Puerto Rican Recipes

If you enjoy Puerto Rican Cuisine, you will love this section of delicious Puerto Rican recipes. Learn how to make popular dishes such as, Puerto Rican Rice and Beans, Pollo Guisado (Puerto Rican Chicken Stew), Rellenos de Papa (Stuffed Potato Balls), Sorullitos (Cornmeal Fritters) and Habichuelas Guisadas (Puerto Rican Beans) just to name a few. Learn how to make the most popular base to most Puerto Rican dishes, Sofrito. Try delicious Puerto Rican desserts, such as Pastelillos de Guayaba (Guava Pastries). Whatever you choose to make from this section, you are sure not to be disappointed.

Mantecaditos

December 17, 2019 By Cathy 10 Comments

Mantecaditos (Puerto Rican Cookies) are crisp, yummy buttery cookies that are truly perfect anytime. Serve them up with coffee or tea and you’re good to go! Made with just a few ingredients and easily shaped, these Puerto Rican cookies are no fuss anytime especially around the holidays!

Mantecaditos are Puerto Rican cookies that is popular throughout the whole year and are found in most Puerto Rican panaderias (bakeries) throughout the island.

However, they become even more special around the holidays!

And of course, cookies is an absolute must for the holidays! Which makes having a true no fuss cookie recipe that much more appreciated this time of year. …

Arroz con Gandules (Pigeon Peas and Rice)

November 12, 2019 By Cathy 28 Comments

Arroz con Gandules (Pigeon Peas and Rice) is the quintessential rice of Puerto Rico. Always served for the holidays and never absent from the table. Excellent side dish with any meat especially pork, turkey and beef.

Although, this Puerto Rican rice dish, Arroz con Gandules (Pigeon Peas and Rice) is eaten all the time in Puerto Rican homes, it is never absent on the holidays.

Never ever! It is the quintessential rice dish of the holidays!

So with Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, I wanted to make sure to share this famous cultural rice dish with you….

Plantain Chips

October 5, 2019 By Cathy 10 Comments

Plantain Chips are delicious, and super easy to make at home! No more store bought chips! Make these at home for a quick, easy healthy snack for the whole family. Or serve at your next chips and dip gathering!

Chances are if you ever have had Plantain Chips, they were store bought. Maybe you have even wondered how are they made.

On the other hand, if you have never tasted a plantain chip, then you could possibly be really missing out!

Either way, I’m excited to show you how simple it is to make plantain chips at home….

Ensalada de Papa

September 27, 2019 By Cathy 12 Comments

This Ensalada de Papa (Puerto Rican Potato Salad) is creamy and all kinds of delicious! Made with boiled potatoes, red onions, red peppers, boiled eggs, mayonnaise, vinegar, salt and pepper. A yummy, no fuss potato salad. The perfect side to any meal!

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Yes, I know, most people think of making a creamy potato salad solely in the summer time. It is a classic dish for barbeques and buffet style family gatherings….

Carne Mechada (Puerto Rican Style Pot Roast)

September 9, 2019 By Cathy 10 Comments

A delicious comforting dish of Carne Mechada (Puerto Rican Style Pot Roast) cooked in savory spices, yummy veggies and cooked to tender perfection in an instant pot. Stove top and slow cooker directions included as well. Freezer friendly too!

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Carne Mechada is a dish known throughout many Latin countries known under different names. Each country has its own version of making this delicious and comforting dish.

Today we are going to focus on a Puerto Rican version of this dish….