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Looking for Cinco De Mayo Recipes? Get easy Mexican cuisine recipes that are perfect for the Cinco De Mayo holiday. Included are appetizer recipes, main dish recipes, side dish recipes, and dessert recipes. I include everything from Queso (Cheesy Mexican Dip) to Crockpot Chicken Tacos to Mexican Rice and Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars!
Enchiladas Rojas de Queso, or Cheese Enchiladas with a Red Chipotle Sauce, have a delicious, robust spicy flavor, and are surprisingly easy to make.
Enchiladas Rojas de Queso are corn tortillas dipped in a spicy red chipotle sauce and stuffed with a melting Mexican cheese called queso asadero, then rolled up, and covered with more of the red chipotle sauce and then topped with a Mexican crumbled white cheese called queso fresco.
This Chipotle Sauce recipe is unique in that it is a spicy, flavorful tomato-based sauce made with roasted tomatoes and chipotle chiles in adobo sauce and not a mayonnaise based sauce.
Chipotle Sauce may mean different things to different people. When I googled Chipotle Sauce, most of the top recipes were mayonnaise based sauces to be used on sandwiches. This is NOT one of those sauces.
This Chipotle Sauce is made with fresh Roma tomatoes that are roasted and then combined with chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, onions, and garlic.
This is a chipotle sauce created by cookbook authors, Cappy Lawton and Chris Waters Dunn, and found in Enchiladas Aztec to Tex Mex Cookbook. This chipotle sauce is made with Chipotles en adobo and roasted tomatoes.
Chicken Fajita Pasta is an easy creamy, cheesy chicken and pasta one-pot meal with Mexican Fajita-spiced chicken, pasta, onions, and bell peppers in a creamy, cheesy sauce that can be on the table in 30 minutes! Are you tired of boring chicken dinners? Are you looking for an easy yet delicious recipe to spice up…
This Albondigas Soup recipe is a hearty broth-based Mexican Meatball Soup, made in an Instant Pot pressure cooker, that is super flavorful with seasoned meatballs, lots of vegetables, and a flavorful broth. I discovered Albondigas Soup a few years ago at a Mexican restaurant in San Antonio around the corner from my office when some…
This easy, tender Mango Habanero Grilled Turkey Breast, with a simple BBQ rub, and glazed with a sweet and spicy mango habanero sauce, is cooked to smoky perfection on the grill, making it perfect for your Summer outdoor BBQ.
This Mango Habanero Grilled Turkey Breast was so easy to make and starting with quality ingredients makes all the differences in the world. This turkey breast was tender, moist, and juicy, and is perfect not only for Thanksgiving, but all year round, including for summer barbecues.
Thank you Cacique® for sponsoring this post. Visit your local grocery store to pick up your fave Cacique® product for a delicious dinner tonight! Cheesy Chorizo Jalapeno Mexican Dip is a spicy queso dip made with chorizo, onions, jalapenos, and Mexican cheese that is perfect for parties and holiday entertaining! What Is Cheesy Chorizo Jalapeno…
This Instant Pot Mexican Rice Pudding (Arroz Con Leche in Spanish) is a sweet, creamy Mexican dessert that is quick and easy to make in an Instant Pot. With no eggs and sweetened condensed milk, this easy rice pudding will quickly become one of your family’s favorite desserts! What is Instant Pot Mexican Rice Pudding…
Mexican Beef And Rice Casserole is an easy, cheesy, delicious ground beef skillet dinner loaded with Mexican beefy taco flavor that your whole family will love! It is similar to my Mexican Rice recipe I published recently but with ground beef, black beans, corn, and other ingredients, it is an entire meal instead of a side dish….
This Easy Homemade Mexican Rice, or Spanish Rice, with its bold Mexican flavors, will make your taste buds do a salsa dance, which makes it a perfect side dish for your Mexican dinner. I love bold flavors but don’t want to spend hours slaving over the stove. I want the recipe to be simple, quick and easy….
This Mexican Turkey Garbanzo Bean Salad, or Chickpea Salad, with a Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette Dressing, is fresh, vibrant, colorful and healthy, and a delicious way to keep those new year’s resolutions! This Mexican Turkey Garbanzo Bean Salad recipe is sponsored by Honeysuckle White. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Flavor Mosaic possible! It has…
These Easy Enchiladas Suizas are creamy, cheesy, slightly spicy white chicken enchiladas made with sour cream, mozzarella cheese, salsa verde, chicken, and corn tortillas, and are the best enchiladas. They are out-of-this-world delicious! If you have followed my blog for any length of time, you know I love Mexican and Tex Mex food, such as my…
This Cucumber Tomato Salad with sliced cucumbers, fresh tomatoes, sliced red onions, in a red wine vinaigrette, includes a Mexican twist with the addition of crumbled cotija cheese, Mexican oregano, and chopped cilantro. It makes a truly delicious and refreshing summer salad! Why Is Cucumber Tomato Salad So Popular? In the summertime with barbecues and the hot…
I have partnered with Honeysuckle White® Turkey to bring you these Easy Turkey Fajitas. As always, all opinions are 100% my own. Easy Turkey Fajitas make a delicious, healthy Mexican dinner that can be on the table in 30 minutes. By using either Seasoned Honeysuckle White®’s Seasoned Turkey Breast Strips for Fajitas or Honeysuckle White®’s…
Mexican Street Corn Salad Recipe is deconstructed Elote or Mexican Street Corn, a popular Mexican street food, sold by street vendors, and served in a bowl, instead of as corn on the cob, and covered with a fantastic chili lime cream sauce and cotija cheese. It is one of those delicious recipes with fresh corn, often cooked…
Taco Lasagna is a traditional lasagna casserole with lasagna noodles but adds Mexican taco seasoning, enchilada sauce, and Mexican and Cheddar cheese that is sure to be a family favorite. Who doesn’t love lasagna? I think it must be one of the most popular recipes in the world. With this recipe, I give traditional lasagna…
This Breakfast Taco ain’t no Taco Bell Breakfast. It’s way better! These Breakfast Tacos with Potatoes, Eggs, and Cheese are the real deal, like the ones you find in Austin, Texas! Potato Tacos for breakfast! What could be better! These Breakfast Tacos with Potatoes, Eggs, and Cheese are made with freshly scrambled eggs, my Breakfast Potatoes, Mexican…
These Crockpot Chicken Tacos need only 5-ingredients and a crockpot, or slow cooker, to make incredibly moist and tender Mexican style chicken tacos for taco night or any night. Do you have taco night once a week? These Crockpot Chicken Tacos are a lifesaver because they are so easy to make yet so delicious. They are…
These Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars, inspired by the Mexican dessert called sopapillas, have a sweet, creamy cheesecake filling tucked between 2 crescent roll pastry sheets, and are topped with butter, cinnamon, and sugar and drizzled with honey. Based on the above description and photo, it is no surprise that Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars make a crowd-pleasing dessert that is popular…
Vegetarian Mexican Stuffed Peppers are stuffed with a medley of vegetables (and no rice), including riced cauliflower and sweet potato, roasted broccoli, black beans, and corn, with enchilada sauce and Mexican seasonings.
If you are looking for a way to sneak more vegetables into your diet, or to enjoy a meatless meal once a week, or to lower your carbs, then you will love these Vegetarian Mexican Stuffed Peppers! These Stuffed Peppers are overflowing with vegetables, including riced cauliflower and sweet potato.
You say you don’t have a food processor to rice the cauliflower and sweet potatoes, or maybe it is too much of a hassle to drag out the food processor? That is ok because you don’t have to with this recipe.
These Migas make a delicious spicy Tex-Mex style Breakfast made with scrambled eggs, fried corn tortillas, onions, tomatoes, and jalapenos. If you read my blog regularly, you know I love Tex-Mex food, like my Tex-Mex Beef Fajitas or my Lime Chicken Tacos, or my Cheesy Tomatillo Verde Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas, or my Easy Huevos Rancheros! So…
“This post first appeared over at Real Housemoms where I’m a contributor.” CHURRO MUFFINS transform a sweet cinnamon Mexican dessert into bite-sized mini muffins that are baked instead of fried! Have you ever been to a Mexican restaurant and ordered Churros for dessert? You know the fluted fried pastry dough covered in cinnamon sugar? They…
This Tex-Mex Beef Fajitas recipe, made with skirt steak or flank steak, and served with sauteed onions, red and green peppers, makes an easy, delicious, smoky, spicy and flavorful dinner. Have you ever wondered how to make beef fajitas after visiting a Mexican restaurant? Or wonder what kind of beef or steak the restaurant uses…
These spicy, cheesy Southwest Black Bean Hummus Quesadillas start with the easy 2-ingredient Southwest Black Bean Hummus and come together in minutes for a Mediterranean twist on a favorite Mexican appetizer.
Lime Chicken Tacos make an easy, flavorful and wholesome dinner that your family will love. After marinating overnight you can have a delicious dinner on the table in 15 minutes.
