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Puerto Rican and Caribbean-Inspired Recipes

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Experience the Puerto Rican culinary heritage as we share easy recipes, expert tips, and fascinating stories. We invite you to savor the true essence of Puerto Rican cuisine. Delight in a symphony of bold flavors, tropical ingredients, and cultural fusion. Explore our collection of Puerto Rican-inspired and Caribbean-twist recipes.

  • A golden-brown roasted whole chicken with herb flecks on the skin sits on a wire rack in a baking sheet. The legs are tied with twine and the wings are tucked back, and browned drippings cover the pan below.
    Dry-Brined Oregano Lemon roasted Chicken
  • Puerto Rican mashed malanga in a vintage orange Pyrex dish served with fried sweet plantains and chuletas on white plates.
    Mashed Malanga (Majado de Malanga)
  • Completed pasta salad with elbow macaroni, chickpeas, diced vegetables, cherry tomatoes, and cheese cubes in a stainless steel bowl.
    No Mayo Pasta Salad (Ensalada de Pasta)
  • Puerto Rican spice cake hojaldre añasqueño displayed as a spiral bundt and mini bundts dusted with powdered sugar, surrounded by flowers and a lace doily.
    Puerto Rican Spice Cake (Hojaldre Añasqueño)

Thanksgiving favorites

Puerto Rican Thanksgiving has all the traditional elements of the American holiday, but with an island twist. It's all about fusing sazón with fall favorites for a completely unforgettable table.

Recipes like Sweet Potato Casserole, Pecan-Crusted Cheesecake with Guava Coulis, Pastelon, and Roasted Chicken with Apples and Dates create a feast that blends cultures in delicious ways.

  • Plate of a browned chicken thigh over orange rice with sliced avocado, two slices of white bread, and a zucchini, cherry tomato, and olive side, with a gray pot and a bowl of the side nearby.
    Puerto Rican Chicken and Rice (Arroz con Pollo)
  • Large pot with cooked yellow rice.
    Arroz Amarillo, Puerto Rican Yellow Rice
  • Sancocho served in two bowls, with the large Dutch oven full of the soup and raw vegetable ingredients decorating the table.
    Sancocho, Puerto Rican Stew
  • Wooden spoon with cooked beans hovering over a pot of rehydrated beans.
    How To Cook Dried Beans
  • Small mason jar filled with Puerto Rican Garlic Paste with a jar of oregano and a jar of coriander seeds at either side of it. A small wooden bowl with garlic paste sits in front of the mason jar with garlic paste as well as a few garlic cloves.
    Puerto Rican Garlic Paste
  • Hand holding a glass of Pumpkin Spice Coquito with a dulce de leche drizzled rim, topped with whipped cream, a dusting of cinnamon, and a Biscoff cookie and cinnamon stick garnish.
    Pumpkin spice coquito
  • Close-up of a forkful of arroz mamposteao, Puerto Rican rice and beans, held above a bowl on a blue patterned cloth.
    Mamposteao, a Puerto Rican Leftover Rice Comfort Food
  • A bottle of achiote oil is at the center of the image, with a mason jar full of achiote seeds and a bottle of oil behind it.
    Achiote Oil
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A slice of pastelón plated on a plate with the skillet with pastelon in the background.

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PiÑon, Sweet Plantain Lasagna

Sweet Plantain Lasagna, also known as Piñon and often confused with pastelón, is a comforting casserole dish that combines the sweetness of ripe plantains, a savory meat filling, and melted cheese. The result is a harmonious blend of sweet and savory that will transport you straight to the sunny shores of the Caribbean.

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  • Collage graphic titled '11 Puerto Rican Rice Dishes You'll Make on Repeat' with two overhead photos: arroz con gandules with a spoonful lifted from the pot, and a bowl of carne guisada served over white rice.
    11 Puerto Rican Rice Dishes you'll make on Repeat
  • A hand holding a white bowl of funche topped with a dab of butter.
    Funche, Puerto Rican Grits
  • A slice of pastelón plated on a plate with the skillet with pastelon in the background.
    Sweet Plantain Lasagna (Piñon)
  • A white bowl filled with caramelized fried sweet plantains rests on a striped wooden cutting board against a speckled terrazzo surface.
    Amarillos (Puerto Rican Fried Ripe Sweet Plantains)

Latest Recipes

  • Plates of biftec encebollado with onions, avocado, and yuca served family-style.
    Biftec Encebollado (Puerto Rican Steak and Onions)
  • Plate with seared lamb chops and serving tongs.
    Cast Iron Lamb Chops
  • Red Dutch oven filled with chicken in a stew-like broth with vegetables and rice. Serving bowls are placed near the pot.
    Asopao de Pollo, Puerto Rican Chicken and Rice Soup
  • A plate of chuletas (pork chops), white rice, navy beans, and sliced tomatoes.
    Chuletas Fritas, Puerto Rican Fried Pork Chops
A woman with short curly hair smiles and holds a wooden spoon in a cheerful kitchen with flowers and utensils behind her.

Hey, I'm Zoe!

I make Puerto Rican-inspired recipes that are easy to follow, full of sabor, and perfect for anyone who wants a little taste of home, or wants to learn it."

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desserts, sweets, and Breads

  • A plate of polvorones cookies with three semi-stacked cookies on top of the table resting in front of the plate.
    Puerto Rican Polvorones (Shortbread Cookies)
  • Close-up of low-carb polvorones broken open on a terrazzo surface showing their tender crumb, with more cookies and a pink bowl in the background.
    Low-Carb Polvorones
  • Hand holding a peanut butter chocolate chip blondie broken in half to reveal a dense, chewy interior with visible chocolate chips, pecans, and peanut butter pieces, with a full tray of cut blondies on parchment paper in the background.
    Peanut Butter Blondies
  • Three stacked panetela de guayaba bars on a gray plate showing the guava paste layer, with a blue linen and striped wood cutting board in the background.
    Puerto Rican Guava Cakes (Panetela de Guayaba)
  • Overhead view of orange honey butter in pastel colored dishes arranged on a speckled surface.
    Orange Honey Butter
  • Pan de Mallorca rolls dusted with powdered sugar stacked on a plate on a cake stand, with flowers in the background.
    Pan de Mallorca
  • Two glasses of cookies-and-cream coquito with crushed-cookie rims, surrounded by Oreo cookies and coquito ingredients, blurred in the background.
    Bacardi Gold Cookies and Cream Coquito
  • Top view of a molded pistachio tembleque garnished with shredded coconut and chopped pistachios on a white plate.
    Pistachio Tembleque
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Popular Recipes

You'll find these favorites show up again and again. They're well-loved for a reason. Hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoy making them. ¡Buen provecho!

  • A blue and white dessert plate with a slice of bread pudding and caramel sauce on top of it.
    Budín de Pan (Puerto Rican Bread Pudding)
  • Large pot with cooked yellow rice.
    Arroz Amarillo, Puerto Rican Yellow Rice
  • Two rock glassed filled with pistachio coquito and decorated with cinnamon sugar on the rims. A Puerto Rican Christmas decorated bottle sits behind them along with a bottle of regular coquito and a bottle of rum.
    Pistachio Coquito
  • Overhead view of Puerto Rican arroz con habichuelas (rice and beans) in glass bowl and two white bowls with avocado slices and peach peonies.
    Arroz con Habichuelas (Puerto Rican Rice with Beans)
  • Close-up of a roasted chicken thigh served with guineos en escabeche, cherry tomatoes, and a side of macaroni salad partially visible.
    Puerto Rican Pollo Asado, Oven-Roasted Chicken
  • A hand holding a white bowl of funche topped with a dab of butter.
    Funche, Puerto Rican Grits
  • Red Dutch oven filled with chicken in a stew-like broth with vegetables and rice. Serving bowls are placed near the pot.
    Asopao de Pollo, Puerto Rican Chicken and Rice Soup
  • empanadas inside a paper towel lined bowl.
    Puerto Rican Empanadillas

Drinks for Toasting!

  • Hand holding a rock glass full of coquito and ice with rim decorated with cinnamon sugar.
    Puerto Rican Coquito
  • Two highball glasses of sangria decorated with a fruit skewer of maraschino cherries, oranges, kiwi, and plums.
    Tropical Red Sangria with Rum
  • A hand grasps a blue-rimmed glass of piña colada, garnished with toasted coconut and cherries, next to a bowl of shredded coconut.
    Puerto Rican Piña Colada
  • Two glasses of cookies-and-cream coquito with crushed-cookie rims, surrounded by Oreo cookies and coquito ingredients, blurred in the background.
    Bacardi Gold Cookies and Cream Coquito

Recently Updated Recipes

  • Two bowls of arroz con chorizo y habichuelas blancas served beside the Dutch oven, with forks and a green polka-dot napkin.
    Arroz con Chorizo and Habichuelas Blancas
  • Puerto Rican corned beef brisket with potatoes and olives in a Dutch oven, served alongside plates of white rice and stewed beans.
    Puerto Rican-Style Dutch-Oven Corned Beef
  • (terrazzo surface, two plates + baking dish) Two plates of pastelón served with black beans on a terrazzo surface, with the white baking dish and colorful flowers in the background.
    Pastelón de Plátano Maduro (Puerto Rican Plantain Casserole)
  • Roasted garlic and herb compound butter in an open clear storage container on a blue and tan linen.
    Roasted Garlic And Herb Compound Butter

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Woman holding a wooden spoon and smiling in a kitchen with hanging utensils and a vase of flowers on the counter.

Hola! I'm Zoe. I love all things food and enjoy cooking. I created this site to reconnect with my Puerto Rican heritage while living in the United States. This is a great place to reconnect if you are floating in the diaspora. I would love to hear from you!

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Popular Recipes

  • Puerto Rican spice cake hojaldre añasqueño displayed as a spiral bundt and mini bundts dusted with powdered sugar, surrounded by flowers and a lace doily.
    Puerto Rican Spice Cake (Hojaldre Añasqueño)
  • A plate of polvorones cookies with three semi-stacked cookies on top of the table resting in front of the plate.
    Puerto Rican Polvorones (Shortbread Cookies)
  • Overhead view of Puerto Rican arroz con habichuelas (rice and beans) in glass bowl and two white bowls with avocado slices and peach peonies.
    Arroz con Habichuelas (Puerto Rican Rice with Beans)
  • Three stacked panetela de guayaba bars on a gray plate showing the guava paste layer, with a blue linen and striped wood cutting board in the background.
    Puerto Rican Guava Cakes (Panetela de Guayaba)
  • A hand holding a white bowl of funche topped with a dab of butter.
    Funche, Puerto Rican Grits
  • A slice of pastelón plated on a plate with the skillet with pastelon in the background.
    Sweet Plantain Lasagna (Piñon)

Puerto Rican Favorites

  • Completed Sofrito sitting on a table with other ingredients to make sofrito.
    Puerto Rican Homemade Sofrito
  • Close-up of a roasted chicken thigh served with guineos en escabeche, cherry tomatoes, and a side of macaroni salad partially visible.
    Puerto Rican Pollo Asado, Oven-Roasted Chicken
  • Large pot with cooked yellow rice.
    Arroz Amarillo, Puerto Rican Yellow Rice
  • empanadas inside a paper towel lined bowl.
    Puerto Rican Empanadillas
  • A fork full of Pernil with a large serving bowl, avocados, dinner rolls, and small serving bowls with meat on the background.
    Instant Pot Puerto Rican Pernil (Pork Roast)
  • Puerto Rican corned beef brisket with potatoes and olives in a Dutch oven, served alongside plates of white rice and stewed beans.
    Puerto Rican-Style Dutch-Oven Corned Beef

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