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Delectable Dominican Lunch Recipes

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In the Dominican Republic, lunch is the most important meal of the day, and it is served at noon sharp. Here we bring you all our lunch dishes so you can expand your lunch repertoire.

Most popular Dominican lunch dishes

  • La Bandera Dominicana: Traditional Dominican Lunch Meal with Rice, Beans, Meat, and Salad
    La Bandera Dominicana: Traditional Dominican Lunch
  • Dominican rice.
    Arroz Blanco Recipe (Dominican Rice)
  • Habichuelas guisadas.
    Habichuelas Guisadas (Dominican Beans)
  • Dominican pollo guisado
    Pollo Guisado (Braised Chicken)
  • Moro de habichuelas (moro rice and beans).
    Moro de Habichuelas (Rice and Beans)
  • Sancocho
    Sancocho (Meat and Root Vegetables Stew)

More lunch recipes

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  • Pastelon de plátano maduro (Plates of ripe plantain casserole).
    Pastelon de Platano Maduro (Ripe Plantain Casserole)
  • Mofongo.
    Mofongo Recipe: Garlicky Fried Plantains and Pork
  • Mondongo soup.
    Mondongo Soup (Tripe Stew)
  • Chicharron de cerdo (fried pork rind).
    Chicharrones (Chicharron de Cerdo Pork Rind)
  • Chimi or Dominican chimichurri.
    Chimichurri Dominicano (Dominican Chimi Burger)
  • moro de guandules
    Moro de Guandules con/sin Coco (Rice with Pigeon Peas)
  • Espaguetis (Dominican spaghetti)
    Dominican Spaghetti (Espaguetis)
  • Two bowls of Ensalada Rusa (“Russian” Potato Salad)
    Ensalada Rusa or Ensalada Mixta (Potato Salad)
  • Casabe.
    Casabe (Cassava Bread)
  • Plátanos maduros fritos.
    Platanos Maduros Fritos (Easy Fried Sweet Plantains)
  • Vegetarian and vegan sancocho with avocado
    Vegan "Sancocho" (Root Stew)
  • Tostones (Twice-Fried Plantains)
    Tostones (Crispy Twice-Fried Plantains)
  • Asopao de camarones.
    Asopao de Camarones (Shrimp and Rice Pottage)
  • Locrio de pollo (Dominican chicken and rice).
    Locrio de Pollo (Dominican Chicken and Rice)
  • Guandules guisados con coco
    Guandules con Coco or Guandules Guisados (Pigeon Peas / Gandules)
  • Arepitas de maiz (cornmeal fritters).
    Arepitas de Maiz (Cornmeal Fritters)
  • Carne guisada (Dominican res guisada).
    Carne Guisada (Carne de Res Guisada Braised Beef)
  • Chivo guisado picante (spicy goat meat stew).
    Chivo Guisado Liniero (Spicy Goat Meat Stew)
  • Albóndigas guisadas (Dominican meatballs).
    Albóndigas Guisadas (Dominican Meatballs)
  • Pastelón de Harina de Maíz (Cornmeal and Beef Casserole)
  • Ground beef with vegetables.
    Carne Molida (Ground Beef with Vegetables)
  • Bacalaitos (codfish fritters).
    Bacalaitos (Codfish Fritters)
  • Arroz con fideos.
    Arroz con Fideos (Rice and Fried Noodles)
  • Platanos al caldero (caramelized ripe plantain).
    Plátanos al Caldero (Caramelized Ripe Plantains)
  • Aranitas and arepitas de yuca fritters
    Arañitas and Arepitas de Yuca (Dominican Yuca Fritters)
  • Locrio de Pica-Pica (Rice and Spicy Sardines)
    Locrio de Pica-Pica (Rice and Spicy Sardines)
  • Yuca bread (pan de yuca).
    Pan de Yuca (Easy Yuca Bread)
  • Pollo con wasakaka (roasted garlic chicken with green sauce).
    Pollo con Wasakaka (Garlic Chicken Roast)
  • Sopa de platano verde or aguaji (green plantain soup).
    Aguají or Sopa de Platano Verde (Roasted Plantain Soup)
  • Guanimos salados (cornmeal and beef pockets).
    Guanimos Salados (Cornmeal and Beef Pockets)
  • Camarones guisados or camarones a la criolla.
    Camarones Guisados or Camarones a la Criolla (Stewed Shrimp)
  • Stewed cabbage (repollo guisado).
    Repollo Guisado (Stewed Cabbage)
  • Cocido de paticas (pig feet stew).
    Cocido de Paticas (Pig Feet Stew)
  • Pescado con coco (coconut fish).
    Pescado con Coco (Coconut Fish)
  • Dominican Pica pollo chicken.
    Pica Pollo (Dominican Fried Chicken)
  • Chicharrón de pollo (fried chicken bites).
    Chicharrón de Pollo (Crispy Fried Chicken Bites)
  • Chenchén dominicano con coco (creamy, savory, corn)
    Chenchén (Dominican Grits or Cracked Corn Pilaf)
  • Sopa de pollo o de gallina (her or chicken soup).
    Sopa de Pollo Dominicana o Caldo de Gallina Criolla (Old Hen / Chicken Soup)
  • Sopa de pescado (fish head soup).
    Sopa de Pescado (Traditional Fish Head Soup)
  • Lentejas guisadas (stewed lentils).
    Lentejas Guisadas (Dominican Lentils)
  • Moro-locrio.
    Moro-Locrio (Rice with Black Beans and Pork)
  • Bacalao guisado.
    Bacalao Guisado con Papa (Salt Cod Bacalao Recipe)

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    Chambre or Chapea (Beans, Rice and Meat Stew)
  • Tocino de chivo: salted goat meat.
    Salted Meat (Carne Salada, Cecina or Tocino)
  • Habichuelas negras guisadas (black beans).
    Habichuelas (Frijoles) Negros (Stewed Black Beans Recipe)
  • Ensalada de aguacate (avocado salad).
    Ensalada de Aguacate (Dominican Avocado Salad)
  • Mangu (Dominican mashed plantain).
    Mangu (Traditional Dominican Mashed Plantains)

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