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Last Minute Cinco De Mayo Recipes From Taste of Home Magazine

Cinco de Mayo celebrations will be in full swing over the weekend, for festive and fun recipes check out the Taste of Home Cinco de Mayo menu from Taste of Home.

Cinco de Mayo celebrations will be in full swing over the weekend, for festive and fun recipes check out the Taste of Home Cinco de Mayo menu from Taste of Home, the No. 1 cooking and entertaining magazine read by 16 million people nationwide each month, is offering up festive recipes fit for the holiday.

All of the recipes from Taste of Home are submitted by people who take the time to cook for their families at home. These recipes are then passed rigorous testing by the Taste of Home test kitchen to be selected for this menu.

The Taste of Home Cinco de Mayo menu includes:  

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  • Mexican Layered Salad: A zesty take on traditional layered salad, this fresh dish can be prepared in advance of any fiesta. Submitted by Joan Hallford of North Richland Hills, Texas. 
  • Chicken Chorizo Posole: A Southwestern staple! And it makes for delicious leftovers, too. Submitted by Jennifer Beckman of Falls Church, Va.
  • Enchilada Casser-Ole!: Packed with black beans, cheese, tomatoes and Southwest flavor, this impressive entrée is as simple as it is simply delicious. Ole! Submitted by Marsha Wills, Homosassa, Fla.
  • Dulce de Leche Cheesecake: A cool, decadent end to a Cinco de Mayo menu. Caramel ice cream topping can be substituted for dulce de leche if not readily available at your grocery store. Submitted by Sonia Lipham of Ranburne, Ala.
  • Refreshing Lime Drink: It wouldn’t be Cinco de Mayo without a margarita mocktail!

 

These Cinco de Mayo recipes and many more are available at www.tasteofhome.com/cinco.

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Taste of Home is the go-to resource for the holidays and any time of the year for information on food, cooking and entertaining. Each year, thousands of great home cooks from across the U.S. and Canada submit more than 40,000 recipes, of which only 3,000 are published in Taste of Home magazine and online – making Taste of Home one of the largest and most successful practitioners of user-generated content.  Each recipe is tested to ensure it can be prepared with affordable, everyday ingredients from regular grocery stores.  You can obtain a subscription for Taste of Home magazine at www.TasteofHome.com or on your favorite digital download device.

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