22 Of the Best Gluten-Free Mexican Recipes for Cinco de Mayo
Pork Carnitas
Gluten-free Mexican food will bring the flavor (without the guilt) to your Cinco de Mayo celebration this year. Whether you are getting ready for May 5th or just your weekly Taco Tuesday, you don't want to miss out on these lightened-up Tex-Mex favorites. From tacos, tostadas and salsa to Mexican side dishes, you'll want to try each and every one of these low-carb Mexican recipes.
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Best Gluten-Free Mexican Food Recipes for Cinco de Mayo
Tacos: As long as you use hard or soft corn tortillas, you can enjoy tacos. You'll have to avoid fillings like fried fish or those made with marinades or spice mixes that use gluten-containing ingredients like beer or flour. But if you make your own—like the Chili Lime Steak Bites in this roundup—you can set up a taco bar with toppings like cheese, sour cream, lettuce and guacamole.
Nachos: Buy a brand of gluten-free tortilla chips (like Siete Grain-Free Tortilla Chips) and you can use those same taco fillings and toppings to make nachos. Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken is a great option.
Rice bowls: Whether you use regular rice or keep it low-carb with cauliflower rice, you can top it with one of these low-carb chicken skillet dinner recipes, plus all your favorite fixings.
Side dishes: Rice, beans, corn, and of course dips like salsa and guac are all gluten-free.
Skinny Margaritas: Since tequila is made from the agave plant, as long as the brand doesn't add any flavorings or other sneaky gluten ingredients, it's gluten-free. That means it's margarita time!
Mexican Breakfast: A proper Cinco de Mayo starts with breakfast! Try the Breakfast Tostada Stacks or Salsa Egg Tacos with Mexican Pepper Jack Baked Cauliflower Tots.
Related: Easy Mexican Dessert Recipes for Cinco de Mayo
If all of that isn't enough, you can stuff sweet potatoes, kick up your shrimp cocktail, bring the Tex-Mex to breakfast and more!
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Gluten-Free Mexican Food Recipes
Aubrie Pick
You can throw whatever you want on these nachos and feel free to make them your own! Get this Game-Day Sheet Pan Nachos recipe!
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Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas is an easy weeknight meal that’s ready in 30 minutes! Get this Stacked Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas recipe!
Cupcakes & Kale Chips
The best part of enchiladas is an easy meal you can keep low carb with cauliflower rice or lettuce wraps or pile them into tortillas. Get this Chicken Enchilada Skillet recipe!
Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Fried eggs and refried beans on crisp corn tortillas make this a perfect Cinco de Mayo breakfast or brinner. Get this Breakfast Tostada Stacks recipe!
The Cookie Rookie
These are so easy and delicious that it's no wonder they are an absolute internet sensation. Get this Baked Chicken Tacos recipe!
Cupcakes & Kale Chips
This easy fruit salsa is perfect on top of grilled chicken, taco salads, fish tacos, or just for scooping up with chips. Get this Mango Avocado Salsa recipe!
Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Sometimes the party needs a little tequila. Get this Skinny Grapefruit Margaritas recipe!
Spend With Pennies
Fill some corn tortillas with flaky white fish that has been rubbed with a flavorful spice mixture and add your favorite toppings. Get this Easy Fish Tacos recipe!
Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Maybe they aren't traditional, but kids of all ages love these, especially when you dip them in salsa or guacamole. Get this Cheesy Hot Dog Baked Taquitos recipe!
Cupcakes & Kale Chips
An easy party appetizer or a 15-minute dinner that's an explosion of flavors. Get this Chili Lime Steak Bites recipe!
Real Housemoms
Make this restaurant favorite at home. Get this Mexican Rice recipe!
Dinner at the Zoo
Mexican pulled pork is cooked until tender and then crisped under the broiler. Get this Pork Carnitas recipe!
Cupcakes & Kale Chips
For a meatless option, you'll love this sweet and spicy combo. Get this Mexican Pineapple Black Bean Stuffed Baked Sweet Potatoes recipe!
Cupcakes & Kale Chips
A simple side with spicy, salty, smoky and zesty flavors. Get this Chili Lime Corn recipe!
Wonky Wonderful
Your usual cocktail sauce gets a Tex-Mex twist for dunking these succulent shrimp. Get this Mexican Shrimp Cocktail recipe!
House of Yumm
This classic side can be made with dried beans or canned beans and it's super easy and delicious either way. Get this Homemade Refried Beans recipe!
Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Cauli tots get a cheesy kick in this yummy veggie side dish. Get this Mexican Pepper Jack Baked Cauliflower Tots recipe!
The Noshery
Also called Mexican Street Corn, these charred kernels are coated with so much deliciousness. Get this Elote Corn recipe!
Flavor the Moments
Those loaded bowls you love can be made healthier at home. Get this Chicken Burrito Bowls with Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice recipe!
Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Only a few ingredients to make a big batch of shredded chicken you can use for tacos, nachos, salads, enchiladas and more. Get this Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken and Black Beans recipe!
Shugary Sweets
Your chips, nachos, tacos, and everything else aren't complete without it. Get this Pico de Gallo recipe!
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Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Simmer eggs in salsa for the easiest breakfast tacos ever. Get this Salsa Egg Tacos recipe!
