Pati Jinich Shares Authentic Mexican Recipes & Meal Ideas

More Mexican Flavors to Love

With so many flavors and techniques to use when cooking Mexican-inspired meals, exploring this cuisine may feel intimidating. But Pati Jinich wants to make it fun and exciting to learn how to incorporate Mexican flavors into your everyday meal rotation.

A Mexico City native, Pati Jinich is the authority on how to cook fantastic meals full of fresh and exciting Mexican flavors. With a list of accomplishments that include James Beard Awards, New York Times bestsellers and Emmy-nominated TV shows, Pati’s recipes are sure to be a hit in your household.

From a perfect, crowd-pleasing enchilada recipe to a new take on an old cookout classic, there’s something here for everyone to enjoy.

Beef and Chorizo Burgers

Spice up your next burger night with this beef and chorizo burger.

Beef and Chorizo Burger

Spice up your next burger night with this beef and chorizo burger. With the addition of chorizo, a Mexican spiced sausage, plus Pati’s picnic sauce and crispy bacon, this burger is chock full of great Mexican flavor.

Three Cheese Chicken Enchiladas with a Homemade Enchilada Sauce

Not just any enchilada recipe, this chicken enchilada features a rich blend of cheeses that makes it the ultimate comfort food. Pati’s chicken enchilada recipe walks you through creating your own homemade enchilada sauce. She goes step by step to ensure that even beginners can make enchiladas that’ll wow a crowd.

Tex-Mex Fajita

A classic restaurant favorite, it’s always a good idea to have a fantastic fajita recipe on hand. While this dish is easy to make, you can wow your family and friends with all of its homemade components. Pati walks you through making your own Tex-Mex seasoning, a chunky guacamole and a fresh pico de gallo, each of which can be used to add some Mexican flavors to other dishes, too.

Baja Shrimp Tacos

Shrimp tacos can evoke thoughts of summer days even in the middle of winter. With lightly fried shrimp, soft tortillas and a spicy-crunchy slaw, these Baja shrimp tacos can transport you from your kitchen straight to the beaches of Mexico.

By giving these recipes a try, you’ll learn a few new ways to bring Mexican flavor into any dish or occasion. Try pairing Pati’s chunky guacamole recipe and tacos using her Tex-Mex taco seasoning, or serve the guacamole up as a snack on game day. Or, you can add her pico de gallo to your favorite chicken dish to give it a fresh spin. The flavors are delicious, and the possibilities for you to discover are endless. For more easy meal inspiration, visit our Meal Planning page. Visit our Mexican and Latin American pages for more authentic meal inspiration.

More of Chef Pati’s Authentic Mexican Recipes

Pati has created delicious recipes to enrich everyday lives through meals inspired by the fresh flavors of Mexico. With each bite, you’ll see how Pati’s immense knowledge of Mexican cuisine translates into magic in the kitchen.

Getting to Know Pati

Pati Jinich Authentic Mexican Recipes

Mexico City native, Pati Jinich, is host of the 3-time James Beard Award-winning and 4-time Emmy-nominated PBS series “Pati’s Mexican Table”, along with the Gracie Awardwinning PBS primetime docuseries “La Frontera”. She’s also a New York Times bestselling author whose most recent book, “Treasures of the Mexican Table”, was named one of the best cookbooks of 2021 by The New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and Food & Wine. A former political analyst, Pati holds a master's degree in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University. She swapped policy papers for cooking pots to make sharing Mexico’s cuisine her life’s work.

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