In the spirit of Cinco de Mayo, I thought I would share some of my favorite Mexican recipes with you. The best part – all of them are super healthy! So break out the Coronas, mix the margaritas, and get cooking. Let’s start with the basics first: guacamole.
My Los Gol Inspired Guacamole is the perfect start to any Mexican dish. Serve it with chips for an appetizer (or make it healthy by serving it with celery or carrots), use it to top tacos, burritos, or any other delicious dish you decide to make. In my opinion, it wouldn’t be Cinco de Mayo without it.
The trick is to get a nice, thick tortilla chip. Those flimsy, mass-produced chips just don’t cut it. Get the real deal from the Mexican section of your market.
Next up on the menu are my Southern California-Style Steak Tacos. Healthy, quick, and delicious, these are a great main dish. If the weather is nice, grill the flank steak! You can also swap out the steak for chicken if you’d prefer.
These fresh and light steak tacos take me back to the beaches of Southern California, even in the middle of blusterous Chicago.
Or, check out just the pico de gallo and use it to top fish for an extremely healthy dish.
The cilantro is what makes this dish extra special. Not to mention, it’s almost all veggies so this dish is super healthy!
For another fish alternative, try my Mango Salsa over Mahi Mahi.
It’s spicy, sweet, fresh, and simply delicious. The fact that it’s healthy is just an awesome afterthought.
Or, like the guacamole, the mango salsa can be eaten with just chips or veggies for a delicious appetizer. The mango salsa would also be delicious over chicken as a standalone or in chicken tacos, too.
This is delicious with fish, chicken, pork, or simply with tortilla chips as an appetizer. It’s a fun twist on a favorite.
My Garlicky Shrimp Fajitas with Guacamole are another main dish favorite and are super easy to make.
This delicious dish only takes about 15 minutes to make!
Lastly, try my Skinny Spicy Buffalo Shrimp Dip for another dip with Mexican flavors. This dip has quick a kick from sriracha (though you can swap out sriracha for tapatio for extra Mexican flavors) and gets its gooey-ness from Mexican cheese. This dip is delicious with chips or veggies.
Cheesy, gooey goodness. You’ve never guess it is healthy!
To make any of these dishes extremely healthy (one step past super healthy), use celery or carrots instead of tortilla chips for the dips, and swap out flour tortillas for wheat. These dishes will taste super delicious either way!
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