Latin Recipes

It’s no secret that everybody loves Spanish food! What I love even more is a homemade meal that I can cook up myself and customize. With this collection of delicious Latin Recipes, you’ll forget you’re not in Spain or South America!

Here, you’ll find much more than just the typical quesadilla or empanada. There are recipes for everything from huevos rancheros to Colombian chicken sancocho.

There are plenty of recipes that follow dietary restrictions such as keto, gluten free, vegan and many more. Find your favorite Latin recipes from breakfasts to dinners to everything in between. Many of them are super quick and easy to make, too!

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For the meat and potato lover, this hearty quinoa soup is for you. A nourishing one pot meal, typically served with aji and avocado on the side.
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Beef, Potato and Quinoa Soup

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2 hrs
Sweet and spicy slow cooked barbacao pork sweetened with brown sugar, cola, chipotle chilies, green chilies, cumin and spices. Delicious over cilantro lime rice and black beans.
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Slow Cooked Sweet Barbacoa Pork

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7 hrs 5 mins
I made my favorite Cuban sandwich into a quesadilla filled with roast pork (pernil), ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard! Perfect for a quick lunch and a great way to use up my Slow Cooker Pernil.
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Cuban Sandwich Quesadilla

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10 mins
Pork shoulder marinated overnight in garlic, citrus juices, cumin and oregano and slow cooked all day in the slow cooker.
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Slow Cooker Pernil (Puerto Rican Roast Pork)

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8 hrs
Beans are high in complex carbohydrates, protein and dietary fiber, low in fat, calories and completely cholesterol-free. Eating as little as a half a cup of beans a day can be beneficial in reaching your dietary needs. These beans were a hit with my family, all that was leftover was this little bit shown here over rice, topped with aji verde sauce.
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White Northern Beans with Aji Verde Sauce

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Shrimp, avocados and melted cheese, what a combination!
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Shrimp Quesadillas with Tomato Avocado Salsa

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30 mins
My husband loves fajitas! It's the only thing he ordered while we vacationed in Mexico... every single day! I could never order the same meal everyday, but that's a different story. These shrimp fajitas he claimed were better than any he's ever eaten in a restaurant. Wow! Now that's a compliment from my fajita loving husband!
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Shrimp Fajitas

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30 mins
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Turkey and Black Bean Enchiladas

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Chicken Quesadillas
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Chicken Quesadilla

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25 mins
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Scallion Cilantro Rice with Habaneros and Lime

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45 mins
Breakfast on the go? This quick shake is healthy and delicious!
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Avena – Healthy Oatmeal Shake

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20 mins
I've gotten requests to add more latin recipes to my site which for me is never a problem since I LOVE latin food! Arroz Con Gandules (Rice with Pigeon Peas) is a Puerto Rican dish popular in the Carribean. The pigeon peas are loaded with fiber which makes this a healthy side if cooked right.
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Arroz Con Gandules (Rice and Pigeon Peas)

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35 mins
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Coconut Cream Pops

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Peruvian Roasted Chicken with Aji Verde Sauce, inspired by one of the best rotisserie chicken spots in New York, Pio Pio.
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Peruvian Roasted Chicken with Aji Verde

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7 hrs
These Baked Tostones or twice "Fried" Plantains aren't fried at all, they are baked in the oven which makes them a delicious, healthy side dish or appetizer!
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Baked Tostones

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45 mins
Classic Cuban mojito made skinny! I have figured out an easy low point weight watcher mojito recipe that tastes great.
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Skinny Cuban Mojito

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5 mins
This is a delicious black bean recipe from my Brazilian/Argentinian cousin, Katia. She makes the best black beans, the recipe handed down to her from her father, another great cook. Black beans are loaded with fiber. Try this over white rice with chimichurri sauce, for wonderful fusion of flavors from Argentina and Brazil.
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Brazilian Black Beans

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1 hr 45 mins