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Home | Recipes | Holidays | Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo

Get ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with our delicious and authentic Mexican recipes! From savory tacos to refreshing margaritas, we’ve got you covered with a range of dishes that will spice up your celebration.

Impress your friends and family with our easy-to-follow recipes that feature fresh ingredients and bold flavors. Whether you’re hosting a party or simply enjoying a meal at home, these dishes are perfect for celebrating this festive holiday.

A rectangular dish of easy chicken enchiladas with a spatula resting in the dish and a couple enchiladas on a grey plate beside it.
A grey plate filled with jalapeรฑo popper halves and a bowl of white dip on the side.

Air Fryer Jalapeรฑo Poppers

25 mins

Nine fried avocado dippers on a silver platter with a small dish of chipotle dipping sauce beside them

Fried Avocado Dippers

30 mins

A bowl of easy queso dip with a person dipping a chip into it.

Easy Queso Dip

25 mins

A highball filled with a long margarita, ice, a lime wedge, and a dish of chili salt for rimming on the side

Long Margarita

5 mins

An enamel baking tray filled with sliced peppers, steak strips, onions, lime wedges, cilantro, and a foil packet of tortillas on the side.

Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas

29 mins

Four pieces of cheesy beef and caramelized onion quesadillas stacked on a plate with a bowl of dipping sauce on the side.

Cheesy Beef and Caramelized Onion Quesadillas

30 mins

Key lime pie bars, cut into squares and garnished with whipped cream, lime zest, slices of lime, and chopped almonds.

Key Lime Pie Bars

3 hrs 30 mins

Garlic, chile, and cumin roast chicken on a white platter with a serving fork, beside empty plates and glasses of wine.

Garlic, Chile, and Cumin Roast Chicken

1 hr 45 mins

Pibil-style pork ribs on sheets of parchment paper with a bowl of habanero salsa next to it.

Pibil-Style Pork Ribs

23 hrs

A cast-iron Dutch oven filled with a deeply roasted chicken, flanked by a bag of potato chips.

Roast Chicken with Ancho Chile Rub

3 hrs 30 mins

Sliced skirt steak on a wooden board with tortillas, lime wedges, cilantro, jalapeno, and pickled red onion.

Grilled Skirt Steak Tacos

2 hrs 30 mins

A square white bowl filled with Instant Pot pork pozole, garnished with radish, shredded cheese, lime, and cilantro, with a spoon resting in it.

Instant Pot Pork Pozole

2 hrs

Three assembled slow cooker tacos al pastor with shredded pork, pineapple-avocado salsa, and chipotle mayo, with lime wedges on the side.

Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor

9 hrs

A rectangular dish of easy chicken enchiladas with a spatula resting in the dish and a couple enchiladas on a grey plate beside it.

Easy Chicken Enchiladas

1 hr 15 mins

Potatoes with Mexican chorizo tucked inside tortillas with a glass of beer on the side.

Potatoes With Mexican Chorizo

50 mins

A red Dutch oven filled with braised pork cubes with an orange wedge on top and a few orange wedges, garlic cloves, oregano, and spoon on the side.

Carnitas ~ Mexican Braised Pork

2 hrs

Wood bowl with tequila-lime chicken tacos, charred limes, radishes, sour cream

Tequila Lime Chicken Tacos

40 mins

Two white bowls filled with red posole with pieces of tortilla and lime wedges on the side.

Red Chicken Posole

2 hrs 30 mins

A large blue Dutch oven filled with green chicken chili, topped with sliced jalapenos.

Green Chicken Chili

50 mins

A cut sheet pan taco bake in a rimmed sheet pan topped with pico de gallo and sour cream.

Sheet Pan Taco Bake

1 hr 20 mins

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