20 Taco Recipes You'll Want To Serve Every Day Of The Week

Enjoy chicken, pork, beef, and fish taco recipes.

Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos with Fresh Tomato Salsa
Photo: Greg Dupree

Tacos make a quick, easy, and delicious meal that the whole family will love. These tasty taco recipes will make a case for celebrating Taco Tuesday every night of the week. While we'll never turn down a classic ground beef taco, there are plenty of other ways to enjoy tacos for dinner.

This collection of our best taco recipes includes a variety of recipes for any type of meat, including chicken, pork, beef, and fish. Plus, a few meatless taco options—still packed with plenty of flavors. From breakfast to dinner, here are our best taco recipes to serve your family a flavor-packed meal any day of the week.

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Chorizo Breakfast Tacos

Chorizo Breakfast Tacos
Greg DuPree; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Christine Keely

This recipe proves that tacos can be enjoyed at any time of day, even breakfast. Combine all your favorite breakfast staples into a convenient, hand-held tortilla. Mexican chorizo and scrambled eggs paired with avocado, queso fresco, and a traditional cilantro-onion relish make starting your day with this dish a no-brainer.

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Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos with Fresh Tomato Salsa

Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos with Fresh Tomato Salsa
Greg Dupree

After slow cooking for eight to 10 hours, the pork will easily shred with a fork. Fresh herbs help to preserve the pork's flavor after its time in the slow cooker. Serve with salsa, cilantro, and all your favorite taco toppings.

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Chicken-Bell Pepper Tacos

Shrimp-Tomatillo Tacos, Black Bean-Corn Tacos, and Chicken-Bell Pepper Tacos
Johnny Autry; Prop and Food Styling: Charlotte L. Autry

You can use rotisserie chicken as a shortcut for this taco recipe to save time. Enjoying this dish takes only 20 minutes and a handful of ingredients. Add an extra tangy flavoring by adding fresh tomatillos.

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Slow-Cooker Chicken Tacos

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
Caitlin Bensel

Easily feed a large group with this slow-cooker taco recipe. Taco night will be even easier with this flavorful dish, using spices and enchilada sauce to enhance the chicken. Pile the shredded chicken in a corn tortilla and top it with red cabbage, tomatoes, radishes, or any other topping you prefer.

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Chipotle Chicken Tacos

Chipotle Chicken Tacos
Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

A programmable multicooker (such as Instant Pot) quickly cooks chicken thighs and infuses them with the bright flavors of salsa. While the meat cooks, build out the toppings bar so everyone can DIY their own dinner. These tacos pair well with avocado, sour cream, lime, and cilantro.

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Ancho Chile Flank Steak and Sweet Potato Tacos

Ancho Chile Flank Steak and Sweet Potato Tacos
Photo: Alison Miksch

For an extra burst of flavor, stir a few tablespoons of pan drippings into your sour cream. These flank steak tacos get unique flavors from the baked sweet potato mixture, combining red onion, tomatillos, and spices.

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Mini Tacos with Fried Oysters, Pimiento Cheese, and Fennel Slaw

Mini Tacos with Fried Oysters, Pimiento Cheese, and Fennel Slaw
Photographer Jennifer Causey, Prop Stylist Lindsey Lower, Food Stylist Torie Cox

The trio of fried oysters, pimiento cheese, and slaw create the perfect flavor in every bite of these mini tacos. Start preparing this dish by making the Chipotle Pimiento Cheese up to a week in advance and storing it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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Chipotle Shrimp Tacos

Chipotle Shrimp Tacos
Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist Christine Keely

The smoky chipotle powder adds an intense flavor to the succulent and sweet shrimp. Add a creamy slaw for the just-right hit of crunch and coolness. For even more spice, hot the tacos with your favorite hot sauce.

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Shrimp-Tomatillo Tacos

Shrimp-Tomatillo Tacos, Black Bean-Corn Tacos, and Chicken-Bell Pepper Tacos
Johnny Autry; Prop and Food Styling: Charlotte L. Autry

Instead of traditional tomatoes, this lightened-up taco recipe uses tomatillos, diced onion, garlic, and Serrano chile to pack on the flavor. Enjoy these shrimp tacos that come together in 20 minutes for a bold dinner recipe. Diced avocado, sour cream, and queso fresco are ideal toppings.

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Fried Brussels Sprout Tacos

Fried Brussels Sprout Tacos
Greg DuPree

Placing crunchy fried Brussels sprouts in warm tortillas and topped radishes and carrots may be your new favorite way to enjoy them. Deep-frying Brussels sprouts give them a crispiness, making eating your vegetables easier. Top with guacamole and freshly squeezed lime juice.

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Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos Al Pastor with All the Fixings

Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos Al Pastor with All the Fixings
Greg Dupree

You can't go wrong here when you start with slow-cooked pork shoulder. We like serving it with bowls of crumbled cheeses, sliced radishes, chopped onions, avocado, shredded cabbage, and plenty of fresh cilantro. This taco bar is full of fresh flavors, bright colors, and crunchy textures.

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Instant Pot Chicken Tacos

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos
Jennifer Causey; Food Styling: Loren Wood; Prop Styling: Christine Keely

The Instant Pot turns chicken so tender that two forks will be all you'll need to make shredded meat after the timer goes off. Add a dash of spice by combining the chicken with chopped chiles for a mild heat. Adapt this recipe to your preferences with toppings, including chopped pineapple or mango.

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Black Bean-Corn Tacos

Shrimp-Tomatillo Tacos, Black Bean-Corn Tacos, and Chicken-Bell Pepper Tacos
Johnny Autry; Prop and Food Styling: Charlotte L. Autry

You won't miss the meat in these vegetarian tacos that come together in just 20 minutes. Use fresh or frozen black beans and corn kernels for convenience. In addition to the tomatillo-onion mixture, the smoky cumin and spicy ancho chile powder pack the flavor into this dish.

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Fried Chicken Tacos with Buttermilk-Jalapeño Sauce

Fried Chicken Tacos with Buttermilk-Jalapeño Sauce
Iain Bagwell; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Pick up a sack of crispy, crunchy, oh-so-good store-bought fried chicken and serve this convenient recipe in no time. Add more jalapeños to these tacos, depending on your spice preferences. Serve with sliced radishes.

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Fish Tacos and Topping Bar

Fish Tacos and Topping Bar
Greg DuPree

Serving fish tacos with Asian slaw, chipotle cream, and other toppings will allow each family member to customize their tacos to their palate. Choose from any of your favorite white fish fillets, including tilapia, grouper, sea bass, or red snapper.

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Brisket Tacos with Summer Salsa

Brisket Tacos with Summer Salsa
Alison Miksch

Fresh salsa, warmed tortillas, and a spicy brisket filling will make these tacos a new go-to family favorite. Using a slow cooker to prepare the beef brisket adds a perfect blend of savory and sweet flavors to this dish.

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Grilled Shrimp Tacos

two grilled shrimp tacos on a plate
Alison Miksch

Fill taco shells or wraps with grilled shrimp for an easy dinner that assembles within minutes. Mix spices and lime zest to coat the shrimp before tossing them on the grill. Complete the meal with a creamy and crisp cilantro-lime slaw.

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Walking Tacos

Walking Tacos
Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Dinner on-the-go? No problem. Combining your favorite ingredients, walking tacos create a portable "taco in a bag." Garnish with shredded Cheddar cheese, chopped onions, sour cream, and jalapeño slices.

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Easy Catfish Tacos Recipe with Slaw

Easy Catfish Tacos with Slaw
Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos

Start by soaking the tender fish filets in a buttermilk and panko breadcrumb mixture with Cajun seasoning. This oven "fried" dish is ready in under an hour. Substitute white fish, including cod, tilapia, or grouper, if catfish is unavailable.

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Slow-Cooker Carnitas Tacos

Slow-Cooker Carnitas Tacos
Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Let the slow cooker do the work for you by combining pork shoulder with a mixture of chicken broth, orange juice, garlic, pepper, and salt. Quickly shred this tender and flavorful dish that fits perfectly in enchiladas, sliders, or quesadillas. Top with diced avocado, shredded cabbage, queso fresco, cilantro, and lime wedges.

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