61 Low-Carb and Keto Mexican Recipes for Cinco de Mayo
If you're looking to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at home—with some low-carb and keto-friendly Mexican recipes—look no further. Cinco de Mayo is the perfect time to embrace every recipe you make on Taco Tuesday, plus find plenty of delicious new options to celebrate. And margaritas...you can't forget those. A lot of Mexican food can be fried, loaded with cheese or heavy on caloric dips, but it doesn't have to be. There are lots of keto Mexican dishes to try and we've covered them all in this list of low-carb Mexican food recipes.
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Low-Carb and Keto-Friendly Mexican Recipes
What should you serve for your fiesta at home? Well tacos, naturally, plus low-carb nachos and keto steak fajitas are good choices. But, don't forget the Cinco de Mayo dessert. A sweet tres leches cake or a baked low-carb flan will certainly be well received.
Related: 19 Palate-Pleasing Cinco de Mayo Appetizers
With this collection of low-carb Mexican recipes, you'll still be able to enjoy Cinco de Mayo while making it a little easier on your waistline.
Best Keto Recipes For Cinco de Mayo
Low Carb Yum
Are you looking for the perfect low-carb chips to serve with your favorite dips and sauces? Well, you are in luck because keto tortilla chips are simple to make at home.
Just like the restaurant, but easily made at home in almost no time at all.
With only three main ingredients and your Crock Pot, your Cinco de Mayo dinner just got a lot easier.
Krista Marshall
Instead of a skillet, let your Crock Pot do all the work on this ooey-gooey dip!
You can have restaurant-quality salsa in about 10 minutes thanks to your food processor.
Krista Marshall
This will be the dip everyone at your Cinco de Mayo party will keep coming back to for more.
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What can make delicious guac over the top delicious? Lobster of course!
Low Carb Yum
Although this is traditionally a dip recipe, you can simply serve it on a bed of lettuce. Or, use low-carb tortilla chips for dipping.
Low Carb-ology
You won't miss the carbs in this delicious low-carb tamale pie. It's got all the Tex-Mex flavor that you love.
Low Carb Yum
It's hard to believe this creamy, sweet treat is made without sugar. You'll win them over with this delicious low-carb flan.
Wholesome Yum
A big taco salad makes the perfect crowd-pleaser. Easy, healthy, and delicious!
Low Carb Maven
An authentic Texas marinade makes these beef fajitas easy and absolutely delicious.
Beauty and the Foodie
A low-carb, grain-free, corn-free, bean-free, Mexican pot pie that tastes like nachos. Healthy, Mexican, comfort food made low-carb.
Low Carb Yum
If you don't want an easy one-pot meal, you'll love this simple beef skillet dish. Plus, it's made in 30 minutes or less.
Simply So Healthy
These low-carb, grain-free tortilla chips make a great addition to any Mexican meal. They are perfect to scoop up guacamole and salsa.
Joy Filled Eats
This gluten and sugar-free, low-carb Tres Leches Cake tastes like a dream. it is a sweetened condensed milk-soaked sponge cake with whipped cream topping.
Low Carb Yum
If you want to go meatless, you'll love this low-carb Mexican cauliflower rice. It has just the right amount of zing.
Beauty and the Foodie
Low-Carb Mexican Pizza is grain-free and low in carbs, plus, it has ground beef, Mexican spices and toppings on a zucchini dough crust. A healthy, low-carb pizza made with a Mexican twist.
My Montana Kitchen
An easy low-carb enchilada recipe that is full of green chiles, chicken and cheese!
Simply So Healthy
Wrap your favorite burrito fillings in these delicious low-carb and grain-free tortillas.
My Montana Kitchen
Fork-tender chicken smothered in salsa verde—only four ingredients and one pot!
Step Away From The Carbs
Switch out high-carb tortilla chips for this pork rind variation—crunchy and delicious!
Wholesome Yum
Make your own Chipotle barbacoa right at home in a slow cooker! Prep time takes just a few minutes.
Low Carb Yum
With a taco meat base, this yummy casserole is topped with a cheesy almond flour mash. Plus, it makes enough to serve plenty of guests.
Low Carb Yum
It doesn't get much easier than this when it comes to cooking. Just dump four simple ingredients into the Crock-Pot and let it slow cook.
Step Away From The Carbs
Healthy and tasty, this makes the perfect light lunch!
Low Carb Yum
Get all the flavor of tacos in an easy-to-make skillet dish. This one-pan meal is made with cauliflower rice and ground beef.
Joy Filled Eats
Fajita chicken, onions and peppers are baked in a creamy cheese sauce. This casserole is low-carb and amazing.
Low Carb Yum
Most low-carb tortillas rely on eggs to hold the flatbread together. But, there aren't only eggs in this psyllium-based tortilla.
Low Carb Maven
An authentic chile rellenos recipe filled with chorizo and cheese is a great twist on a favorite restaurant dish.
Low Carb Yum
Making fajitas on skewers is a perfect way to make them without the need for tortillas. No fork is needed to eat them!
Wholesome Yum
Chicken fajita stuffed peppers are a fun and easy twist on fajitas.
Moore or Less Cooking
Flavorful Stuffed chicken breast filled with cheesy jalapenos wrapped in crispy bacon.
Moore or Less Cooking
These melt-in-your-mouth morsels combine the richness of spice and avocado with an old-time favorite.
Wholesome Yum
These homemade taco bowls are easy and delicious.
Stylish Cravings
Tasty enough to eat on its own or with your favorite keto-friendly taco meat!
Stylish Cravings
These Keto Chili Rellenos are stuffed with chicken and cheese but you can also use beef or even chorizo.
Stylish Cravings
Only five ingredients are needed to make these delicious, guilt-free chips.
Kimspired DIY
Don’t forget to serve margaritas on Cinco de Mayo. Just keto-friendly ones.
Stylish Cravings
These easy-to-make Keto Cheese Taco Shells are so good, you’ll never miss the regular shells that are loaded with carbs.
Stylish Cravings
This Low-Carb Crustless Taco Pie is the perfect recipe for your next taco dinner night.
Stylish Cravings
This Low-Carb Jalapeño Popper Sheet Pan Pizza is so easy to make, and everyone loves the crunchy chicken crust.
Stylish Cravings
This low-carb taco stuffed avocado is a delicious recipe where you can enjoy all of the taco meat and all of the yummy toppings without the shell.
Stylish Cravings
This low-carb avocado cucumber salad is the perfect side dish! Eat it on its own, with seafood, or with an arugula salad.
Low Carb Yum
Flan is a deliciously rich baked custard dessert.
Stylish Cravings
Easy cauliflower ceviche tacos are a fun and healthy version of tacos.
Delicious Little Bites
Filled with riced cauliflower, ground beef and quick homemade salsa.
Keto Diet App
If you are feeling a little brave or just want to try a different twist on a classic margarita, you have to give this a try.
Homemade Interest
Zucchini stuffed with ground beef and peppers, topped with cheese and salsa.
Wholesome Yum
Step-by-step guide for how to make low-carb enchiladas with homemade low-carb tortillas, enchilada sauce, chicken and cheese.
Wholesome Yum
This cheesy chicken stuffed poblano peppers recipe is full of taco flavors.
Wholesome Yum
These keto-deviled eggs with avocado and bacon are easy to make.
Joy Filled Eats
Tres Leches Cake is rich and moist soaked with sweetened milk and topped with whipped cream.
Wholesome Yum
An easy cauliflower tortillas recipe with just four ingredients that can bend without breaking.
Wholesome Yum
They are so easy to make, with just 15 minutes of prep and simple, common ingredients.
Wholesome Yum
This easy low-carb keto taco casserole recipe has just four grams of net carbs.
Wholesome Yum
Takes only 20 minutes + five ingredients.
Wholesome Yum
It's a keto taco dip served with bell pepper scoops.
Low Carb Yum
Using pre-made tortillas, this low-carb Mexican chicken lasagna casserole comes together quickly. It’s flavored with Southwest spices and plenty of cheese.
Wholesome Yum
This is another tasty and easy slow cooker recipe to satisfy your Mexican food cravings.
Low Carb Maven
A fun chicken enchilada dip made with green chiles, chicken and cheese.
