5 Healthy Cinco De Mayo Party Recipes

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with healthy snacks, entrees, and desserts hailing from Mexico, Latin America, and the Southwestern United States.

1. Black Bean Salsa with Homemade Tortilla Chips
Get the party started with oven-baked flour-tortilla chips accompanied by a hearty salsa of black beans, tomatoes, scallions, cilantro, and jalapeno pepper. Get the Recipe

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2. Adobo-Marinated Chicken Quesadillas
Chicken breasts gain a smoky richness and a little heat from marinating in adobo, a tangy Mexican chile sauce, in this easy-to-execute dish. Get the Recipe

3. Grilled-Fish Tacos with Radish-Cabbage Slaw
In this recipe, we used chili powder to bring a hint of smoky flavor to a light taco made with grilled red snapper and a mix of vegetables. Get the Recipe

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4. Chicken and Vegetable Burritos
Flour tortillas are wrapped around grilled chicken, bell peppers, onion, cilantro, chile, and cheese in this flavor-packed fare. Get the Recipe

5. Chicken Enchiladas Verdes
Roasted tomatillos and two types of chiles, packed with vitamin C, are blended to create this intensely flavorful sauce. Get the Recipe

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