22 recipes to make for cinco de mayo

22 recipe ideas to celebrate the upcoming cinco de mayo!

Cinco de Mayo in America has become synonymous with breaking out our favorite Mexican-style recipes! In actuality, the holiday celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War and is not that widely celebrated in Mexico. So really, this is celebrating the Americanized version of the holiday.

So without further ado, here are 22 of my favorite mexican-style recipes to make come May the 5th to celebrate with!

CROCKPOT SALSA CHICKEN

MEXICAN SWEET POTATO & CAULIFLOWER RICE WITH SPICY TOFU

POWER PLATE’S SWEET POTATO BOWLS WITH CILANTRO LIME RICE & BLACK BEANS

SPICY BLACK BEAN & VEGGIE FARRO BAKE

SHEET PAN SHRIMP FAJITAS

FREEZER BREAKFAST BURRITOS

BLACK BEAN, CORN, SWEET POTATO AND FARRO BOWL (WITH CREAMY AVOCADO YOGURT SAUCE)

SMALL-BATCH BLACK BEAN, CORN & SPICY SWEET POTATO ENCHILADAS

SPICY SHRIMP & QUINOA BOWLS

MEXICAN CORN ZUCCHINI NOODLES WITH CHILI-LIME ROASTED CHICKPEAS

CHEESY WHOLE GRAIN ENCHILADA BAKE

CHILI-SPICED TOFU BOWL WITH PEPPER LIME CORN & PINEAPPLE SALSA

SPICED SWEET POTATO & BLACK BEAN TACOS

DOUBLE BEAN CORN & AVOCADO SALAD

SMASHED MEXICAN STUFFED SWEET POTATO

6-INGREDIENT WHOLE GRAIN CHICKEN, BLACK BEAN AND CORN ENCHIALADAS

WHOLE WHEAT BLACK BEAN, CORN AND SWEET POTATO QUESADILLAS

EASY VEGGIE PACKED MEXICAN CASSEROLE

EASY DOUBLE BEAN AND CORN WHOLE WHEAT ENCHILADAS

EASY ELOTE (MEXICAN STREET CORN)

MEXICAN BREAKFAST BURRITO

SUMMER VEGGIE MEXICAN QUINOA BOWL

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