Gluten-Free Mexican Recipes
Every dish here is Mexican cooking that is naturally gluten-free, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle gluten-free on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
6 recipes
Tlayuda OaxaqueñaOaxaca, Mexico · medium · 40 minA large crisp corn tortilla spread with beans and stringy Oaxaca cheese, folded over grilled meat and salsa.
Tlayuda Oaxaqueña TamalesMichoacán, Mexico · advanced · 2 h 15 minCorn masa spread on husks, filled with chicken in salsa verde and steamed, the fragrant parcels made in big batches for Dia de los Muertos and set on the ofrenda to feed returning souls.
Calabaza en TachaOaxaca, Mexico · easy · 1 h 15 minPumpkin simmered in dark piloncillo syrup with cinnamon, cloves and orange until deep amber and tender, a pre-Hispanic sweet that is a fixture of the Dia de los Muertos altar.
Elote (Mexican Street Corn)Puebla, Mexico · easy · 25 minCharred corn on the cob on a stick, spread with mayonnaise, rolled in salty cotija cheese, dusted with chile piquín and finished with a squeeze of lime.
Guacamole con TotoposMichoacán, Mexico · easy · 30 minRipe avocados crushed in a molcajete over a paste of white onion, serrano chile, cilantro and salt, folded with tomato and served at once with warm fried corn tortilla chips.
Arroz Rojo (Mexican Red Rice)Puebla, Mexico · easy · 55 minRinsed long-grain rice fried until golden, then simmered in a blended purée of ripe tomato, onion and garlic with chicken broth, carrot and peas until dry, fluffy and brick red.
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