What to Eat With Guacamole

Guacamole is an avocado-based snack dip or spread that originated in Mexico. Traditionally, it’s made with mashed avocado, lime juice and seasoned with salt and cilantro. It’s also commonly made with tomatoes and onions added for taste.

Guacamole makes a great snack dip, appetizer, or spread across many breakfast cuisines. It has a creamy, bean-like taste, and depending on how it’s seasoned could pack a punch of heat, garlic, or be mild in flavor. It can make any food taste interesting and add a layer of Mexican flavor to any dish! 

The upside is guacamole not only tastes good and paris well with other foods, it is also loaded with nutrients, since avocado is a superfood. It contains no cholesterol, a high quantity of fiber, and possesses phytochemicals and other nutrients which help to lower blood pressure (due to high levels of potassium), lower cardiovascular inflammation, prevent cataracts, and protect against UV light damage.

So if you want to learn what to eat with guacamole, today, I’m sharing a roundup of foods that go well with guacamole.

What to Eat With Guacamole

Before we dive into what to eat with guacamole, here’s our go-to guacamole recipe you can use with any of the snack or meal ideas below.

Loaded Guac

526 calories

Ingredients

• 1 Avocado, small – 233 calories
• ⅓ cup Cheese, crumbled, feta – 133 calories
• ½ Tomato, medium – 11 calories
• ⅛ Onion, red – 6 calories
• 1 Tbsp Cilantro – 0 calories
• 1 oz Tortilla chips – 123 calories
• ½ Cucumber, medium – 21 calories
• 1 Lime (half) – 0 calories
• ⅛ tsp Garlic salt – 0 calories
• ¼ tsp Oregano – 0 calories
• ⅛ tsp Pepper, ground – 0 calories

Directions

1. Dice avocado, onion, and tomato. Chop cilantro. Slice cucumber into strips.
2. Aside from chips and cucumbers, mix all ingredients together. Add in squeezed lime juice and spices and mix to combine. Don’t mix too forcefully unless you want a guacamole-type texture (which is still delicious!).
3. Use chips and cucumber slices to dip avocado dip.
4. No dairy? Use dairy-free feta, or crumbled (cooked) bacon.

Guacamole Snack Ideas

Tortilla chips

Keep things simple and open a bag of tortilla chips to dip into your guacamole. Not only is this easy, but it’s also filling, delish, and the most classic way to enjoy a bowl of guacamole.

Sweet potato chips

Follow this recipe found on Live and Taste for the most delectable bite of sweet potato chips and guac. Rather than cutting your sweet potatoes into chips, you can also follow this same recipe to make some spicy sweet potato fries to dip in your guacamole. 

Veggies

Needing to cut carbs or looking for an alternative dip for your carrots, peppers, edamame, or celery? Swap out the hummus or ranch for a guacamole dip that can also be another hit with your vegetables.

Deviled eggs

Make deviled eggs with a twist! Guacamole deviled eggs make a healthy appetizer and snack that’s sure to become a new favorite. You’ll prepare these similarly to the classic dish – hard boil eggs, slice them, and remove the yoke then fill with mashed avocado, cilantro and lime juice. Then boom. Your guacamole delivered eggs are ready made easy.

Jerky

Yep. If you haven’t tried this combination, you’re in for a treat. Dip your beef jerky or turkey jerky in a bed of yummy guacamole. It’s keto-friendly and surprisingly delicious!

Guacamole Breakfast Ideas

Avocado toast

One of my favorite ways to eat guacamole is to make avocado toast. Spread it on your toast and finish it off with a side of scrambled eggs and bacon or stake them all together to make a breakfast sandwich. It’s a hearty breakfast that’s muy perfecto!

Guac & Smoked Salmon Cukes

Ingredients

• 1 Cucumber, medium – 42 calories
• 4 oz Smoked salmon – 133 calories
• ½ cup Guacamole – 210 calories
• ¼ tsp Pepper, ground – 0 calories

Directions

1. Cut off ends of cucumber, and slice lengthwise.
2. Top the two halves evenly with guacamole, smoked salmon, and then pepper.
3. Enjoy!

Guacamole Bagel with Salad

In place of cream cheese, try your next bagel with some delish creamy guacamole spread atop.

Ingredients

• ½ Bagel, regular, whole wheat – 155 calories
• 2 cups Leafy greens, spinach, raw – 14 calories
• ½ Bell pepper, red, medium – 19 calories
• ¼ cup Guacamole – 105 calories
• 1 Tbsp Vinaigrette, light (less than 50 calories per 2 Tbsp) – 15 calories
• ⅛ tsp Red pepper flakes – 0 calories

Directions

1. Toast bagel, top with guac and red pepper flakes.
2. Mix salad with combining spinach, pepper (chopped), and dressing.
3. Gluten free? Use a gluten free bagel or bread.

Rice Cakes with Guac and Bacon

Need a healthier alternative to bagels or toast? Try your guac on rice cakes following this recipe!

Ingredients

• 2 Rice cakes, brown rice – 140 calories
• ½ cup Guacamole – 210 calories
• 1 Uncured bacon, slice – 44 calories
• ¼ tsp Everything bagel seasoning – 0 calories

Directions

1. Cut bacon into small pieces with kitchen shears. Fry on stove top on lowest heat, stirring occasionally. 
2. Spread guacamole on rice cakes.
3. Top with bacon and everything bagel seasoning.
4. No bacon? Use soy or turkey bacon.

Like these and want more? Check out this full list of 12+ avocado breakfast ideas!

Guacamole Lunch and Dinner Ideas

Copycat SweetGreen “Guacamole Greens” Salad

Another simple recipe you can try with your guacamole is this easy to make Copycat SweetGreen “Guacamole Greens” Salad. It’s basically a mix bowl of flavor to include bites of chicken, onion, tomato, guac, tortilla chips, and red wine vinegar to name a few.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Mixed greens – 20 calories
• ½ cup Tomatoes, grape – 16 calories
• ¼ Onion, red – 11 calories
• 1 oz Tortilla chips – 123 calories
• ½ Avocado, small – 117 calories
• 6 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, raw – 190 calories
• 2 Tbsp Red wine vinegar (Tbsp) – 6 calories
• 2 slice Lime, slice – 0 calories

Directions

1. Spray pan with an oil spray. Cube chicken. 
2. Cook chicken for ~10 minutes on low heat, until cooked through. 
3. Chop onion, tomatoes, and avocado into small pieces. 
4. Crumble tortilla chips. If you don’t want that many tortilla chips in your salad, have some on the side.
5. Mix all ingredients.
6. Squeeze lime wedges over salad. 
7. No chicken? Use tofu, fish, or beans.

Bean Pepper Nachos

Ingredients

• 4 Mini bell pepper – 40 calories
• ½ cup Beans & legumes, black beans, cooked – 114 calories
• ¼ cup Guacamole – 105 calories
• ⅓ cup Cheese, Mexican, shredded – 152 calories
• ¼ cup Salsa – 16 calories
• 1 Tbsp Cilantro – 0 calories
• 2 tsp Taco seasoning – 10 calories

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. Slice mini bell peppers in halves
3. Mix together beans and taco seasoning
4. Fill bell pepper halves with bean mixture
5. Top with cheese
6. Bake for 8 minutes
7. Top with guac (I buy pre-made), salsa, more seasoning if you wish, and chopped cilantro
8. No dairy? Use more guac at the end

5 Ingredient Taco Skillet

Ingredients

• 4 oz Ground beef, 90% lean, raw – 185 calories
• ½ cup Beans & legumes, pinto beans, cooked – 123 calories
• 1 Zucchini, medium – 33 calories
• ¼ cup Cheese, Mexican, shredded – 114 calories
• ¼ Avocado, small – 58 calories
• 1 tsp Taco seasoning – 5 calories

Directions

1. Spice zucchini into small pieces.
2. Spray a pan with an oil spray.
3. Stir fry ground beef on medium heat until cooked through.
4. Add in zucchini, beans, and seasoning. Stir fry for another ~5 minutes, until zucchini has softened.
5. Top with cheese, and cover your pan with a lid to let the cheese melt.
6. When you’re ready to eat, dice avocado and top your meal with it. Enjoy!
7. No meat? Use more beans. No dairy? Use more avocado.

BBQ Shredded Chicken Nachos

Ingredients

• ¼ cup Guacamole – 105 calories
• 2 Tbsp Barbeque sauce, unsweetened – 15 calories
• 6 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, raw – 190 calories
• 1 oz Tortilla chips – 123 calories
• ¼ tsp Salt – 0 calories
• 1 Tbsp Basil, fresh – 0 calories

Directions

1. To make shredded chicken: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place chicken in a small baking dish and cover with 1/2 inch of water; cover the dish with tin foil. Bake for 25 minutes. When done, remove from dish and shred with forks! Because this process can be a bit cumbersome, buying pre-shredded chicken, or just cooking chicken on stove top & cutting into small pieces is a-ok!
2. Mix in bbq sauce and dash of salt to the chicken.
3. Layer with guac onto tortilla chips.
4. Top with basil. If you don’t have fresh, use the dried seasoning or you can just go without!

Shrimp Cucumber & Guac Bites

Ingredients

• 1 Cucumber, medium – 42 calories
• 5 oz Shrimp, fresh or frozen – 140 calories
• ¼ cup Guacamole – 105 calories
• ¼ tsp Salt – 0 calories
• ⅛ tsp Red pepper flakes – 0 calories

Directions

1. Spray a pan with an oil spray.
2. Cook shrimp on medium heat ~6 minutes, drain any excess liquid if necessary. Also de-tail shrimp if necessary.
3. Slice cucumber.
4. Top cucumber slices with guac and shrimp.
5. Season.

Carne Asada Inspired Bowl

Ingredients

• 2 cups Cauliflower rice, raw (already riced) – 76 calories
• 4 oz Ground beef, 90% lean, raw – 185 calories
• ¼ cup Guacamole – 105 calories
• ⅛ tsp Red pepper flakes – 0 calories
• ⅛ tsp Garlic salt – 0 calories
• ⅛ tsp Onion powder – 0 calories
• ⅛ tsp Cumin – 0 calories
• 1 Tbsp Cilantro – 0 calories
• 1 slice Lime, slice – 0 calories

Directions

1. Spray a pan with an oil spray
2. Add in ground beef and cauliflower rice
3. Cook on medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef has cooked through and cauli rice is a bit browned
4. Add in red pepper flakes, cumin, garlic salt, onion powder – add in as much as you like!
5. Plate your dish, then top with squeezed lime, chopped cilantro, and guacamole
6. No beef? Use beans.