15 Delicious Cinco de Mayo Recipes

These carnitas are delicious, tender bits of slow cooked shredded pork from the crock pot made crispy under the broiler. It's the perfect recipe for a weekend meal or planned-ahead weeknight dinner!

Even though it consists of minimal ingredients, this creamy guacamole is packed with flavor and so much more delicious than any store-bought one.

This Mexican white queso dip is a creamy and zesty cheese dip that contains just 3 ingredients and is ready in 5 minutes.

Mangonadas Margaritas take the fun, frozen fruit snack and elevates them to an adult cocktail. They’re sure to make your next Cinco de Mayo more festive and exciting.

Bring the heart of Mexico right into your kitchen with none other than Mexican street corn. Think sweet, salty, tangy, and spicy flavors all packaged together to form mouth-watering elotes.

Wish you could have your margarita and eat it too? These boozy margarita cupcakes are light, fluffy, and topped with tequila lime frosting!

Pico De Gallo is so flavorful and simple to make! This traditional Mexican salsa is great on anything from tacos to tortilla chips.

One scoop of this hearty Cheesy Mexican Chicken Skillet will lead to many more! It's filled with all your favorite taco night ingredients, all prepared in just one pan. It can also be easily modified for different dietary needs and is great for meal prep.

A light sponge cake soaked with a mixture of evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and cream and topped with more whipped cream, a cake can hardly get any more decadent and delightful.

Birria Tamales are tasty bites of Mexican heaven. Corn masa stuffed with shredded beef and then steamed to perfection. Serve with consomé for dipping and enjoy!

Take the work out of dinner with these warm and juicy Crockpot Chicken Tacos. Made with mojito lime seasoning, hard cider, onion, and lime, you get the sweet, you get the spicy, and you get the good time!

You will just love this Mexican shrimp ceviche recipe. It’s a colorful and appetizing recipe with fresh shrimp, along with various salad ingredients and other flavors.

With tequila, fresh lemon juice, triple sec and agave syrup, this lemon margarita is a more citrus forward and less sweet take on the classic margarita.

These Grilled Carne Asada Mulitas are similar to traditional quesadillas but use corn tortillas and marinated skirt steak. They are one of my new favorite party appetizers to make in the warmer months and after marinating, can be ready in less than 15 minutes.

Inspired by warm, grilled Mexican corn on the cob, but in dip form! What makes it so addicting? Feta and parmesan cheese, mayo, and roasted summer corn served with a lot of diced up veggies and seasoning.