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Home › Holidays › Mexican Independence Day

Mexican Independence Day Recipes

September 16 is Mexican Independence Day. Looking for recipes to host your own Mexican celebration? Celebrate with these popular Mexican Independence Day Recipes: Chicken Tinga, Chiles en Nogada, Chiles Rellenos, Mexican Street Corn Salad, and more. ¡Viva México!

action shot of a tortilla chip being dipped into a bowl of cheesy white refried bean dip topped with extra bacon bits; the cheese is stretching from the bowl to the chip.

Cheesy Refried Bean Dip

homemade orejas (Mexican palmiers) on a hand-painted servign tray.

Orejas Pan Dulce (Orejitas)

two cheese tamales topped with salsa verde on a hand-painted terracotta plate.

Cheese Tamales With Roasted Green Chiles (Vegetarian & Gluten-Free!)

hero shot of a tall collins glass filled with strawberry horchata, strawberry slices, and ice.

Easy Strawberry Horchata (Agua de Horchata de Fresa)

two tall clear collins glasses filled with agua de jamaica, garnished with fresh mint on a colorful outdoor table with a beehive jar in the background with the rest of the hibiscus tea and a ladle.

Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Tea)

Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars on teal plates with a vintage dessert fork on colorful textiles with a cup of coffee.

Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars

serving platter of birria flautas with creamy avocado sauce and birria consomme for dipping.

Baked Beef Flautas with Birria

hands holding a hand-carved wooden tray filled with wrapped tamales.

Mexican Tamales: Sweet or Savory, Always Delicious!

two margarita glasses filled with frozen mangonada margarita and garnished with tarugos straws.

Frozen Mangonada Margarita

45 degree angle shot of a rocks glass rimmed in tajin and filled with mangonada swirled with chamoy and garnished with a tamarind straw.

Frozen Mangonada (Chamoyada) – Mexican Mango and Chamoy Drink

two collins glasses filled with ranch water.

Classic Texas Ranch Water

Frozen Watermelon Margarita

overhead shot of a dark plate with 4 enchiladas divorciadas with the left half coated in red chile sauce and the right half coated in salsa verde.

Enchiladas Divorciadas (Christmas Enchiladas)

Overhead shot of papas con chorizo in a black skillet

Papas con Chorizo (Potatoes with Mexican Chorizo)

mexican fruit salad in a colorful serving bowl garnished with tajin.

Mexican Fruit Salad with Tajin

two stemless wine glasses rimmed with tajin and filled with frozen pineapple margaritas.

Spicy Frozen Pineapple Margaritas

Ensalada de Coditos (Macaroni Salad) in a Mexican brown barro bowl with wooden spoon and striped napkin.

Ensalada de Coditos (Mexican Macaroni Salad)

peach crisp in a bowl

Peach Crisp

green and white bowl filled with mexican ramen with birria, cilantro, scallions, and radishes.

Mexican Ramen with Birria

dessert tacos filled with avocado yogurt cheesecake filling and sliced fruits and berries on a white platter.

Strawberry “Cheesecake” Tacos with Avocado Yogurt

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