Mexican Wedding Food Ideas

If you are looking for traditional Mexican wedding food ideas, jamon serrano or a creamy polenta are great dishes to start the wedding banquet with.

However, if you are thinking more on the line of American-Mexican wedding food, then enchiladas, tacos and rice are great wedding food ideas.

(For information on Mexican wedding traditions, click here.)

Below are some menu ideas for a Mexican wedding.

TRADITIONAL MEXICAN WEDDING FOODS

To start:

• Jamon serrano on Italian chapata (thin cut ham)
• Polenta
• Salmon with cranberries

• Sopa de Milpa (also known as corn soup)
• Pozole (pork and hominy)

Rice and Beans

• Arroz Verde (green rice)
• Rice with vegetables; such as carrots and corn
• Frijoles (black or red beans)

Main Course

• Mole de guajolte (turkey)
• Arroz con Codorniz (quail with rice)
• Arroz a la tumbada (seafood and rice)
• Smoked pork loin with blackberry sauce

Dessert

Wedding Cookies

Always have plenty of tortillas to sop up the juices.

The drink of choice at a traditional Mexican wedding is sangria.

TEX-MEX WEDDING FOODS

A Mexican themed wedding is a fun, easy and economical idea for your wedding menu. Most of the food can be made ahead and frozen or you can purchase tamales, rice and beans from a local Mexican food restaurant.

To start:

• Quesso and chips
• Nachos
• Guacamole salad with chips
• Salsa

Salad and Soup

• Mexican Salad (lettuce, grated cheese, ranch style beans, tomatoes, onion, corn chips and Catalina dressing)
• Tortilla Soup

Main Course

• Enchiladas
• Tamales
• King Ranch Casserole
• Pollo asada (roasted chicken)
• Flautas
• Empanaditas
• Fajita's (chicken or beef)
• Browned ground meat for tacos or burritos

You will need plenty of tortillas, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, chopped onions, salsa and shredded cheese for the tacos and/or burritos.

• Mexican Rice
• Cooked pinto beans (can be cooked in crockpot)
• Elote (Corn Custard)
• Chili
• Corn Relish

Bread

• Flour Tortillas
• Mexican cornbread
• Sopaipillas

Don't forget the Mexican Wedding cookies. Everyone loves these!

For drinks, serve margaritas and beer.

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