We love Latin American food, and it's been a constant source of inspiration to us here at The Kitchn. From quick bean burritos, to 30-minute chicken posole, to vegan corn tamales, here are 15 Latin American-inspired recipes from our archives.
• 1. Goat Tacos - Never tried goat meat? You should — it makes wonderful tacos.
• 2. Enchiladas Verdes - A family recipe from Yvette of Muy Bueno Cookbook.
• 3. Chili-Lime Steak Fajitas - Such a great dinner party recipe.
• 4. Potato Tacos (Tacos de Papa) - Potatoes in tacos? Oh yeah!
• 5. Tex-Mex Migas - A Tex-Mex breakfast that's also very good for dinner.
• 6. Marina's Chile Relleno with Pecan Cream Sauce - From our Quick Weeknight Meals contest last year. These stuffed peppers are fresh and different (quinoa!) but also beautiful and delicious.
• 7. Hannah's Huevos Motuleños - Another Quick Weeknight Meals entry. Quick and tasty!
• 8. Bean Burritos - Very basic, but utterly satisfying.
• 9. Heatwave Carnitas - You can make splendid carnitas in the slow cooker.
• 10. Grilled Cactus and Corn Salad - This nopales dish makes a good filling for burritos or tacos.
• 11. Vegan Corn Tamales - With fresh corn and beans.
• 12. Chipotle Chicken Fajitas (Grilled Indoors!) with Creamy Black Bean Spread - No grill necessary.
• 13. Mexican Sprout Slaw - Another great vegetarian burrito filling. Or just top with an egg and eat for dinner.
• 14. Pumpkin Tortilla Soup - Warm and filling. (And orange.)
• 15. 30-Minute Chicken Posole - One of our favorite quick dinners.
What's your favorite Latin American quick dinner?
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Not that Mexico is the only country is Latin America to have tamales, tacos and stuffed peppers as dishes, but all these dishes seem to be inspired by Mexican dishes. Perhaps you should change the post title to Mexico instead of Latin America.
totally agree.
Ditto.
Here is a delicious and easy non-Mexican Latin dinner: Venezuelan Stuffed Arepas. Arepas are delicious corn cakes popular in Colombia and Venezuela. Here I stuff them zucchini salsa verde and black beans.
Agreed. For a salvadoran twist, throw in some mint: http://thesweetest3.com/?p=1102
Or for those craving some ground beef tacos (Tex-Mex style): http://thesweetest3.com/?p=1978
Brazilian food too!
oohhh I LOVE Brazilian and Argentinian food, and have never seen a good intro/cookbook covering either...anyone having any tips?
This summer was the summer of Pollo de Tinga for me. With fresh tomatoes and chipotle chilies I couldn't get enough. An easy and light dinner or lunch.
http://sweetsavoryplanet.blogspot.com/2010/07/tinga-de-pollo-or-chicken-tinga.html
We're thinking of trying a sort of brazilian mixed grill thing soon, spicy meats and garnishes sounds like a party to me! In the meantime, some of our favorite more mexican kinds of things are chile-lime-herb steak tacos, tacos with scrambled egg, feta, and avocado, and tacos with mushroom, potato, and chorizo!
http://theweekendgourmande.wordpress.com/tag/mexican/
Definitely agree w/ others that this is all Mexican-inspired food and title should be appropriately amended. And those so-called verde enchiladas are not so. They don't appear to have anything close to a tomatillo in it.
Typical Brazilian barbecues consist of picanha, which is usually only seasoned with coarse salt. That cut of beef is so tender and flavorful that it really doesn't need much added. Mmm, my mouth waters!
¿no hay nada al sur de méxico? that´s a porteño question!