Cuban cuisine is rich with comforting, flavor-packed soups and stews that reflect the island’s history, culture, and love for home-cooked meals. From thick and hearty stews to silky-smooth cream soups, each dish has its own character and place at the table.| Cook2eatwell
Cuban cuisine is simple. There are no fancy ingredients – on the contrary there are lots of beans, rice, cheap cuts of meat and root vegetables. Here we’ve put together a list of pantry items and ingredients common in Cuban food, along with a collection of classic recipes to use them in.| Cook2eatwell
Cuban-style ajiaco is a rich, satisfying soup made with a mix of meats and a generous variety of tropical vegetables, especially root vegetables like malanga, yuca, and boniato. It’s a hearty, filling dish that simmers low and slow for layers of deep, comforting flavor.| Cook2eatwell
This Cuban-style split pea soup (sopa de chícharos) is thick, hearty, and packed with flavor. Made with split peas, vegetables, and smoked pork, it’s a budget-friendly meal perfect with bread or rice.| Cook2eatwell
This Italian sausage lentil soup is hearty and flavorful. It’s loaded with Italian sausage, carrots, celery, onions, potatoes, and spinach.| Cook2eatwell
Made with chicken, pumpkin, potatoes, carrots, celery, corn and fidelini noodles, this Cuban Chicken Soup is fully loaded with goodness. We start by making a homemade chicken broth, and then we add all the delicious and good-for-you veggies.| Cook2eatwell
Cuban White Bean Soup - This hearty soup is loaded with white beans, smoked ham, beef, chorizo and vegetables. This is my take on Caldo Gallego.| Cook2eatwell
Cuban style red beans are called frijoles colorados in Spanish. They are typically served with white rice as a side dish or as a standalone thick bean soup.| Cook2eatwell
Sausage and lentil soup is a hearty, budget-friendly dinner that’s perfect for any night of the week. This recipe combines lentils with kielbasa sausage, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and fresh spinach, all simmered together in a rich and flavorful broth.| Cook2eatwell
This creamy vegetable soup is a snap to make with budget-friendly, wholesome ingredients. Instead of using cream, the silky texture is achieved by pureeing the soup at the end. It’s loaded with a variety of vegetables and seasoned with spices and vegetable base for a burst of flavor.| Cook2eatwell