, there is sure to be a favorite recipe for you!
Mexican Street Tacos - Carne Asada Recipe
Skirt steak Carne Asada tacos.
How to Make Salvadoran Carne Asada Tacos
Steak tacos, Carne Asada.
Mexican Shredded Beef and Tacos (Stovetop, Instant Pot, Slow Cooker)
Tender, fall apart beef in a rich sauce to make restaurant-quality shredded beef tacos.
Amazing Pressure Cooker Beef Barbacoa Tacos
Beef barbacoa tacos recipe is made in a pressure cooker and served with homemade pickled onions.
Birria Tacos with Consomme
Birria de res stew is slow cooked with spices and chiles, shredded and put into corn tortillas with cilantro, onion, and Oaxaca cheese, and fried in a pan until crispy.
Birria Tacos (or Quesatacos)
Birria Tacos (or Quesatacos) are made with tender beef, a rich adobo sauce, and earthy corn tortillas! Once pan-fried to crisp perfection, these tacos are repeatedly dipped into broth.
Chorizo Tacos - Simple and Delicious
Homemade pork chorizo tacos.
Easy Pork Carnitas Tacos {So Crispy!} | Slow Cooker & Healthy Recipe
Crispy pork carnitas served taco-style with lime, cilantro, and red onion.
Chicken Tinga Tacos with Shredded Chicken
Shredded chicken and is served with a red sauce. The sauce is cooked and blended, and it’s made of tomatoes, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, herbs, and spices.
Crockpot Shredded Chicken Tacos
Chicken tacos with spices, onions, and tomatoes.
Baked Chicken Tacos
Taco shells loaded with refried beans, rotisserie chicken with salsa, cheese, and all the toppings.
Chicken Mole Tacos Recipe | Chisel & Fork
Chicken tacos are made with chicken thighs tossed in an easy mole sauce and topped with your favorite fixings.
Fish Tacos
Fish Tacos with spicy crispy battered fish, diced avocado, crunchy slaw and the best fish taco sauce.
Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Crema
Spicy marinated shrimp cooked to tender perfection. Topped with a homemade avocado crema recipe and delicious slaw.
VEGAN JACKFRUIT TACOS – GET SET VEGAN
Pulled Jackfruit Tacos, Cooked and filled with the warmth of fresh flavors.
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos
Loaded with tender sweet potatoes, tasty black beans, corn, fresh toppings, and garnished with lime.
Cauliflower Tacos (Vegan)
Cauliflower tossed in the taco seasoning and served with veggies.
Portobello Mushroom Tacos Recipe
Mushrooms with pico de gallo, creamy guacamole, and crunchy quick pickled onions.
Crispy Potato Tacos
Crispy tacos are stuffed with a creamy and cheesy potato mixture.
Vegan Eggplant Carnitas Tacos (GF)
Vegan Carnitas using eggplant.
Refried Black Bean and Queso Tacos •
Spicy and smoky black bean filling paired with crunchy red cabbage, creamy avocado, and fresh cilantro.
Honestly, once you start making your own tacos, it’s hard to go back. These tacos recipes bring all the street food vibes straight to your kitchen, and you get to customize everything.
So next taco night… you’re not just making dinner. You’re making an experience
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