Recipes with chicken and guajillo
26 verified Mexican recipes with chicken and guajillo.
Guajillo adobo is the most direct route to Mexican-tasting chicken: adobo-marinated chicken, red enchiladas, red chicken pozole, chicken al pastor tacos and caldo tlalpeño. Gentle heat, deep colour and zero bitterness if you toast the chillies with care.
This page gathers 26 verified Mexican recipes with chicken and guajillo, ordered A to Z — including Chicken Barbacoa, Chicken Barbacoa in Maguey Leaves, Enchilada Casserole. Total times range from 45 to 180 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Chalupas Guerrerenses (45 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £4.99 per 1.5kg (researched for our cost estimates).
Chicken Barbacoa
Chicken marinated in chillies and spices, slow-cooked in the barbacoa style.
115 minmedia6 servings
Chicken Barbacoa in Maguey Leaves
Chicken marinated in achiote and chilli, wrapped in maguey leaves and slow-cooked.
180 minmedia6 servings
Enchilada Casserole
Baked enchilada casserole with chicken, red sauce and cheese.
65 minfacil8 servings
Chalupas Guerrerenses (Fried Masa Rounds with Chicken)
Thick fried corn masa rounds with shredded chicken, red salsa, soured cream and cheese.
45 minfacil4 servings
Chicken Chilorio (Sinaloa)
Shredded chicken in dried chilli sauce, chilorio style.
60 minmedia6 servings
Churipo (Purepecha Beef and Chilli Broth)
Purepecha beef broth with red chilli, served with corundas, heritage of Michoacan.
150 minmedia8 servings
Clemole (Pueblan Thickened Chilli Broth)
Thick Pueblan chicken broth with dried chillies, corn masa and seasonal vegetables.
90 minmedia6 servings
Cuachala (Chicken and Masa Stew)
Thick Jalisco-style chicken stew with corn masa and dried chillies.
80 minmedia6 servings
Tricolour Enchiladas (Enchiladas Banderas)
Tricolour enchiladas with red, white and green sauces representing the Mexican flag.
60 minmedia4 servings
Divorced Enchiladas
Two enchiladas side by side: one in green sauce, one in red, separated by cream.
55 minmedia4 servings
Miner's Enchiladas
Guanajuato-style enchiladas in guajillo sauce with pickled vegetables.
70 minmedia6 servings
Market-Style Enchiladas
Michoacan market-style enchiladas with chicken, vegetables and aged cheese.
65 minmedia6 servings
Red Enchiladas
Tortillas in a guajillo chilli sauce filled with chicken, topped with cream.
55 minfacil4 servings
Guadalajara-Style Enchiladas (Tapatías)
Jalisco enchiladas in red chilli sauce with chicken, soured cream and cheese.
55 minmedia4 servings
Chicken Mixiote
Chicken marinated in a chilli paste, wrapped in maguey paper and steamed until tender. An ancestral dish from the Mexican highlands.
100 minmedia6 servings
Red Mole
A guajillo and ancho chilli mole with spices, served over chicken.
100 minmedia8 servings
Guerrero Red Mole
Costa Chica red mole with costeño chilli, sesame and spices — bold and fiery.
135 mindificil8 servings
Pink Mole
Beetroot and pine nut mole with guajillo chilli, Queretaro style.
95 mindificil6 servings
Red Pipián
Pumpkin seed and red chilli sauce served over tender chicken.
85 minmedia8 servings
Pollo de San Marcos (San Marcos Fair Chicken in Dried Chile Sauce)
Chicken in rich dried chile sauce from the San Marcos Fair in Aguascalientes.
90 minmedia4 servings
Chicken in Adobo
Chicken pieces braised in a thick, richly spiced dried chilli sauce.
60 minmedia6 servings
Fresh Corn Pozole (Jalisco-Style)
Jalisco pozole with fresh corn kernels, chicken broth and guajillo chilli.
85 minmedia6 servings
Chiapas Bread and Chilli Soup
Chiapas soup of dried egg bread with guajillo chilli and warm spices.
60 minmedia6 servings
Chicken Pastor Tacos
Chicken marinated pastor-style with achiote, chillies and pineapple — a lighter alternative.
50 minmedia4 servings
Shredded Chicken Tacos (Tacos de Pollo Deshebrado)
Shredded chicken in guajillo chilli sauce for soft corn tortilla tacos.
50 minfacil4 servings
Oaxacan Yellow Mole Tamales (Mole Amarillo)
Oaxacan banana leaf tamales with yellow mole and shredded chicken.
180 mindificil12 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with chicken and guajillo are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 26 published Mexican recipes using chicken and guajillo, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Chicken Barbacoa, Chicken Barbacoa in Maguey Leaves, Enchilada Casserole.
What's the quickest recipe with chicken and guajillo?
Chalupas Guerrerenses, ready in 45 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 45 to 180 minutes.
How much does chicken and guajillo cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £4.99 per 1.5kg, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got chicken and guajillo and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick chicken and guajillo plus whatever else you have at home and it tells you which recipes you can make in full and which are only one ingredient away.
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Recipes curated by Edmond Bojalil. Last updated: 2026-06-16.
Founder, Recetas Mexas
Mexican from Puebla, IT professional and foodie. Author of 1000+ authentic Mexican recipes adapted for home kitchens worldwide. Based in Madrid since 2018.
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