Dominican Food Archives

Dominican Recipes

Grab my favorite Dominican Recipes that I grew up on! These authentic recipes are loaded with flavor and you will find appetizers, mains, desserts, drinks and more.

This Dominican Rice with Sausage is a hearty and filling meal that the whole family will love. Try my Dominican Braised Chicken, which is full of flavor.

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Mangu topped with onions and served with fried egg, salami and fried cheese

Breakfast

Rice with Beans (Moro de Habichuelas)

Featured Recipes

Try these delicious Dominican staples. These mouth-watering recipes are kitchen classics loved by everyone and easy to make!

Dinner

Pollo Guisado Dominicano (Dominican Stewed Chicken Recipe)

Learn how to make Pollo Guisado Dominicano (Dominican Stewed Chicken) - a hearty dish that is a staple of Dominican cooking.

yuca fritters stacked on a plate with blue towel on the side

Appetizers

Yuca Fritters (Arepitas de Yuca)

Appetizers

How to Make Dominican Kipes (Quipes)

Locrio de Salami with garden salad on the side on a white plate

Dinner

Locrio de Salami (Dominican Rice with Salami)

Papaya milkshake served in three glasses.

Drinks

Papaya Milkshake Recipe (Batido de Lechosa)

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Dominican Desserts

Two bowl of habichuelas con dulce topped with cookies

Desserts

Habichuelas con Dulce (Dominican Sweet Beans)

Christmas

Coconut Flan Recipe (Flan de Coco)

Desserts

Pudín de Pan (Dominican Bread Pudding)

Sweet potato pudding served in a blue ceramic dish.

Desserts

How to Make Dulce de Batata (Dominican Sweet Potato Pudding)

All Dominican Food

pastelon de berenjena served with a salad

Main Dishes

Eggplant Lasagna (Pastelón de Berenjena)

Dinner

Authentic Dominican Beans Recipe

Minced Pork with serving spoon and lime wedges on the side

Dinner

Minced Pork Recipe (Pork Picadillo)

Baked chicken tenders served on a white plate with a red dip.

Dinner

Crispy Oven-baked Chicken Tenders

Appetizers

Yuca Fritters (Arepitas de Yuca)

A mamey smoothie served in a glass jar with a straw.

Drinks

Easy Black Beans and Rice Recipe (Arroz Congri)

Delicious garlicky mayo ketchup sauce perfect for dipping fries, tostones or as a dressing for sandwiches and burgers. mydominicankitchen.com

Dips + Sauces

Easy Mayo Ketchup Sauce (Pink Sauce)

close up of Tuna pasta salad in a platter

Appetizers

Easy 20-Minute Tuna Pasta Salad

Desserts

Habichuelas con Dulce (Dominican Sweet Beans)

Breakfast

Mangu (Dominican Mashed Plantains)

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Meet Vanessa

Vanessa Mota is an award-winning food photographer and nationally recognized content creator. Her love for food led her to create My Dominican Kitchen, a bilingual blog with authentic traditional Dominican recipes and Latin-inspired meals for home cooks, as a way to preserve her family’s recipes and share with the world the flavors of la comida criolla.

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