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Christmas is the perfect excuse to impress with your cooking. How about one of these Mexican Christmas recipes as a beautiful statement to put in the centre of the table along with some flavourful sides? Our Al Pastor turkey, lamb barbacoa recipe, or chipotle glazed ham would all seriously impress the family, and have everyone digging in for more, guaranteed!
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Covered in an Al Pastor marinade and served with spiced grilled pineapple, this may be the most flavourful turkey recipe ever! Here we've used a turkey breast but with a bit more marinade is perfect for a crown or whole turkey. See full recipe
Whether it‘s Christmas or not, a chipotle glazed ham is always a winner! We've basted it in our smoky Chipotle Honey and it's then roasted until nice and crispy. A must-try! See full recipe
Authentic and tender Lamb Barbacoa is a delicious alternative to turkey for the main event. We've coated the lamb with our Chipotle Honey glaze as this turns the lamb a rich and glorious brown. See full recipe
Everything you need to make the perfect Mexican Christmas dinner!
Our large Burrito Wraps and small Soft Taco Wraps are the perfect base for those turkey burritos or lamb barbacoa tacos. All you do is warm the wrap, add your filling of choice and favourite toppings, then simply roll and enjoy. This is also a perfect idea for Christmas dinner leftovers!
Jazz up your roasted carrots, or your roast ham by drizzling over our Chipotle Honey glaze! It will give your meat or veg the perfect amount of smokiness, heat and sweetness.
Finally, Chipotle Paste is the one other must-have ingredient that is so versatile and used in many of these Mexican Christmas recipes. Use it mixed with Chiptole Honey for the lamb barbacoa, to add flavour to the delicious concoction for the empanadas, or mixed in with your cauliflower cheese.
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There will be no more struggles thinking about new Christmas dinner ideas from now on! Feast your eyes on this collection of our Mexican Christmas recipes for your big family get together. We’ve included a few ideas for the main showstopping centre piece as well as some Christmas veggie side dishes that are brilliant, low risk ways to bring flavour to the festivities. Some of this Mexican Christmas food you might recognise, as we’ve taken some classic ideas and given them a Mexican twist!
Seriously indulgent tacos with slowly stewed beef and cheese..What’s not to love about beef tacos dipped into “Consomé” or meat juices? You'll want these again and again.... See full recipe
A warm tortilla wrap filled with thinly sliced grilled steak, onions, guacamole, and our Chipotle Salsa. There is so much to love about this Carne Asada Tacos recipe. ... See full recipe
A roast chicken bursting with Mexican flavours. Chipotle Paste and butter are rubbed all over the bird, lime and coriander to finish - it's been called best Sunday roast ever!... See full recipe
Authentic and tender lamb barbacoa is delicious tucked into tacos. We've coated the lamb with our Chipotle Honey glaze as this turns the lamb a rich and glorious brown.... See full recipe
Roast turkey breast covered with delicious al pastor marinade, served with warm Soft Taco Wraps and grilled pineapple seasoned with Garlic and Guajillo Fajita and Taco Mix. Yum!... See full recipe
Here is our special hot tamales recipe where we use our Chipotle Paste to cook the beef and make it into delicious and succulent meat, ready to go into the traditional tamales.... See full recipe
This authentic Pozole Soup recipe is cooked slow 'n low with Chipotle Paste for a rich, spicy brothy soup with lots of veggies - perfect for a cold night.... See full recipe
Turkey Enchiladas has to be one of the best ways to make use of any holiday leftovers! Crisp up those remains, and make them into a delicious, melty, hot and oozing dish for your family.... See full recipe
A crispy corn tostada is topped with smoky Chipotle Mayo, then a delicious fresh tuna ceviche marinated in lime and soy and topped with crispy leeks - an epic starter!... See full recipe
This irresistible, bubbling warm cheese dip with crispy chorizo is perfect for dipping with tortilla chips or tortilla wraps, a delicious snack or starter!... See full recipe
Pan-fried chipotle turkey mince with sliced avocado, spring onions & chipotle salsa. If you haven't tried turkey mince it makes a nice change and has lots of health benefits!... See full recipe
Bacalao is one of those special dishes that's preserved by grandmas in Mexican families and passed on from generation to generation. A delicious fish stew using salted cod!... See full recipe
Sauté your green beans in a bit of olive oil and some of our Crunchy Salsa Macha for a deliciously spicy side dish, with a lovely light crunch from the ground peanuts.... See full recipe
Whether you're adventurous with flavour or looking to mix things up, this recipe makes roast potatoes that are crispy outside, fluffy inside and deliciously smoky... See full recipe
These Cheese Empanadas with sweet potato and brie are easy to make using pre-made shortcrust pastry sheets, full of flavour and spice and a total crowd pleaser.... See full recipe
Our Quick Queso Fundido with Roasted Cauliflower aka cheesy deliciousness melted in a skillet under the grill is the perfect botana to share with friends and family. ... See full recipe
These crunchy honey roast parsnips are perfect to go with a roast dinner.... See full recipe
Whether it‘s Christmas or not, a chipotle glazed ham is always a winner! We've basted it in our smoky Chipotle Honey and it's then roasted until nice and crispy. A must-try!... See full recipe
Everyone knows honey and cheese is a combo made in heaven but add in some smoky chipotle and melt it all and this fondue combo is next level tempting and delicious.... See full recipe
There's nothing more satisfying than putting all of those leftovers from oyur Christmas feast or Sunday roast together into one genius Turkey Leftover Burrito.... See full recipe
This cheese straw recipe is AMAZING and you’ve got to give it a go as soon as possible.... See full recipe
There are a few advantages to doing your brussels sprouts like this.... See full recipe
Spice up your roast chicken or turkey with this chipotle bread sauce. It’s a winner.... See full recipe
Here’s a great recipe for savoury bread and butter pudding with chewy chunks of bacon and crispy baked bread on top.... See full recipe
Jazz up your roasted carrots by adding a dollop of out smoked Gran Luchito chipotle chilli honey.... See full recipe
If you‘ve never made your own sausage rolls, it’s about time you did! Not only are home-made sausage rolls inevitably better, but making your own also gives you free-reign over what goes in them, opening up all kinds of delicious combos.... See full recipe
These sticky chilli sausages are so easy to make and taste great.... See full recipe
If you‘ve never tried putting ricotta, thyme and our Gran Luchito smoked chilli honey together on toasted ciabatta, then you’re in for a real flavour treat - delicious!... See full recipe
This potato gratin recipe is so good.... See full recipe
its is an easy christmas stuffing recipe with a Mexican twist. We added chorizo, lime zest, tortillas and of course our smoky chipotle paste into the mix.... See full recipe
Obviously there are many elements of a Christmas dinner which separate it from its close Sunday afternoon-time relative. ... See full recipe
Slow roast some aubergine halves with olive oil, salt & pepper and serve with a spiced-up chipotle chilli smoky sour cream or creme fraiche for an easy midweek meal!... See full recipe
Here‘s a great Mexican cauliflower cheese recipe for a quick and easy midweek meal using our chipotle paste.... See full recipe
Here is an example of the perfect Mexican Christmas menu that you could create for the big day!
Christmas Canapes
For these, why not make a fresh batch of Cheese Empanadas, Queso Fundido with Chorizo or our Quick Queso with Cauliflower. The empanadas can easily be made ahead and frozen. They can then be baked straight from frozen.
Christmas Main Course
Our stunning Turkey Breast with Al Pastor marinade would make the perfect show-stopping centrepiece for the main meal. Surround this with our recipes for steamy Mexican Roast Potatoes, Shredded Brussel Sprouts With Bacon and Chipotle, Honey Roast Parsnips, and Chipotle Honey Roasted Carrots.
Christmas Pudding
If you want to go completely authentic, a lovely warm drink of Mexican Caramel Atole or Ponche Navideño (fruit punch) alongside a typical pudding such as Mexican Chocolate Pie or Tres Leches Cake would do the trick.
A great way to use up all of those turkey leftovers is to make a Turkey Burrito for lunch on Boxing Day. Stuff in some of the leftover brussel sprouts, some Gran Luchito Refried Beans, a few dollops of Gran Luchito Chipotle Mayo and some of our Serrano Green Chillies. You can have it hot or cold, and both will taste delicious!
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Take a look at our frequently asked questions about Mexican Christmas food. If you have questions of your own not shown here, please ask them in the comments section underneath the recipes. To learn more about authentic Mexican cooking check out the Gran Luchito Youtube Channel.
It completely depends on the family and what their tastes and traditions are. Carne Asada, Birria, tamales, pozole are all popular. Turkey is native to Mexico and is also a popular choice for a Mexican Christmas Eve dinner.
Depending on family tradition, turkey or carne asada may be served for Christmas. So yes, out come the soft flour tortillas! For this reason, we've shared our lamb barbacoa recipe which is delicious in tacos.
Traditional Mexican Fruit Punch - Ponche Navideño, is a traditional hot drink during the Christmas period. It is made using water, fresh and dried fruits like tamarind, prunes, hibiscus, sugar cane, cinnamon, and sweetened with Piloncillo.
Navidad - Celebrations are held throughout Mexico on 25th December to commemorate the birth of Jesus.
The Mexican celebration of Christmas (as a whole) is called Las Posadas and begins on December 16 and ends on 24th. It commemorates the journey that Joseph and Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of a safe refuge where Mary could give birth to the baby Jesus. The ninth evening of Las Posadas is Buena Noche, Christmas Eve.
