Portuguese Recipes

This is a Hawaii favorite. Hearty and full of flavor.

This is a recipe that I got from my mother-in-law. She doesn't measure, so it took me a while to get it close. The gravy is close to the one they use in Portuguese restaurants.

Great as a sandwich like sloppy Joes or over mashed potatoes or rice.

This has been a favorite of my family's for a long time. Don't expect any leftovers. Serve over sliced French bread.

My mom would always make this delicious, creamy rice pudding when we were kids. If a thicker rice is desired, increase rice to 1 1/4 cups and add another egg. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Being of Portuguese descent and raised in Rhode Island along the Eastern seaboard, this recipe is a wonderful combination of my two heritages. If desired serve with a small cup of melted butter for dipping clams and don't forget a fresh loaf of warm, crusty bread!!! Note: If the clams seem sandy, soak them for a couple of hours or overnight in the refrigerator in salted water with a bit of vinegar, cornmeal, and cayenne pepper.

Way better than normal egg tarts. Will be gone within seconds.

Also known as broa, a yeasted cornbread, goes well with soup, eggs, and fish.

This recipe has been in my family for years. It is so easy to make. I was worried my kids would not like it but both of them had second bowls!

A healthy, delicious and filling traditional Portuguese dish passed down from my grandmother.

Linguica is a sweet, smoked Portuguese sausage made with pork butt, fatback, and lots of spices if you like to make your own sausages.

This a traditional Portuguese way of cooking codfish, from the capital city of Lisbon. In a country with a large tradition of making codfish in several ways, this is, for me, the most delicious and sinful way of eating this wonderful fish. Taste it and you will see!

This Portuguese cornbread is amazing with soup. Deserves to be more popular than it is.

I grew up on chourico, and this dish is a Portuguese comfort food that my mom always made. I took it upon myself to replicate it with a bit more kick, but even with the changes, it reminds me of being a kid. It's such a warm and satisfying dish.

I made this recipe as a spin-off of Portuguese kale soup. I liked it so much! I like to serve this with freshly squeezed lemon juice or grated Parmesan cheese (but not both).

The best Portuguese soup made by my mother, Christina L. Pacheco

This is an easy and fun soup to make that is full of flavor from Portuguese linguica sausage. It's delicious served with warm, crusty bread!

This crisp little sugar cookie is a family recipe from the island of St. Michael in the Azores.

My grams makes these sweet little treats all the time. Easy and quick.

A raised, deep fried, Portuguese donut. Very popular as fund raisers in Southeastern Massachusetts where I grew up.

This sweet Portuguese bread is made in the bread machine.

This is an old Portuguese recipe that my Vovo taught me how to make. It is great for the typical huge Portuguese family party or reunion, it is a very light meringue cookie, it is very simple, but I insist that you use an electric egg beater. This is very sweet, and has a hint of citrus flavor to it. If you don't use an electric egg beater, it will take you hours to prepare it!

Also called 'sonjos' in Portuguese.

This super spicy soup is flavored with chorizo sausage and vegetables as well a generous dose of cayenne pepper.