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    Costa Rican Recipes

    From Black Bean and Egg Soup to Fried Plantains, our members' favorite Costa Rican recipes highlight the best of this Latin cuisine.

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    Recipe #475109

    Gallo Pinto
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    Rice and beans for breakfast! No wonder I enjoyed Costa Rica so much :D

    Gallo Pinto

    By Miheehee on February 26, 2012

    Recipe #475109

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    "Rice and beans for breakfast! No wonder I enjoyed Costa Rica so much :D"

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    Ingredients: ground cumin, red beans...

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    Prep Time:1 hrs

    Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins

    Recipe #471608

    Maurice's Guaro Sour
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    Maurice, the bartender at Tortuguero Lodge in Tortuguero, Costa Rica, tought me how to make this awesome drink! It is very sweet and sour with a kick...

    Maurice's Guaro Sour

    By JasoFett on January 8, 2012

    Recipe #471608

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    "Maurice, the bartender at Tortuguero Lodge in Tortuguero, Costa Rica, tought me how to make this awesome drink! It is very sweet and sour with a kick of Guaro (a white rum from Costa Rica)"

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    Ingredients: carbonated lemon-lime beverage, limes...

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    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 5 mins

    Recipe #467733

    Budin - Costa Rican Baked Pudding
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    This delicious dessert is a cross between a custard and a bread pudding. In fact, it starts its life as a stale french roll or baguette. This recipe...

    Budin - Costa Rican Baked Pudding

    By Jostlori on November 7, 2011

    Recipe #467733

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    "This delicious dessert is a cross between a custard and a bread pudding. In fact, it starts its life as a stale french roll or baguette. This recipe is from a Costa Rican foodie website: recetasdecostarica.com but obviously, the recipes are all in Spanish! Be sure the bread is old and dry. You can personalize this recipe in so many tasty ways......"

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    Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, French bread...

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    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

    Recipe #456161

    Costa Rican Chicken Nuggets
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    posted for ZWT 7. Prep time includes chill time.

    Costa Rican Chicken Nuggets

    By Nasseh on May 15, 2011

    Recipe #456161

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    "posted for ZWT 7. Prep time includes chill time."

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    Ingredients: cilantro, eggs, hot sauce...

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    Prep Time:2 hrs 30 mins

    Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins

    Brian's Tropical Ceviche
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    Inspired by a recent trip to Costa Rica and dedicated to my friends Brenda. and JP.

    Brian's Tropical Ceviche

    Recipe #419478

    Brian's Tropical Ceviche

    By RedsoxOCD on April 8, 2010

    Recipe #419478

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    "Inspired by a recent trip to Costa Rica and dedicated to my friends Brenda. and JP."

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    Ingredients: cucumbers, shrimp, sea bass...

    3 Reviews

    Prep Time:20 mins

    Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins

    Recipe #415358

    Arrayan Agua Fresca
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    Arrayan, also called satre guavas are small, tart guavas with a seed in the middle. I have had a hard time finding recipes with them so I created this,...

    Arrayan Agua Fresca

    By Public Foodie #1 on March 4, 2010

    Recipe #415358

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    "Arrayan, also called satre guavas are small, tart guavas with a seed in the middle. I have had a hard time finding recipes with them so I created this, and it turned out great."

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    Ingredients: guava, limes, mint...

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    Prep Time:2 mins

    Total Time: 27 mins

    Recipe #405183

    Tommy Mai Tai
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    Based on a recipe from the box my Tommy Bahama Ultra Premium Rum came in. It reminds us that the Mai Tai was invented in 1944! And here I thought it was...

    Tommy Mai Tai

    By mersaydees on December 28, 2009

    Recipe #405183

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    "Based on a recipe from the box my Tommy Bahama Ultra Premium Rum came in. It reminds us that the Mai Tai was invented in 1944! And here I thought it was invented while I was in college! :)"

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    Ingredients: almond flavored liqueur, dark rum...

    1 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 10 mins

    Recipe #395696

    Fettuccine With Chicken Cream
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    Delicious white sauce pasta dish. Easy to prepare. Try it! I'm sure you will love it.

    Fettuccine With Chicken Cream

    By Chef Kat. on October 20, 2009

    Recipe #395696

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    "Delicious white sauce pasta dish. Easy to prepare. Try it! I'm sure you will love it."

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    Ingredients: heavy cream, hot water...

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    Prep Time:30 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

    Recipe #380277

    Caribbean-Style Rice and Beans
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    Almost every ethnicity includes a rice-and-beans dish as part of its cooking tradition. In Jamaica and throughout much of the Caribbean, the favored dish...

    Caribbean-Style Rice and Beans

    By Tony Spataro on July 4, 2009

    Recipe #380277

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    "Almost every ethnicity includes a rice-and-beans dish as part of its cooking tradition. In Jamaica and throughout much of the Caribbean, the favored dish is known as "rice and peas," and is remarkable for its use of savory spices and coconut milk."

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    Ingredients: dried red beans, garlic cloves...

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    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 55 mins

    Lime Chicken Linguine W/Cilantro Cream Sauce & Roasted Zucch
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    My husband made this for dinner last night, I don't know where he got the recipe, but man....it was like eating in a 5 star restaurant!
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    Lime Chicken Linguine W/Cilantro Cream Sauce & Roasted Zucch

    Recipe #356694

    Lime Chicken Linguine W/Cilantro Cream Sauce & Roasted Zucch

    By ~Leslie~ on February 19, 2009

    Recipe #356694

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    "My husband made this for dinner last night, I don't know where he got the recipe, but man....it was like eating in a 5 star restaurant! Don't let all the steps and ingredients scare you off, this recipe is for the entire meal! The flavour reminded me of being in Costa Rica :) Prep time is marinating time"

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    Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh cilantro...

    5 Reviews

    Prep Time:1 hrs

    Total Time: 1 hrs 35 mins

    Aida's - Gallo Pinto
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    This is an Authentic Costa Rican dish that my girlfriend's mother used to make us. She just passed in October and we got this recipe just in time. I...

    Aida's - Gallo Pinto

    Recipe #354615

    Aida's - Gallo Pinto

    By Texas Pete on February 8, 2009

    Recipe #354615

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    "This is an Authentic Costa Rican dish that my girlfriend's mother used to make us. She just passed in October and we got this recipe just in time. I thought I would put it out there for everyone to enjoy as much as we do."

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    Ingredients: cilantro, pepper...

    3 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 30 mins

    Recipe #344328

    Absolute Best Chicken Soup
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    This is a family recipe I stumbled upon through marriage. It is a Latin-style chicken soup and it is the best I have tasted. Basically, my mother-in-law...

    Absolute Best Chicken Soup

    By Tabasco Saucy on December 19, 2008

    Recipe #344328

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    "This is a family recipe I stumbled upon through marriage. It is a Latin-style chicken soup and it is the best I have tasted. Basically, my mother-in-law makes this soup with a few founding ingredients and then throws in whatevers available. Its always good, but I've narrowed it down for myself and you to the best ingredients to use. This recipe is..."

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    Ingredients: corn, yucca root...

    1 Reviews

    Prep Time:30 mins

    Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

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