Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with delicious and festive Tex-Mex recipes including enchiladas, tacos, carnitas, nacho cheese sauce, margaritas, and more. This is the ultimate gluten free recipe collection!
One of the (countless) reasons I love eating Mexican food is that many of my go-to orders at Mexican restaurants are naturally gluten free.
With meals based around gluten free ingredients such as corn, beans, rice, meat, cheese, vegetables, fresh and dried herbs and spices – and tequila! – Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine is a dream come true for those of us who need or want to eat gluten free.
There’s no better time to celebrate your favorite Mexican dishes than on Cinco de Mayo, a US holiday celebrating Mexican culture and heritage.
From craveable vegetarian dishes, to copycat recipes, thirst-quenching drinks, and restaurant-style recipes, this list of gluten free Cinco de Mayo recipes is everything you need to throw the ultimate fiesta at home – where guacamole is never extra!
Gluten Free Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Easy Pinto Beans Recipe
This easy pinto beans recipe is the perfect side dish to serve with any Tex-Mex-inspired supper. Thick and creamy, gluten free, low fat, and vegan, too!
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Cheese Enchiladas with Red Sauce
Cheese Enchiladas with Red Sauce is a family-friendly dinner recipe made with a handful of everyday ingredients. My family scrapes the casserole dish clean!
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Restaurant Style Salsa
Restaurant Style Salsa is inexpensive and a cinch to make at home. Learn the ingredient I use to make it taste just like a restaurant's!
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How to Cook Ground Beef (Restaurant-Style)
Have you ever wondered how Tex-Mex restaurants get their ground beef so soft, tender, and finely-textured? Boil it! I’ll show you how.
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Easy Homemade Burrito Bowl
Easy Homemade Burrito Bowl is a simplified version of Chipotle’s Burrito Bowls. Save time and money with this vibrant, fresh, and fabulous recipe!
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Beef Enchilada Recipe
Beef Enchiladas are easy, family-friendly, and made with an incredible homemade red enchilada sauce. You'll make this cozy ground beef recipe again and again!
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Esquites (Mexican Street Corn Salad)
Esquites, aka Mexican Street Corn Salad, is full of fresh and craveable textures and flavors. Serve with any summer dinner!
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Easy Chicken Enchiladas with Red Sauce
Easy Chicken Enchiladas with Red Sauce will delight your entire family. Cheesy, make-ahead, and so satisfying — no restaurant required!
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Chicken Fajitas Recipe
Craving sizzling, restaurant-style fajitas? Keep it simple and skip the marinade! This easy Chicken Fajitas recipe proves less is more.
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Roasted Poblano Salsa Chicken Enchiladas with Cucumber Pico de Gallo
Roasted Poblano Salsa Chicken Enchiladas with Cucumber Pico de Gallo are a fresh and light twist on classic enchiladas with red sauce.
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Watermelon Jalapeño Margaritas
Watermelon Jalapeño Margaritas are the perfect balance of sweet and spice. Incredibly refreshing and no fancy liquors required!
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Homemade Crunchy Taco Hamburger Helper
Homemade Crunchy Taco Hamburger Helper is as hearty and satisfying as the box mix, but made much healthier at home. Packed with flavor, made in 1 skillet, and ready in 30 minutes – it's a family favorite!
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Easy Taco Seasoning Recipe
My easy homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe is made with spice cupboard staples, and is free from unnecessary additives and thickeners. Seasons 1lb of cooked meat or beans.
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Cheesy Taco Soup
Cheesy Taco Soup is a thick and hearty soup recipe that’s loaded with taco-inspired ingredients. Filling, cozy, and totally satisfying!
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Gluten Free Enchilada Sauce
Gluten Free Enchilada Sauce has restaurant-quality flavor yet takes less than 10 minutes to make with pantry staples. Rich, satisfying, and super simple!
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Secret Ingredient Rosé Sangria
Secret Ingredient Rosé Sangria is festive, refreshing, and flavored with a secret ingredient that puts it over the top!
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Mini Vegetable Enchilada Stacks
Mini Vegetable Enchilada Stacks are perfectly proportioned and full of fresh veggies. These meatless enchiladas are no rolling-required!
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Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chicken Enchilada Skillet
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chicken Enchilada Skillet is a healthy, gluten-free dinner recipe that your entire family will love!
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Cheesy Chicken Burrito Skillet
Cheesy Chicken Burrito Skillet is the tortilla-less version of a cheesy, stuffed burrito. Add everything into a skillet then simmer – so easy!
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Breakfast Taco Casserole
Breakfast Taco Casserole is breakfast taco ingredients layered in casserole form. This gluten free breakfast recipe is cheesy and satisfying!
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Gluten Free Nacho Cheese Sauce
Gluten Free Nacho Cheese Sauce is creamy, cheesy, and a cinch to make with everyday ingredients — no processed cheese required!
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Crock Pot Salsa Chicken
Crock Pot Salsa Chicken is juicy, tender, and easy too — all you need is chicken, salsa, and taco seasoning. Use the shredded chicken in tacos, nachos, salads and more!
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Beef and Veggie Enchilada Skillet
Beef and Veggie Enchilada Skillet gives you all the flavor of homemade enchiladas in a simple, 1 skillet dish. No rolling required!
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Large Batch Homemade Taco Seasoning
Large Batch Homemade Taco Seasoning is a cinch to prepare and ready when you are for taco night! Free from gluten, artificial colors, and preservatives.
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Mini Taco Meatloaf
Switch up taco night with Mini Taco Meatloaf! This easy dinner recipe can be prepped ahead of time, and is fun for all ages.
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Crock Pot Carnitas with Egg and Avocado
Crock Pot Carnitas with Egg and Avocado is a protein packed, low carb, gluten free recipe that's fit for any meal of the day. Sizzling and absolutely succulent!
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Chorizo, Sweet Potato and Black Bean Rice Skillet
Chorizo, Sweet Potato and Black Bean Rice Skillet is a simple yet impressively delicious recipe that’s made in just 1 skillet. Filling and packed with flavor!
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Thanks so much for including my Vegan Seven Layer Sweet Potato Dip. What an awesome roundup of amazing cinco de mayo recipes! :)
Thanks so much for including my salsa recipe in this awesome round-up, Kristin! I’ve been a fan of IGE for such a long time that it totally made my day. We just made your amazing baked beans for the first time this grilling season last weekend. Always a hit!
Hi! I made both the carnitas tacos and the skinny shrimp stuffed poblanos, and it was all fantastic! I used the chipotle salsa that comes in a can for the carnitas…easiest and tastiest carnitas ever!
So glad you found the roundup helpful!! :)
Is this becoming more of a round up recipe site vs recipe blog?
Nope! I’ve always done recipe roundups here on IGE and will continue to sprinkle them in with new recipes.
This is such a fantastic roundup, Kristin! I love Mexican food and could eat it all year round. Thanks so much for including my rice too, I appreciate it! Definitely pinning this for later too.
I want to make them all! Thanks for including our salsa! xo
Such a great roundup that it’s no fair – how will I ever choose between these???
Thank you for helping me plan for my meal next week! Having friends as I love Cinco de Mayo- also adding cowboy caviar- a go to!
Love me some MEXICAN food!! And some drinks, you got this girl! I will need to plan a fiesta for Tuesday and use some of these recipes!
Thanks so much for including my churro treats Kristin. Have a wonderful weekend! xo
Thank you for this list! We are having a pot luck on Monday at the office and those churro inspired crispy treats are calling to me! ;)
I love your site and your family is so cute! I have to say, I do miss the Friday Favorites. They were what initially attracted me to iowagirleats and were my weekly highlight.
I miss your Friday Favorites too! They are what initially brought me to your site and also were one of my weekly highlights.
Yes! I third this thought, I LOVED the Friday Favorites!!
Hi guys! I sincerely appreciate you letting me know what you’re looking for here at IGE! Unfortunately I have very limited free time so I like to spend it with my family vs surfing the internet. These recipe roundup posts are a bit different because I’m looking for specific recipes vs randomly surfing, so they don’t take as much time (funnily enough FF take the most time out of any posts I write!) Thank you for your understanding!
Thank you so much for including my Spicy Mexican Fudge and Blood Orange Margaritas! I loooooove Cinco de Mayo food!