Cinco de Mayo Recipe Roundup

Time to get the Cinco de Mayo menu ready. Make the best ground beef taco meat and use it for world-class tacos or nachos. Or makes some excellent enchiladas, fajitas, or carnitas. Add some homemade guacamole, Mexican rice, or Pineapple Mango Salsa. Choose what you like from my top 15 recipe picks for this year.

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🇲🇽The Best Mexican Recipes
♨️Crock Pot Mexican
👍Popular Mexican Recipes
🥣Mexican Sided Dishes

Introduction

Cinco de Mayo is coming in a few days, and I admit, it is one of my favorite food holidays. I love turkey, filet, and lasagna but well-done tacos and fajitas are near the top of my list.

We all deserve some great Mexican food. Here are 15 of my favorite recipes, all with easy-to-follow step-by-step photo instructions.

Cinco de Mayo is a food holiday, if you didn't know. The food screams with incredible flavor and everyday life—all for only a little work and cost. Plus, unlike Thanksgiving, no need to spend all day cooking.

Cinco de Mayo was a victory in battle over the French and is not the Mexican Independence Day which is September 16th. I'm sure our French friends will join us on the food side of the celebration and wish our Mexican neighbors a happy holiday.

This year I'm picking my personal favorites, not by page views, not by comments. Just what I would cook for us.

🇲🇽The Best Mexican Recipes

You can call me pedestrian, but these are my personal favorites. I make a 2-3 pound batch of taco meat at least once per month. Rarely do we freeze any. It is all consumed by two of us in 3-4 days. I included four more of my favorite recipes.

How to Make the Best Taco Meat in 25 Minutes

Learn how to make the best taco meat in only 25 minutes. Once you have the best ground beef taco meat, Taco Tuesday will never be the same. Great Mexican for all!

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Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

This easy sour cream chicken enchiladas recipe is packed with chicken and melted cheese and features creamy white enchilada sauce. An easy casserole will become a favorite quick dinner recipe at your home.

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bite of enchilada over a white plate with an enchilada.

Healthy Chicken Enchilada Casserole—Easy and Quick

Healthy chicken enchilada casserole is quick and easy to make. Featuring homemade enchilada sauce and fresh chicken, it is done in 60 minutes.

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chcken enchilada casserole casserole on a gray plate

Pineapple Mango Salsa

Sweet and spicy fresh pineapple mango salsa is the perfect change of pace to everybody's favorite side dish. An easy-to-make fresh fruit salsa will go with fish, chicken, tacos, or used as a dip.

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Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas - Quick & Easy

Flavorful and easy sheet pan chicken fajitas make a simple, perfect weeknight dinner but great for a casual company meal. Just some chopping, seasoning and baking—so wonderful.

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♨️Crock Pot Mexican

Crock Pot Chicken Enchiladas

Crock Pot Chicken Enchiladas is one of the easiest recipes you will ever make with delicious homemade sauce, tender chicken, tortillas, and loaded with cheese.

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Crock Pot Chicken Tacos

With only three ingredients, a crock pot, and 5 minutes of prep, you can make delicious shredded chicken tacos or nachos. So simple, cheap, and healthy, you will repeat this recipe over and over.

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Easy Mexican Shredded Beef—Crock Pot or Oven

Homemade shredded Mexican beef with deep flavor from the easy braising fluid. Cook this fork-tender beef in a crock pot or your oven. Perfect in a variety of Mexican dishes or on a salad.

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👍Popular Mexican Recipes

Easy Chicken Fajitas

These easy chicken fajitas with moist and tender chicken and sauteed vegetables make a great weeknight dinner in about 30 minutes. Cook your favorite Mexican at home today.

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Close up image of a chicken fajita on a white plate

Easy Oven Carnitas

Pork carnitas are simple. Cut up the pork butt, add a few spices, and a lime. Pop them into the oven for a slow roast—no big fuss or mess. Have one of your favorites at home today.

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Healthy Chicken Carnitas

Make healthier carnitas but keep the traditional stovetop method using chunks of chicken with citrus and other spices for that great deep taste. The crispy chicken carnitas can be shredded and used like traditional pork carnitas.

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Easy Marinated Steak Fajitas

These easy marinated steak fajitas start with a great fajita marinade. After marinating strips of steak, onion, and bell peppers, cook to perfection until they are melt-in-your-mouth tender and juicy. Finally, serve it all sizzling hot with tortillas and your favorite toppings.

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Steak Fajitas on tortilla and white plate

🥣Mexican Sided Dishes

Chunky Guacamole

Use authentic, fresh ingredients to make the perfect Chunky Guacamole in only 10 minutes. Great for parties or dinners. So easy and so good.

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Easy Mexican Rice

Mexican rice is the perfect side dish to complete your homemade Mexican dinner. So easy and quick to make, you will never buy a package again. Taco Tuesday just got so much better.

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There you have my personal favorites. All are easy with great taste.

For a complete listing of all our Mexican offerings, please visit our Mexican Recipe Category.

Let's all join together in wishing our neighbor to the south Happy Cinco de Mayo (AKA Victory Over the French) Day. I'm sure the French would agree, at least on the food side.

DrDan

Editor's Note: Originally published April 29, 2017. This roundup post is a "recurring" post meaning it is updated and reused yearly for a special occasion so that some comments may be older.