Celebrate Easy Cinco de Mayo Recipes with Margaritas!
Celebrate this fun day with Holly’s easy Cinco de Mayo recipes with margaritas! Who doesn’t like to sip on a margarita but have you heard about margarita food recipes? How about tequila shrimp recipes? If you love southwestern food and healthy Cinco de Mayo recipes then Holly’s Margarita Shrimp recipe from Too Hot in the Kitchen cookbook makes quite the delicious festive dinner! Check out more easy summer meals you will love on the blog.
Top 3 Easy and Healthy Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Three favorites come to mind for my healthy Cinco de Mayo recipes, all different but all have margarita in their title and taste from my cookbook, Too Hot in the Kitchen: Secrets to Sizzle at Any Age (a fun cookbook great for mom, sister, friend or you filled with easy, trendy recipes)! Best of all these are healthy Cinco de Mayo recipes!! My Margarita Shrimp recipe can be used as an appetizer or an entree and wow are the flavors fantastic.
Tequila Shrimp Recipes Make Quick Shrimp Dinners
You’ll love this healthy Cinco de Mayo recipe for my Margarita Shrimp recipe! All the margarita makings in this meal will put you in the mood and the fiesta of flavors will insure fun. Tequila shrimp recipes are versatile and flavorful. Serve as an appetizer with avocado slices or make it for an easy shrimp dinner. Orange juice may be substituted for orange liqueur.
| Servings 4 servings |
- 4 tablespoons orange liqueur divided
- 3 tablespoons lime juice divided
- 2 tablespoons tequila
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper seeded and minced
- salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 1/2 pounds medium-large peeled shrimp
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup fat-free chicken broth
- finely chopped cilantro garnish
Ingredients
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- Combine 1 tablespoon orange liqueur, 1 tablespoon lime juice, tequila, 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic, jalapeno pepper, salt and cilantro in resealable plastic bag; add shrimp. Refrigerate 1 hour.
- In large nonstick skillet, add shrimp, discarding marinade and cook until shrimp are done, about 5-7 minutes. Remove from pan.
- In same pan, add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and add flour, stirring for one minute. Gradually add chicken broth, stirring, and bring to boil, cooking until thickened.
- Stir in remaining 3 tablespoons orange liqueur and 2 tablespoons lime juice. Heat and return shrimp to pan. Serve. Sprinkle with cilantro, if desired.
Calories 271 Calories from fat 28% Fat 7g Saturated Fat 1g Cholesterol 252mg Sodium 364mg Carbohydrate 10g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugars 6g Protein 28g Dietary Exchanges: 1/2 other carbohydrate, 4 lean meat
Save Room For Easy Margarita Cake
Definitely save room for this Margarita cake from Too Hot in the Kitchen, as people rave about the subtle lime margarita flavor in a light refreshing cake. You will find yourself making this all the time for a light refreshing dessert, especially for a summer dessert.
Nothing is better than this easy Margarita Cake. Sweet and salty, and starts with a white cake mix flavored with non-alcoholic margarita mix and lime, on a pretzel crust makes quite an “ole!”
Recipes with Margaritas For Your Skin
Yes, a margarita can be good for your skin with this Margarita Salt Body Buffer. Lime and tequila are natural antiseptics so help detoxify skin and improve tone and texture. Good for hands — will feel so soft afterwards. Don’t settle for just a margarita drink, when you can have my healthy and delicious easy Cinco de Mayo recipes all with margarita in them!
Add Margaritas To Your Life with These Fun Non-Alcoholic Margaritas
Holly Clegg’s trim&TERRIFIC Too Hot in the Kitchen
Philosophy Senorita Margarita Shampoo/Shower Gel/Bubble BathOPI Infinite Shine, Strawberry Margarita
| Servings |
- 1 cup fine sea salt
- juice of one lime
- 2 ounces olive oil
- 3/4 ounces white tequila
Ingredients
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- In bowl, mix together sea salt, olive oil, lime, and white tequila. In the shower, rub mixture onto damp skin in gentle circular motion. If salt feels too gritty, add more olive oil.
GET TOO HOT IN THE KITCHEN COOKBOOK
Too Hot in the Kitchen includes some amazing recipes that are easy to prepare and even more delicious to eat. All the meals include nutritional information and the cookbook chapters include Table For Two to Lovin’ No Oven. People that have this book say it is their favorite!
Here’s more fun information about this fun woman’s cookbook! The book includes women quotes and coffee pairing. The Margarita dishes are the best! From Margarita Cake to this delicious Margarita Shrimp.
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