It was hard narrowing down the best Cinco de Mayo Recipes from my very first post of Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Taquitos (one of the ugly ones but DELISH) when I was still working full time in corporate America, to my Fire Roasted Restaurant Blender Salsa (5 Minutes), the first recipe I shot with a new lens and nearly every photo was blurry because I didn’t know what I was doing!, to my Honey Lime Chipotle Chicken Fajita Bowls I made for Christmas dinner five years ago – every recipe lives in my heart and longs to get in my belly once more. I am proud of all these Cinco de Mayo Recipes (even if not the photos), or in other words, I think they are DELICIOUS and worthy of your time and your heart. I hope you have fun trying some of these new Cinco de Mayo Recipes this year and continue trying them all year long! xoxoxo To see ALL of my Cinco de Mayo recipes at a glance, click here.
Cinco de Mayo Appetizers
Cinco de Mayo Recipes begin with appetizers! You can go as easy and fresh as 5 Minute Restaurant Salsa or as indulgent Carne Asada Fries: Restaurant Salsa (5 Minutes) Corn Salsa Grilled Pineapple Salsa Mango Salsa Loaded Carne Asada French Fries Queso Blanco Southwest Egg Rolls Mexican Spinach Dip Queso Fundido
Cinco de Mayo Main Dish Recipes
Cinco de Mayo Recipes are all about the main dish event! I have SO many Mexican entrees, you’ll have to check my recipe index to see them all (because I love them ALL), but here are some of the most popular divided between slow cooker, tacos, enchiladas and favorites:
Slow Cooker Recipes
Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken Slow Cooker Honey Lime Salsa Verde Chicken Slow Cooker Carnitas Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa Slow Cooker Chipotle Sweet and Spicy Pork
Taco Recipes
Carne Asada Street Tacos Baja Fish Tacos Tacos Al Pastor Chili Lime Chicken Tacos with Grilled Pineapple Salsa Pork Tacos with Corn Salsa Ground Beef Tacos Turkey Tacos Blackened Fish Tacos with Pineapple Slaw Shredded Chicken Tacos Shrimp Tacos with Mango Salsa Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos with BLT Slaw Teriyaki Chicken Tacos with Grilled Pineapple Pear Salsa Buffalo Chicken Tacos with Blue Cheese Cilantro Ranch
Enchilada Recipes
Salsa Verde Honey Lime Pepper Jack Chicken Enchiladas Chicken Enchiladas with BEST Enchilada Sauce Ground Beef Enchiladas with the BEST Enchilada Sauce Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas Enchiladas Verdes
Burrito Recipes
Baked Smothered Chicken Burritos Beef, Bean and Cheese Burritos Wet Burritos (Customizable!) California Burritos
Fajita Recipes
BEST Chicken Fajitas Steak Fajitas Shrimp Fajitas Pork Fajitas Sheet Pan Salmon Fajitas with Cilantro Lime Butter
Salad and Bowls Recipes
Cilantro Lime Chicken Taco Salad Beef Taco Salad BBQ Chipotle Chicken Salad with Tomatillo Avocado Ranch Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowls Chipotle Lime Shrimp Burrito Bowls Honey Lime Chipotle Chicken Fajita Bowls Beef Barbacoa Taco Bowls with Hash Browns
Soup Recipes
Chicken Tortilla Soup Crockpot Salsa Verde Chicken Tortilla Soup Chicken Enchilada Soup Cheesy Taco Soup Caldo de Pollo Mexican Chicken Chowder Albondigas Soup Crockpot Creamy White Chicken Chili
Favorite Misc. Entree Recipes
Mexican Lasagna Jalapeno Popper Beef Taquitos Picadillo Chicken Enchilada Casserole Chipotle Chicken Fiesta Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa Lighter Cheesy Taco Pasta
Cinco de Mayo Side Dishes
When you think Cinco de Mayo Recipes, you know you have to have rice and beans! Mexican sides are a quintessential part of the fiesta feast, some of our favorites include:
Restaurant-Style Mexican Rice
Cilantro Lime Rice (and Black Beans)
Southwest Pepper Jack Salad with Creamy Avocado Salsa Dressing
Corn Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing
Pina Colada Fruit Salad
Elote (Mexican Street Corn
Grilled/Roasted Corn with Chipotle Honey Lime Butter
Corn Casserole
Cinco De Mayo Desserts
Churros with Chocolate Sauce Cinnamon Crisps “Churro Chips” Tres Leches Cake
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