Our 41 Best Taco Recipes You Can Easily Make At Home

It's just 20 minutes to get these cheesy, crispy, awesome tacos on the table. Fill 'em with your fave protein!

Recipe: Crispy Chorizo & Cheese Taco-Quesadillas With Simple Salsa

Beans, cheese, sweet potatoes, chiles — these meatless tacos are packed with flavor and heft. As wholesome and hearty as they are, these tacos are equally as beautiful!

Recipe: Sweet Potato And Poblano Tacos

Tofu stands in for fish in these bright tacos flavored with cilantro, citrus, and pineapple. These are delicious year-round but especially exceptional for a cool summer's eve on a breezy patio.

Recipe: Grilled Tofu Tacos

These creamy potato-filled tacos were part of Tasty producer Ivanna's upbringing. The topping of homemade tomato sauce, cotija cheese, and cabbage is premium.

Recipe: Potato Tacos

Marinated and slow-roasted pork becomes delicious, spiced, juicy, and oh-so tender. In other words, you're looking at the perfect taco filling. 

Recipe: Mexican-style Pork Tacos (Tacos Al Pastor)

The marriage of seared ground meat and a crisped tortilla is beautiful in its own right. Add our 50-garlic clove toum to the mix, and you've got a downright treat.

Recipe: Smashed Kefta Tacos With 50-Garlic Clove Toum

The best part about this shredded chicken recipe is that it goes great with pretty much any taco topping you could think of, from shredded cheese and avocado slices to radish and corn.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Shredded Chicken Tacos

The star of the show in these tacos is the creamy cilantro sauce, which pairs perfectly with seasoned grilled shrimp, crunchy cabbage slaw, and a squeeze of lime juice.

Recipe: Grilled Shrimp Tacos With Creamy Cilantro Sauce

These meatless tacos are packed with buffalo flavor. Finish these off with your favorite toppings — we love avocado, red onion, cilantro, and a creamy sauce.

Recipe: Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos

For a boost of flavor, season your avocado slices before breading them. A bit of salt and pepper will do, but feel free to go all out with cumin, paprika, and garlic powder.

Recipe: Baked Avocado Tacos

Carne asada tacos are a classic for a reason. Remember that the steak needs to marinate for at least an hour before cooking, so plan accordingly.

Recipe: Carne Asada Tacos

You only need two things to create the perfect fish taco: a crunchy, creamy slaw and a perfectly seasoned fish fillet. This recipe shows you the easiest way to make both.

Recipe: Easy Fish Tacos

Be careful not to toast the tortillas too long or they'll become crispy and fall apart when you try and fold them into shape.

Recipe: Chicken Fajita Tacos

Creamy and a touch zesty, these chicken tacos hit the spot every time. Even better, the chicken itself comes together with just five ingredients.

Recipe: Creamy Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos

Add this to your list of a million ways you can enjoy potatoes. 

Recipe: Crispy Potato Tacos

Take your taste buds to the next level with these vampire tacos, or vampiros. Instead of a plain tortilla shell, the taco filling — in this case, tender marinated carne asada — is piled on a stack of two tortillas with a layer of melty cheese between. 

Recipe: Vampire Tacos

This taco recipe is the best of both worlds: it combines sweet and juicy pineapple with savory chicken, and even tosses in a bit of spice. Top yours with jalapeńo slices for a kick of heat. 

Recipe: Pineapple Paprika Chicken Tacos

If you already have two chicken breasts and some shredded cheese on hand, it's quite possible you already have all you need to make one of our most popular taco recipes. 

Recipe: BBQ Chicken Pizza Tacos

A food processor makes the job of chopping the cauliflower and mushrooms into the size of rice kernels easy and painless. Then, a combination of smoked paprika, cumin, chili powder, and soy sauce transforms the vegetable mixture into a tasty ground "meat" that you won't be able to get enough of. 

Recipe: Cauliflower “Meat” Tacos

Succulent chuck roast tastes great as leftovers, too, so be sure to make extra. If you're out of tortillas, toss it on a bed of rice or a salad for an instant meal. 

Recipe: Slow Cooker Barbacoa-Style Beef Tacos

Cooked in a mix of chipotle chilis, onions, and tomatoes, this Mexican recipe leaves nothing left to be desired in terms of flavor. 

Recipe: Chicken Tinga Tacos (Tinga De Pollo)

You can upgrade these seasoned chickpeas with a bit of lime juice and cumin. Then, pair with a corn salsa and guacamole for maximum flavor.

Recipe: Chipotle Chickpea Tacos

These perfect snack-sized tacos are great for BBQs, dinner parties, or any occasion when you want to eat with one hand and sip with the other.

Recipe: Mini Chicken Tacos

It's true: Breakfast tacos are a thing, and all it takes is some beans and eggs to make your very own.

Recipe: Scrambled Egg Breakfast Tacos

According to one commenter who tried the recipe, the cumin in the chili lime rub can come on a little strong. Try half a teaspoon first, and adjust according to your palette.

Recipe: Chili Lime Steak Tacos

This recipe will yield 12 servings of extremely juicy chicken tacos. So juicy, in fact, that you might want to go ahead and drain some of the liquid out of the chicken before building your tacos.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Chicken Tacos

These vegetarian tacos are proof that almost any ingredient can be turned into a taco filling — and a delicious one, at that!

Recipe: Vegetarian Black Bean And Sweet Potato Tacos

This classic recipe is for all the diehard fish taco fans who won't settle for anything less than a crispy, deep-fried fillet. Topped with a dollop of avocado crema, this dish will very likely be the highlight of your day,

Recipe: Crispy Fish Tacos

Here, a savory seasoning combined with the mild sweetness of orange juice and apple cider vinegar lends chunks of butternut squash the same complex al pastor flavor you'd get in the original recipe. 

Recipe: Vegan Butternut Squash Al Pastor Tacos

Canned diced tomato and taco seasoning go a long way in transforming ground turkey into an irresistible taco filling. 

Recipe: Turkey Tacos

Pair this shrimp taco recipe with your favorite coleslaw — it'll add a fresh crunch and round out your meal. 

Recipe: Spice-Rubbed Shrimp Tacos

It's my personal belief that spice makes just about any dish taste better. This recipe is no exception — and a few drops of hot sauce might make it even tastier. 

Recipe: Spicy Chicken Tacos

Sometimes simple is best, like in the case of these no-frills baked salmon tacos. They're nutritious yet comforting at the same time.

Recipe: Healthy Baked Salmon Tacos

Panko-coated cauliflower = crunchy perfection. These tacos are stacked with mango salsa, shredded red cabbage, creamy avocado, and a drizzle of Mexican crema on top. The mango salsa is so tangy and fresh, you'll make it a cooking staple.

Recipe: Vegetarian Crispy Cauliflower Tacos With Mango Salsa

Let it be known: Fries make everything better. These tacos are true to their name — they are definitely loaded, filled with steak, avocado, feta cheese, jalapeños, pickled onions, cilantro garlic lime crema, and fries to boot! Basically, you get a whole meal in a taco.

Recipe: Loaded Crock Pot Carne Asada Tacos

If you are a mushroom fan, then these tacos are for you, as they are packed with poblano and portobello mushrooms. Whip these bad boys up in less than an hour! 

Recipe: Steak, Poblano & Mushroom Tacos

You don't need meat to make a taco taste amazing! If you have Brussel sprouts, olive oil and garlic, you are most of the way to making this delicious taco.

Recipe: Vegetarian Kitchen Sink Tacos with Tempeh

Crispy fish slathered in a chipotle crema create the perfect crunchy-spicy combination. 

Recipe: Beer-Battered Fish Tacos With Spicy Habanero Slaw

We all know street corn is one of the best Mexican side dishes, so why not use it to enhance your tacos? This dish is definitively corny: cooked corn inside corn tortillas. Top it off with Cotija cheese, sliced avocados, and cilantro to make the tacos of your dreams.

Recipe: Mexican Street Corn Chicken Tacos