40 colorful recipes for a Mexican celebration
Hello, hello
Dear Monday,
Be gentle. How was your weekend? did you follow up the French elections last weekend? A lot of crazy going on in the world. I hope French show us not everything is lost to madness next Sunday. Sometimes I wish I could return back time, to simpler times. Honestly.
Never too early to begin a 5 de Mayo celebration, huh? Didn't think so, the dishes I will present to you today, are just so full of color and flavor that you can have them any time of the year, if you ask me. So here we go:
Appetizers
Fresh pico de gallo by me
Restaurant style salsa from David from Spiced Blog
Tuna stuffed jalapenos from Shashi at Savory Spin
BBQ Chicken Nachos from Liz at Floating Kitchen
Spicy chocolate bean dip from Shashi at Savory Spin
Chipotle queso fundido skillet from Allie at Through her looking glass
Nachos with black bean tomatillos salsa from Annie at Ciao Chow Bambina
Pulled pork taquitos from Matt at Real food by dad
Salads
Slow cooker barbacoa beef bowls from Kevin at Kevin is cooking
Mexican street corn salad from David at Spiced blog
Mexican spiced roasted broccoli from Karrie at Tasty ever after
Mexican street corn from Rachelle at Beer Girl cooks
Soups & chili
Chicken fajita soup from Gayle at Pumpkin and Spice
Chicken enchilada soup from David at Spiced blog
Black bean and sweet potato soup with avocado cilantro crema from Dawn at Girl Heart Food
Pozole from Mary Ann at The Beach House Kitchen
Beef and chorizo chili from Karrie at Tasty ever after
Jalapeno Pale Ale chili from Rachelle at Beer Girl cooks
Entrées
Enchilada black bean burgers with roasted corn slaw from Cheyanne at No Spoon Necessary
Spicy tomatillo pork loin from me
Instant-pot salsa verde turkey and beans from Karrie at Tasty ever after
Shredded hoisin blackberry chicken tacos with crunchy slaw by Liz from Floating Kitchen
Salsa verde pulled pork from me!
Jerk carnitas tacos pineapple jalapeno salsa from Cheyanne at No Spoon Necessary
Tacos al pastor from Kevin at Kevin is cooking
Roasted shrimp tacos with fresh mango salsa from me!
Plantain and black bean tacos with chimichurri sauce from Liz at Floating Kitchen
Slowcooker beer braised brisket tacos with chipotle slaw from Rachelle at Beer Girl cooks
Crispy pork carnitas tacos from Mary Ann at The Beach House Kitchen
Pineapple guajillo chile pulled pork from Kevin at Kevin is cooking
One pan taco macaroni and cheese from Gayle at Pumpkin and Spice
Mexican cheesy chicken bake from Matt at Real food by dad
Chili pasta bake from Dawn at Girl Heart food
Easy stacked enchiladas suizas bake from Cheyanne at No Spoon Necessary
Chili Mac & Cheese from Matt at Real food by dad
Black bean taco quinoa skillet from Gayle at Pumpkin and Spice
Desserts
Mexican chocolate sandwich cookies with dulce de leche filling from Mary Ann at The Beach House Kitchen
Strawberry Key Lime margarita greek yogurt ice pops from Rachelle at Beer Girl cooks
Cinnamon sugar sopapillas from David at Spiced Blog
Cinnamon baked doughnuts from Annie at Ciao CHow Bambina
A buen tiempo.
Con Fuerza y Sazón,
Gaila
AFPA Certified Nutritionist, Dominican Cook, Bariatric Patient
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Wow! What an awesome collection of deliciousness you've got going on here, Gaila. I'm not sure I can wait all the way until Friday for Cinco de Mayo now! 🙂 And thank you so much for including some of my posts on here. You're the best! Happy Monday, my friend!
My dear David, how could I not include you! I always love your recipes and further more your pics are beautiful and cheerful! full with colors. ❤?❤?
So much to choose! Thanks for these great Mexican recipe ideas. Love all these recipes and would love to try them out.
Thank you Alma! I am glad you liked the recipes!
The weekend went by way too fast, as usual, but sure happy to see this on Monday!I have to get the party started ASAP cause all of this looks too good!! Oh my goodness -where to start?? Definitely lots of inspiration in this round up 🙂 Thanks so very much for including my recipes, Gaila! Appreciate it!! You're too kind! Pinned! Hope you have a fantastic week, my friend!
Dawn, you are so welcome, it's a pleasure to share your recipes!
Hey there Gaila! This is quite the round up and could make anyones Cinco celebration be a smash. Love all the varieties of goodies here. Thank you too for including me here, I'm in some tasty company! 🙂
Hey Kevin! You are so very welcome! I am glad you liked it. Hope you have a great week my friend!
I just had lunch but I'm hungry again! This post is a party for the eyes! And soon to be, belly! Thank you so much for including me in this gorgeous round-up! Have a happy day, my friend!
Annie! thank you for always sharing your beautiful recipes from the heart to the soul! Have a great day!
Wow this is one stellar round up, Gaila! I want ALL 40 of these dishes at once, like smorgasbord style! I probably wouldn't be able to move for a week, but it would be worth it! 😉 Thank you so much for including some of my recipes! I'm honored!
P.s. I totally forgot about that burger! Holy cow that photo is terrible. lol. It's fun seeing how far our photography has come, right?! <3
Hey Chey! One thing I love about you and your blog are your pictures, so shhhhh ☺☺☺???????
Well this roundup definitely makes Monday better! I love all these recipes and thank you so much for including a few of mine. I'm saving this so I can go back to it and make every single one of these recipes because I LOVE MEXICAN FOOD!!! Happy Cinco de Mayo week Gaila! 🙂
Karrie!! Thank you for always sharing your heart out! and I of course I know you love Mexican! ????
I want at least two of everything on this list! Great roundup, Gaila! Thanks so much for including me! ?❤️