Tasty Cinco de Mayo Recipes

It’s time for all of our best Cinco de Mayo recipes! We love any excuse to make healthy guacamole, frozen margaritas, beef tacos, and vegan queso. Make any of these healthy Cinco De Mayo recipes for your next fiesta!

Let’s Have a Fiesta!

If there is any genre of food that we can’t get enough of, it’s Mexican food! It’s no secret, really. You guys seem to agree with us. Fit Foodie’s Taco Soup and Frozen Margarita recipe are always a hit with our Fit Foodie Finds Community.

No matter what time of year it is, always count on a good taco recipe or a bowl of guacamole to be made at least once a week in our kitchen!

If you have followed FFF for a while now you’ve heard us talk about San Miguel de Allende. Cole’s parents live in San Miguel de Allende and we try to make it down there once a year to visit (we are so freaking blessed).

One thing Cole’s parents always talk about how San Miguel goes big for every holiday. Though they may be loud and keep the city up at night, the amount of joy that people have around holidays like Cinco de Mayo is palpable.

Cinco de Mayo Pantry Staples

Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner and we wanted to make sure you had enough time to plan out a delicious menu! If you’re not into big Cinco de Mayo bashes, just make a pan of nachos and a bowl of guacamole!

If you are one of those people that will take any excuse to host a party (that’s totally me), set yourself up with a couple of the delicious Cinco De Mayo Recipes below! Before we chat recipes, here are some Cinco de Mayo pantry staples that make Cinco de Mayo recipes a breeze!

• Cumin
• Chili Powder
• Minced garlic
• Taco Seasoning
• Enchilada Sauce
• Tortilla Chips
• Canned Green Chilis
• Sea Salt
• Black Beans
• Quinoa
• Brown Rice
• Tortillas
• Tequila
• Limes

Top 5 Cinco de Mayo Recipes

Since we have so many amazing Mexican recipes on FFF that would be perfect for cinco, we thought we’d suggest our top 5 personal favs that also happen to be fan favs!

1. Frozen Margaritas
2. Street Corn Salad
3. Taco Soup
4. Chicken Enchilada Casserole
5. Mexican Quinoa Salad

Cinco de Mayo Apps + Sides

Everyone loves a good Mexican appetizer! These healthy Cinco de Mayo apps cover all of the bases. There are vegan appetizer options, gluten free appetizers, and more!

Our #1 appetizer for Cinco de Mayo is definitely our Vegan Queso! It’s so good that you’ll want to eat it with a spoon!

• Vegan Queso
• One Pan Cauliflower Nachos
• Fajita Nachos with Avocado Crema
• Loaded Chicken Nachos
• Southwestern Sweet Potato Nachos
• Superfood Enchilada Dip
• Healthy Chili Cheese Dip
• Healthy 7 Layer Greek Yogurt Taco Dip
• Vegan Street Corn Queso Dip
• Classic Guacamole
• Mexican Black Bean Hummus
• Grilled Mexican Street Corn
• Mexican Potato Skins
• Baked Chicken Nachos

Cinco de Mayo Main Dishes

Your dinner plans don’t have to be hard and complicated for Cinco de Mayo! We strive to make healthy and delicious food that is easy for everyone to make.

Start a batch of Instant Pot Carnitas that are ready in no time or whip up some or make our One-Pot Mexican Beef Skillet! Try our homemade enchilada sauce, too!

• Healthy Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Mexican Quinoa
• Chunky Southwestern Quinoa Salad
• Instant Pot Carnitas
• Mexican Style Juicy Lucys with Fire Roasted Corn Pico
• Mexican Sweet Potato Quinoa Casserole 
• Taco Zucchini Boats
• Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole
• Mexican Stuffed Peppers
• Taco Pasta Salad
• Black Bean Corn Salad
• Easy Baked Chilaquiles with Avocado Crema
• Vegan Sweet Potato Tacos
• Shredded Chicken Tacos
• Crock Pot Chicken Salsa Tacos
• Mini Taco Cups
• Healthy Walking Tacos 
• Black Bean Enchiladas
• Taco Soup

Cinco de Mayo Drinks + Dessert Recipes

Top off your Cinco de Mayo fiesta with a delicious MARG RECIPE. It doesn’t get much better than sipping on a blended marg out on the patio with your favorite people.

We are also big fans of churro flavors on FFF, so our churro edible cookie dough is to die for! Try scooping it up with sliced apples or graham crackers!

• Blood Orange Margaritas
• Strawberry Daiquiri
• Skinny Margarita
• Churro Edible Cookie Dough Dip
• Healthy Thin Mint Almond Butter Cups
• Spicy Grapefruit Margarita
• Best Frozen Margarita Recipe