Cinco De Mayo Recipes

Whether you’re planning a day of Cinco de Mayo festivities or you’re just looking for a few recipes to celebrate at home, here are some of our favorite Mexican and Mexican-inspired recipes for your table.

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A plate of fish tacos with a glass of beer nearby
Easy Fish Tacos
21 mins
Chicken Fajitas resting in a cast iron platter
The Best Chicken Fajitas
25 mins
Cheesy chicken enchilada casserole, with a serving being lifted from the dish
Easy Chicken Enchilada Casserole
70 mins
Beef Enchilada Casserole in a Casserole Dish Next to a Table Cloth, a Plate, and a Bowl with Side Salad
Beef Enchilada Casserole
65 mins
Pulled Pork Enchiladas in a Casserole Dish
Pulled Pork Enchiladas
80 mins
Side view of a margarita and a jar of homemade margarita mix.
Homemade Margarita Mix
18 mins
Simple Green Chile Tomato Salsa
World's Easiest Salsa
10 mins
A bowl of cilantro lime rice with a cilantro and a lime wedge in the background
Cilantro Lime Rice
35 mins
Carnitas
Easy Carnitas
3 hrs
Finished Enchiladas Verdes Recipe Garnished with cheese, red onion, and fresh cilantro
Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas
40 mins
Mexican Street Corn topped with crema and cilantro on a plate
Grilled Mexican Street Corn (Elotes)
20 mins
Green Chile Enchiladas
Green Chile Enchiladas
60 mins
chicken pozole soup
Chicken Pozole Blanco
2 hrs
Pulling a loaded chip away from a sheet pan of nachos
Loaded Sheet Pan Nachos
12 mins
Mexican Chicken Lime Soup
Mexican Chicken Lime Soup (Sopa de Lima)
85 mins
Watermelon margaritas for a crowd
Watermelon Pitcher Margaritas
15 mins
A large mason jar of easy homemade horchata with a cinnamon stick inside is in front of a similar glass and a pitcher of homemade horchata. A small bowl of rice and cinnamon sticks are to the left.
Horchata
20 mins
Spanish Rice
Easy Spanish Rice
35 mins
A plate of tortilla chips and beer
How to Make Homemade Tortilla Chips
25 mins
Pork and Poblano Stew
Pork and Poblano Stew
2 hrs
Easy chicken enchilada recipe
Easy Chicken Skillet Enchiladas
30 mins
Freezing mexican hot chocolate recipe in a loaf pan for ice cream.
Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream
35 mins
tomato salsa in a bowl showing chopped tomatoes and onion
Fresh Salsa (Pico de Gallo)
15 mins
Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Tea) Served with Ice and a Lime Slice Next to a Small Plate of Sliced Oranges and Limes and a Pitcher with More Jamaica
Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Iced Tea)
35 mins
Black Eyed Pea Salsa
Black Eyed Pea Salsa with Cheese Quesadillas
45 mins
Baked burrito casserole with lettuce and tomatoes.
Easy Burrito Casserole
65 mins
Bowl of Mexican Street Corn Nachos Served With Lime Wedges
Mexican Street Corn Nachos
30 mins
Homemade flour tortillas on a plate in-between a teal linen. A small bowl of pickled jalepanos, a box shredder, shredded sheese and a halved avocado are around the plate.
Homemade Flour Tortillas
35 mins
Meatless tortilla soup in a bowl topped with shredded cheese, sour cream, and tortilla strips.
Vegetarian Tortilla Soup
35 mins
Two delicious grapefruit margaritas garnished with a grapefruit wedge.
Grapefruit Margarita
5 mins
Get ready for game day with a bowl of ceamy queso dip topped with pico de gallo and surrounded by tortilla chips
Queso Dip
40 mins
A bowl of crockpot Taco Soup topped with sour cream and chips
Slow Cooker Taco Soup
6 hrs
Mexican Green Rice
Arroz Verde (Mexican Green Rice)
60 mins
Salsa Verde Carnitas
Salsa Verde Carnitas
3 hrs
Best Restaurant Guacamole like Chipotle
Copycat Chipotle Guacamole
15 mins
Many Mexican Tostadas for dinner
Mexican Tostada
40 mins
Mexican Beef Tongue Tacos
Beef Tacos de Lengua (Beef Tongue Tacos)
4 hrs
Cochinita Pibil
Cochinita Pibil
3 hrs
Shrimp Fajitas in a cast iron skillet topped with lime slices and avocado
Skillet Shrimp Fajitas
25 mins
a row of Sweet Potato Black Bean Tacos topped with avocado, cotija cheese, and salsa verde
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos
40 mins
Plated Creamy vegan queso recipe
Vegan Queso
30 mins
Two classic margaritas in glasses with salted rims and lime wedges off to the side
Classic Margarita
10 mins
Grilled peach margarita on a table with limes and peaches.
Grilled Peach Pitcher Margaritas
30 mins
Pressure Cooker Refried Beans in a white bowl with lime wedges and sliced jalepenos nearby. The instant pot is in the background.
Instant Pot Refried Beans
80 mins
Easy Chicken Enchiladas in pan covered in red chili sauce and cheese
Red Chili Chicken Enchiladas
50 mins
Pork Pozole with Red Chilies in a red bowl
Pozole Rojo (Mexican Pork and Hominy Stew)
3 hrs
Corn tortilla recipe with corn tortillas stacked on a blue striped linen.
How to Make Corn Tortillas
35 mins
Cheese Tacos
10 mins
mexican pulled pork tacos in slow cooker
Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos
8 hrs
Instant Pot Pulled Pork Carnitas Tacos on a serving tray
Instant Pot Mexican Pulled Pork
115 mins
Refried Beans Recipe in a blue Bowl
Refried Beans
2 hrs
An uncut chili relleno casserole on a white background
Chile Relleno Casserole
85 mins
Smooth red chilli sauce in a bowl.
Mexican Red Chile Sauce
35 mins
Pork Pozole in the Pressure Cooker
Pressure Cooker Green Pork Pozole
70 mins
Two summery peach margaritas on a white tray with a whole peach next to it.
Peach Margarita
5 mins
Easy Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Taco Meat
Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken
3 hrs
Instant Pot Chicken Taco Meat
Pressure Cooker Shredded Chicken Taco Meat
45 mins
Overhead view of three vegan tacos with vegetables visible in the tacos.
Summer Veggie Tacos
25 mins
Tomatillo Salsa Verde in a green bowl
Tomatillo Salsa Verde
35 mins
Sopa Seca de Fideo with Tomatillos
Sopa Seca de Fideo With Tomatillos
80 mins