30+ Mexican Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

The tastiest Mexican recipes for Cinco De Mayo! From each taco recipe you possibly can think about to one of the best guacamole, zesty salsas, and some ice-cold margaritas—this listing has all the pieces you want to your subsequent Mexican fiesta!

Why You’ll Love These Cinco De Mayo Recipes

As a Southern California native and Mexican meals fanatic, Cinco de Mayo is by far my favourite foodie vacation. However apparently, it’s not really Mexican Independence Day (as some consider). As a substitute, it commemorates the Mexican military’s victory over France on the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Whereas it’s not broadly celebrated in Mexico, it has grow to be a vibrant celebration of Mexican heritage and tradition right here within the U.S.—and there’s no higher method to honor that than with unimaginable Mexican recipes. Right here’s what you’ll discover in my listing: 

• Scrumptious Mexican appetizers. Discover ways to good the classics, like guacamole and quite a lot of salsas.
• Foolproof meats and seafood. Whether or not you’re making carnitas, carne asada, or extra, it’s all about the appropriate seasonings and marinades. 
• Drinks and cocktails with a spin. Select from a refreshing number of margaritas and different festive drinks!

Important Mexican Salsas and Dips

A desk stuffed with salsas and dips is a non-negotiable for one of the best fiestas. They’re good for dipping, dolloping, and creating layers of taste.

Greatest Ever Guacamole: I’m not mendacity after I say that is one of the best guacamole recipe you’ll ever have. It’s completely creamy, chunky, and stuffed with the freshest components. 

Pico De Gallo: The basic chunky salsa is important to any Mexican dish. And selfmade tastes one million occasions higher than store-bought!

Black Bean Dip: This creamy black bean dip is chunky but creamy, filled with earthy, spiced Mexican flavors, and a celebration appetizer everybody will love.

Greatest Salsa Recipe: This clean restaurant-style salsa is good for drizzling on virtually all the pieces!

Avocado Salsa: Should you can’t determine between guacamole or salsa, mix the flavors to make this insanely scrumptious avocado salsa. 

Mango Salsa: Come mango season, this fruit-forward salsa is a given. It’s candy and recent with a bit kick, and can complement any Mexican seafood dish.

Chipotle Sauce: Made with chipotles in adobo sauce, it’s creamy, smoky, and ideal for including a bit warmth to your meals. 

Lime Crema: A refreshing, zesty sauce that’s completely creamy and tangy. That is my favourite for dolloping onto tacos!

The Greatest Mexican Rooster, Beef, and Pork Recipes

These are your must-make staple Mexican recipes. Simply click on beneath and be taught the easiest way to cook dinner beef (carne asada and barbacoa), pork (carnitas), and hen (cilantro lime hen) with mouthwatering outcomes. When you grasp these recipes, you possibly can create dozens of different recipes on this listing.

Carne Asada: This tried-and-true recipe may have individuals coming again for seconds because of my simple and recent carne asada marinade paying homage to my travels to Mexico!

Carnitas: Should you’re a pork lover like me, this recipe cooks up essentially the most juicy, tender, and crispy carnitas. Assured to be a crowd favourite.

Birria: This wealthy and spicy stewy slow-cooked beef has grow to be an enormous fan favourite! Don’t overlook to show the shredded beef into these deliciously tacky quesabirria tacos (which I’ll present beneath),

Barbacoa: This spicy, shredded beef that’s fall-apart tender is extremely simple to make in a sluggish cooker or Crockpot.

Cilantro Lime Rooster: Not solely is it very easy to make, however the hen marinade packs an irresistible punch of taste with recent cilantro, zesty lime juice, garlic, daring spices, and a contact of honey. 

Flavorful Mexican Taco Recipes

It’s not a fiesta with out the final word taco unfold! Now that you know the way to whip up the meat fundamentals listed above, these tacos are a cinch with warmed-up tortillas and some different recent components. Listed here are a number of concepts for taco night time.

Carne Asada Tacos: You possibly can by no means go incorrect with carne asada tacos! Simply cube up your steak into small items and prime your tacos with guacamole, cilantro, onions, and cotija cheese for the ultimate contact. 

Carnitas Tacos: Tacos made with meltingly tender pork, cilantro, chopped pink onions, and a squeeze of recent lime juice are my favourite!

Birria Tacos: Oh boy, are these tacos mouthwatering! They’re like mini quesadillas with melty Oaxacan cheese, shredded birria, onions, and cilantro. Then, you’ll dip them in a wealthy and spiced consomme.

Shrimp Tacos: For a Baja tackle tacos, these shrimp tacos are my favourite with a particular cilantro lime bacon slaw and a drizzle of lime crema! And if fish tacos are extra your factor, add grilled Alaskan wild cod into the combination. It’s the proper summer season taco! 

Barbacoa Tacos: Layer juicy barbacoa into fast and straightforward tacos with onions, cilantro, and lime juice. 

Greatest Fajita Recipes

Scorching skillet fajitas are extremely simple to make with my selfmade fajita seasoning or marinades and could be served in lots of scrumptious methods. Simply don’t overlook to prep a number of sides (rice, guacamole, salsa, cheese) and tortillas to finish the unfold!

Rooster Fajitas: Nothing beats this colourful pan bursting with flavors from completely seared hen breasts, bell peppers, onion, and recent lime juice. 

Shrimp Fajitas: Bell peppers and onion are sautéed in a scorching skillet, then tossed with jumbo shrimp and a recent squeeze of lime juice for one of the best fajita night time meal.

Steak Fajitas: Come grilling season, these steak fajitas are positive to be a summertime ritual.

Crowd-Pleasing Mexican Appetizers and Sides

Should you’re planning an enormous occasion with many mouths to feed, throwing some appetizers and sides into the combination is all the time sensible! These recipes are enjoyable, recent, and further tasty.  

Ceviche: Serve up the basic ceviche recipe (above) or enjoyable twists, like citrus shrimp ceviche or mango halibut ceviche, in particular person glasses together with tortilla chips for scooping.

Elote: Give grilled corn on the cob a Mexican twist with elote! This basic dish slathers grilled corn with limey mayo and lime juice, then finishes with a beneficiant sprinkle of cotija cheese, chili powder, and cilantro.

Final Nachos: When are you able to ever go incorrect with a sheet pan overflowing with loaded nachos?

Carnitas Nachos: Should you made a batch of my carnitas, shred some as much as make these extra-tasty sheet pan nachos!

Carne Asada Fries: Whereas that is extra of an American appetizer, these loaded fries positive are tasty! Golden fries are topped with carne asada items, cheese, guacamole, and bitter cream.

Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats: Get pleasure from your favourite taco flavors in stuffed zucchini boats! It’s gentle, recent, simple to make, and served on a platter nice.

Fast and Straightforward Mexican Recipes

Should you want some fast “throw-together” recipe concepts with components you might have available, these easy choices have simply the correct amount of Mexican aptitude. 

Taco Soup: Get pleasure from one of the best taco flavors in a single warming soup! Plus, this recipe comes simple with pantry staples you may have already got.

Black Bean Soup: Seize a number of further cans of black beans to make this simple soup layered with spicy and savory flavors.

Barbacoa Burrito Bowl: With leftover barbacoa (or any meat actually) you possibly can create Chipotle-copycat burrito bowls! Simply add cilantro lime rice (or Mexican rice), beans, corn, salsa, and recent guacamole or avocado.

Carnitas Stuffed Poblano Peppers: Flip your batch of carnitas into these loopy good stuffed poblano peppers.

Huevos Rancheros: For a tasty breakfast, or breakfast-for-dinner scenario, huevos rancheros could be made in simply 10 minutes! 

Mexican Rooster Zucchini Noodles: For a light-weight, refreshing, low-carb meal, zucchini noodles are combined with hen and pico de gallo.

The Greatest Margarita RecipeS

There’s nothing like a calming margarita to amp up a fiesta! And if you happen to’ve obtained greater than a handful of individuals, these recipes can simply be tripled or quadrupled to make a big pitcher. Bottoms up, my pals! 

Traditional Margarita: You possibly can by no means go incorrect with this basic model. It’s simple, timeless, and will definitely get the occasion began. 

Mango Margarita: With candy, juicy mangos, this fruity mix will certainly be a summer season favourite. 

Strawberry Margarita: Whereas there are a lot of methods to make a frozen margarita, this strawberry model is all the time a win! 

Refreshing Mexican Non-Alcoholic Drinks

For my non-alcoholic drinkers, these scrumptious Mexican drinks are all the time thirst quenchers on sweltering days! 

The Greatest Horchata: Who doesn’t love horchata? It’s creamy, cinnamon-y, refreshing, and ideal for serving in a pitcher. 

Agua Fresca: Flip in-season fruit from the farmer’s market into essentially the most refreshing, all-natural fruit juice. 

Recipe roundup initially posted April 2020, however up to date with new recipes.