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Puerto Rican Recipes

When we think of Puerto Rican food, classics like arroz con gandules, pernil, sancocho, and of course coquito come to mind. Come explore the classic recipes from Puerto Rico (and find some modern ones, too).

Puerto Rican Trifecta

The base flavor profiles for most Puerto Rican food recipes come from three primary ingredients: sazon, adobo, and sofrito, also known as Puerto Rican trifecta!

  • A wooden bowl full of orange sazon seasoning.
    Homemade Sazon Seasoning
  • A small white ramekin filled with adobo seasoning over a gray plate.
    Homemade Adobo Seasoning Mix
  • Close up of homemade sofrito in a food processor
    Authentic Puerto Rican Sofrito Recipe
  • puerto rican porkchops
    How To Make A Stovetop Puerto Rican Pork Chop Recipe
  • pernil | roasted pork shoulder
    Cuban Pernil
  • how to make a simple nutella coquito
    How To Make A Simple Nutella Coquito
  • How to make Cuban picadillo in 30 minutes.
    Sweet Corn and Olive Picadillo Recipe
  • man holding 3 sliced sandwiches with a tomato in a toothpick
    Sandwich de Mezcla
  • Arroz Con Maiz| White Rice and Corn Recipe
    Arroz Con Maiz | White Rice with Corn Recipe
  • Arroz Con Tilapia| Rice with Tilapia
    How To Make Rice With Tilapia Recipe | Arroz Con Tilapia Receta
  • Chorizo and Onion Loaded Grilled Cheese Sandwich
    Chorizo and Red Onion Loaded Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe
  • Close up image of browned tender steak with soft julienned onions on top. They're on a white plate.
    Bistec Encebollado Recipe
  • cheesy baked pasta being held by a spoon
    Large Family Puerto Rican Baked Pasta
  • Puerto Rican Rustic Sausage and Beef Bake
    Rustic Puerto Rican Beef and Sausage Pasta Bake
  • rice pudding with cinnamon on a white plate
    Tres Leches Rice Pudding
  • Puerto Rican Kidney Beans in a white bowl
    Puerto Rican Kidney Beans
  • Puerto Rican Canned Beans Recipe
  • Instant Pot Puerto Rican Sancocho Recipe
    Sancocho
  • Bacon Vienna Spanish Rice
    Arroz con Salchichas | Rice with Vienna Sausage
  • Bacalaitos | Codfish Fritters
    Bacalaitos
  • Puerto Rican Slow Cooker Lasagna
    Puerto Rican Slow Cooker Lasagna Recipe
  • Hatfield Puerto Rican Ham
    Hatfield Puerto Rican Pineapple Clove Ham
  • Spanish rice, cooked chicken, and a bay leaf in a black pot.
    Arroz Con Pollo (Puerto Rican Rice With Chicken)
  • turkey chili in a black bowl
    Puerto Rican Slow Cooker Turkey Chili
  • a pile of empanadas in a big bowl
    Pizza Empanadas
  • guava pastry on cutting board
    Pastelitos de Guayaba (Guava and Cheese Pastry)
  • Beef stew and potatoes in a pot
    Carne Guisada
  • tostones with mayoketchup
    Crispy Garlic Tostones | Twice Fried Plantains
  • Puerto Rican Corned Beef Hash
  • Spanish coconut rice in a pot
    Puerto Rican Vienna Coconut Rice
  • BBQ ribs on a wooden cutting board
    BBQ Pork Ribs (costillas)
  • Puerto Rican potato salad in a blue bowl with cilantro as garnish
    Puerto Rican Potato Salad
  • bbq kabob on a wooden board
    Puerto Rican BBQ Pinchos (BBQ Shish Kabobs)
  • Shrimp potato salad in blue bowl
    Shrimp Potato Salad
  • roasted drumsticks on a blue plate
    Baked Puerto Rican Chicken
  • mango turkey picadillo in a white bowl
    Healthy Mango Picadillo
  • Shrimp Macaroni Salad
  • empanada in air fryer
    Air Fryer Cheesy Beef Pastelillo
  • oxtails with corn and potatoes
    Puerto Rican Oxtail Stew
  • Pineapple Cilantro Lime Chicken Shish Kabobs
  • rice and shrimp stew in a blue plate
    Asopao de Camarones | Shrimp Stew
  • Pineapple Jalapeno Shrimp Ceviche
  • cooked pernil on a wooden cutting board
    Pork Adobo | Adobo Pernil
  • Basic Puerto Rican Rice
  • Achiote Oil | Annatto Oil

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Neyssa is a Puerto Rican and Cuban self-taught home cook who lives right outside of Philly and is on a mission to share recipes that are inspired by her Cuban and Puerto Rican heritage.

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