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Home › Holidays › Lent

Mexican Recipes for Lent

Growing up Catholic, Fridays meant meatless meals even outside the Lenten season. If you’re looking for flavorful and satisfying Mexican recipes for Lent, I’ve got you covered! From comforting Sopa de Lentejas (Lentil Soup) and hearty Frijoles de la Olla, to sweet Capirotada (Mexican Bread Pudding), these dishes prove that meatless doesn’t mean flavorless. Get ready to cook up seconds — these recipes are truly muy bueno!

Overhead shot of a salmon taco on a parchment-lined sheet tray topped with avocado lime crema, Muy Bueno salmon tacos recipe by Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack.

Salmon Tacos Recipe (Easy Mexican-Style)

Lemon Butter Fish served with lemons and herbs

Lemon Butter Cod (Or Any White Fish!)

hand-painted terracotta plate with nopales con huevo, sliced avocado, and a toasted corn tortilla.

Nopales con Huevo

table set with a bowl of ensalada de atun, a bottle of valentina hot sauce, and a plate with a lettuce leaf filled with Mexican tuna salad, a quarter of an avocado on the side, and a handful of saltines.

Ensalada de Atún (Mexican Tuna Salad)

Easy Grilled BBQ Shrimp Appetizer with Baked Flour Tortilla Chips and guacamole on a terracotta plate.

Easy Grilled BBQ Shrimp Appetizer with Baked Flour Tortilla Chips

Rustic apple galette on a wooden cutting board with a silver pie server ready for slicing.

Easy Rustic Apple Galette (Free-Form Apple Pie)

Bowl of Mexican Lentil Soup (Sopa de Lentejas) served on a terracotta plate with bread, from the Muy Bueno recipe by Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack.

Mexican Lentil Soup (Sopa de Lentejas)

Cod fish tacos recipe with creamy cabbage slaw served in a red bowl with tortilla chips, salsa verde, and a dark beer on a colorful serape napkin, by Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack of Muy Bueno.

Easy Skillet Cod Fish Tacos

overhead shot of an assembled smoked salmon bagel bar replete with lox, schmear, and veggies.

Smoked Salmon Bagel Bar

two glass goblets filled with mexican shrimp ceviche de camaron and topped with lemon and lime wedges.

Mexican Shrimp Ceviche (Ceviche de Camarón)

Quick & Easy Shrimp Tacos recipe served on a tray with corn tortillas, cilantro and a few bowls of garnishes on the side.

Quick & Easy Shrimp Tacos

Tortitas de Camarón con Nopales in guajillo chile sauce in a white and black serving dish.

Tortitas de Camarón con Nopales (Mexican Dried Shrimp Patties)

45 degree angle shot of a black plate with a green rim filled with a serving of fideo seco topped with avocado slices, a drizzle of crema, and a sprinkle of queso fresco.

Fideo Seco

Easy Fish Tacos served on a wooden table

Easy Tilapia Fish Tacos

Grandma Jesusita in the 1980s cooking traditional Mexican family recipes at her mustard yellow stove, with a cast iron pot and tea kettles on the stovetop — the heart behind Muy Bueno.

Mexican Recipes for Lent

Mexican shrimp cocktail (coctel de camarones) served in a large goblet with shrimp, avocado, and cilantro in a tomato-based sauce, on a black plate with saltine crackers

Coctel de Camarones (Mexican Shrimp Cocktail)

Camarones a la Diabla recipe simmering in a cast iron skillet with smoky red guajillo and chile de árbol sauce by Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack of Muy Bueno.

Camarones a la Diabla (Mexican Deviled Shrimp)

Short mason jar filled with elote en vaso (a.k.a. esquites), topped with chili powder and cotija cheese.

Elote en Vaso (Corn in a Cup)

Vintage Mexican platter filled with creamy Espagueti Verde, tossed in roasted poblano cream sauce and garnished with fresh cilantro.

Espagueti Verde (Green Spaghetti with Poblano Cream Sauce)

Oven Baked Salmon with Citrus Avocado Salsa

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