Recipes with Oaxaca cheese
58 verified Mexican recipes with Oaxaca cheese.
Oaxaca cheese (quesillo) — a pasta filata cheese wound into a ball of strands — is THE melting cheese of Mexico: quesadillas, queso fundido with chorizo, chiles rellenos, tlayudas, enchiladas suizas and anything that demands a cheese pull. Low-moisture mozzarella is the honest substitute when you can't find it.
This page gathers 58 verified Mexican recipes with Oaxaca cheese, ordered A to Z — including Alambre (Griddled Beef with Bacon, Peppers and Melted Cheese), Birria Pizza (Mexican Birria-Topped Pizza), Squash with Corn (Calabacitas con Elote). Total times range from 13 to 225 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Chicharrón de Queso (13 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £8.99 per 250g (researched for our cost estimates).
Alambre (Griddled Beef with Bacon, Peppers and Melted Cheese)
Griddled beef with bacon, peppers and melted cheese.
25 minfacil4 servings
Birria Pizza (Mexican Birria-Topped Pizza)
Pizza with Oaxaca cheese, beef birria and consommé for dipping.
55 minmedia4 servings
Squash with Corn (Calabacitas con Elote)
Sauteed squash with corn kernels, poblano pepper, and fresh cheese.
40 minfacil6 servings
Puebla-Style Sandwich
Puebla-style sesame bun sandwich with breaded steak, Oaxaca cheese, and pápalo.
50 minmedia4 servings
Chicharrón de Queso (Crispy Cheese Crackling)
Melted cheese toasted on a griddle to form a golden crispy wafer — the ultimate Mexican cantina snack.
13 minfacil2 servings
Oaxaca Cheese Chicharrones
Crispy fried Oaxaca cheese discs served with guacamole and salsa, a nationwide snack favourite.
15 minfacil4 servings
Stuffed Chilhuacle Pepper (Oaxacan Style)
Oaxacan chilhuacle chilli stuffed with cheese and meat, bathed in red sauce. Festive dish.
70 minmedia4 servings
Cheese-Stuffed Chipotle Chillies
Adobo chipotles stuffed with cheese, egg-battered and fried.
45 minmedia4 servings
Cheese-Stuffed Chillies
Battered poblano chillies stuffed with cheese in a light tomato broth.
75 minmedia6 servings
Chimichangas (Crispy Fried Burritos)
Flour tortilla burritos stuffed with machaca or chicken, fried until golden and crispy, served with guacamole and soured cream.
35 minfacil6 servings
Huitlacoche Corn Fungus Crêpes
Crêpes filled with sautéed huitlacoche, epazote and soured cream, gratinated with cheese.
60 minmedia4 servings
Poblano Pepper and Cheese Empanadas
Corn masa empanadas filled with poblano pepper strips and Oaxaca cheese.
55 minmedia4 servings
Courgette Flower Enchiladas
Enchiladas de Flor de Calabaza: receta de Centro de México (vegetariano) con calabaza, flor de calabaza, queso. Auténtico sabor casero paso a paso.
45 minmedia4 servings
Potato and Cheese Flautas
Flautas de Papa con Queso: receta mexicana (antojitos) con res, carne, queso. Auténtico sabor casero paso a paso.
35 minfacil4 servings
Gringa (Flour Tortilla with Al Pastor Pork and Melted Cheese)
Flour tortilla with al pastor pork and melted cheese.
20 minfacil4 servings
Itacates
Triangular masa parcels filled with beans or crackling, cooked on a comal.
40 minfacil8 servings
Mole Poblano Lasagne
Lasaña de Mole Poblano: receta de Fusión Italia-MX (fusion) con pollo, queso, mole. Auténtico sabor casero paso a paso.
65 minmedia6 servings
Memelas de Frijol y Queso (Oval Masa Cakes with Beans and Cheese)
Oval masa cakes stuffed with black beans and cheese, cooked on a griddle in the Oaxacan style.
45 minfacil4 servings
Oaxacan Memelas
Thick Oaxacan corn tortillas with lard, black beans, salsa, and quesillo.
35 minfacil6 servings
Memelitas with Asiento (Oaxacan Corn Cakes with Pork Lard Residue)
Thick Oaxacan maize cakes with pork lard residue, salsa and cheese.
45 minfacil4 servings
Molletes with Chorizo
Toasted rolls with beans, Mexican chorizo and melted cheese. The most substantial breakfast going.
25 minfacil2 servings
Chorizo Molletes with Pico de Gallo
Bread rolls with refried beans, chorizo and melted cheese with fresh pico de gallo.
25 minfacil4 servings
Bean Molletes with Pico de Gallo
Bread rolls with refried beans and melted cheese, topped with fresh pico de gallo.
25 minfacil4 servings
Oaxacan Plantain Molotes
Oaxacan plantain and corn masa parcels stuffed with black beans and string cheese.
55 minmedia4 servings
Chipotle Butter Naan with Oaxaca Cheese
Naan de Chipotle con Queso Oaxaca: receta de Fusión India-Mexicana (fusion) con chipotle, queso. Auténtico sabor casero paso a paso.
35 minmedia4 servings
Omelette de Rajas
Omelette stuffed with roasted poblano strips, soured cream and melted cheese.
30 minfacil2 servings
Cochinita Pibil Pizza
Pizza de Cochinita Pibil: receta de Fusión Italia-MX (fusion) con chile, habanero, cochinita. Auténtico sabor casero paso a paso.
35 minmedia4 servings
Quesabirria (Crispy Birria Cheese Tacos)
Birria tacos with cheese crisped on a griddle, served with consomme for dipping.
210 minmedia8 servings
Korean Kimchi Quesadilla
Quesadilla with melted Oaxacan cheese and Korean fermented kimchi. Ready in 20 minutes.
20 minfacil2 servings
Smash Burger Quesadilla
Smash burger patty with crispy crust wrapped in flour tortilla with melted Oaxaca cheese and chipotle sauce.
30 minfacil2 servings
Chicharrón Quesadillas (Pork Crackling)
Corn quesadillas with pressed pork crackling in green salsa and Oaxacan cheese.
30 minfacil4 servings
Courgette Flower Quesadillas
Corn masa quesadilla filled with sauteed courgette flowers and Oaxaca cheese.
35 minfacil6 servings
Hibiscus Flower Quesadillas
Corn masa quesadillas filled with stewed hibiscus flower and melted Oaxaca cheese.
40 minmedia4 servings
Huitlacoche Quesadillas (Corn Truffle)
Corn tortilla quesadillas filled with sauteed huitlacoche (corn truffle) with cheese, onion and epazote.
25 minmedia4 servings
Potato and Chorizo Quesadillas
Corn tortilla quesadillas filled with potato and chorizo, a classic of central Mexico.
35 minfacil4 servings
Tinga Quesadillas
Fried quesadillas filled with chicken tinga and cheese.
35 minfacil8 servings
Fried Quesadillas
Deep-fried sweetcorn dough quesadillas with mushroom, flower or cheese filling. Iconic CDMX street food.
40 minfacil4 servings
Queso Fundido (Melted Cheese with Chorizo)
Bubbling melted cheese with chorizo, served with warm tortillas. An irresistible Mexican sharing starter.
25 minfacil4 servings
Chilli Strips in Cream
Roasted poblano chilli strips with sweetcorn, onion and cream.
35 minfacil4 servings
Rajas de Chile Poblano con Elote (Poblano Strips with Sweetcorn)
Roasted poblano strips with sweetcorn and soured cream, a classic versatile Mexican stew.
35 minfacil4 servings
Oaxacan Regañadas (Crispy Lard Flatbread)
Crispy Oaxacan lard flatbread with beans and cheese from the market.
50 minfacil6 servings
Sincronizadas (Mexican Pressed Tortilla Sandwich)
Flour tortillas pressed with ham, cheese and vegetables, cooked until golden on a griddle.
15 minfacil4 servings
Red Tortilla Soup (Sopa Azteca Roja)
Red sopa Azteca variant with tomato and chilli broth and crispy tortilla strips.
40 minfacil4 servings
Cheese Alambre Tacos
Grilled beef, bacon, mixed peppers and melted Oaxaca cheese in corn tortillas.
35 minfacil4 servings
Birria Tacos (Quesabirria)
Tortilla dipped in birria consomme, filled with beef and melted cheese.
220 mindificil8 servings
Beef Birria Tacos with Consommé
Beef birria tacos with dipping consommé, pan-fried in chilli adobo tortillas.
225 mindificil8 servings
Chilli and Cheese Tamales
Vegetarian tamales filled with roasted poblano chilli strips and melted Oaxaca cheese.
140 minmedia20 servings
Oaxacan Tamales with Pepper Strips and Cheese
Banana leaf tamales with chilli strips and cheese.
150 minmedia12 servings
Tasajo con Nopales (Oaxacan Dried Beef with Grilled Cactus)
Grilled Oaxacan dried beef with charred cactus paddles and salsa.
35 minmedia4 servings
Tasajo Oaxaqueno (Oaxacan Salt-Cured Beef)
Paper-thin salt-cured beef slices grilled over charcoal, a classic of Oaxacan cuisine.
35 minmedia4 servings
Tlayudas with Tasajo Dried Beef
Large Oaxacan tortilla with lard, beans, quesillo and tasajo dried beef, the emblematic dish of Oaxaca.
40 minmedia2 servings
Oaxacan Tlayudas
A large, crispy Oaxacan tortilla with beans, string cheese and dried beef.
35 minmedia2 servings
Torta Cubana
The ultimate Mexico City sandwich: breaded escalope, ham, cheese, egg, chorizo, avocado and everything.
35 minmedia2 servings
Potato and Cheese Fritters (Tortas de Papa)
Crispy fried potato and Oaxacan cheese patties, golden outside and creamy inside.
45 minfacil4 servings
Huauzontle Fritters
Battered huauzontle fritters stuffed with Oaxacan cheese in pasilla chilli sauce. Mexican Lent at its most authentic.
65 minmedia4 servings
Uchepos Salados (Savoury Michoacán Fresh Corn Tamales)
Michoacán fresh corn tamales with poblano strips, cream and cheese.
75 minmedia8 servings
Volcán (Crispy Tortilla with Melted Cheese and Al Pastor Pork)
Crispy tortilla with melted cheese and al pastor pork.
15 minfacil4 servings
Cheese and Chorizo Volcanes
Griddle corn tortillas with overflowing melted cheese and Mexican chorizo, CDMX style.
30 minfacil4 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with Oaxaca cheese are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 58 published Mexican recipes using Oaxaca cheese, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Alambre (Griddled Beef with Bacon, Peppers and Melted Cheese), Birria Pizza (Mexican Birria-Topped Pizza), Squash with Corn (Calabacitas con Elote).
What's the quickest recipe with Oaxaca cheese?
Chicharrón de Queso, ready in 13 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 13 to 225 minutes.
How much does Oaxaca cheese cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £8.99 per 250g, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got Oaxaca cheese and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick Oaxaca cheese 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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