Top 10 Healthy Cinco De Mayo Recipes
Mexican Food for Your Fiesta
1. Beef and Cheese Empanada.
This Beef and Cheese Empanada is part of our Cinco de Mayo recipes, a day of commemoration to the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Today we celebrate with festival events full of art, dancing and of course food, food and more…
Ingredients for Beef and Cheese Empanada:
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 cup (150 g) Onion
1 lb (455 g) Ground Beef
2 tsp Salt
½ tsp Black pepper
⅓ cup Cheddar cheese
2 tbsp Ketchup
1 tbsp Mustard
½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 sheets Pie doughFOR THE TOPPING:
1 tbsp Sesame seeds
1 Eggs
2. Best-Ever Taco Dip
Ingredients for Best-Ever Taco Dip:
FOR DIP:
2 (8-oz) blocks Cream Cheese
1 ½ cups Sour cream
¼ cup Jalapeño pepper
1 Lime
3 tbsp Taco seasoning
1 tsp Garlic powder
Kosher SaltFOR TOPPING:
2 cups Lettuce
½ cup Cheddar cheese
½ cup Monterey Jack cheese
½ cup Grape tomatoes
¼ White onion
¼ cup Black olivesFOR SERVING:
Tortilla chips
3. Easy Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients for Easy Chicken Enchiladas:
1 ½ cups Chicken
2 cups Red enchilada sauce
8 Corn tortillas
2 ½ cups Cheese
Salt
Black pepperOPTIONAL TOPPINGS:
Onion
Cilantro
Sour cream
Lettuce
Cotija cheese
4. Esquites – Mexican Street Corn Cups
Ingredients for Esquites- Mexican Street Corn Cups:
4 tbsp Unsalted butter
2 cups Corn kernels
2 cloves Garlic
¼ cup Mayonaise
¼ cup Cotija cheese
1 Jalapeño pepper
2 tbsp Cilantro
½ tsp Salt
Juice of 1 Lime
Chili powder
5. Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas
Ingredients for Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas:
2 tbsp Olive oil
1 tsp Cumin
¾ tsp Kosher Salt
½ tsp Chipotle chili powder
½ tsp Black pepper
12 oz Fajita steak
2 (8-oz) packages Bell pepper
1 ½ cups Yellow onions
Cooking spray
¼ cup Cilantro
1 Lime
½ cup Sour cream
1 tbsp Lime juice
¼ tsp Red pepper
8 Corn tortillas
6. Mexican Bloody Maria cocktail
This Mexican Bloody Maria cocktail is one of my favorite brunch recipes. It is a great way to kick off your day! Don’t worry if you don’t have any tequila, you can stick to the more traditional vodka that you find in a regular Bloody Mary. To make this, start…
Ingredients for Mexican Bloody Maria cocktail:
4 oz Tomato juice
1 ½ oz Tequila blanco
¼ Lemon
¼ Lime
½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
¼ tsp Tabasco sauce
1 pinch Celery salt
1 pinch Smoked Paprika
1 pinch Black pepperFOR GARNISH:
Olives
Pickle spears
Peperoncino
stalks of Celery
7. Dairy-Free Vegan Queso Dip
Ingredients for Dairy-Free Vegan Queso Dip:
1 cup raw Cashews
¼ cup Water
1/2 tsp Sea salt
1½ tbsp fresh Lemon juice
3 tbsp Nutritional yeast
½ tsp Turmeric
14 oz can Diced tomatoes
8. RumChata Pudding Shots
Ingredients for RumChata Pudding Shots:
3.4 oz (1 box) Instant coconut cream pudding
1 cup Milk
1 cup RumChata liqueur
8 oz tub imitation Whipped toppingFOR GARNISH:
⅔ cup Coconut flakes
Whipped cream
9. Sweet Corn Polenta and Tomato Salad
Ingredients for Sweet Corn Polenta and Tomato Salad:
FOR THE POLENTA:
5 cups Water
1 cup Cornmeal
1 cup Corn
½ cup Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp Butter
1 tsp Black pepper
½ tsp SaltFOR THE SALAD:
2 medium Red bell pepper
2 cups Cherry tomatoes
3 tbsp Olive oil
1 tbsp Red wine vinegar
½ tsp Salt
2 tbsp Herbs
10. Fresh Black Bean Salad
This southwestern Fresh Black Bean Salad has an amazing preparation time of just 20 minutes to create a magical medley of spicy and zesty flavors. I have included fresh and canned options for using beans and corn as well as additional optional garnishes if you wish. We all know everything…
Ingredients for Fresh Black Bean Salad :
3 cans (15 ounces each or 4½ cups) Black beans
2 ears Ears of corn
1 Red bell pepper
1 cup Cherry tomatoes
1 cup small Red onion
½ cup Cilantro
1 medium Jalapeño pepper
½ tsp Lime zest
2 tbsp Lime juice
¼ cup Olive oil
¼ cup White wine vinegar
½ tsp Chili powder
½ tsp Cumin
½ tsp Salt
to taste Avocado
to taste Feta cheese
to taste Lime