These Cinco de Mayo recipes will have you prepared for a festive holiday! 20+ Mexican food recipes including appetizers, tacos and margaritas.
Appetizer // Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Celebrate with these easy to prepare appetizer, dip and chip recipes:
- Mexican Meatballs (Albondigas) – These meatballs simmer in enchilada sauce and are topped with sour cream, radishes & cilantro. Serve them as an appetizer with toothpicks.
- Artichoke Queso Blanco – Jalapeno peppers and chorizo give this dip a spicy kick, while the artichoke hearts are the perfect unexpected addition, in this melty, ooey-gooey cheese dip.
- 5-Minute Chipotle Salsa – This salsa comes together easily with the help of your blender. This spicy, smoky salsa is extra delicious!
- 10-Minute Easy Pineapple Salsa – Light and fresh with just a hint of heat. It makes an amazing dip for chips but is also amazing as a topping for grilled fish or pork tacos!
- Corn Queso Dip – It’s deliciously rich & creamy with a hint of spice and delicious corn flavor.
- Cheesy Enchilada Dip Recipe – Beans are layered with ground beef and enchilada sauce, and topped with lots of melty cheese.
- Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips – Cut tortillas into wedges, season them with Mexican spices, spray with oil & bake for a perfectly crispy, dippable chip!
- Quick {+EASY} Pickled Onions + VIDEO – With just 5-minutes you can have your red onions pickling.
- Mexican Street Corn Salad with Pearl Couscous – Smoky grilled corn, a creamy cumin-lime dressing, and pearl couscous combine to create this delicious salad.
Soup // Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Cocktails // Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Choose one of these amazing Mexican cocktail recipes to celebrate with:
- Hibiscus Margarita – Hibiscus Margaritas are so refreshing and a perfect balance of sweet & sour. Made with hibiscus tea concentrate, grapefruit juice and tequila. The ingredients are simple, but the taste is amazing!
- Grilled Pineapple Margarita with Jalapeno – This Grilled Pineapple Margarita is the perfect blend of sweet, spicy & smoky. Caramelized pineapple, spicy jalapeno & a splash of vanilla make it delicious.
- Mango Michelada – Mexican Beer Cocktail – This Mango Michelada is a Mexican beer cocktail that’s sweet and spicy and perfect for summer sipping!
- Spicy Grapefruit Margarita – This Spicy Grapefruit Margarita is the perfect spicy cocktail for sipping on summer days!
- Fish Taco Bowls with Mango Salsa & Avocado Cream Sauce – Fish Taco Bowls with Mango Salsa & Avocado Cream Sauce make a quick and healthy weeknight dinner that’s ready in under 30-minutes!
- Taco Quinoa & Turkey Lettuce Wraps – A hearty, healthy, protein packed meal that’s amazingly delicious and quick and easy to prepare.
- Instant Pot Salsa Chicken Taco Lettuce Wraps – Instant Pot Salsa Chicken Taco Lettuce Wraps can be made in just 20 minutes with the help of your electric pressure cooker and five simple ingredients.
- Slow Cooker Steak Carnitas Bowls – Super simple to make with the help of your crockpot. Finish them off with a quick guacamole and a combination of your favorite toppings.
Do you have some favorite Cinco de Mayo recipes? I’d love to hear your favorites in the comments below!
These recipes all look wonderful and so delicious. Have a great Cinco de Mayo!