Cinco de Mayo, or the Fifth of May, is a vibrant celebration commemorating the Mexican army's 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. While it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico, mainly celebrated in Puebla with military parades and reenactments, it has evolved into a significant cultural phenomenon in the United States. Here, it serves as an opportunity to honor Mexican heritage and pride with lively festivities that include traditional foods like tacos, tamales, and quesadillas.
As Cinco de Mayo has gained popularity, it has transcended borders and cultures, inspiring not only Mexicans but also many non-Mexicans to participate in the festivities. Across the globe, people embrace the day with parties and gatherings, making it a perfect time for culinary exploration and sharing. Whether you are hosting a Cinco de Mayo party or simply attending one, and are searching for ideas on what to serve or bring, look no further. We're here to provide you with an array of 70+ delicious and easy recipes that are sure to enrich your celebration's table this Cinco de Mayo.
Ground beef tacos are a tasty main recipe. These tacos are filled with juicy ground beef seasoned with a savory, spicy taco seasoning and served in warmed tortillas.
If you’re looking for a quick, easy midweek dinner that packs a punch of flavor, then these easy Chicken Tacos should be your go-to recipe! You can customize the chicken tacos according to your taste preference, and with marinated chicken breast, any veggies you add will taste amazing.
If you've been searching for a quick, tasty dinner for busy weeknights, look no further than this effortless Instant Pot chicken taco recipe. This easy Mexican recipe is even faster than the classic chicken taco recipe thanks to the Instant Pot. And although it's quicker, the results are the same – tender, moist chicken packed with flavor.
Taco salad is a deconstructed taco that's easy to prepare. It's made with a ground beef filling served on lettuce, tortilla chips and topped with cheese, tomatoes, onions, and crema.
You can make these crispy cheese taco shells and fill them with your favorite taco filling in a heartbeat. Because they are low-carb (about 1g net carbs per shell) and gluten-free, they’ve been all the rage in the keto diet world lately. Do what exactly are Cheese Taco Shells? It’s basically a taco shell made completely out of cheese!
Crispy shrimp tacos are a phenomenal easy dinner recipe you can make in very little time. This tasty, fresh Mexican dish takes less than 20 minutes. Taco fillings can be made from just about anything, but the combination of mouthwatering crispy shrimp and the fresh cilantro-lime coleslaw is phenomenal.
Chicken enchiladas are an easy, crowd-pleaser Mexican main dish recipe. Stuff tortillas with a chicken filling, roll them up tightly, cover with enchilada sauce, cheese and bake.
This chicken enchilada casserole is super easy variation on the classic Mexican enchilada recipe, where you'll layer your tortillas instead of rolling them around the filling. It's a family-friendly dish that doubles as a wickedly good main for parties and potlucks. It's easy to make ahead and very delicious. So, what are you waiting for?
Enchiladas are an easy meal for when you’re in a rush! This recipe for beef enchiladas is rich, filling, but will leave you wanting more. Classic enchiladas are typically made with corn tortillas, but these are made with flour tortillas.
Chicken, pepper and onion make the filling, and blanched cabbage leaves contain it in neat little parcels. This is a good way to encourage your family to eat more greens!
Refried beans (frijoles refritos) are an easy Mexican side dish perfect with burritos, tostadas or as a dip. This restaurant-style recipe is made with slow-cooked beans, onions, oil, cumin, and chipotle powder.
Ground beef and cheese is a classic combination. Throw in crispy fried tortillas, and you’ve got an easy weeknight meal that will satisfy any fussy eater. Quesadillas are a popular Tex Mex or Mexican meal.
Mexican food is widespread throughout the rest of the world, and we love to make its most famous dishes using the ingredients we have on hand. These Mexican ham and cheese quesadillas is an easy and quick recipe, perfect to serve for lunch or as a snack.
Sometimes you’re just looking for a dish that’s tasty and delicious, easy to make, and that can be made with a handful of ingredients. This Baked Chicken Quesadilla recipe is a variation of the Beef Quesadilla one. It’s perfect for a crowd, as it’s made in a one-dish manner.
Vegetarian quesadillas are a tasty, meat-free main dish recipe you can whip up in no time. Packed with vegetables, beans, spices and cheese, you can customize it as you want.
Quesadilla burger is an easy, tasty Applebee's copycat recipe. It's made of a juicy burger combined with fresh toppings which is wrapped in a crispy tortilla.
Elote is a favorite Mexican street corn recipe. Made with fresh sweet corn on the cob coated in a creamy and spicy sauce, this is the perfect recipe for warm weather or outdoor eating.
Spicy, smoky, and a little bit sweet (thanks to the fresh sweet corn), Mexican street corn salad, or esquites, is a fantastic summer side dish that's ready to eat in under 20 minutes. This ultra-flavorful Mexican street food recipe is the off the cob version of elote, Mexican grilled corn. It sounds so delicious!
Guacamole is a quick, easy Mexican avocado-based dip or spread recipe perfect on tacos or burritos. Perfect for a party or game day, it's salty, spicy, tangy and creamy.
Pico de gallo is a healthy, Mexican salsa that's perfect as appetizer, side dish or topping. Spicy yet tangy, it's made from onion, tomato, jalapeno, lime juice, cilantro and salt.
Loaded nachos are an easy Mexican appetizer recipe. It's made of crispy tortilla chips covered in ground beef, black beans, melted cheese, zesty cilantro and pico de gallo.
Tortilla chips are a tasty, effortless appetizer recipe you can make from scratch for a game day. Crispy and seasoned with salt, they're baked until golden brown and paired with a dip.
To make this salad a complete single dish you can accompany it with slices of toasted bread or with boiled or steamed rice; bring it to the sea or to work and you will not regret it. So let’s see how to make the Mexican salad.
Chilaquiles is a classic Mexican breakfast recipe made from cooking crispy fried tortillas in a rich sauce and topped with cheese. With salsa roja or salsa verde, you can add your favorite ingredients.
If you want a warming, tasty and satisfying evening meal, look no further than this Mexican-inspired chicken casserole. Serve with rice and enjoy this recipe!
You would certainly fall in love with this delicious dip! Seven layer dip is as appealing to the taste buds as to the eyes, a very pretty looking drool worthy preparation. The best thing about this quick preparation, you may prepare it in just no time….
This crockpot salsa chicken recipe is beautiful in its simplicity. It's similar to baked salsa chicken, but with even less work involved. You only need 4 ingredients: chicken, salsa, and taco seasoning, plus some fresh lime to garnish and add a zesty touch to the dish.
I am an admirer and lover of well-made broths, with tropical and well-defined flavors. The pozole, one of my favorites, is a broth of Mexican origin made from corn, it is added pork, chicken, etc, this will depend on the region of the country, is commonly accompanied with toast.
Tamales are a classic Mexican dish that's versatile and naturally gluten-free. Light, moist and savory, you can make your tamales with any type of filling you like.
Tamale pie recipe is a Mexican main dish inspired to regular tamales. It's made of ground beef cooked with spices and enchilada sauce and topped with a savory masa topping.
Whether you enjoy it in tacos, burritos, quesadillas, over nachos, or on its own, pork carnitas is sure to hit the spot. It's melt-in-your-mouth, ultra-tender and juicy on the inside, and browned and crispy on the outside, thanks to the way it's cooked.
Chicken fajitas are a classic Mexican and Tex-Mex dish. It's packed with juicy chicken, tender yet crisp peppers and onions, coated in a savory marinade and served in soft tortillas.
Totchos are a tasty appetizer similar to nachos but without tortilla chips. They're made from crispy tater tots sprinkled with cheese, meat and spicy queso sauce.
Crunchy sensation of nachos with a really good food are a pleasant combination, special for snacks in meetings. If your guests love hot flavors this recipe is what you need to give them an amazing snack in that birthday party, or a special meeting for celebrate a special event.
Mexican food has become very popular outside its borders and its famous dishes are known all over the world, like for the tostadas. These chicken tinga tostadas are a typical Mexican recipe packed with flavor. Easy and delicious, tostadas are topped with chicken tinga in this dish.
These cheese and ham empanadas are simple to make, and a great choice for appetizers, lunch or for taking on a picnic. You’d better be prepared to make extra batches, as these little pockets won’t stay on the table for long!
Beef Empanadas are a fun and tasty homemade snack to make with kids in the kitchen. Make your own yeasted dough, beef mince filling and fry them to perfection! Empanadas are meat-filled pockets originally from Latin American and Southern European countries like Spain, Portugal, Colombia, and Mexico. They’re also common in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Chile rellenos are a classic, vegetarian Mexican main dish recipe. It's made of roasted poblano peppers stuffed with cheese, battered, deep-fried and served with red salsa.
Huevos rancheros is an easy Mexican dish is packed with flavor. It's made from the homemade spicy tomato salsa served with fried eggs and warm tortillas.
Picadillo is a traditional Latin American main recipe. Usually served with rice or tortillas, it's made from ground beef, potatoes and veggies simmered in a tasty tomato sauce.
Cilantro Lime Rice is an aromatic and easy recipe to prepare, an ideal companion to serve a good fish, seafood, chicken, turkey, etc. Rice, because it is very versatile, healthy and accessible, has become the most consumed cereal in the world.
What a lovely and delicious rice preparation! Restaurant-Style Mexican rice preparation has all the typical Mexican ingredients…tomato, onion, lime, garlic, and a hell lot of cilantro!
Beef burritos are an amazing, fast weeknight dinner. This tasty Mexican dish is super versatile, you can add beef, veggies or rice, refried beans, and cheese.
Carne asada is a tasty Mexican dish to make for parties or special occasions like Cinco de Mayo. It's made with tender, succulent marinated steak grilled over a high heat.
The recipe provided makes also an interesting combination between pork and chicken flavors that will make you and people who eat this dish ask for more.
Birria tacos are an easy Mexican recipe. The melt-in-your-mouth beef meat is sweet, tangy, spicy, then served in crisp fried tacos and topped with cilantro and cheese.
Chimichangas are an easy Tex-Mex recipe for making deep-fried burritos. Crispy flour tortillas are packed with tender, juicy shredded chicken, refried beans, and melted cheese.
Shrimps are always delicious, you can eat them in any meal. They are easy to prepare and can be combined with many ingredients producing exotic variations that can be.
Mole sauce is a rich Mexican recipe. Usually poured over chicken, meat, enchiladas or swirled into soups and stews, it has a sweet, spicy, smoky flavor.
Chocolate tres leches cake is a layered Mexican dessert. It's made with layers of moist chocolate cake, sweet milky chocolate filling and topped with chocolate whipped cream.
Piñata cake is a fun dessert named after the Mexican piñata party game. A layered cake has a hallowed-out center filled with candy, so it spills out when cut.
Tres leches cupcakes are the perfect dessert to make for a Cinco de Mayo party. With their rich, lightly spiced flavor, fluffy texture, and creamy topping, they're impossible to resist.
Tres leches cake (three milk cake) is a moist Mexican dessert. A light sponge cake is poked and soaked in a mixture of sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and whole milk.
The Condensed Milk Cake is the perfect combination of a soft sponge cake and a firm pound cake. It’s an easy cake to throw together, simply mix your wet and dry ingredients separately and then combine the two and bake. The cake looks fancy, but you don’t need any special ingredients to make it: flour, baking powder, eggs, vanilla extract, lemon zest, butter, and of course, condensed milk.
If you’re looking for simple, decadent dessert, then look no further. With a handful of ingredients, you can make chocolate tacos, filled with whipped cream and chopped pistachios.
Alfajores are an easy cookie recipe which is very popular in South America, especially in Argentina and Peru. These elegant tiny cookies are made with a shortbread-style dough, filled with dulce de leche and then rolled in shredded coconut. They are so soft they melt in your mouth, perfectly combining the delicacy of the cookie with the caramel-like texture of the creamy dulce de leche.
This Easy Flan Cake is known by many other names like magic cake, the impossible cake, Flancocho in Latin America, or Filipino chiffon cake. It’s the vanilla version of the Chocoflan. It’s quite an impressive-looking dessert, but not only that…it’s also delicious!
Rich, creamy, and incredibly easy to make, baked rice pudding is an ultra-comforting dessert that's perfect for winter. It's cozy and comforting, with lightly sweetened creamy rice and thick custard.
Margarita cupcakes are an easy dessert recipe inspired by the Margarita cocktail. Fluffy, moist, they've a zesty, sweet lime base and a tangy tequila-lime buttercream frosting.
Churro bites are an easy recipe to make. Crisp on the outside and soft, fragrant on the inside. Unlike classic Spanish churros, they're bite-sized, poppable pieces.
Churro cake is a beautiful dessert that's ideal for birthday parties, anniversaries, and holidays. Fluffy and with a tender, moist crumb, it's rich in churro flavor.
Sopapillas are pillowy soft fried dessert. They're made by making a quick dough, cutting it up into squares or triangles, and deep-frying them, serving them with a drizzle of honey.
There are many Mexican foods we love: tamales, empanadas, and chili hot chocolate. But many folks don’t know about bunuelos. Mexican bunuelos are sweet fried fritters that are light, airy, and crispy. Who doesn’t love a good fritter? It’s such an easy dessert to make too, something you can quickly whip up after dinner.
Margarita is an easy, popular drink recipe perfect to enjoy in summer. Served with a salty glass rim, it's made of tangy lime, sweet orange liqueur and citrusy blanco tequila.
The Michelada has it all. It's spicy, savory, with the perfect amount of tartness. Sipping on this delicious, incredibly refreshing Mexican beer cocktail is an amazing way to cool down on a hot day. It's a bit like a Bloody Mary and a bit like a chelada.
Paloma cocktail is a fresh and fruity Mexican drink made of tequila, lime juice, grapefruit soda and a pinch of salt, in order to make it even more delicious. This is the classic aperitif cocktail, very popular in Mexico.
Agua de tamarindo is an easy, non-alcoholic Mexican drink recipe. Sweet, tart and refreshing, it's a type of agua fresca made from tamarind fruit, sugar, and water.
Horchata is a refreshing Mexican drink perfect for summer. Creamy and sweet, it's a cold rice milk beverage sweetened with sugar and flavored with nutty cinnamon.
The spicy Paloma might be the most refreshing cocktail you can mix up this summer. Based on tequila and featuring freshly squeezed lime juice, grapefruit juice, and slices of spicy jalapeño peppers, the spicy Paloma is a sparkling Mexican cocktail that's perfect for when the weather is hot.
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