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Delicious Dominican Main Dishes

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You'll love our extensive collection of tasty Dominican main dishes recipes, from our everyday traditional Dominican main dishes, to our wonderful dishes for special occasions.

Most popular Dominican main dishes

  • Dominican pollo guisado
    Pollo Guisado (Braised Chicken)
  • Sancocho
    Sancocho (Meat and Root Vegetables Stew)
  • Pastelon de plátano maduro (Plates of ripe plantain casserole).
    Pastelon de Platano Maduro (Ripe Plantain Casserole)
  • Chicharron de cerdo (fried pork rind).
    Chicharrones (Chicharron de Cerdo Pork Rind)
  • Mofongo.
    Mofongo Recipe: Garlicky Fried Plantains and Pork
  • Camarones guisados or camarones a la criolla.
    Camarones Guisados or Camarones a la Criolla (Stewed Shrimp)

More main dish recipes

Pastelones (casseroles) Dominican stews Chicken recipes Beef recipes Pork recipes Fish recipes Seafood recipes

  • Mondongo soup.
    Mondongo Soup (Tripe Stew)
  • Chimi or Dominican chimichurri.
    Chimichurri Dominicano (Dominican Chimi Burger)
  • Espaguetis (Dominican spaghetti)
    Dominican Spaghetti (Espaguetis)
  • Pasteles en hoja.
    Pasteles en Hoja (Plantain and Beef Pockets)
  • Vegetarian and vegan sancocho with avocado
    Vegan "Sancocho" (Root Stew)
  • 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)
  • Dominican turkey.
    Pavo a la Dominicana (Christmas Dominican Turkey)
  • 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)
  • Ground beef with vegetables.
    Carne Molida (Ground Beef with Vegetables)
  • Pastelón de Harina de Maíz (Cornmeal and Beef Casserole)
  • Lechon asado, puerco asado or pernil asado.
    Puerco Asado or Lechón Asado (Christmas Pork Roast)
  • Locrio de Pica-Pica (Rice and Spicy Sardines)
    Locrio de Pica-Pica (Rice and Spicy Sardines)
  • 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)
  • Cocido de paticas (pig feet stew).
    Cocido de Paticas (Pig Feet Stew)
  • Stewed cabbage (repollo guisado).
    Repollo Guisado (Stewed Cabbage)
  • Dominican Pica pollo chicken.
    Pica Pollo (Dominican Fried Chicken)
  • Pescado con coco (coconut fish).
    Pescado con Coco (Coconut Fish)
  • Chicharrón de pollo (fried chicken bites).
    Chicharrón de Pollo (Crispy Fried Chicken Bites)
  • Pasteles de Yuca en Hoja (Cassava Pockets)
    Pasteles de Yuca en Hoja (Cassava Pockets)
  • 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)
  • Moro-locrio.
    Moro-Locrio (Rice with Black Beans and Pork)
  • Lentejas guisadas (stewed lentils).
    Lentejas Guisadas (Dominican Lentils)
  • Salami guisado.
    Salami Guisado (Dominican Stewed Salami)
  • Baked kibbeh (kipe horneado).
    Baked Kibbeh (Kipe Horneado)
  • Bacalao guisado.
    Bacalao Guisado con Papa (Salt Cod Bacalao Recipe)
  • Shrimp in coconut sauce.
    Shrimp with Coconut Sauce (Camarones con Coco)
  • Niño Envuelto (Rice and Beef Cabbage Rolls)
    Niño Envuelto (Rice and Beef Cabbage Rolls)
  • Pastelon de papa (ground beef and potatoes casserole).
    Pastelon de Papa (Potato and Beef Casserole)
  • Carne Ripiada (Shredded Beef)
  • Rabo guisado (spicy oxtail stew).
    Rabo Encendido or Rabo Guisado (Spicy Oxtail Stew)
  • Pastelon de arroz (cheese, beef and rice casserole).
    Pastelón de Arroz (Cheesy Beef and Rice Casserole)
  • Baked Vegan Kibbeh
  • Locrio de arenque (rice and smoked herrings).
    Locrio de Arenque (Rice and Smoked Herrings)
  • Rice and chicken gizzards (locrio de molleja de pollo).
    Locrio de Molleja de Pollo (Rice and Chicken Gizzards)
  • Berenjena con cerdo (braised pork and eggplant).
    Berenjena con Cerdo (Braised Pork and Eggplant)

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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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