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    🏠Home » Holiday Recipes

    Cinco de Mayo Recipes

    Apr 30, 2022 · Modified: Oct 25, 2022 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan · 1 Comment

    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

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    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.

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    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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    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.
    Check Out This Recipe
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    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.
    Check Out This Recipe
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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.
    Check Out This Recipe
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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.
    Check Out This Recipe
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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.
    Check Out This Recipe
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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.
    Check Out This Recipe
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    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.
    Check Out This Recipe
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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.
    Check Out This Recipe
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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.
    Check Out This Recipe
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    🥣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.
    Check Out This Recipe
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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

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    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.

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    1. Joy

      May 01, 2022 at 4:31 pm

      They all sound yummy! We may need to celebrate more than one day so we can try them all. 😊

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