The fifth of May, or Cinco de Mayo, is a popular festival honoring Mexican culture and history. These recipes are excellent Mexican party food for your celebration.
Mexican Party Food for Cinco de Mayo
You can experiment with classic dishes like carnitas, guacamole, and tacos, or you can try something new, like Tex-Mex breakfast casserole or salsa chicken. These dishes are sure to be a hit whether you’re throwing a huge party or just looking for something delicious to share with friends and family.
Get a margarita, head to the kitchen, and make something amazing!
Taco Recipes
Ask anyone what their favorite party food is, and you’re bound to hear someone yell for tacos!
Chicken Street Tacos
Chicken street tacos are easy to make for a 30 minute dinner any night of the week! Give your meal new life with this street taco recipe!
Chicken Street Tacos
Taco Wonton Cups
These Taco Wonton Cups are the perfect bite-sized snack or appetizers! Crispy wonton cups are filled with a taco filling that everyone loves.
Taco Wonton Cups
Walking Taco Casserole
Walking Taco Casserole is our easy Tex-Mex recipe. Everything you love about a walking taco, baked into a kid-friendly, make-ahead casserole!
Walking Taco Casserole
Chicken Taco Seasoning
This chicken taco seasoning recipe is easy to make with simple pantry ingredients. It's easy to customize for other chicken recipes too!
Chicken Taco Seasoning
Dutch Oven Carnitas (Mexican Pulled Pork)
Our Dutch oven carnitas are slow roasted for fork tender Mexican pulled pork. Make this pork carnitas recipe for the best tacos or burritos!
Dutch Oven Carnitas (Mexican Pulled Pork)
Mexican Appetizers and Dips
You can’t have the perfect party without platters and bowls filled with the perfect party food – snacks, dips, and appetizers!
Jalapeno Popper Wonton Cups
These Jalapeno Popper Wonton Cups are the perfect way to spice up game days or any special event with a fun and easy appetizer featuring a delicious combination of cream cheese, jalapenos, and crispy wonton wrapper cups.
Jalapeno Popper Wonton Cups
Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers
Stuffed jalapeno poppers are a game day snack worth craving! Our stuffed jalapeno recipe uses cream cheese and cheddar to mellow the heat.
Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers
Tachos (Loaded Tater Tots)
Enjoy the ultimate comfort food of Tachos, a tasty appetizer or snack of loaded tater tots topped with your favorite nacho fixings!
Tachos (Loaded Tater Tots)
Avocado Crema
Avocado Crema is a creamy, refreshing sauce for fish tacos, nachos…you name it! Make this recipe for avocado cream sauce in just 10 minutes!
Avocado Crema
Cinco de Mayo Dinner Ideas
Our Favorite Stovetop Chili
Hearty stovetop chili is a budget friendly, stick-to-your-ribs meal, and you can make this Dutch oven chili recipe with just 4 ingredients!
Our Favorite Stovetop Chili
Instant Pot Mexican Chicken Salsa
Instant Pot Mexican chicken is a fabulous, quick meal prep recipe. Make this flavorful salsa chicken to enjoy in tacos, burritos, and more!
Instant Pot Mexican Chicken Salsa
Instant Pot Pozole
Use this Instant Pot Pozole recipe to make a flavorful Mexican chicken stew dinner in less time than making a traditional pozole verde!
Instant Pot Pozole
Blackstone Fajitas
Everyone loves Blackstone fajitas! This recipe includes a marinade, so your chicken fajitas are grilled to juicy perfection. They're so delicious!
Blackstone Fajitas
Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken
This Chicken Salsa Verde Instant Pot is the perfect easy weeknight recipe or prep ahead meal. Make it for dinner tonight or early in the week so you can use the chicken to create other meals.
Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken
Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup (Instant Pot)
Make this easy creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Instant Pot or a slow cooker. The tasty broth is full of vegetables and lean protein!
Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup (Instant Pot)
Mexican Side Dishes
Whether it’s a plate of black beans, rice, or creamy refried beans, be sure to fill your plate up with some fiber-packed sides!
Instant Pot Black Beans
Forget buying canned black beans from the store! Pressure cook them fast and easily in the Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi. And, you don't need to presoak them with this no soak recipe, just put them in the pot, add liquid, and press start.
Instant Pot Black Beans
Cilantro Lime Brown Rice
Cilantro Lime Brown Rice is our stovetop version of Chipotle's brown rice recipe. Make it for a flavorful and healthy Tex-Mex side dish!
Cilantro Lime Brown Rice
Breakfast
Who says you can’t celebrate the holiday with a delicious Mexican breakfast?
Tex Mex Bisquick Breakfast Casserole
Bisquick breakfast casserole is a delicious, impossibly easy egg bake with chorizo + cheese. Make our recipe for a hearty brunch or dinner!
Tex Mex Bisquick Breakfast Casserole
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Harriet Young says
Some great recipes here! I love the tachos! Saving so I can work my way through them all.
Kushi Mallya says
Amazing collection of recipes for cinco de mayo party. Thanks for sharing
MacKenzie says
Saving this for next month! I can’t wait to try the walking taco casserole.
Paula says
So excited for our cinco de mayo party! I don’t even know which of these delicious recipes to try first!
veenaazmanov says
Thanks for such amazing recipes and ideas. Need to save these for my next party planning. Delicious and unique recipe too.