Name: What To Serve With Menudo
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 portion menudo

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If you’re wondering what to serve with your menudo, you’ve come to the right place.

In this article, I list 11 of the most popular side dishes for menudo.

In a rush? Here’s the short answer.

The best side dishes for menudo include Mexican rice, bolillo, and avocado egg rolls. You can also serve dishes such as tortilla chips with guacamole and jalapeno cornbread. For a healthy accompaniment to menudo, try serving it with bean salad, chopped green salad, or fresh oregano salad.

Ready? Let’s jump right in.

Bolillo

You can’t have a list of sides for soup without including some bread.

A bolillo is a Mexican-style baguette that goes great with menudo. It hits just the right balance – crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside.

And it soaks up the broth perfectly.

Want to get a taste? Try it out with this recipe from mama latina tips.

Psst… any crusty bread rolls will do!

Easy bean salad

What’s better than bean salad? Bean salad that’s been served alongside menudo.

The beans are cooked just right so they’re soft but retain their shape and texture.

The dressing is spicy enough to give your mouth a slight tingle.

And the cilantro adds an extra dimension of earthy freshness, plus some much-needed color.

Make double of this quick and easy bean salad so you have enough for seconds.

Guacamole

With a steaming hot bowl of menudo in front of you need something to cool it down, especially on a hot summer’s day.

And that’s where guacamole comes in!

A quick mouthful of creamy avocado will refresh your mouth and keep things from getting too hot (temperature and spice wise).

Sounds great, right?

Make this tasty dish right now with this recipe from simplyrecipes.

Chopped green salad

Try out this chopped green salad next time your family plans a menudo meal.

It’s super simple to make and adds a freshness to your menudo that will leave you wondering why you didn’t think of it sooner.

The best part? You can use any greens you have on hand!

Spinach, arugula, lettuce – go for it!

Try this honey cider dressing from Katya at little broken. It’s delicious!

Avocado egg rolls

I was pretty skeptical about this dish.

Avocado and egg rolls doesn’t sound great.

But luckily, I was pleasantly surprised when I took my first bite!

The crunchy texture of the egg roll contrasted nicely with the softness of the avocado inside.

And when you dip the whole thing in the savory menudo broth it really highlights the creaminess of the avocado.

If you want to try avocado egg rolls, check out sweet and savory meals recipe.

Jalapeno cornbread

To add more spice to your menudo, try jalapeno cornbread.

It’s moist and fluffy, making it the ideal vehicle for mopping up any leftover sauce.

And the jalapenos and cilantro give the bread a subtle kick that can cut through the rich broth of menudo.

Plus it goes great with beer.

Give Will cook for smiles jalapeno cornbread a try.

Fresh oregano salad

With a hearty dish like menudo, it’s always nice to have a fresh salad on the side.

And this salad utilizes one of the most popular garnishes for menudo – oregano.

The tangy bite of lemon juice, the earthy taste of oregano, and the crispness of onions are all perfect for this hot soup – and it’s easy to make at home!

You can check out this five ingredients recipe from plant based folk.

Dill pickle saltines

The crunchy, salty crackers are the perfect partner to your rich, spicy stew.

They’re an easy way to add some substance and crunch to your meal without feeling like you’ve overindulged.

They’ll soak up the broth from your bowl, so each mouthful will be filled with flavor.

You can easily buy these crackers from the grocery store, but to take them up a notch you can add some extra seasoning at home (like these dill pickle saltines).

Chipotle chicken taquitos

My favorite Mexican snack is taquitos.

These crunchy little rolls are made from a filling of smokey chipotle, cheese, and chicken (although you can fill them with anything you want!).

Then the tortilla is baked or deep-fried until the cheese is all gooey on the inside.

They’re great for dipping in the menudo stew and adding some substance to the meal.

One of my favorite taquitos recipes of all time is from foodie crush.

Mexican rice

Mexican rice is tomatoey, sweet, and nutty all in one.

And the flavors meld really nicely with the warm broth of menudo. You can spoon the rice into the stew and serve it that way, or simply serve the rice on the side.

Both ways will be delicious

This Mexican rice recipe is restaurant-quality.

Don’t fancy this rice? Cilantro lime rice is equally as tasty.

Mexican tostadas

When I first tried a tostada, it was love at first bite!

They’re great little appetizers to serve before the main course of menudo.

They’re small, but the toppings make sure they’re super flavorsome.

I like to top mine with some refried beans, avocado, and a spicy salsa.

So if you’re looking for something tasty, give tostadas a try today!

Best side dishes for menudo

Bolillo
Easy bean salad
Guacamole
Chopped green salad
Avocado egg rolls
Jalapeno cornbread
Fresh oregano salad
Dill pickle saltines
Chipotle chicken taquitos
Mexican rice
Mexican tostadas