Quick and easy South american recipes

Yaniqueques (Dominican Johny Cakes)

Yaniqueque is flat bread, usually round. It is made with ingredients such as flour, salt, and water. This is…

Arroz con Azafran (Saffron Rice)

Easy prep recipe for savory rice using Sazon Goya con Azafran. This recipe will work with Latin, Indian, and…

Grilled Chicken Breast with Chimichurri

This simple to make sauce and marinade is one of the best parts of Argentinian cooking. While I've normally…

Cumin Chicken

The combined flavors of cumin and oregano in this seasoning is just phenomenal with poultry. This recipe is adapted from Allen Susser's New World…

Shrimp appetizers

Brazilian Chicken

After watching Brazil come back from 2-0 to beat the US 3-2 in soccer last weekend, I got an itch to try some Brazilian BBQ. If figured if I can't…

Bob Marley's Chargrilled-Jerk Chicken with Creamy Cucumber Dipping Sauce

The flavors in the following recipe from Bob Marley's Restaurant does a…

Arepas

A sweet masa pancake filled with cheese and topped with carnitas http://joyjoycreativeoutlet.blogspot.com/2010/06/arepas.html

Chayote Squash & Black Bean Breakfast Burrito

Try something different for breakfast. Chayote Squash is a highly versatile vegetable that can serve as the…

Dulce de Leche Cortada

Batata cremosa ( creamy potato)

Best Potato I ever had!

Papaya fruit cream

Chicken with Mango Salsa

This is a great meal for summer. It does involve a lot of cutting. I usually marinate the chicken and cut while its in the fridge...

Quinoa and peanut soup (Sopa de Mani)

This delicious and nutritious soup is a modern take on a traditional Bolivian soup called Sopa de Mani. Easy…

torta salgada camarao (shrimp pie)