This Cinco De Mayo Menu provides all the delicious Cinco De Mayo Recipes for your Cinco De Mayo party celebration including drinks, appetizers, mains, dishes, sides, and desserts!
As a bonus, I’ve added many new and exciting Mexican food recipes to this Cinco De Mayo recipe collection of 88 recipes, so you will have a variety of recipes to create a complete menu when you celebrate this fun holiday at your own home fiesta!

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Cinco De Mayo Food
Cinco De Mayo and the Mexican heritage and culture in the U.S. is celebrated by serving Mexican (or Mexican-Inspired) Food. In this article, you will find our best, most popular Mexican (or Mexican-Inspired) Drinks, appetizers, desserts, as well as main dishes, sides and recipes for a Cinco De Mayo party.
Cinco De Mayo Menu
Below are links to recipes for Drinks, Appetizers, Desserts, Main Dishes and Sides that will round out the perfect menu for your Cinco De Mayo celebration. All of these are tried and true recipes from either Flavor Mosaic or other popular bloggers, such as Tastes of Lizzy T, Cooking On The Front Burner, Homemade Interest, Cooking with Curls, Life Tastes Good, HoneyB’s Kitchen, Renee’s Kitchen Adventures, and many more!
Best Cinco De Mayo Drinks
From Margaritas to Mojito recipes and everything in between, we have you covered for alcoholic drinks. These are the best Cinco De Mayo party recipes for cocktails.
Cinco De Mayo Margaritas








Cinco De Mayo Mojitos and Mezcal Mule


Cinco De Mayo Horchata



Cinco De Mayo Appetizers
We have dips, queso, salsas, nachos, taquitos, and quesadillas and all your favorite party appetizers that you will need for your Cinco De Mayo celebration.
Cinco De Mayo Salsas
From red salsa to salsa verde to various types of pico de Gallo. We include the best Cinco de Mayo salsa recipes to celebrate the holiday!






Cinco De Mayo Guacamole



Cinco De Mayo Queso Dips





Cinco De Mayo Dips





Cinco De Mayo Nachos and Quesadillas







Cinco De Mayo Main Dishes
We have the best Cinco de Mayo main dish recipes to wow your guests for your Cinco de Mayo dinner! We think you’ll find several new favorites among these Cinco de Mayo dinner recipes.
Cinco De Mayo Tacos
It’s not Cinco de Mayo without tacos, and we have the best! From chicken tacos to ground beef, pulled pork, and shrimp tacos, along with homemade taco seasoning, you’ll be ready to party for Cinco de Mayo.










Cinco De Mayo Fajitas
Check out the best fajita recipes including chicken, shrimp, and steak fajitas, as well as fajita seasoning and fajita toppings!






Cinco De Mayo Enchiladas
Flavorful enchiladas including chicken enchiladas, cheese enchiladas, beef enchiladas, enchilada sauce, and more!








Cinco De Mayo Mexican Casseroles
We love zesty Mexican casseroles with bold flavors that feed a crowd!







More Cinco De Mayo Main Dishes



Cinco De Mayo Side Dishes
We have the best Mexican Side Dishes to celebrate Cinco De Mayo including old favorites like rice and beans to salads and more!







Cinco De Mayo Desserts
These Mexican-Inspired Desserts are sweet and delicious and easy to make. Many can be made ahead of time so you can enjoy the party!








What Is Cinco De Mayo And Why Is It Celebrated?
Cinco De Mayo in Spanish translates as the 5th of May. Then the question is why is Cinco De Mayo Celebrated? What is special about the 5th of May?
According to History.com, on May 5, 1862, the Mexican army, at the Battle of Puebla, defeated the French army, during the Franco-Mexican War. In Mexico, it is a relatively minor holiday. However, in the U.S., it has become more of a celebration of Mexican culture.
With this extensive collective of Mexican Inspired recipes, your Cinco De Mayo celebration is certain to be a hit. With recipes to round out an entire meal, you will now always have the answer to What To Serve for Cinco De Mayo!
Have you tried any of these recipes? If so, be sure to leave a comment and let me know which recipes were your favorites!
Shelby says
What a great round up! I absolutely love Mexican food!
Karen Howard says
Wow! I Pinned& Copied quite a few Recipes here& some for Tonight for Cinco de Mayo ! The rest are for Taco Tuesday or Thursday, whether I have Tacos of not, it is Anything Mexican. I like to make Casseroles or Separate things & pair together & I mix it up. Ground Beef, Chicken, Steak, Pork, Fish, Shrimp, Chorizo & Vegetables. Sometimes I top Casserolesc w/ Cornbread, or serve it on the side, Do Breakfast Burritos & Eggs in Tomato Sauce & I do make Tex Mex as well. It is All Good. Thanks forc all the Inspiration & Great Recipes. Hope You Enjoy The Holiday!️
Michele says
Thank you Karen! I’m glad you like the recipes. I think you’ll find many recipes on Flavor Mosaic to your liking. Be sure to subscribe to email to be notified of new recipes when they are published.
Michele