8 Recipes to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner! Are you planning a party? We've got Mexican Street Corn Nachos, Flank Steak Tacos, Chile Verde, and of course, chips and salsa on our menu. Check it out!

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Published April 06, 2018
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8 Recipes to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

This post is brought to you in partnership with Mission Foods.

Whether you're planning a day of Cinco de Mayo festivities surrounded by friends and family, or you're just looking for a few good recipes to celebrate the holiday at home, here are some of our very favorite Mexican and Mexican-inspired recipes for your table.

Start your meal off with a plate of Mexican Street Corn Nachos and a round of margaritas while the rest of the food finishes cooking.

For your main course, go for Flank Steak with Orange-Avocado Salsa, hearty Chile Verde, or Baked Shrimp with Tomatillos – or all three if you're cooking for a crowd. And either way, serve them with plenty of Mission flour tortillas for serving up every last mouthful.

To round out the meal, we've got you covered with Strawberry Guacamole, Refried Black Beans, and two kinds of salsa: Mango Salsa, and Tomatillo and Corn Salsa. They make a nice complement to our main course dishes and can be left on the table for casual snacking with Mission tortilla chips once the plates are cleared.

Stock up on tequila so you can keep the margaritas coming all night long. Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone!

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  • Mexican Street Corn Nachos

    Mexican Street Corn Nachos
    Elise Bauer

    Street Corn Nachos! Tortilla chips topped a creamy monterey jack cheese sauce, toasted corn, crumbled cotija, chili powder and cilantro.

  • Grilled Tomatillo and Corn Salsa

    Grilled Tomatillo Corn Salsa
    Elise Bauer

    Tomatillo salsa made with grilled tomatillos, grilled corn, jalapeño, onions, garlic

  • Mango Salsa

    Mango Salsa
    Elise Bauer

    Mango salsa with fresh diced mango, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro and lime. Perfect with seafood.

  • Strawberry Guacamole

    Strawberry Guacamole
    Elise Bauer

    Strawberry guacamole! Chunky avocado guacamole with bursts of tart sweet juiciness from strawberries.

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  • Refried Black Beans

    Refried Black Beans
    Elise Bauer

    Black beans, cooked and then fried and mashed with onion, garlic, chili, and cilantro. So good!!

  • Flank Steak with Orange and Avocado Salsa

    Flank Steak with Orange and Avocado Salsa
    Sally Vargas

    Switch up your dinner routine this flank steak and citrus-avocado salsa! It's easy to make on the stovetop or on a grill, and feeds the whole family. Serve as tacos or over salad greens.

  • Chile Verde

    Chile Verde
    Elise Bauer

    Authentic Mexican pork chile verde! with chunks of pork shoulder slow cooked in a roasted tomatillo and jalapeno chile verde sauce. So good!

  • Baked Shrimp with Tomatillos

    Baked Shrimp with Tomatillos
    Elise Bauer

    Shrimp baked in a sauce of chopped tomatillos, Cotija cheese, jalapeños, onions and garlic, tossed with cilantro and lime juice.