Best Cinco De Mayo Recipes
These are some of the best Cinco De Mayo Recipes to help you celebrate the holiday, from appetizers and drinks to entrees and desserts.
Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, and it’s time to start planning your menu for the celebration. I’ve compiled a fun recipe roundup of drinks, appetizers, entrees, and desserts to feed all ages and appetites.
Whether you’re hosting a family gathering or celebrating solo, these are our favorite recipes to bring Mexican flavor home.
What is Cinco De Mayo?
Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday held on the 5th of May every year. It celebrates the date that the Mexican army won the Battle of Puebla in 162 agains the French Empire.
The holiday is celebrated with colorful and musical parades, dancing, reenactments, and of course, food!
When is Cinco de Mayo?
The words “Cinco de Mayo” translate to “5th of May” in English. This holiday is celebrated on May 5th every year.
What to Make for Cinco de Mayo
Below are our favorite festive and easy Cinco de Mayo recipes to celebrate this year! The recipes are Americanized versions of Mexican recipes that my family has come to love over the recipes. I’m sure your family will too!
Best Cinco De Mayo Recipes
These are the best recipes to serve for Cinco De Mayo this year, from appetizers to drinks to entrees and desserts. Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
Frozen Strawberry Margaritas
Make refreshing frozen strawberry margaritas with fresh berries, orange juice, and lime juice alcoholic or virgin.
Authentic Mexican Horchata That You Can Make At Home
Serve chilled glasses of creamy cinnamon-spiced horchata to wash everything down.
Mexican Pizza
This cheesy and crispy Mexican Pizza is one of our most popular recipes and perfect for all ages at your Cinco de Mayo celebration.
Easy Ground Beef Tacos
This classic recipe is an old stand-by for a reason. It's easy, satisfying, and full of flavor.
Mexican Stuffed Shells
Cheesy stuffed shells with black olives and a just-spicy-enough tomato sauce make an easy and crowd-pleasing dish.
Crispy Baked Chicken and Black Bean Tacos
Chicken and black beans make a satisfying taco filling in this kid-friendly recipe.
Green Chile Pork Tamales
Fill fluffy masa pockets with tender green chili pork in this homemade tamale recipe.
Instant Pot Pork Tamales Recipe
This Instant Pot Tamales recipe is the easiest way to achieve fluffy and savory homemade pork tamales.
Easy Chicken Taquitos (Baked or Fried)
Whether you bake or fry these crispy chicken rolls, they're a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for all ages.
Pressure Cooker Shredded Beef Enchiladas
Featuring pressure cooker shredded beef, these enchiladas are then wrapped in a soft flour tortilla, covered in a not-too-spicy sauce and Mexican cheese, and baked in an oven until golden brown and gooey.
Sweet Barbacoa Pork
Make sweet and savory pork barbacoa-style to enjoy on its own or on top of a crunchy green salad.
Sweet Pork Tostadas (Caf� Rio Style)
Instant Pot Sweet Pork Tostadas go beyond conventional with crispy tortillas topped with shredded Café Rio–style pork, refried beans, cheese and guacamole—and any other of your favorite toppings.
Thick Chili Recipe
This meaty and flavorful Thick Chile Recipe is baked in the oven for a satisfying casserole with tomatoes, beans, ground beef and sausage.
Queso Bacon Burgers with Avocado Salsa
Top juicy burger patties with melty queso dip and chunky avocado salsa.
Instant Pot Chili Verde
This tender and juicy chili verde is good enough to eat on its own or fill soft or hard-shell tacos for a hand-held meal.
Pressure Cooker Mexican Green Rice
Make fast and flavorful herby green rice in an Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker: the perfect side dish recipe for Cinco De Mayo.
Easy Instant Pot Spanish Rice
Shortcut Spanish Rice in the Instant Pot is a cheap, flavor-packed side dish made with just five ingredients.
Mexican Queso Fundido Recipe (Spicy Chorizo Dip!)
This Mexican queso dip recipe uses just five ingredients.
How to Make Salsa from Scratch
Learn how to make authentic Mexican salsa at home with some helpful tips I learned while in Mexico
Baked Southwestern Egg Rolls
Crispy southwestern-style egg rolls are a great hand-held appetizer for any get-together.
Bacon Wrapped Chicken Stuffed Jalapeno Bites
Bacon makes everything better, especially a pop of spicy chicken-filled jalapeño peppers.
Key Lime Pie with a Mango Coulis
Add a bit of zest to the dessert spread with this classic Key Lime Pie that has a tropical twist from mango.
Grilled Mango with Honey and Pistachios Recipe
Grilled Mango with Honey and Pistachios and a pinch of chile flakes is a delicious side dish or light and healthy dessert.
Mexican Flan | Easy Recipe by Muy Delish
This classic Mexican dessert is creamy, tangy and sweet thanks to cream cheese and homemade caramel on top.
No-Bake Strawberry Margarita Cheesecake Bites
The flavors you love in a Strawberry Margarita in a fun to eat mini dessert.
Churros Mexicanos (Authentic Churros Recipe)
Top off your meal with homemade churros that are crispy on the outside and soft and airy on the inside, coated in plenty of cinnamon sugar.
Churro Cream Puffs
A crisp cinnamon-sugar shell filled with a light and airy cinnamon whipped cream. If you’re a churro lover, you’ll love these baked not fried Churro cream puffs.
More Cinco de Mayo recipes you might like:
Cinco de Mayo Roundup, Chef in Training
70 Cinco de Mayo Mexican Recipes, Foodie Crush
Twenty-Five Healthy Mexican Food Dinners for Cinco de Mayo, Kalyn’s Kitchen
50 Cinco de Mayo Recipes, Julie’s Eats and Treats
Leave it to the queen of spicy foods to come up with a recipe roundup for Cinco de Mayo like this. I couldn’t decide which looked better than the one before.
All of these look delicious! I love Mexican food! =)
Pinned!
what a fantastic roundup of amazing dishes! Would love to give that grilled mango a try. sounds delish
I really wish it was a bigger celebration here because it looks so delicious and like so much fun! 😀 xxx
Yum what a delicious looking round up. Those taco’s look totally yummy.
Great collection of ideas. I think we should just eat these foods all year, what do you say? (And thanks for mentioning my round-up!)
Baked Tacos??? Wow. But I think what got me was the mango on a skewer. I grill fruit including mango
and that is sooooo good. Great round up of recipes!!!!
All of this looks so good, thank you for sharing! It looks like there are two soups in the picture at the top and I’m wondering where the recipes for those are? I love soup! Thanks!
Thanks Natalie all the recipes pictured in the first picture are pressure cooker recipes, but they’d be easy to convert to the stovetop. https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/pressure-cooking-recipes-for-cinco-de-mayo/
Great recipes here! Happy day! 🙂
Thanks Amanda! I’m looking forward to hanging out with you soon.
Fantastic! Have a wonderful Cinco de Mayo!
Lovely. Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Cheers,
Rosa