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10 quick, easy and delicious Mexican family dinner recipes

In the mood for Mexican tonight? These 10 tasty, quick and easy ideas will get the thumbs up from the whole family!
Rocket and tomato lamb burritos

Make family dinners more fun and flavorsome with a delicious Mexican menu!

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With tasty recipes for fish finger burritos, chicken nugget tacos and a game-changing Mexicana lasagna (the trick is to switch pasta for tortillas) coming right up, it’ll be easier than you think to spice up your everyday routine.

Best of all, most of the dinners are super quick and easy meaning more time spent as a family. What’s not to love?!

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Mexicana lasagne. Who would have thought to include Mexican spices in a traditionally-Italian dish? This tasty lasagne recipe uses tortillas in place of pasta sheets for a deliciously different texture that gets our tick of approval. Find the full recipe here.

Rocket and tomato lamb burritos. Burritos are a firm family favourite for a reason: they’re quick, nutritious and easy to vary depending on tastes (or what you have in the fridge!). Whip these rocket, tomato and lamb ones up in 30 minutes. Find the full recipe here.

Mexican fish finger burritos. Quick, tasty and kid-friendly, these crunchy, golden seafood burritos are sure to be a hit. Find the full recipe here.

Zucchini, black bean and corn enchiladas. These enchiladas contain all the protein goodness your family needs, without compromising on the delicious spicy taste of Mexico! Find the full recipe here.

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Chicken nugget tacos. The addition of lettuce, carrot and capsicum slaw makes these nugget tacos a guilt-free treat. They’re great for kids or anyone wary of too much spice! Find the full recipe here.

Slow-cooked Mexican beef chilli mole. If you don’t have the energy to think about dinner after a long day, stick this hearty traditional Mexican casserole in the slow cooker. It even contains chocolate. Yes, really! Find the full recipe here.

Mexican tortilla stack. Jazz up your standard family weeknight dinner with this scrumptious grilled Mexican stack, made by layering tortillas with melted cheese and a tender spiced chicken filling. Deliciously droolworthy. Find the full recipe here.

Pumpkin, ricotta and rocket quesadillas. These veggie quesadillas make a yummy light dinner in summer. Serve with salad or sweet potato fries if you want something a bit more hearty. Find the full recipe here.

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Lamb birria. This spicy and flavoursome lamb birria will excite your taste buds! Give the lamb stew a summer spin by serving with salad and dipping bread. Find the full recipe here.

Chicken tortilla pies. These super-cute Mexican pies will come to the rescue after a long day! The light tortilla shell is filled with chicken, avo, salsa, sour cream and oozy cheese. Find the full recipe here.

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