37+ Tempting Cinco de Mayo Recipes

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A huge selection of tempting Cinco de Mayo Recipes! Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with this delicious selection of Mexican and Tex-Mex recipes. You’ll find all your favourites here from tacos to tostadas, from mole to margaritas, from fajitas to flan!

These delicious recipes will make sure your fiesta goes off with a bang!

Cinco de Mayo Recipes

Cinco de Mayo – Spanish for “Fifth of May” – is an annual celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862.

Cinco de Mayo is sometimes mistaken for Mexico’s Independence Day—the most important national holiday in Mexico—which is celebrated on September 16, commemorating the Cry of Dolores that initiated the war of Mexican independence from Spain.

In the United States, Cinco de Mayo has taken on a significance beyond that in Mexico. In the U.S. the date has become associated with the celebration of Mexican-American culture. In Mexico, the commemoration of the battle continues to be mostly ceremonial, such as through military parades. – Wikipedia

I’ve rounded up a great selection of Mexican and Tex-Mex recipes, so you can cook up a storm for a Cinco de Mayo fiesta – or any other Mexican themed party you are planning on throwing!

The first eight recipes in this list are from The Purple Pumpkin Blog. We love Mexican and Tex-Mex food, and I would love to visit Mexico one day to soak in the culture, and try the food and drink in its homeland. The rest of the recipes are from other food bloggers. Links will open up in new tabs/windows so that you don’t lose your place on this mega list!

1. Chicken & Sweetcorn Quesadillas
2. Slow Cooker Beef Fajitas
3. Pork in Coffee-Chipotle Marinade
4. Homemade Guacamole
5. Mexican Bean Salsa

6. Mexican Rice
7. Black Bean, Sweetcorn & Avocado Salsa
8. Pico de Gallo
9. Instant Pot Carnitas – Instant Pot Party
10. Instant Pot Shredded Beef Tacos – Smashed Peas and Carrots
11. Low Carb, Paleo Coconut Flour Tortilla Wraps – Wholesome Yum
12. Lentil Veggie Tacos – Strength & Sunshine
13. Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos with Peach Salsa – Thrifty Jinxy

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14. Low Carb, Paleo, Shredded Taco Pork – Peace, Love & Low Carb
15. Gluten-Free Chip & Guacamole Bites – My Gluten-Free Kitchen
16. Gluten-Free Baked Jalapeño Poppers – Strength & Sunshine
17. Gluten-Free Pinto Bean Tamales – Strength & Sunshine
18. Chicken Black Bean Casserole – Hearth & Vine
19. Chicken Tinga Tostadas – A Reinvented Mom
20. Tacos as Pastor – Saving You Dinero

21. Copycat Chili’s Salsa – Half Scratched
22. Black Bean Burger – We’re Parents
23. Pressure Cooker Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Tacos – Half Scratched
24. Grilled Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa – We’re Parents
25. DIY Ta-Cones – Two Healthy Kitchens
26. Mole Poblano – Rick Stein
27. Jalapeño Dip – Peas and Crayons
28. Mexican Fiesta Black Bean Dip – Two Healthy Kitchens

29. Baked Jalapeno Poppers – The Kitchen Is My Playground
30. Bite-Sized Chipotle Chicken Tostadas – Suburban Simplicity
31. Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup – Easy Instant Recipes
32. Loaded Mexican Sweet Potato Fries – Peas and Crayons
33. Cowboy Caviar – Half Scratched

34. Chocolate Covered Cactus Pretzels – Crayons and Cravings
35. Tres Leches Cake – Saving You Dinero
36. Mexican Flan – My Latina Table
37. Arroz con Leche – Isabel Eats
38. Mexican Chocolate Shots – Snappy Gourmet
39. Crullers (Churros) – Food Network

40. Wine-a-Rita – Have Fun Saving
41. Coconut Mojito – The Kitchen Is My Playground
42. Cherry Matador Cocktail – Snappy Gourmet
43. Virgin Margarita – Confessions of an Overworked Mom
44. Sugar Free Margarita – Wholesome Yum
45. White Peach Sangria – Not Just Paper and Paint
46. Watermelon Breeze with Tequila – The Purple Pumpkin Blog

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