The Food Lab Junior: Kid-Friendly Pozole Verde

This weeknight version of the classic Mexican soup is hearty, rich, and easy to customize with aromatic garnishes like radish, avocado, cilantro, and jalapeño. With simplified steps, it's also perfect for making with kids.

Mole Verde

Mole verde retains a rich complexity, but trades the deep and earthy flavors of mole Poblano for a bright and fresh profile and can be put together in about an hour.

Sopes de Pollo con Frijoles (Chicken Sopes With Beans)

Sope shells start with a dough made from masa harina (that's dehydrated nixtamalized corn flour) that gets flattened into a thick disk. The edges of the disk then get pinched to form a shallow saucer. The raw sope shell is fried just long enough to get it to hold its shape, but not so long that it gets crisp. The idea is that you want it to form an impenetrable barrier for the treats that go on top of it, but you still want it to be soft and warm in the center.

Mexican Butternut Squash Soup With Ancho Chile, Crema, and Pepitas

Borrowing from the Mexican pantry, this easy, warming soup is made with roasted butternut squash, flavored with ancho chiles, and garnished with Mexican crema, cilantro, and pepitas.

Real-Deal Tortilla Soup

The mild heat of this hearty ancho chile-based soup is balanced by sweet corn and black beans.

Pork And Hominy Soup

This tongue-tingling, hangover-abating pork and hominy soup may be just what the doctor ordered. However, it's just as good when you're ailment-free.

Quick Tortilla Soup With Chicken and Avocado

A one-pot, 20 minute version of classic tortilla soup with tender chicken, corn, and tortillas strips in a chili and tomato-based broth.

Easy Creamy Chicken Enchilada Soup

This chicken enchilada soup features a rich and creamy broth, plenty of melted cheese, and the spicy, toasty flavor of chiles. Little nubs of sweet corn and black beans fill each spoonful, along with tender bits of shredded chicken. It's like drinking deliciously inauthentic liquid enchiladas—what more could you want on a cold night?

Sopa de Lima (Yucatán-Style Lime Soup)

My wife, Adri, and I just got back from a week spent eating our way around Mérida and the rest of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Sopa de lima, the Mayan poultry and lime soup that's popular up and down the Yucatán, is one of the simplest and most crowd-pleasingly delicious dishes we had.

Sopa de Lima (Yucatán Style Lime Soup)

Sopa de Lima is a bright and citrusy Mexican chicken soup that will tantalize your taste buds. This comforting soup is easy and delicious.