Recipes with pasilla chillies
46 verified Mexican recipes with pasilla chillies.
Pasilla — the dried chilaca, dark and elongated — brings cocoa, coffee and liquorice notes. It's essential in mole poblano and mole negro, the salsa borracha (made with pulque or beer) served with barbacoa, mole de olla and the dark table salsas of central Mexico.
This page gathers 46 verified Mexican recipes with pasilla chillies, ordered A to Z — including Adobo de Cerdo (Pork in Dried Chilli Sauce), Beef Adobo with Pasilla Chilli, Black Aguachile. Total times range from 25 to 300 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Aguachile Negro (25 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £5.49 per 50g (researched for our cost estimates).
Adobo de Cerdo (Pork in Dried Chilli Sauce)
Pork stewed in a thick dried chilli sauce with spices and vinegar, a traditional Mexican dish with an intense and deeply flavourful character.
75 minmedia6 servings
Beef Adobo with Pasilla Chilli
Beef in a dark pasilla chilli adobo with spices, deeply flavoured and complex.
155 minmedia6 servings
Black Aguachile
Raw prawns in a dark soy, chilli and lime sauce with cucumber and red onion. A bold, umami-rich Sinaloan seafood dish.
25 minmedia4 servings
Northern Mexican Pork Roast in Red Chilli Sauce
Northern-style pork stewed in intense red dried chilli sauce, a festive favourite.
115 minmedia8 servings
Lamb Birria
Traditional lamb birria in a chilli adobo, slow-cooked until tender and shreddable.
300 mindificil8 servings
Beef Steak in Pasilla Chilli Sauce
Beef steak in a dark smoky pasilla chilli sauce
45 minfacil4 servings
Camarones en Chileajo (Prawns in Oaxacan Chilli-Garlic Sauce)
Prawns in Oaxacan chileajo sauce of dried chillies, roasted garlic and spices.
50 minmedia4 servings
Chanfaina (Mexican Offal Stew)
Pork offal braised in ancho chilli sauce with spices, a traditional stew of Arab-Spanish heritage.
135 mindificil6 servings
Stuffed Chilhuacle Pepper (Oaxacan Style)
Oaxacan chilhuacle chilli stuffed with cheese and meat, bathed in red sauce. Festive dish.
70 minmedia4 servings
Picadillo-Stuffed Pasilla Chillies in Tomato Sauce
Pasilla chillies stuffed with beef and vegetable picadillo, battered and served in tomato sauce.
75 mindificil4 servings
Rabbit in Pasilla Chilli Sauce
Rabbit braised in a dark pasilla chilli sauce with garlic and spices.
100 minmedia4 servings
Fresh Corn and Dried Prawn Pozole
Guerrero fresh corn pozole with dried prawns, sweet and flavoursome from the coast.
85 minmedia6 servings
Enchiladas de Mole Coloradito (Oaxacan Red Mole Enchiladas)
Chicken-filled tortillas bathed in Oaxacan mole coloradito made from chillies and chocolate.
135 mindificil6 servings
Oaxacan Enfrijoladas (Black Bean-Sauced Tortillas)
Tortillas in black bean sauce with negro chilli, fresh cheese and soured cream. Oaxacan breakfast.
35 minfacil4 servings
Gnocchi in Pasilla Chilli Sauce
Potato gnocchi in a smooth pasilla chilli sauce with soured cream and cotija.
35 minmedia4 servings
Huaxmole (Guaje Seed Mole from Puebla)
Mixtec stew of guaje seeds with dried chillies and pork from Puebla.
90 minmedia6 servings
Oaxacan Eggs
Eggs with tasajo, black beans, nopales and pasilla negro chilli salsa.
40 minmedia2 servings
Tablecloth Stainer Mole
A sweet-and-sour mole with chillies and tropical fruits, served with pork.
135 mindificil8 servings
Mutton Mixiote
Mutton in chilli adobo wrapped in maguey membrane and steamed.
240 mindificil8 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
Mixiote de Res (Beef in Maguey Parchment)
Beef marinated in dried chilli adobo, wrapped in maguey parchment and steamed.
165 minmedia6 servings
Mole Chichilo (Oaxacan Charred Chilli Mole)
Dark and smoky Oaxacan mole made with intentionally charred chillies, miltomate and hierba santa.
180 mindificil8 servings
Prune Mole from Guerrero (Mole de Ciruela Pasa)
Guerrero black mole with prunes, dried chillies, dark chocolate and spices over chicken.
150 mindificil8 servings
Turkey Mole Poblano (Mole de Guajolote)
Turkey in traditional mole poblano with over 20 ingredients and Mexican dark chocolate.
240 mindificil8 servings
Turkey Mole Poblano with Rice
Turkey in mole poblano with 30+ ingredients, served with rice — Mexico's most emblematic dish.
300 mindificil10 servings
Pot Mole Stew (Mole de Olla)
Beef broth with dried chiles, corn, chayote, and squash.
150 minmedia8 servings
Mole de Panza (Puebla Tripe Mole)
Mole with beef tripe, Puebla style.
225 mindificil8 servings
Mole de Xico
Dark Veracruz mole with mulato chilli, fried plantain and dark chocolate.
240 mindificil8 servings
Mole Poblano
A complex sauce of chillies, chocolate and spices served over chicken.
180 mindificil10 servings
Mole Ranchero (Ranch-Style Mole)
Rustic ranch mole with mulato, ancho and pasilla chillies over chicken.
75 minmedia6 servings
Guerrero Red Mole
Costa Chica red mole with costeño chilli, sesame and spices — bold and fiery.
135 mindificil8 servings
Cactus Paddles in Pasilla Chilli Sauce
Cactus paddles in earthy pasilla chilli sauce — a Mexican Lenten classic.
30 minfacil4 servings
Chicken in Chichilo Mole (Pollo en Chichilo)
One of the 7 Oaxacan moles with the distinctive chichilo chilli.
150 mindificil6 servings
Drunken Salsa
Pasilla chilli salsa with beer or pulque, perfect with barbacoa.
30 minfacil8 servings
Pasilla Chilli Salsa
Dark pasilla chilli salsa with roasted garlic. Fruity, earthy and perfect for barbacoa.
25 minfacil8 servings
Salsa Tamulada - Thick Dried Chilli Salsa from Tamaulipas
Thick salsa of dried chillies refried in lard, a speciality of Tamaulipas.
45 minmedia6 servings
Mexican Onion Soup with Pasilla Chilli
Caramelised onion soup with pasilla chilli and melted cheese gratin.
75 minmedia4 servings
Tortilla Soup
Tomato broth with crispy fried tortilla strips, avocado, and soured cream.
50 minmedia6 servings
Tarascan Bean Soup
Michoacán-style creamy bean soup with ancho chilli, served with crispy tortilla strips.
45 minfacil6 servings
Sopa Tlaxcalteca (Tlaxcalan Tortilla Soup with Beans)
Tortilla soup with black beans, pork crackling and pasilla chilli from Tlaxcala.
40 minfacil4 servings
Beef Birria Tacos with Consommé
Beef birria tacos with dipping consommé, pan-fried in chilli adobo tortillas.
225 mindificil8 servings
Iguana Tamales (Tamales de Iguana)
Isthmus tamales of iguana in black mole wrapped in banana leaves.
210 mindificil8 servings
Tasajo Oaxaqueno (Oaxacan Salt-Cured Beef)
Paper-thin salt-cured beef slices grilled over charcoal, a classic of Oaxacan cuisine.
35 minmedia4 servings
Tatemado Colimense de Iguana (Colima Slow-Braised Iguana in Chilli and Vinegar)
Iguana slow-braised in chilli, vinegar and spices in the coastal Colima style.
180 mindificil6 servings
Tatemado de Cerdo (Slow-Cooked Pork in Chilli Sauce)
Pork marinated in mulato, ancho and pasilla chilli paste, slow-cooked Colima-Jalisco style.
225 mindificil8 servings
Huauzontle Fritters
Battered huauzontle fritters stuffed with Oaxacan cheese in pasilla chilli sauce. Mexican Lent at its most authentic.
65 minmedia4 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with pasilla chillies are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 46 published Mexican recipes using pasilla chillies, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Adobo de Cerdo (Pork in Dried Chilli Sauce), Beef Adobo with Pasilla Chilli, Black Aguachile.
What's the quickest recipe with pasilla chillies?
Aguachile Negro, ready in 25 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 25 to 300 minutes.
How much does pasilla chillies cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £5.49 per 50g, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got pasilla chillies and not much else — what can I cook?
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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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