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Easy Cinco de Mayo Recipes

Our collection of Easy Cinco De Mayo recipes is the perfect way to celebrate this Mexican holiday, bringing vibrant flavors and festive spirit to your gathering.

From crispy beef tacos and rich chicken molé to indulgent homemade flan and churros, we have everything you need to create a memorable feast for family and friends.

  • Several freshly fried jalapeño poppers on a black baking sheet next to a small glass jar filled sour cream.
    Homemade Jalapeño Poppers
  • A rectangular white serving platter filled with a serving of classic nachos topped with chopped jalapeños.
    Best-Ever Classic Nachos
  • A nine by thirteen inch white casserole dish filled a row of chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce.
    Chicken Enchiladas with Sour Cream Sauce
  • A stack of four taco quesadillas that have been cut in half so the meat filling is visible.
    Taco Quesadillas
  • Two rows of crispy beef tacos resting on two taco holders with chopped tomatoes and shredded cheese scattered around them.
    Authentic Tex-Mex Beef Tacos
  • An overhead view of a fajita skillet filled with a serving of veggie fajitas with small bowls of cheese, limes, salsa, and cilantro surrounding the pan.
    Best-Ever Veggie Fajitas
  • A colorful condiment bowl filled with roasted tomato salsa surrounded by tomatoes, corn tortilla chips, and a wedge of white onion.
    Roasted Tomato Salsa
  • A row six ears of Mexican street corn, eloté, resting on sheets of brown paper with lime wedges scattered around them.
    Elote (Easy Mexican Street Corn)
  • Tex-Mex chicken fajitas sitting on large oval fajita pan and topped with fresh pico de gallo and chopped cilantro with bowls of grated cheese and pico de gallo nearby.
    Tex-Mex Chicken Fajitas
  • Best-ever guacamole in a black molcajete and topped with chopped tomatoes, bacon, and lime wedges.
    Best-Ever Guacamole
  • A colorful serving bowl filled with freshly made pico de gallo with limes, peppers, tomatoes, and red onion surrounding the bowl.
    Fresh Pico de Gallo
  • Three chicken quesadilla triangles sitting on top of each other on a white plate.
    The Perfect Chicken Quesadilla
  • A clear jar that is filled with restaurant-style salsa on a green background and is surrounded by fresh whole tomatoes.
    Restaurant-Style Salsa
  • A spread-out stack of homemade corn tortillas that are nestled into a colorful napkin sitting on a wooden background and surround by whole limes, a jalapeño pepper, avocados, and a jar of salsa.
    Homemade Corn Tortillas
  • A partially sliced grilled carne asada on a wooden cutting board topped with homemade chimichurri sauce with a large chef's knife near the meat along with tortillas, and a bowl of salt, and a bowl of pico de gallo.
    Grilled Carne Asada
  • A platter filled with a pile of homemade Mexican rice topped with a sprig of fresh parsley with a large serving spoon inserted in the side.
    Best-Ever Mexican Rice
  • An arrangement of ingredients for grilled tacos al pastor on a white background including dried chiles, spices, pineapple, pork shoulder, sugar, vinegar, and corn tortillas.
    Grilled Tacos al Pastor
  • A sheet pan filled with a row of beef enchiladas with red sauce and topped with chopped tomatoes and lettuce.
    Beef Enchiladas with Red Sauce
  • A serving of huevos rancheros on a black plate garnished with crumbled Cotija cheese and chopped fresh cilantro.
    Authentic Huevos Rancheros
  • A stuffed poblano pepper on a white plate filled with a red sauce.
    Stuffed Poblanos with Red Sauce
  • A person dipping a corn tortilla chip into a festive bowl filled with salsa verde.
    Salsa Verde
  • A white oval bowl filled with a chicken burrito bowl topped with guacamole and streaks of sour cream.
    Chicken Burrito Bowl
  • A colorful Mexican bowl filled with Mexican pozole stew surrounded by bowls of sliced radishes, cabbage, avocados, and corn tortillas.
    Pozole (Pork and Hominy Stew)
  • A person pulling back a festive-color napkin to reveal a stack of homemade flour tortilla
    Homemade Flour Tortillas
  • A cast iron fajita skillet of steak fajitas with limes and green onions nearby.
    Authentic Steak Fajitas
  • A blue plate filled with a smothered beef burrito with chili con carne sitting next to a salad topped with diced tomatoes.
    Smothered Beef Burritos with Chili Con Carne
  • Place the shredded pork carnitas on a corn tortilla with pico de Gallo, cilantro and fresh lime.
    Carnitas Tacos
  • An overhead view of a white rectangular platter filled with a lineup of shrimp tacos dorados and surrounded by limes, salsa, and a glass of beer.
    Shrimp Tacos Dorados
  • An overhead view of albondigas with salsa verde sauce in a large black cast-iron skillet with a wooden spoon in the pan.
    Mexican Meatballs with Salsa Verde (Albondigas)
  • A close-up view of a seafood stuffed poblano pepper on a plate next to Spanish rice and a bowl of black beans.
    Seafood Stuffed Poblano Peppers
  • Two Chile rellenos in a red sauce in a cast iron skillet
    Chile Rellenos Stuffed with Mexican Queso
  • Queso Fundido with Chorizo
  • A large rectangular sheet pan piled high with nachos topped with dollops of guacamole and sour cream.
    Sheet Pan Nachos
  • Mahi Mahi tacos on a wooden table in a taco holder
    Amazing Mahi Mahi Tacos
  • An overhead view of a white rectangular serving platter that is filled with a tall pile of unopened homemade tamales with a glass of beer nearby.
    Authentic Homemade Tamales
  • A close-up view of shrimp veracruz sitting on three rolled corn tortillas topped with a pipián sauce.
    Shrimp Veracruz with Pumpkin Seed Sauce (Pipián)
  • An overhead view of a white 9 by 13 baking dish filled with cheese enchiladas in ancho sauce topped with shredded lettuce and pico de Gallo.
    Tex-Mex Cheese Enchiladas
  • Two black bean and roasted chicken tostadas topped with corn salsa, shredded lettuce, and Mexican crema sitting on a scratched baking sheet.
    Black Bean and Roasted Chicken Tostada
  • A tall glass holding a Mexican Sea Breeze Cocktail with a pink straw on a wood cutting board with lime slices
    Mexican Sea Breeze Cocktail
  • An overhead view of a large oval Dutch oven filled with borracho beans with a wooden spoon inserted into the middle of them.
    Authentic Borracho Beans
  • A jar of ranchero sauce with a silver spoon
    Easy Homemade Ranchero Sauce
  • A circular white bowl filled with Mexican black beans.
    Mexican Black Beans

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