15 Delicious Mexican Ground Beef Recipes for Your Mealtime Fiesta!

When you think of Mexican ground beef recipes, you probably think of busting out a taco kit from the store.

Hey, there’s no shame in that!

Ground beef tacos are awesome and beloved by all!

However, Mexican cuisine is far more exciting than those tacos.

And that’s the amazing part because those tacos are pretty dang exciting.

Instead of making the same old Mexican ground beef though, try something new.

These flavorful recipes will have you turning your kitchen into the ultimate Mexican cantina.

Make them for dinner tonight, or invite friends and family over for a fiesta of epic proportions!

15 Mexican Ground Beef Recipes to Break the Boredom at Dinner

Ok, you’ve got your ground beef.

Now what?

You can make 15 different Mexican recipes using this protein.

Get ready to beef up your weekly menu with something everyone will love!

1. Picadillo

Let’s start with an authentic dish from Mexican cuisine.

Picadillo starts with ground beef and tomatoes with olives, raisins, and other ingredients peppered in.

It sounds like a strange combo, we agree, but it will certainly prove to be a favorite.

The sweet and savory tastes come together beautifully.

You can top it on rice or stuff it into taco shells if you desire.

Plus, you’ll love tucking into those leftovers at lunch the next day!

2. Mexican Ground Beef Skillet

 

Think of this like a cheesy chili done up faster.

This will help you master a quick serve-up for game day or when friends pop by.

And of course, it’s wonderful for dinner too.

Once you spice things up with nacho meat seasonings, throw it on top of tortilla chips for a melty nacho surprise.

It’s just a fun way to use your ground beef with a Mexican twist that is sure to please.

The full recipe can be found at Fit Foodie Finds. 

3. Mexican Ground Beef and Rice

 

Who wants to spend forever cleaning up the kitchen like Cinderella cleaning the castle?

No one, that’s who!

So, we’ve got the ultimate one-pot dinner for you. 

It all comes together with ground beef, corn, rice, and cheese for a meal that satisfies without leaving a huge mess of dishes behind. 

Go ahead and call dish duty tonight because you’ll only have one pot to wash up!

See how to make this recipe at This Is Not Diet Food.

4. Mexican Ground Beef Casserole

Have a large family to feed?

Or a potluck to attend?

Then you’ve got to make this Mexican ground beef casserole!

It’s got ground beef, corn, green chilis, and onions, and it allows you to spice it up or make it mild to suit your preferences.

Super simple and delicious, top it off with corn chips or some tortilla strips to give it a nice added crunch you can munch.

5. Ground Beef Quesadilla

If you have flour tortillas, ground beef, and cheese, you are well on your way to making these quesadillas.

They’re even more fun if you have fresh homemade salsa and guacamole on the side.

Sour cream also makes a nice dip to bring it all together.

Quesadillas are kid-friendly and adults love them too, so feel free to make them for your next gathering and you’ll have a complete crowd-pleasing dish!

6. Empanadas

Have you had empanadas before? 

These pastry pockets are absolutely heavenly.

They are served with all kinds of fillings though ground beef tends to be among the most popular options. 

You don’t need to be a master of Mexican cookery either.

Simply grab some flaky pie crust pastry from the supermarket and you’ll be good to go!

7. Burritos

Want something to make ahead or for meal prep? 

Ground beef burritos have you covered.

Warming the tortillas is the secret to having a perfect burrito prep.

That’s why you see them doing it at a certain Tex-Mex chain.

But you don’t need to spend an arm and a leg or wait in a long line while your stomach rumbles.

Just make your own burritos!

Fill them with pinto or black beans, salsa, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, and guac.

And here’s the best part…you can go nuts with all that guac because in your kitchen, it WON’T be extra! 

Sweet!

8. Easy Enchiladas

Smothered enchiladas with red tomato sauce and cheese are the pinnacle of Mexican meal perfection.

They’re gooey and absolutely amazing.

Season your ground beef and add enchilada sauce.

Then roll it into warmed corn tortillas with some cheese.

Top this off with some more enchilada sauce and cheese, then bake for 20 minutes at 350F.

Once it’s nice and bubbly, you can serve this to your adoring fans, a.k.a. your family!

9. Beef Chimichangas 

 

Chimichangas should be on EVERY Mexican menu.

Sadly, they aren’t, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be on your weekly menu.

And we promise, once you make these, they will be.

It’s simply a fried burrito.

Stuff your tortilla with seasoned beef, refried beans, tomatoes, and cheese.

Then fry it up until it’s nice and crispy.

For more details on how to make this deliciousness, check out Spicy Southern Kitchen.

10. Ground Beef Fajitas 

 

Want a dinner that truly sizzles?

It’s gotta be ground beef fajitas!

All those sizzling veggies come together beautifully with ground beef.

We are all for the addition of mushrooms, but if they freak you out, leave them out.

The best part is adding your favorite toppings like cheese, sour cream pico de gallo, and guacamole.

To learn how to make fajitas, check out Eating Richly. 

11. Tostadas

Do you like tacos?

Good!

Do you like open-faced sandwiches?

Great!

Tostadas are like what you’d get if you kept your taco open.

Choose flour or corn tortillas and fry them to a crisp.

Then pile on all those yummy toppings that you’d normally fill a taco with.

Isn’t Mexican food amazing?

12. Beef Tamales 

Tamales are definitely a labor of love, so we recommend making these on the weekend when you’ve got time.

You have to make the masa and cook the filling.

And there’s that whole cleaning the corn husks bit.

But OMG, have you had a tamale?

If so, then you know. 

These are so worth it.

Tamales can be filled with many things, though ground beef is one of the best fillings of all!

13. Taco Salad 

If you’re not a salad person, you will be when you have a taco salad.

You can get one of those big bowl shells or put it in your favorite salad bowl with tortilla strips on top.

With ground beef, you have all that protein.

Add beans for some more plus chopped tomatoes, onions, and avocados.

This should be both hot and cold all at once which is what makes a taco salad so much fun to eat.

See?

This salad knows how to party!

14. Taco Soup

Whether you need soup to start a meal or you want your soup to BE the meal, then you’ve gotta go for taco soup.

It’s basically everything you love about tacos in a more liquid format.

And the best part?

You just chuck it all in your slow cooker or Instant Pot

Well, almost.

You want to brown that ground beef first with taco seasoning.

Then throw it into the crockpot with black beans and pinto beans.

Corn is always a welcome ingredient too in Mexican soup recipes.

To serve it, you’ll want to have plenty of shredded cheese, sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips.

You can eat it on its own or serve it with Mexican rice, enchiladas, or really, anything else that has made you drool from this list.

Which is probably everything, right? 

We know!

15. Mexican Pizza

And now, our Mexican ground beef recipe list comes to an end.

That’s why we saved everyone’s favorite for last.

If you were heartbroken when Taco Bell announced they were killing Mexican pizza from their menu, now you can dry your tears.

Making Mexican pizza is a snap!

Plus, if you can’t decide between pizza night or Mexican food night, you can combine them with this fantastic dish.

You need flour tortillas which you’ll layer up with refried beans and beef. 

Cheese MUST be involved too.

And you can jazz it up the way you like the most.

Onions, peppers, salsa, sour cream, even guacamole. 

Heck, why not go all out and make a bunch of different Mexican pizzas and have a Mexican pizza party?

What’s that you say?

Great idea, right?

Ok, we’ll be right over then!

So, yeah, you can still make those ground beef tacos.

But now that you know all these Mexican beef recipes, you can shake things up a bit and explore this style of cuisine even more.

Mexican cuisine has so many phenomenal dishes just waiting to be discovered.

Lucky you, now any night can be a cantina of culinary delights in your cocina!