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Thanksgiving, New Year and Christmas Recipes

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Traditional Dominican recipes for Christmas and New Year, some Dominican-inspired Thanksgiving recipes, and many other wonderful Dominican dishes you can incorporate into the festivities. Celebrate the year-end festivities with the best our cuisine has to offer.

Dominican Christmas Cookbook

Most popular festive dishes

  • Lechon asado, puerco asado or pernil asado.
    Puerco Asado or Lechón Asado (Christmas Pork Roast)
  • Dominican turkey.
    Pavo a la Dominicana (Christmas Dominican Turkey)
  • Christmas chicken.
    Pollo Horneado Navideño (Christmas Chicken)
  • Empanaditas and pastelitos.
    Empanaditas and Pastelitos (12 Options)
  • Two bowls of Ensalada Rusa (
    Ensalada Rusa or Ensalada Mixta (Potato Salad)
  • Quipes (dominican kipe).
    Quipes or Kipes (Dominican Kibbeh)

More festive ideas

Christmas traditions Christmas drinks Christmas appetizers

  • Flan de leche (Spanish creme caramel).
    Flan de Leche (Crème Caramel)
  • Pastelon de plátano maduro (Plates of ripe plantain casserole).
    Pastelon de Platano Maduro (Ripe Plantain Casserole)
  • Empanaditas de Yuca (Cassava Empanadas)
  • Moro de guandules (rice with pigeon peas).
    Moro de Guandules con/sin Coco (Rice with Pigeon Peas)
  • Pasteles en hoja.
    Pasteles en Hoja (Plantain and Beef Pockets)
  • Cheese stuffed fried cassava balls).
    Bollitos de Yuca (Cheese-Stuffed Fried Cassava Balls)
  • Bolitas de plátano maduro (plantain balls with cheese).
    Bolitas de Plátano Maduro y Queso (Cheese and Ripe Plantain Balls)
  • Pudin de pan (Dominican spiced bread pudding) recipe.
    Pudin de Pan (Dominican Spiced Bread Pudding)
  • Pastelón de Harina de Maíz (Cornmeal and Beef Casserole)
  • Pan de batata (grated sweet potato pudding).
    Pan de Batata (Grated Sweet Potato Pudding)
  • Mamajuana
    Mamajuana Recipe (Spiced Dominican Republic Rum Drink)
  • Healthy dough empanadas without butter.
    Baked, No Butter, Healthy Empanada Dough (Empanada Horneada)
  • Pasteles de Yuca en Hoja (Cassava Pockets)
    Pasteles de Yuca en Hoja (Cassava Pockets)
  • Ponche dominicano de desayuno (Dominican breakfast eggnog).
    Ponche de Huevo (Dominican Hot Breakfast Eggnog)
  • Chicken croquettes.
    Chicken Croquettes (Croquetas de Pollo)
  • Baked kibbeh (kipe horneado).
    Baked Kibbeh (Kipe Horneado)
  • Ponche crema (rum eggnog).
    Ponche Crema Navideño (Christmas Eggnog)
  • Pastelon de papa (ground beef and potatoes casserole).
    Pastelon de Papa (Potato and Beef Casserole)
  • Pastelon de arroz (cheese, beef and rice casserole).
    Pastelón de Arroz (Cheesy Beef and Rice Casserole)
  • Baked Vegan Kibbeh
  • 3 cheeses and beef lasagna.
    Dominican-Style 3 Cheese and Beef Lasagna
  • Ensalada de Coditos (Pasta Salad: Mayo, Tuna, Ham, or Vegan)
  • Ponche de chocolate.
    Ponche de Chocolate (Chocolate Eggnog)
  • Pastelon de berenjena y queso (eggplant and cheese casserole).
    Pastelon de Berenjena y Queso (Eggplant & Cheese Casserole)
  • Ensalada verde or Dominican cabbage and beet salad.
    Ensalada Verde or Ensalada de Repollo (Dominican Salad)
  • Coconut flan (quesillo de coco).
    Quesillo de Coco (Coconut Flan Recipe)
  • Pasteles al horno.
    Pasteles al Horno (Pastelon en Hoja Casserole)
  • Pastelón de berenjena (beef and eggplant casserole).
    Lasaña de Berenjenas (Beef and Eggplant Lasagna Casserole)
  • Pastelón de yuca (cassava and chicken casserole).
    Pastelon de Yuca (Cassava and Chicken Casserole)
  • Te de jengibre (fresh ginger tea).
    Te de Jengibre (Ginger Tea)
  • Beef empanada filling.
    Beef Empanada Filling - 4 Fillings for Empanadas y Pastelones
  • Arroz navideño dominicano (Christmas rice with raisins and almond).
    Arroz Navideño (Christmas Rice with Raisins and Almonds)
  • Mandarin homemade.
    Licor de Mandarina (Mandarincello Homemade Liqueur)
  • Empanadas Dulces or Sweet Empanaditas
    Empanadas Dulces (Sweet Empanaditas)
  • Empanaditas de guayaba y queso (guava and cheese empanadas).
    Guava and Cheese Empanadas (Empanaditas de Guayaba y Queso)
  • Coffee flan (flan de café).
    Coffee Flan Recipe (Flan de Café)
  • Baked potato and Serrano croquettes.
    Baked Potato and Serrano Croquettes
  • Tisana de miel, limon ymenta (lime honey and mint tisane).
    Tisana de Limón, Menta y Miel (Lime, Mint and Honey Tisane)
  • Guavaberry liqueur and fruits.
    Guavaberry Liqueur (Licor de Arrayán)
  • Ponche de café (eggnog coffee)
    Ponche de Café (Coffee Eggnog)
  • Vegan mince.
    Vegan Mince Recipe (Empanadas and Pastelones Filling)
  • Cheese stuffed baked yuca balls.
    Cheese-Stuffed Baked Yuca Balls

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