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Mexican Meal Ideas

September 17, 2013 By Cheryl
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We’ve been stuck in a bit of a dinner rut so we’ve started spicing up our dinners with a few delicious Mexican meals. I gave my family a challenge of making a Mexican supper every night this past week. I wanted to do 7 meals (including desserts) without any repeats for an entire week. How do you think we did? I decided to include my parents in this challenge as well which could be tricky with my dad because he’s a picky eater; however, my mom loved the idea of not having to cook supper for a week! I love all of the flavour in the meals and everything we’ve tried has been so easy to make. Here are the Mexican meal ideas we tried along with some easy recipes. At the bottom of this post you’ll find a giveaway that will help spice up your dinner menu as well!

Mexican Meal Ideas

Mexican Meal Ideas – Suppers:

 

Fajitas:

We started with the Old El Paso Hot & Spicy Fajita Dinner Kit. It was really easy to make – just add chicken and chopped vegetables (bell peppers and onions). This one certainly has a kick in it so make sure you like spice before trying out this delicious dinner kit. If you like your meals a bit more mild, Old El Paso also offers a regular Fajita Dinner Kit with a more mild seasoning. Yes, those are mini sombreros at each place setting. We had to set the scene for a Mexican Fiesta as well!
Mexican Meal Ideas - Fajita Friday

Soft & Hard Tacos:

Do you prefer your tacos crunchy or soft? We tried the Old El Paso Hard & Soft Taco Dinner Kit so we had a bit of a variety (we had two votes for the hard tacos and two votes for the soft tacos). I added toppings of fresh homemade Pico de Gallo (recipe from Tacos, Tortas and Tamales on page 127 – you’ll have a chance to win one at the end of this post), shredded cheese, sour cream, taco topping (that came in the kit) and shredded lettuce.

Mexican Meal Ideas - Tacos

Nachos:

It’s not like me to toot my own horn but…Toot! Toot! I must say that I make the best nachos. I start with nacho chips, add a layer of taco-seasoned ground beef, add chopped bell peppers and onions, top with nacho cheese sauce (Queso), tomatoes and shredded cheese. I then put it in the oven in 450F for a couple of minutes until the cheese melts. Be careful because it will burn quickly! It can be served with sour cream and salsa on the side. A pan of nachos never lasts long in our house.

Mexican Meal Ideas

Burritos:

Whenever my husband asks if I want take-out, I usually vote for burritos. Actually, when I was pregnant I’m pretty sure I ate at least one burrito every day! For our burrito night we had both taco-seasoned ground beef and chicken along with shredded cheese, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.

Mexican Meal Ideas

Quesadillas:

This is a favourite around our house! Since we already had a few days of Mexican meals, we used some of our leftovers to make quesadillas. Some could have taco-seasoned ground beef and others could have fajita-seasoned chicken and vegetables. Simply add on some cheese, grill and serve with sour cream and salsa.

Mexican Meal Ideas

Taco Salad:

I had never made a taco bowl before so I wasn’t sure where to start. I preheated the oven to 450F and made large balls of tinfoil (about the size of two fists) for the flour tortillas to rest on. I lightly sprayed the outside of the tortillas with cooking spray and rested one tortilla on top of each tinfoil ball. I baked them in the oven for a few minutes – just until they started to brown. Once cooled, fill with lettuce, taco-seasoned beef, shredded cheese, salsa and sour cream.

Mexican Meal Ideas

Soft Taco Bake:

This tasty meal is another dinner kit by Old El Paso – Soft Taco Bake. Basically it is ground beef mixed with seasoning and cheese sauce layered between flour tortillas. My husband enjoyed this one so much that a few hours after supper he was already asking when I’d make this one again!

Mexican Meal Ideas

Mexican Meal Ideas – Dessert:

 

Mexican Lime Pie:

I won’t tell you how many pieces of this Mexican Lime Pie I ate…let’s just say it wasn’t shared evenly with everyone. {wink} This was really easy to make and it’s perfectly tart! You’ll find the recipe in the Tacos, Tortas, and Tamales book on page 184.

Mexican Meal Ideas - Lime Pie

Apple Caramel Wraps:

This was my own little creation and I think it turned out quite well. All you need are flour tortillas, apple pie filling and caramel sauce (in the ice cream topping section of the grocery store). Simply put pie filling and caramel in the middle of the tortilla, wrap and put in the panini press for a couple of minutes. This would be great with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side too.

Mexican Meal Ideas - Apple Caramel Wraps

Dessert Tacos:

Another recipe that’s really easy to make! Simply melt a milk chocolate bar in the microwave and dip the tops of taco shells in the chocolate. Rest these on wax paper and let them cool in the fridge while the chocolate hardens on the shell. When you are ready to serve them, simply fill them with fresh fruit, a couple of small scoops of ice cream and caramel sauce.

Mexican Meal Ideas

Berry Compote with Vanilla Ice Cream:

You’ll find the recipe for this Berry Compote in the Tacos, Tortas, and Tamales book on page 198. It’s also delicious as a topping on flan, pancakes and cheesecake. We tried ours on ice cream!

Mexican Meal Ideas

Chocolate Banana Quesadillas:

Another of my inventions that turned out pretty tasty – Chocolate Banana Quesadillas. Simply add sliced bananas and chocolate shavings on one flour tortilla, top with another flour tortilla and grill in a quesadilla press for a few minutes. Quick, easy and delicious!

Mexican Meal Ideas

Mexican Chocolate Pudding with Roasted Marshmallow Topping:

The Mexican Chocolate Pudding recipe can be found on page 183 of the Tacos, Tortas, and Tamales book. I just added on the roasted marshmallows for fun!

Mexican Meal Ideas

Pinata with Candy:

We had to end our Mexican Meal Ideas Challenge Week with a fun activity. It doesn’t get much more fun than a pinata filled with candy! A delicious dessert and a game all-in-one!

Mexican Meal Ideas – Giveaway:

Old El Paso wants to help you get started with your delicious Mexican meal ideas so they are offering a $75 dinner kit to giveaway to one lucky reader! Simply follow the steps in the Rafflecopter form below to enter. Please note that this is open to Canadians only.

This giveaway includes all of the items pictured below. That green & white slicer is SO handy for dicing vegetables. I was actually able to dice up an entire onion without tears running down my face. It’s a miracle!

Mexican Meal Ideas

Giveaway Rules & Restrictions:

  • This giveaway is open to Canadian residents who are at least 18 years of age.
  • Winning entries will be verified prior to contacting the winner.
  • The giveaway ends on September 27th, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. EST.  A winner will be drawn randomly on September 28th.  The winner will be notified, by email, and will have 48 hours to claim the prize. If I do not receive a response from the winner within 48 hours, a prize forfeit will be assumed and a new winner will be chosen randomly.
  • Winner has 90 days to report non-fulfillment of prizes.
  • By entering this giveaway, you verify that you understand and meet the prize eligibility requirements.
  • Please note that Moms & Munchkins is not responsible for sponsors that do not fulfill their prize. We have represented each sponsor with the expectation that they will fulfill their prize in a timely manner. While we are not responsible, we will make every effort to assist the winner in obtaining their prize.
  • Once the winner claims the prize, his/her name will be posted on the Giveaways page. The winner’s full name, mailing address and email address will then be sent to the sponsor so they can ship your prize.

There are a few other bloggers also offering this delicious prize package. Follow the hashtag #YouMexiCAN on Twitter to find more giveaways and Mexican meal ideas. Please note that although you can enter across multiple blogs, you can only win on one.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. The lucky winner was entry #525 Elizabeth L.!

Now to answer the question I know you’ve been wondering…did anyone wear the mini sombreros at supper? You bet! In fact, it seemed like everyone wanted a hat.

For more ideas on breaking your dinner rut, visit the Old El Paso Facebook page for recipe ideas.

Disclosure: I receive special perks as a part of my affiliation with the Old El Paso Brand Ambassador program with Mom Central Canada. The opinions in this blog are my own.

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: family fun, general mills, old el paso, recipes

Comments

  1. Michelle Moskal says

    September 17, 2013 at 10:15 pm

    WEEKLY must… Last Wednesday night, taco salads!!!!

    Reply
  2. Anne Taylor says

    September 17, 2013 at 11:47 pm

    Probably a month or so ago, we had burritos!

    thanks

    Reply
  3. ashley says

    September 18, 2013 at 3:45 am

    2 weeks ago, we had fajitas

    Reply
  4. Pamalot says

    September 18, 2013 at 5:10 am

    On Saturday night I make pulled pork nachos….yummy!

    Reply
  5. Courtney says

    September 18, 2013 at 5:27 am

    Sunday night! I made chicken enchiladas!

    Reply
  6. Gina (aka East Coast Mommy) says

    September 18, 2013 at 6:03 am

    Fun! Those nachos look delicious! Maybe I will have to add nachos to my #fajitafriday. 🙂 #YouMexiCAN

    Reply
  7. SueSueper Sue says

    September 18, 2013 at 6:25 am

    Last time we made Mexican Food was last week. (and will again tonight)
    It was Chicken Fajitas!

    LOVE IT!

    Reply
  8. Jeannie says

    September 18, 2013 at 8:42 am

    I made taco bites 2 days ago and I’m thinking of making some taquitos on Friday. Love Mexican food.

    Reply
  9. Jonnie says

    September 18, 2013 at 9:32 am

    We had tacos last week

    Reply
  10. angela m says

    September 18, 2013 at 9:38 am

    About a month ago , and we had tacos
    thanks

    Reply
  11. Glogirl says

    September 18, 2013 at 12:25 pm

    We had soft tacos about a week ago.

    Reply
  12. Angela Mitchell says

    September 18, 2013 at 3:32 pm

    We usually have a Mexican meal about once a week. Tacos, burritos, and quesadillas.

    Reply
  13. Katrina Brady says

    September 18, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    The last time I made mexican was about two weeks ago

    Reply
  14. Natalie says

    September 18, 2013 at 5:42 pm

    We have tacos every Friday!

    Reply
  15. Rosemary says

    September 18, 2013 at 6:01 pm

    last month is when we had taco meal kit and we loved it,its kind of a treat for us. Would love to win the kit.

    Reply
  16. Jennifer P. says

    September 18, 2013 at 8:50 pm

    Last Wednesday – we have a weekly taco night because it’s one of our favourite meals as a family.

    Reply
  17. Melissa L'Hirondelle says

    September 18, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    Tonight, actually 🙂 We had the Old El Paso Hard and soft Taco kit. (my son loves hard tacos and my daughter loves soft tacos). We eat tacos a couple times a month. Fast, easy and delicious !

    Reply
  18. pu ye says

    September 19, 2013 at 3:11 am

    I made taco bites 2 days ago

    Reply
  19. Marjorie R. says

    September 19, 2013 at 7:55 am

    I made taco about a month ago and they were very good.

    Reply
  20. Lynda Tomkinson says

    September 19, 2013 at 7:56 am

    We make tacos and fajitas every week. its a huge hit in our house. only meal that everyone agrees on 🙂

    Reply
  21. Kimby says

    September 19, 2013 at 8:01 am

    We had the spicy chicken fajitas last week….family favourite for sure!!!

    Reply
  22. Lin Gorenkoff says

    September 19, 2013 at 8:19 am

    Recently! We love Mexican food 🙂

    Reply
  23. Doris Calvert says

    September 19, 2013 at 8:42 am

    We usually have it once a month at least, we just made enchiladas on the weekend.

    Reply
  24. Jennifer says

    September 19, 2013 at 9:03 am

    very funny, we actually had Old El Paso last night, the hard shell/soft shell pack for supper. My kids like the soft ones, and my hubby and I eat the hard shells. It was delicious.

    Reply
  25. pd reimer says

    September 19, 2013 at 9:57 am

    We had tacos two nights ago!

    Reply
  26. Brenda Penton says

    September 19, 2013 at 10:41 am

    We had chicken fajitas yesterday.

    Reply
  27. Vesper says

    September 19, 2013 at 11:11 am

    last week with tacos

    Reply
  28. twylah says

    September 19, 2013 at 12:14 pm

    2 weeks ago!! yum!

    Reply
  29. Mark Larcher says

    September 19, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    haha – I make it weekly! There are so many things you can make with these kits and mixes. Been using them for years!!

    Reply
  30. jan says

    September 19, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    its been a while,I think last spring.

    Reply
  31. Louise Gilbert says

    September 19, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    Just last night I made soft tacos and nachos

    Reply
  32. Dianne G. says

    September 19, 2013 at 2:44 pm

    I am making Fajitas for dinner tonight. We eat Mexican food a couple times a week.

    Reply
  33. Wayne Lecoy says

    September 19, 2013 at 3:04 pm

    I entered your giveaway.
    It would be great to win the Old El Paso Dinner Kit.
    In response to your question of When is the last time you made a Mexican meal for your family?
    We have tacos and burritos at least twice a month.
    Thank you for having this giveaway!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  34. Andrew P says

    September 19, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    Just made tacos last night!

    Reply
  35. Maegan Morin says

    September 19, 2013 at 4:21 pm

    Just last week we had tacos! They were awesome 😀

    Reply
  36. Sarah N. says

    September 19, 2013 at 5:14 pm

    I made some yesterday!

    Reply
  37. May says

    September 19, 2013 at 5:14 pm

    We had tacos last night!

    Reply
  38. Lindsay Cyr says

    September 19, 2013 at 5:52 pm

    We usually have tacos once a week, they are one of my very favorite foods! By the way, my mouth is totally watering after looking through all of your yummy looking pictures on this post, I think we are going to have some Mexican food for supper tomorrow! 🙂

    Reply
  39. Cheryl (@loucheryl) says

    September 19, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    Yesterday I made loaded NACHOS!

    Reply
  40. Andrea Williams says

    September 19, 2013 at 7:53 pm

    We eat Mexican about once a week. I made homemade tacquitos a couple of days ago. Love it!

    Reply
  41. maria says

    September 19, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    I made tacos a couple months ago. Super easy and i love them!

    Reply
  42. Brenda T. says

    September 19, 2013 at 9:39 pm

    I made taco about 4 months ago.

    Reply
  43. ContestPatti says

    September 19, 2013 at 11:08 pm

    On Saturday we had tacos

    Reply
  44. Josh S says

    September 19, 2013 at 11:29 pm

    too long! I think its been at least a month.

    Reply
  45. natasha severson says

    September 20, 2013 at 12:09 am

    we have it weekly in our house!

    Reply
  46. Lori Bazan says

    September 20, 2013 at 4:35 am

    Last week…we eat Mexican dishes often…everyone is then happy at the dinner table!

    Reply
  47. nicolthepickle says

    September 20, 2013 at 6:27 am

    We had a big taco salad last week. Does that count?

    Reply
  48. Dreena says

    September 20, 2013 at 8:29 am

    We made some quesadillas last night and I just bought the Old El Paso Hard and Soft Shell Taco kit – will make tacos on the weekend. Yum!
    Thanks.

    Reply
  49. Elizabeth L says

    September 20, 2013 at 10:01 am

    I made Fajitas last week with the El Paso kit! YUM!

    Reply
  50. Helene says

    September 20, 2013 at 11:37 am

    We love Mexican nights and usually have it once a week. I like all of your ideas. Don’t enter me in the contest because I am running it on my blog 🙂

    Reply
  51. laura M. says

    September 20, 2013 at 12:42 pm

    We have chicken fajitas about once every couple weeks & cheese quesadillas about once a month

    Reply
  52. Rene says

    September 20, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    We had Mexican a couple of weeks ago – I keep hoping my 2.75 yr old will want to do family-style tacos but so far all she eats is the shell!

    Reply
  53. Josie says

    September 20, 2013 at 1:34 pm

    we had tacos 2 nights ago

    Reply
  54. shelly s says

    September 20, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    last Mexican meal was burritos about 2 weeks ago

    Reply
  55. Florence says

    September 20, 2013 at 4:13 pm

    We have tacos about once a month.

    Reply
  56. scott macmillan says

    September 20, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    I bet it has been at least a month since our last Mexican meal.Time to make another.

    Reply
  57. Neil Anderson says

    September 20, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    Lots of Mexican food in our house. One of the best ways to change up chicken

    Reply
  58. Dawn says

    September 20, 2013 at 6:12 pm

    It has been too long since I last made a Mexican meal! The odd thing being that we love Mexican food. Hopefully winning this kit will help make meal preparation faster and easier … so that Mexican meals can once again return to our dinner table. Thanks for the recipes 🙂

    Reply
  59. Lauralee says

    September 20, 2013 at 6:15 pm

    I made tacos a few weeks ago. My husbands fav!

    Reply
  60. Mike Gismondi says

    September 20, 2013 at 7:31 pm

    last night

    Reply
  61. Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard says

    September 20, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    It has really been a while – a couple months

    Reply
  62. Andrea Amy says

    September 21, 2013 at 12:32 am

    I made tacos last week 🙂

    Reply
  63. Sheila says

    September 21, 2013 at 6:57 am

    My daughter had 5 teenage dance buddies sleep over a couple weeks ago and they had tacos for dinner. It was a hit!!

    Reply
  64. Jennifer L. says

    September 21, 2013 at 7:49 am

    It’s been a couple months.

    Reply
  65. Toby says

    September 21, 2013 at 10:23 am

    Burritos just over a week ago!

    Reply
  66. Karla Sceviour says

    September 21, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    A couple days ago we had tacos! We usually have tacos once per week,its a family favorite!

    Reply
  67. vanessa foster says

    September 22, 2013 at 11:34 am

    3 days ago and a week prior to that. we loooooooooooooove tacos n adding yummy things to them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  68. Lori Jackson says

    September 22, 2013 at 11:46 am

    I make chicken fahitas once a week…love em…extra sour cream pls!

    Reply
  69. darci says

    September 22, 2013 at 3:22 pm

    within the last 2 weeks we had a soft taco meai

    Reply
  70. Wendy Lange says

    September 22, 2013 at 6:33 pm

    Not for years because when my 9 year old was younger he was so fussy about what he liked. Now I’m hoping to win this so he’ll be excited to try something new!
    Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
    You Tube: Wendy Lange
    FB/Pinterest/Blogvin: Alexia Harvours

    Reply
  71. Kim Tanti says

    September 22, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    We just had them on Saturday.

    Reply
  72. Leah Lucas says

    September 22, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    I made tacos about 2 months ago

    Reply
  73. Heidi C. says

    September 22, 2013 at 8:32 pm

    I make tacos fairly regularly for my gang!

    Reply
  74. Gianna says

    September 23, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    I made tacos with all the fixings 2 weeks ago.

    Reply
  75. Debbie Petch says

    September 23, 2013 at 6:21 pm

    Over a month ago! It was great.

    Reply
  76. Carmen Q. says

    September 23, 2013 at 8:50 pm

    Last week I made chicken burritos!

    Reply
  77. Melissa Avey says

    September 23, 2013 at 11:09 pm

    Tonight actually Lol 🙂

    Reply
  78. eleanor says

    September 24, 2013 at 3:28 pm

    The last time I made tacos was last month.

    Reply
  79. Nicole says

    September 24, 2013 at 10:46 pm

    Last week we had Taco’s!

    Reply
  80. andie says

    September 25, 2013 at 8:23 am

    About three weeks ago we had Tacos.

    Reply
  81. greg says

    September 25, 2013 at 11:21 am

    it’s been far too long since i had taco night at home. after reading thru this i have to do it soon!

    Reply
  82. Erica says

    September 25, 2013 at 4:40 pm

    I made chicken tacos just last week!

    Reply
  83. Michelle B says

    September 26, 2013 at 2:39 am

    We made Spicy Chicken Fajitas last week!

    Reply
  84. SUMMER PLEWES says

    September 26, 2013 at 7:06 am

    We had tacos last week, hard ones, but next week I am feeling some soft tacos!

    Reply
  85. Donnas says

    September 26, 2013 at 8:05 am

    It’s been a while since I made a Mexican meal, we’re overdue for a meal of soft tacos.

    Reply
  86. Monique L. S. says

    September 26, 2013 at 8:58 am

    We had fajitas last week, and I’ve been craving tacos, so will probably have those soon.

    Reply
  87. Lisa Smith says

    September 26, 2013 at 10:22 am

    if nachos count it was last week

    Reply
  88. Jennifer I. says

    September 26, 2013 at 10:47 am

    Last night we had chicken tacos!!

    Reply
  89. SteveF says

    September 26, 2013 at 12:06 pm

    It’s been at least a fortnight so this is overdue – tonight it’ll be Taco pie for tea. I like Mexican and Indian food, but I find the Canadian palate means food isn’t very spicy here in Alberta, whether you buy ingredients to make at home or order in a restaurant. I always need to add extra spices, ones brought from the UK or from an Indian supermarket.

    Reply
  90. martha says

    September 26, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    MAYBE 2 WEEKS AGO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  91. Violet says

    September 27, 2013 at 6:48 am

    Our family loves Mexican, we have something every week, usually burritos, but also do tacos, nacho’s and fajitas

    Reply

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