Quick and Easy Cinco de Mayo Recipes

Need quick and easy Cinco de Mayo recipes to bring to a party? Or want to do an entire Mexican feast in a hurry? Here’s our no fuss, no fail recipes we turn to.

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Salsa Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

Every Mexican meal starts with salsa, and we have a few different options for you:

Rotel Pico de Gallo recipe easy salsa
Easy Rotel Pico de Gallo Recipe: Make Pico in 10 minutes! This is my personal, secret recipe that everyone always asks for and raves about.
Easy Restaurant Salsa Recipe: For that restaurant salsa flavor and texture, fresh tasting and endless – try this recipe. You’ll love that it is super easy to make.
Fresh Pico De Gallo recipe
Fresh Pico De Gallo recipe – nothing beats fresh! Here’s just the right mix of ingredients for amazing Pico de Gallo salsa!

Dips and Apps for Cinco de Mayo

These party friendly favorites are a must make for any Cinco de Mayo celebration!

Easy Guacamole Recipe – The classic guac, in a just right balance of flavors and textures.
black bean salsa recipe
Black Bean Salsa Recipe – VERY easy to make and a crowd favorite! You’ll love this black bean salsa because it’s easy and inexpensive to make, filling, and gorgeous!
Cheesy Beef Taco Quesadilla Recipe Card
Cheesy Beef Taco Quesadilla – Served up with salsa, guac or black bean salsa, a quesadilla can be the base for a fun and quick Cinco de Mayo party, or as an appetizer. Pair with our easy taco meat for a filling treat.

Main Course for Cinco de Mayo

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Taco Meat in a Pan – here’s a super quick and easy recipe for ground beef taco meat that never fails.

Make Ahead: If you want to make ahead, use our Slow Cooker Taco Meat recipe. If you’d like the meat to go further, try our Slow Cooker Taco Rice – it’s amazing!
Steak Fajitas
Easy One Pan Steak Fajitas – This recipe is amazing. It is so simple, with easy clean up, but restaurant quality and sizzling hot. If you want a quick meal that impresses, you’ll love this one.
Easy Baked Shrimp Recipe – Make a party sized amount of shrimp with our no fail, no fuss, easy shrimp recipe – baked in the oven, for less clean up. Serve in tortillas with all the taco fixings.

Taco Sides and Sauces for Cinco de Mayo

Red Cabbage Taco Slaw – beautiful and flavorful, this red cabbage taco slaw is a great addition to your Cinco de Mayo spread. We especially love it paired with shrimp tacos.
Cilantro Lime Ranch – Make up this dressing to give your tacos that creamy, food truck level deliciousness. Colorful and flavorful, this is easy to make.

Drinks for Cinco de Mayo

Strawberry Margarita – Here’s what you need to make strawberry margaritas at home using frozen strawberries. Mix up a big blender full!
Classic Margarita Recipe – the classic recipe, simple and easy to make for your Cinco de Mayo party.
Ana White

Ana White

I'm a work from home, homeschooling mom - simple, healthy meals are essential. Here's the collection or recipes I perfected over many years, that are simplified, affordable, use basic ingredients (most from Costco), and are quick to prepare. Dinner is achievable!

Recipes Just tested and perfected

7 Responses

  1. These look delicious! I was trying to figure out what to do for Cinco de Mayo, now I know. Thanks Ana:)

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  4. Thank you for sharing this. We were looking for recipes, and so glad to find these from you. Looking forward to trying all of them. We might add a little pineapple to the strawberry margueritas :). We watched your channel from almost the beginning many years ago, and enjoy so much that you do.

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  5. Hi Susan!! Thank you for watching our channel! We are so excited to be able to do this new channel and appreciate that support. Please let us k ow how the recipes work out for you. Ana

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