Central & South America

Take your taste buds on a trip with our favorite Latin American recipes featuring fresh produce, bold flavors and winning combinations.

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Arroz Verde con Pollo

This Peruvian-style recipe is hands-off and surprisingly family-friendly—even my 16-month-old son loves it. Want it spicier? Use jalapenos instead of poblanos. —Libby Kast, Madison, Wisconsin

Peruvian Ceviche

This Peruvian ceviche recipe is loaded with flavor. Every single bite is uniquely delicious. It is sure to wake up...


How to Make Beef Empanadas

Our Chilean-inspired beef empanada recipe is a great place to start when learning how to make beef...


Chilean Beef and Olive Empanadas

My hometown of Lorain is known as the International City because people came here from all over the world to...


How to Make Pollo de Coco, Step by Step

This step-by-step recipe for pollo de coco (aka coconut milk chicken) by Marisel Salazar will take your taste buds...

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13 Recipes with Dulce de Leche

If we could use only three words to describe these recipes with dulce de leche, they would be heavenly, luscious...


How to Make Authentic Alfajores

This recipe for alfajores combines shortbread cookies with a rich dulce de leche filling.

Pacoca

Pacoca (Brazilian peanut candy) is an easy treat that has only five ingredients! It's a popular sweet in Brazil, and...


Lime and Dill Chimichurri Shrimp

Chimichurri is a very popular condiment in Argentina and Uruguay and is most often used as a dipping sauce or...


Steak with Chipotle-Lime Chimichurri

Steak gets a flavor kick from chimichurri. This piquant, all-purpose herb sauce is so versatile, it complements most any grilled...


Brazilian Pork & Black Bean Stew

During high school, I spent a year in Brazil and fell in love with the culture and food. One of...

My Brazilian Feijoada

A co-worker's mom used to make this feijoada recipe for him and it was his favorite. So I...


Rollo de Queso

The Bolivian Rollo de Queso is a delightful snack of a light fluffy cheese filling rolled up inside a deliciously...


Pork Meatballs with Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri is a tangy herb sauce that comes from South America that's often served with steak. If you've never had...


Argentine Lasagna

My family is from Argentina, which has a strong Italian heritage and large cattle ranches. One of our favorite Argentinian...


Chocolate Alfajores

Chocolate alfajores, also known as alfajores de chocolate, are a popular South American dessert made of slightly sweetened shortbread cookies...