20 Easy Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, here are some of my favorite EASY Mexican food recipes for Cinco de Mayo! Gluten free ideas, vegetarian recipes, and tons of appetizers are all included.

We're right around the corner from Cinco de Mayo, which feels wildly culturally appropriating and also I could eat Mexican food three or more times per week and be completely fine with it.

The flavors plus ability to go super fresh and healthy is so appealing, plus avocado+cilantro+lime on everything is the best flavor combination ever. Aaaaaand now I want Mexican for lunch. And dinner. And breakfast.

There's an entire Mexican Food category on this site that will take you far in life, and here are my absolute best recipes for Cinco de Mayo!

Best Cinco De Mayo Recipes

1. Pepita Salsa in the food processor to get us started.
2. Peach Salsa too, literally just rinse out the food processor and use it again!
3. Red rice to go with everything. 
4. Tlapeno  - the yummiest Mexican chicken soup, stir that red rice right in. 
5. BBQ Shrimp Tacos
6. Blackened Fish Tacos
7. Burrito Stuffed Sweet Potatoes - gluten free!
8. Sour Cream Lime Guacamole - invented by my friend Heather and SO delicious. 
9. Vegetarian Posole - the texture of the hominy is just the most delicious thing in the world. 
10. Crispy Steak Tacos with Cilantro Lime Crema
11. Chicken Enchilada Sloppy Joes. Not authentic. No problem. 
12. Jalapeno Ranch - like at Chuy's! Make a huge batch to drizzle on EVERYTHING. 
13. Classic Ground Beef Tacos - or use the meat in burritos, on nachos....
14. Cucumber Apple Salsa - refreshing and SO delicious. 
15. Thai Style Guac - see above re: cilantro and lime. 
16. Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos
17. Slow Cooker Shredded Beef
18. Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup
19. Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos - all the slow cooker recipes, please and thank you.
20. Chili Lime Salmon - SO good.

I'm feeling a little bummed nothing on this list is covered in queso tbh. Adding that to my list for next year!

Enjoy these! I hope you find something that you love to make this week, and if you have anything to add to the list PLEASE share it in the comments below!