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Easy Mexican Party Theme Ideas
Try these Easy Mexican Party Theme Ideas and Recipes, your friends and family will be raving how clever you are for throwing such a great party!
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How do you host a Mexican dinner party?
Here are all the Mexican party ideas you’ll need to make your fiesta a party to remember. It will be easy with these, just go through each section and pick a few ideas. Click on the Amazon like to have your party supplies delivered or check out the make your own section.
- Brainstorming and party details sheet
- Guestlist
- Menu
- Decorations
- Entertainment
- Day of the party schedule
- Count down to-do checklist
- Party space grid planner sheet
- Free printable banner with letters
You have all you need for a great Taco Tuesday, Cinco de Mayo, or casual tacos and margarita night by the pool. If you need more Ideas be sure and follow my Pinterest board at the bottom of this post.
FIESTA PARTY OUTFITS
Set the party mood with fun outfits and accessories. Pick the perfect party dress or throw on a sombrero or serape.
How about going through your closet and creating an outfit with bright colors and off the shoulder tops?
PARTY DECORATIONS
Mexican party supplies are all about color! In addition to highlights of Mexico’s national colors of red, green, and white, a palette of bright bold colors is also a great choice. For inspiration think about a Mexican blanket or floor tiles. choose 5 or so colors that you want to uses as part of your decoration choices to create a cohesive themed party.
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FREE Cinco de Mayo Printables
Cinco de Mayo: FREE Cinco de Mayo Printables. Throwing a party for Cinco de Mayo? How about some FREE Cinco de Mayo Printables to get you started.
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Free Printable Fiesta Placemat – Val Event Gal
Print your own Mexican party placemats to help you set a festive table.
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Cactus Banner { Free Printable } – Six Clever Sisters
Cactus banner free printable – download and print this cute cactus banner for easy birthday decor! Entire alphabet is included!
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How to make DIY papel picado – Ohoh deco
Easy DIY to make mexican papel picado banner. The perfect party decor! It’s super quick to make using my free papel picado PDF template.
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Free Printable Mexican Photo Booth Props
On this page we are sharing these colorful Free Printable Mexican Photo Booth Props. You can add loads of fun and colors to your Fiesta and Cinco de Mayo celebrations with these adorable free printable props.
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4 Fun Cinco de Mayo Activities (Free Printables!)
Get a free printable for the young kids at your party. Or have your kids help with the decorations by coloring these before your guest arrive.
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PARTY GAMES
Mexican Fiesta Party Ideas | Birthday Party Ideas for Kids
Mexican Fiesta birthday party ideas for kids. Great ideas for party games, food, decorations, invitations, and activities. Fun for Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
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Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Take your next party up a notch in fun with this adorable Pin The Tail on the Donkey FREE printable. A fun game for children of all ages.
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PARTY FOOD
Instant Pot Mexican Recipes
Dump and Start Instant Pot Mexican Black Beans Stew (V, GF)
Ready to make Instant Pot Black Beans? No soaking required and only three ingredients are required for these pressure cooker black beans!
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Easy Vegetarian Taco Soup – Pressure Cooker – Piping Pot Curry
Hearty Vegetarian Taco Soup is a dump-and-go Instant Pot recipe with lots of black beans, corn, peppers & tomatoes to create a delicious, satisfying dinner.
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Instant Pot Mexican Beans – Debra Klein | Easy Plant Based Recipes
Seriously Simple Mexican Pinto Bean Recipe. An inexpensive and tasty way to make beans from scratch.
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Instant Pot Chicken Posole Recipe | The Feathered Nester
Our Chicken Posole recipe made in the Instant Pot is perfect for creating a rich and flavorful dish in a fraction of the time it takes to make a traditional stew!
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Vegan & Vegetarian Mexican Recipes
Vegetarian Enchilada Casserole
Gluten free mexican food that is warm and comforting, yet full of nutrition. This vegetarian enchilada casserole will become a weeknight staple!
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Copycat Chipotle Veggie Bowl with Fajitas Veggies
Delicious and loaded Vegan Burrito Bowl in Chipotle Veggie Bowl style with NINE items like Fajitas Veggies, Black Beans, Cilantro Rice, Salsa…
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Healthy Vegetarian Mexican Casserole with Rice & Beans – Piping Pot Curry
Healthy Vegetarian Mexican Rice & Bean Casserole is easy to make and filled with cheesy goodness, along with brown rice and lots of veggies. This is an easy gluten free & vegetarian casserole for a weeknight dinner or your next party!
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Slow Cooker Mexican Recipes
Crock Pot Salsa Fresca Chicken | Monica Nedeff
3 ingredient Crock Pot Salsa Fresca Chicken is an easy dinner and makes delicious leftovers for a healthy Mexican inspired meal!
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Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos – WhitneyBond.com
Tri tip is slow cooked in a sweet & spicy pineapple sriracha sauce, then turned into THE BEST shredded beef tacos, in this easy Mexican crockpot recipe!
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Crock Pot Refried Beans
Delicious refried beans made in the crock pot. These beans are made without any added fat but are still full of flavor.
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Chicken Recipes
The Best Chicken Enchiladas
The BEST Chicken Enchiladas! These easy chicken enchiladas have a delicious chicken and cheese filling with homemade enchilada sauce.
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Chicken and Black Bean Enchiladas
For the best chicken and black bean enchiladas, try this authentic Mexican enchiladas recipe. Chicken enchiladas with red sauce is savory and delicious.
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Easy Chicken Fajitas Recipe (Oven & AirFryer) | Spice Cravings
An easy Chicken Fajitas recipe that’s super flavorful and bursting with Mexican seasoning is quickly prepared in the oven or air fryer in under 25 minutes.
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Pork Recipes
Homemade Tamales: Pork Filling | 24Bite® Recipes
Homemade Tamales is one of the most popular dishes from Latin America and now you can easily make this tamales recipe for your next special occasion.
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Tinga-Style Pork Shoulder Tacos
Tinga De Puerca is the smoky, meaty filling for Tinga Tacos. Braised Boston butt with chipotle peppers makes these pork shoulder tacos hearty & craveworthy.
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Braised Salsa Verse Pork Tacos
Boneless Pork Shoulder braised in a homemade salsa verde that is a little bit spicy and super fresh. This recipe is so easy.
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Beef Recies
Carne Asada Recipe – The Art of Food and Wine
Carne Asada is tender, juicy skirt steak marinated in citrusy Mexican seasonings and grilled. Perfect for tacos and burritos, or on its own. An easy classic
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Beef Stuffed Poblano Peppers – Kathryn’s Kitchen
Easy Beef Stuffed Poblano Peppers that are stuffed with beef, quinoa, bold spice and lots of cheese! These make the best dinners and are healthy too!
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Salad Recipes
Southwest Quinoa Salad – Clean Plate Mama Salads/Sides
This southwest quinoa salad is packed with plant-based protein and veggies. All tossed in a lime vinaigrette, it’s flavorful, easy, and healthy.
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Spicy Mexican Street Corn Salad
This spicy Mexican street corn salad is the perfect side dish for tacos, burritos, or enchiladas!
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Mexican Salad
This Mexican Salad is far more delicious than any restaurant and serves a crowd at a fraction of the price! It’s fresh, filling, flavorful, gluten-free, loaded with vegetables and drizzled with intoxicating Cilantro Lime Dressing. You will want to do douse the dressing on EVERYTHING, guaranteed. T…
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Rice Recipes
Festive Mexican Rice Salad
Mexican Rice Salad is a salad bursting with flavor made with black beans, whole grain brown rice, colorful veggies all tossed in a cilantro lime dressing.
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Arroz Verde – Mexican Green Rice – Spinach Rice Pilaf
This easy recipe for fluffy spinach rice pilaf makes a healthy and delicious side dish.
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One-Pot Mexican Rice Skillet Dinner – Two Healthy Kitchens
This easy Mexican Rice Skillet Dinner is loaded with yummy Tex-Mex flavor – it’s a quick, one-pot dinner recipe your whole family will love! • Ready in 30 Minutes or Less • Make Ahead •
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Soup Recipes
Sopa de Albóndigas- Healthy Meatball Soup
This healthy meatball soup – sopa de albóndigas – is popular in Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador and with everyone who tastes it!
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Easy Black Bean and Chicken Soup
Easy Black Bean & Chicken Soup is a spicy, rich & hearty dinner that can be on the table in 20 minutes. Healthy and low carb with a vegetarian option.
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Breakfast Recipes
Easy Huevos Rancheros Recipe
This easy huevos rancheros recipe serves up ranch style eggs with fresh pico de gallo, refried beans and homemade ranchero sauce over corn tortillas.
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Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Tostadas | Krazy Kitchen Mom
Looking for a way to mix it up for breakfast, brunch, and even dinner? Tostadas are a great way to add a ton of flavor and variety to your weekly menu.
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Salsa & Sauce Recipes
Green Tomato Salsa Verde
The combination of green tomatoes, chilies, onions and cilantro creates a salsa with authentic Mexican flavor in this recipe for Green Tomato Salsa Verde. It is perfect with chips or as a condiment for fajitas, burritos and quesadillas.
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Spicy Pico De Gallo
It’s quick and easy to learn how to make this Spicy Pico de Gallo using simple fresh ingredients. Pico De Gallo is a low-calorie condiment that adds a punch of authentic Mexican flavor to just about any Mexican meal.
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Mexican Street Corn Salsa
Mexican Street Corn Salsa – A delightful homemade salsa filled with fresh ingredients and bursting with flavor. A perfect appetizer or snack when entertaining family and friends!
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5 Minute Enchilada Sauce
This homemade enchilada sauce takes 5 minutes to make and produces a thick, rich, delicious sauce that’s so much better than anything you can buy in a can. Homemade Enchilada Sauce……. Seriously? Why bother. It’s so much easier to buy it in a can…. Really? Or so I used to think! Well, I’m here …
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Blender Roasted Tomatillo Avocado Salsa
You know that green salsa at restaurants that is so so good?! This is it! Blender Roasted Tomatillo Avocado Salsa – packed with flavor, super easy to make, and ready to go in less than 30 minutes! It’s made with wholesome ingredients and is paleo, vegan, gluten free, and Whole30 approved! Give me al…
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Dessert Recipes
No-Bake Frozen Margarita Pie • FIVEheartHOME
No-Bake Frozen Margarita Pie is cool and creamy, with a salty-sweet pretzel crust and a frosty filling flavored with lime juice, tequila, and triple sec!
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Tres Leches Cupcakes
We love this easy Mexican dessert recipe- Tres Leches Cupcakes. Light and fluffy cupcakes soaked in milk and topped with whipped cream and cinnamon.
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Mexican Cocktails
Spicy Grapefruit Jalapeño Margarita
Spicy Grapefruit Jalapeño Margarita – A fun twist on a classic drink! Salty, spicy, sweet, tart and absolutely refreshing!
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Spicy Habanero Pineapple Margarita – Isabel Eats {Easy Mexican Recipes}
This pineapple margarita is made with sweet pineapple juice and a fresh habanero pepper for a spicy twist on a refreshing cocktail!
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Get more easy Mexican Party Ideas & Recipes
Be sure and follow my Fiesta Party Pinterest Board. Your party can be super chilled and relaxed, think tacos and margaritas by the pool. Or, you could kick it up a notch and decorate your home with a Mexican flair in the formal dining room.
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Hello Gina, great ideas! Thanks for including my tutorial.