Recipes - Central/South American (57)

A big pot of warm bean soup offers a welcome warm up on a cold day or after a hard day of shopping. This complete meal keeps well in the refrigerator or freezer and improves on reheating.

To avoid wasting scraps of meat left over from butchering that are not used or sold elsewhere, the scraps are used to make scrapple. Scrapple is best known as a regional American food of the Mid-Atlantic…

This recipe is for the distinguished palate.

Quinoa (pronounced keen-WAH) is a delicately flavored grain, native to South America, found in most health food stores. It is high in protein and fiber.

This is a great low-carb version of cod that is easy to make on any budget. Feel free to spice it up a bit with extra seasoning if you like recipes that are a little bit spicy!

Cinnamon and lemon juice add a Central American flair to this banana bread.

Curry powder, hot pepper sauce and thyme make these patties tasty for appetizers or main course.

The marinade of lime juice, cilantro and garlic makes this dish aromatic and tasty.

Serve these hot biscuits with any meal.

The marinated pork in these amazing sandwiches has a special spice rub and can be prepared in the crockpot or in the oven.

With protein-rich kidney beans and white rice, this dish is a complete vegetarian meal.

A fudgy-rich pie flavored with chocolate, rum and coffee. Bakes to a brownie-like crust on top.

Chimichurri sauce will add some bold flavor to your grilled meats!

This recipe was loosely inspired by a dish at the restaurant Al Forno in Providence, Rhode Island. Curry powder, cilantro and scotch bonnet chilies lend the chowder a West Indian accent.

In Jamaica, the jerk method of food preparation involves seasoning meat with a sweet-hot secret mixture of peppers, tropical spices like cinnamon and allspice, rosemary and other savory herbs then slow…