20+ Easy & Flavorful Mexican Chicken Dishes

Enjoy a collection of Mexican chicken dishes, perfect for a comforting weeknight dinner, or feeding a crowd for Cinco de Mayo!

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I love bold flavors, and this collection of Tex-Mex and Mexican chicken recipes use a combination of savory, spicy, and smokey seasonings that everyone in your family will love. From my Mexican-inspired Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta, to a more authentic Chicken Tinga with a smokey spicy red sauce, there is something for Dinner here every night of the week. I have also included a few copycat recipes that you might recognize from your favorite restaurants. If you’re looking for your new favorite comfort food, or want to find something a little leaner or more budget-friendly, you’ll find the perfect recipes in this collection!

Mexican Chicken Dishes

A collection of rich, savory, and spicy flavors for your weekly meal planning!

Classic Chicken Recipes

A quick list of my favorite Mexican chicken recipes that I keep in my weeknight dinner rotation!

Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas finished enchiladas in baking dish with sour cream and green onions on top
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas with green sauce are stuffed with a cheesy creamy chicken filling and smothered in salsa verde. No canned soup!
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One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice
One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice made with chicken thighs and seasoned Mexican rice with vegetables baked until tender in the oven.    
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Chicken Tortilla Pie Recipe
Chicken Tortilla Pie is the perfect comforting, cheesy Mexican dinner recipe with classic flavors and minimal ingredients. Try this soon!
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Classic Chicken Enchiladas Recipe
Classic Chicken Enchiladas with homemade enchilada sauce make the perfect weeknight dinner. Ready in under an hour! Try them today!
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Cut quesadilla on plate with guacamole, lime wedges and salsa.
Chicken Quesadilla Recipe
Amazing Chicken Quesadillas are crispy on the outside, gooey and satisfying on the inside. Fully loaded and customizable for instant eating.
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Slow Cooker Dinners

Set it and forget it with my easy Mexican-inspired slow cooker dinner recipes, perfect for busy nights or meal prepping!

chicken in a red skillet with lemons and limes
Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas Recipe
Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas is an easy Mexican weeknight meal with fresh citrus flavors and the right amount of heat for the whole family.
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Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken Recipe
Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken is a bold and flavorful dish. Use as a taco filling or make into a tasty soup for an easy weeknight dinner.
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chicken on a bed of rice with some jalapeno slices and a lime
Slow Cooker Spicy Honey Lime Chicken Recipe
Slow Cooker Spicy Honey Lime Chicken is a low effort recipe made with just five ingredients. Perfect as a main dish or turn it into Carnitas!
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Two tacos on corn tortillas with lime garnishment
Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas Recipe
Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas are an easy, hands off way to enjoy all the bold, smoky flavors of traditional fajitas with minimal effort!
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Tacos & Burritos

Some classic options using chicken, perfect for a weeknight dinner or to feed a crowd!

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Ground Chicken Tacos Recipe
Ground Chicken Tacos are the ultimate, easy weeknight dinner. Ready in just 15 minutes with flavorful ingredients and topping choices.
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Baked Chicken Tacos
Baked Chicken Tacos are a delicious Tex Mex dinner, with taco seasoning, chicken breasts, green chilis, beans, and shredded cheese. 
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Street Tacos with lime wedges on a platter
Street Tacos
Street Tacos are an easy, crowd-pleasing recipe with juicy, seasoned chicken, onion, cilantro, and lime served in tasty corn tortillas.
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Chicken Burrito cut in half with rice
Chicken Burrito
This Chicken Burrito is the perfect grab-and-go meal with Mexican rice, refried beans, and cheddar cheese! Freeze for later. Try it today!
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2 tacos on a plate with wedges of Lime
Chicken Tinga Recipe
Chicken Tinga is a traditional Mexican shredded chicken in a smoky, spicy red sauce made with chipotle peppers. A tasty, easy taco filling!
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Chicken Soup

These Mexican chicken soup recipes are perfect for chilly nights when you need something to warm you up!

Pot of cooked soup garnished with tortilla strips and cilantro.
Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
Chicken Tortilla Soup is savory, spicy, and perfect for cold winter nights! So good you will never go back to store bought again! Try soon!
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Chicken Tomatillo Soup Recipe
Chicken Tomatillo Soup is a healthy Mexican soup made with chicken breast, canned whole tomatillos and beans simmered until thick and hearty.
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Chicken Taco Soup in bowl with tortilla chip garnish
Chicken Taco Soup
Easy Chicken Taco Soup is an easy weeknight dinner with chicken breasts and easy pantry ingredients like chili beans, black beans, corn and green chilies.
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Creamy Chicken Poblano Pepper Soup Recipe
Creamy Chicken Poblano Pepper Soup is an easy soup recipe with chicken and roasted poblano peppers in a creamy broth. Try making it today!
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Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup in bowl with wooden spoon side angle view
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup is a flavorful easy Tex-Mex soup recipe made with beans and Mexican spices in tomato broth. Try it today!
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Chicken Fajitas

Check out these recipes for classic chicken fajitas and fun twists on the traditional dish, all seasoned to perfection!

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Chicken Fajitas Recipe
Chicken Fajitas cooked to sizzling perfection in a cast-iron skillet! Packed with bold flavor and ready in just 30 minutes!
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creamy noodles with tender meat and peppers with a fork
Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta Recipe
Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta is a simple, comforting dish that brings together juicy chicken, bold flavors, in a rich velvety sauce.
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Easy Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls Recipe
Easy Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls are healthy, quick, and without the tortillas. Easy to pack and full of flavor. They will be a lunch favorite!
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Plate of chicken fajitas with toppings and tortillas
Fajita Seasoning
Tasty Fajita Seasoning for the traditional Tex-Mex blend made from pantry spices like chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, cumin and more.
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Copycat Recipes

Now you can make these Mexican-inspired recipes from your favorite restaurants right in the comfort of your own home!

Side of pan with grilled Mexican chicken
Chipotle Chicken Recipe (Copycat)
Chipotle Chicken (Copycat) recipe captures the exact Chipotle flavors for you at home with chili, garlic, cumin and vinegar notes! 
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Chicken thighs on the grill, skin-side-up 4x3
El Pollo Loco Chicken (Copycat) Recipe
El Pollo Loco Chicken marinated in citrus and pineapple juice with savory seasonings. The PERFECT copycat recipe with super crispy skin!
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Soup in bowl ready to serve with chips
Chili’s Chicken Enchilada Soup (Copycat) Recipe
Flavorful Chili’s Chicken Enchilada Soup copycat delivers the same rich, spicy, comforting taste you love in every spoonful! Try it today!
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creamy chicken pasta in a bowl
Cheesecake Factory Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta Recipe
Cheesecake Factory Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta is the perfect copycat recipe to get all of the spicy, creamy, amazing taste right at home!
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Each one of these recipes will bring you a comforting weeknight dinner that has layers of unforgettable flavor. Don’t forget to let me know in the comments which recipe was your favorite, or if you have a chicken dish that you would love to share with me. If you’re looking for even more Mexican recipes, be sure to check out my 60+ Mexican Recipes for Cinco de Mayo, and my 20+ Healthy Recipes for Cinco de Mayo!

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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