Top 21 Cinco de Mayo Recipes

Saturday, April 21, 2018

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Top 21 Cinco de Mayo Recipes – recipes to celebrate on May 5th. Dips, appetizers, main dishes, side dishes and desserts! Something for everyone. Can make most of the recipes ahead of time for a stress-free fiesta! #cincodemayo #mexican #partyfood

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Top 21 Cinco de Mayo Recipes - recipes to celebrate on May 5th. Dips, appetizers, main dishes, side dishes and desserts! Something for everyone. Can make most of the recipes ahead of time for a stress-free fiesta! #cincodemayo #mexican #partyfood

Cinco de Mayo is two weeks away. It is one of my favorite holidays! It is the one day a year I can get Chicken Legs to eat Mexican food with me without complaining. LOL!

Cinco de Mayo falls on Saturday this year. That means we can celebrate ALL DAY long!!! We might go out for lunch and finish off our celebration at home. Today I am sharing 21 of the best Mexican style recipes from the blog. Dips, finger foods, main dishes, side dishes and desserts. Something for everyone! Several of the recipes can be made in advance to ensure a stress-free fiesta!

Puffy Tacos - my favorite way to eat tacos! Only 5 ingredients - hamburger, taco seasoning, diced tomatoes and green chiles, cheese and puff pastry. Ready to eat in minutes!! Can make ahead of time and freeze for later. Great for tailgating and parties!

Taco Biscuit Bites Recipe - taco seasoned sausage, green chiles and cheese baked in mini biscuit cups! SERIOUSLY delicious! Great for parties and tailgates!!! Can make ahead for easy entertaining. Only 5 ingredients and ready to eat in 15 minutes! Dip in salsa and/or ranch. These things FLY off the plate!

Taco Biscuit Bites

Killer Bean Dip - only 5 ingredients! Refried beans, hamburger, taco seasoning, salsa and Velveeta. Can make on the stove or in the slow cooker. This stuff is CRAZY good! Great for tailgating!! I could make a meal out of this dip. Great Mexican dip!!

Killer Bean Dip

Creamy Taco Dip - only 4 ingredients and it's ready in 5 minutes!!! People go nuts over this easy Mexican dip recipe!! Serve with Fritos, tortilla scoops, celery or bell pepper slices. You might want to double the recipe, this is always the first thing to go!! Great for parties and tailgating.

Creamy Taco Dip

Taco Crescents - taco meat, cream cheese and cheddar wrapped in crescent rolls. Great for a quick dinner or party!! serve with a salsa ranch dipping sauce.

Creamy Rotel Dip - sausage, velveeta, cream cheese, sour cream and Rotel - this dip is amazing! It is always the first thing to go!! Everyone asks for the recipe!!

Creamy Rotel Dip

Pollo Loco - grilled chicken over Mexican rice and smothered in white queso - My favorite Mexican recipe! I literally licked my plate! SOOO good!!

White Chicken Enchiladas - went to a dinner party last weekend had these enchiladas. They were SO good! SO creamy and delicious! No Cream of Anything Soup in them either! Wishing I had some leftovers for dinner tonight.

White Chicken Enchiladas

Queso Smothered Chicken - Tex-Mex grilled chicken smothered in Queso and served over southwest seasoned orzo. SO quick and easy to make.This chicken is AMAZING! I wanted to lick my plate!!!

Queso Smothered Chicken

Taco Pierogi Casserole - THE BEST! We ate this two days in a row! Ready in 30 minutes!! Taco meat, velveeta, salsa, cheese pierogies, cream of chicken soup and cheddar cheese. CRAZY good! Everyone cleaned their plates - even our picky eaters! Our favorite Mexican casserole!

Taco Pierogi Casserole

Taco Ranch Chicken - our favorite! SO easy and this tastes delicious! Only 6 ingredients - olive oil, Ranch dressing, taco seasoning, lime juice, vinegar and chicken. Great on its own or on top of a salad or in tacos and quesadillas. We make this at least once a week! Such a quick and easy Mexican chicken recipe!

Taco Ranch Chicken

Taco Spaghetti - THE BEST! We ate this three days in a row! Ready in 30 minutes!! Taco meat, velveeta, diced tomatoes with green chilies, spaghetti, cream of chicken soup and cheddar cheese. CRAZY good! Everyone cleaned their plates - even our picky eaters! Our favorite Mexican casserole!

Beef Tamale Casserole - sweet cornbread crust topped with seasoned beef, enchilada sauce and cheese. A real crowd pleaser! Everyone always cleans their plate!! Such an easy Mexican casserole recipe!!! Jiffy Mix, eggs, milk, creamed corn, hamburger meat, taco seasoning, enchilada sauce and cheddar cheese. Make it tonight! You won't be disappointed!

Beef Tamale Casserole

Slow Cooker LOW CARB Chicken Taco Soup - you'll never miss the carbs! This soup is GREAT!!! Chicken, diced tomatoes and green chiles, cream cheese, southwestern seasoning, ranch seasoning and chicken broth. SO easy and tastes AMAZING!!! Can add beans if you aren't watching your carbs. We love to freeze leftovers for a quick meal later. YUM! #slowcooker #chickensoup #lowcarb #tacosoup

Slow Cooker Low Carb Chicken Taco Soup

Deep Dish Taco Pizza - seriously delicious!! A fun twist to taco night. Refrigerated pizza crust topped with refried beans, taco sauce, taco hamburger meat and cheese. Top pizza with your favorite taco toppings!! Everyone loved this pizza and asked to have it again this week! Such an easy weeknight dinner recipe! Pizza plus Tacos equals HEAVEN!!!

Deep Dish Taco Pizza

Black Bean and Rice Casserole - a quick and easy Mexican side dish! Can make ahead and refrigerate until ready to bake. Black beans, diced tomatoes and green chiles, tomato sauce, salsa, rice, sour cream and cheddar cheese. Makes a ton!!! Can serve as a side dish or meatless main dish. Also great served with chips for a dip. We LOVE this easy side dish recipe!

Black Bean & Rice Casserole

Mexican Street Corn Casserole - ll the flavors of Mexican street corn but requires no flossing after eating! Corn, mayonnaise, sour cream, lime, parmesan, pepper jack, chili powder and feta. Can make ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to make. Great for potlucks, cookouts and the holidays! You might want to double the recipe - this doesn't last long!

Mexican Street Corn Casserole

Cheesy Green Chile Rice - only 4 ingredients. Rice, mozzarella, sour cream and green chiles. This rice is THE BEST! So simple, but SO delicious! Everyone went back for seconds. A new favorite!! LOVE this quick and easy Mexican side dish recipe.

Cheesy Green Chile Rice

Cookies & Cream Tres Leches Cake - heaven in a pan! This cake is AMAZING! Seriously one of the best cakes I've ever made. Cake mix and Oreos, soaked in sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and half-and-half and topped with fresh whipped cream and crushed Oreos. SO good! My husband asked for this to be his birthday cake. Such a great dessert recipe! Love how easy this dessert is to make!!

Cookies & Cream Tres Leches Cake

Tequila Key Lime Pie Recipe - cinnamon graham cracker crust, quick key lime pie filling kicked up with a hint of tequila and topped with homemade whipped cream. Perfect for Cinco de Mayo! Delicious Mexican dessert recipe.

Tequila Key Lime Pie

Faux Fried Ice Cream and Cinnamon Waffle Sundaes Recipe - ice cream coated in cinnamon, sugar and cornflakes placed on top of a cinnamon roll waffle! Sweet ending to your Mexican fiesta!

Faux Fried Ice Cream and Cinnamon Roll Waffles

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