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Side Dishes and Drink Recipes

Search through these delicious side dishes and drinks to find the perfect dish or beverage to serve with any meal.  Want to have a Tamales Party with a few family and friends?  Make these easy and hyper flavorful Mexican Beef Tamales. Or wondering what to serve with a perfectly seared rib eye steak?  How about a pot of this refreshing Cilantro Lime Rice, Mexican Morisqueta or Puerto Rican Arroz Mamposteao ("Dirty Rice" and Beans) with a side of Garlic Tostones (Fried Garlic Tostones). Look around, I've got you covered!  Your belly will thank you!

Puerto Rican Chicken and Rice (Arroz con Pollo)

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Enjoy Puerto Rican Chicken and Rice (Arroz con Pollo) by itself for a full delicious meal or served alongside habichuelas guisadas (Puerto Rican stewed beans) as this dish is traditionally served!

Puerto Rican Chicken and Rice (Arroz con Pollo) served on a white platter and topped with fresh cilantro.♦

Puerto Rican Chicken and Rice or otherwise famously known as Arroz con Pollo, is one of our most common and traditional dishes.

You can bet that you will find me making this rice dish at least once a week in my home with a side of habichuelas guisadas (Puerto Rican Beans) as it is traditionally served.

If you have never had Puerto Rican Chicken and Rice or always wanted to learn how to make Arroz con Pollo, make sure to save this recipe.

In under 45 minutes you will have one of the tastiest and filling rice dishes in your repertoire of rice dishes!…

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Platanos Fritos (Puerto Rican Sweet Plantains)

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Platanos Fritos (Puerto Rican Sweet Plantains) make the perfect side dish to any meal.  With just two ingredients, you cannot go wrong with these!

Platanos Fritos (Puerto Rican Sweet Plantains) on a green and white plate.

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Platanos Fritos (Puerto Rican Sweet Plantains) is one of the easiest side dishes you will ever come across in Latin cooking, as well as one of the most delicious!  Really you can’t go wrong here!

I don’t think I have ever meant anyone who has never had Puerto Rican Sweet Plantains and didn’t like them!

They just have a delicious sweet flavor that is not overbearing in any way with any dish!  And they’re so easy to make!…

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Puerto Rican Rice (Puerto Rican Yellow Rice with Corn)

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Puerto Rican Rice (Puerto Rican Yellow Rice with Corn) or Arroz Amarillo con Maiz is the perfect side dish.  Pair it up with pork, chicken, steak, fish and you will have the ultimate perfect meal!

Puerto Rican Yellow Rice with Corn served in a large white platter.

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Puerto Rican Rice or in this case Puerto Rican Yellow Rice with Corn (Arroz Amarillo con Maiz) is absolutely one of my favorite side dishes to make because it goes with practically any meat!  Especially perfect and delicious with fried or baked pork chops, fried fish or steak….

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Easy Empanadilla Dough (Masa Para Empanadillas)

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This 3 ingredient Empanadilla Dough (Masa Para Empanadillas) recipe is perfect for any kind of empanadillas you’re looking to make!  Stuff with any sweet or savory filling such as carne molida (Puerto Rican Seasoned Ground Beef), chicken, shrimps, pork, cheese or pizza filling.  Or make dessert empanadillas with fruit jams and jellies such as, guava, pineapple, strawberry, blueberry or peach.

Raw empanadillas discs in between parchment squares for storage.-Masa Para Empanadillas (Dough for Empanadillas)

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It’s remarkable to think that dough dates back to the beginning of our time!

In fact evidence suggests that 30,000 years ago,  pre-historic man was already making some sort of dough!

Incredible!…

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Easy Delicious Carne Molida (Puerto Rican Picadillo)

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This Carne Molida (Puerto Rican Picadillo) recipe is a hyper-tasty seasoned ground beef used as a filling to several Puerto Rican appetizers and dishes or simply eaten with rice.

Carne Molida (Puerto Rican Picadillo) cooked in a skillet.

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Carne Molida in English translates simply to ground meat.  This Puerto Rican Picadillo is a delicious blend of ground meat, peppers, onions, potatoes, olives, cilantro and spices in a savory tomato based sauce.

It is very similar to a Cuban, Dominican and Mexican Picadillo recipe with slightly different spices and ingredients and is used in a variety of Puerto Rican dishes….

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