35+ Cinco De Mayo Recipes

Cinco De Mayo is just around the corner. Here are quick & easy Mexican-inspired Cinco De Mayo recipes that will add a ton of flavor to your celebration! These recipes include salsa, guacamole, tacos, enchiladas, and some chilled margaritas too!

Most of these can be made ahead and are perfect for potlucks, parties, or a cozy Mexican Fiesta at home.

What is Cinco De Mayo

In case you're wondering what it is, Cinco de Mayo means '5th of May' in Spanish, and it is pronounced as Seenkoh-de-Maayo. 

Unlike popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day. In fact, it is the annual celebration to commemorate the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862.

But like with any celebration, Cinco De Mayo is an opportunity to get together with family and friends, and enjoy some amazing Mexican food and delicious margaritas! Let's get this party started!

These quick and easy Cinco De Mayo recipes are super easy to make, can be made ahead, and are great for potlucks and get-togethers.

I plan to add more recipes to this collection so be sure to bookmark it!

Dips & Salsa

Want Dips for your Chips? This collection will wow you with flavor, ease of making, and a variety of vibrant and colorful dips and salsas. Open a bag of tortilla chips or cut up some assorted veggie sticks and dig right in!

Easy Guacamole Recipe

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Pico De Gallo Recipe

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Mango Salsa Recipe

An easy 10-minute recipe for Mango Salsa, a refreshing and colorful dip that compliments your favorite protein and is perfect for chips.

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Homemade Salsa (Restaurant-style Salsa)

A 5-minute recipe for a delicious restaurant-style homemade salsa. Tomatoes, onion, garlic and cilantro are pulsed together in a blender and seasoned with lime, salt and cumin to make the easiest and tastiest salsa ever!

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Green Goddess Dressing

Easy Green Goddess Dressing recipe that's ready in less than 10 minutes to serve as a sauce, dip or spread over tacos, burgers, veggies, greens and more.

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Avocado Salad Dressing

This creamy Avocado Salad Dressing recipe with cilantro and fresh-squeezed lime juice can be blended together in 5 minutes and drizzled over a ton of things including your favorite greens!

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Cilantro Jalapeño Sauce

This 10-minute Cilantro Jalapeño Sauce is spicy, cooling, tangy and creamy for a versatile dip, sauce or spread best served with any cuisine.

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Main Meals & Side Dishes

These delicious entrees and side dishes are easy, healthy, and full of flavor. And the best part is that you can prep or make most of these using an Instant pot, Air fryer, stove, or oven.

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

This Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup features tender chicken, tomatoes, beans and corn in an earthy, zesty broth ready in under 30 minutes!

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Chicken Enchilada Soup

This Chicken Enchilada Soup is a comforting one-pot Mexican meal with tender chicken, beans and corn, in a rich and creamy tomato-based broth.

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Pollo Asado (Pollo Asada)

Pollo Asado, or Pollo Asada, is a sweet, tangy and fragrant marinated chicken recipe bursting with Mexican spices made in the oven or air fryer.

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Easy Chicken Fajitas - Sheet Pan & Air Fryer

An easy Chicken Fajitas recipe that's super flavorful and bursting with Mexican seasoning is quickly prepared in the oven (sheet pan) or air fryer in under 25 minutes.

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Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito

Easy 30-minute recipe for Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito with seasoned rice, black beans, and veggies cooked in the Instant Pot, then wrapped in a soft tortilla with shredded cheese.

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Instant Pot Carnitas

Instant Pot Carnitas, an easy dump & start pressure cooker recipe for juicy and flavorful Mexican pulled pork. It goes great on tacos, burritos, nachos, salad bowls and with Mexican rice and beans.

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Chicken Enchiladas Verde (Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas)

Easy recipe for Chicken Enchiladas Verde made with shredded chicken, tortillas, and green sauce, and baked until crisp.

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Black Bean Mango Salad (Vegan)

This Black Bean Mango Salad is bursting with sweet mango, savory black beans and tons of crunchy vegetables tossed in lime dressing and ready in 15 minutes!

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Mexican Chicken Salad (Chicken Taco Salad)

Easy recipe for Mexican Chicken Salad that's protein-packed, low-carb, loaded with avocado, tomato, and black beans, and dressed with homemade cilantro vinaigrette.

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Instant Pot Refried Beans

These Instant Pot Refried Beans are flavorful, perfectly seasoned, and so easy to make, with or without soaking your beans first.

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Tostadas

Crispy, crunchy corn tortillas topped with refried beans, cheese, salsa, guacamole and lettuce, these Mexican Tostada are a party of flavors.

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Chipotle Sofritas

This easier recipe for Chipotle Sofritas makes flavorful vegan braised tofu that's perfect for tacos, enchiladas, burritos and more.

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Chicken Tinga Tacos in Instant Pot

These Chicken Tinga Tacos are packed with shredded chicken that's been simmered gently in the Instant Pot with an authentic smoky, spicy tomato-onion sauce.

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Roasted Cauliflower Tacos

Easy Roasted Cauliflower Tacos recipe with crispy chickpeas and green goddess sauce, ready in 30 minutes in the oven or air fryer.

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Chicken Fajita Pasta in Instant Pot

This Chicken Fajita Pasta is an easy, Mexican spiced chicken pasta recipe ready in under 30 minutes in one-pot - the Instant Pot, of course!

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Taco Burger

This Taco Burger recipe features ground chicken mixed with onion, peppers, cilantro and taco seasoning served on soft hamburger buns with sriracha mayo.

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Black Bean Burger

How about a delicious veggie bean burger with a golden brown bean-patty sandwiched between butter-toasted buns, smothered in sweet and spicy Sriracha-mayo sauce! 

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Black Bean Quesadilla

Crispy Black Bean Quesadilla filled with spiced black beans, peppers, onion, corn, and cheese! It's a delicious one-pan meal in 30 minutes!

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Mexican Quinoa Bowl

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Creamy Black Beans

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Mexican Rice and Beans

This easy Instant Pot Rice and Beans recipe is a hearty one-pot meal made with brown rice, black beans, tomatoes, peppers, and taco seasoning.

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3-Ingredient Salsa Chicken

Easy Instant Pot Salsa Chicken! Pressure cook chicken with taco seasoning and salsa, shred it and add it to tacos, burritos, salads and more.

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Cilantro Lime Rice

Quick, easy recipe for Chipotle style Cilantro Lime Rice, a light and bright side dish with fluffy rice, vibrant cilantro & zesty lime juice.

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Mexican Rice

Easy instant pot recipe for restaurant-style Mexican Rice. It's a great accompaniment to tacos, burritos, and other Mexican-style dishes.

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Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice

Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice is a super quick, easy and low carb side dish ready in 15 minutes - and much better than Chipotle!

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Vegetarian Taco Pasta

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Drinks

Chilled drinks anyone? Nothing like a cool and refreshing margarita or mojito to enjoy Cinco De Mayo. Cheers!

Skinny Margarita Recipe

Light, refreshing and so flavorful, this Skinny Margarita is the perfect summer cocktail made with all natural ingredients, without the extra calories.

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Low Carb Mojito

This Low Carb Mojito is a refreshingly sweet mix of fresh mint and white rum (or vodka!) that takes this low carb cocktail to the next level.

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Homemade Lemonade

Simple & easy homemade lemonade recipe from scratch! Make the best lemonade in 10 minutes with just three ingredients- sugar, water & lemons!

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Desserts

It ain't no fiesta without a delicious dessert! Choose between a creamy, velvety Mexican rice pudding, a rich and luscious caramel sauce, or a silky smooth flan- either way, you'll be in dessert heaven!

Arroz Con Leche (Mexican Rice pudding)

Arroz Con Leche literally translates to ‘Rice (Arroz) with Milk (Leche)’. Try this dump and start pressure cooker recipe for this evergreen and satisfying dessert.

With the Instant Pot, making rice pudding for a party is a breeze. Simply pour all the ingredients in the pot, set the porridge mode, and go enjoy a margarita! The end result is a creamy, rich and smooth dessert that everyone loves.

Instant Pot Flan

This Flan recipe is a keeper! It's by my friend, Valerie, from One Happy Housewife. It is rich, creamy, silky and looks like something I want to dive right into 🙂 Thanks for letting me add your recipe here Valerie!

Dulce De Leche (Cajeta)

Dulce De Leche is a delicious caramel syrup. Also known as Cajeta in Mexico, it is great for dipping and spreading on toast, cookies, churros and ice-cream!

Instant Pot Dulce De Leche

Easy and hands-off Instant Pot recipe for Dulce de Leche, a rich and velvety smooth caramel sauce made with sweetened condensed milk.

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You can also check out the entire range of Mexican-flavored recipes for more inspiration. Enjoy!

I really hope you enjoy these recipes that have been on repeat in my home for several of our Cinco De Mayo get-togethers over the years!

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