Cuban healthy meals

Below are suggested menus for two typical Cuban meals, along with shopping lists of the ingredients you’ll need to prepare them. These are just a few possible combinations of dishes and flavors. As you gain more experience with Cuban cooking, you may enjoy designing your own menus and meal plans.

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch :

• Avocado salad
• Beef hash
• Cuban white rice

Shopping List:

Produce

• 1 head lettuce
• 4 avocados
• 1 red onion
• 2 yellow onions
• 2 green bell peppers
• 1 bulb garlic

Canned/Bottled/Boxex

• 16 oz. canned tomato sauce
• 1 small jar sliced green olives with pimientos
• olive oil
• red wine vinegar

Dairy/Egg/meat

• 1 lb. lean ground beef

Misc.

• Medium or long grain white rice
• golden raisins
• cumin
• oregano
• salt
• black pepper

Supper

• Garlic soup
• Creole chicken
• Red beans and rice
• Baked custard

Shopping List:
Produce

• Fresh cilantro
• 4 yellow onions
• 3 green bell peppers or 2 green peppers and 1 red bell pepper
• 3 bulb garlic

Canned/Bottled/Boxex

• Olive oil
• 32 oz. chicken broth
• 16 oz. canned tomato sauce
• 14-ozcan sweetened condensed milk
• 12 oz can evaporated milk
• red wine vinegar
• 1 small jar sliced green olives with pimientos
• capers
• vanilla extract

Dairy/Egg/meat

• 4 eggs
• 4 to 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1 to 1 1/2 lb.)

Misc.

• 2 c dried small red kidney beans
• Long grain white rice
• 2 slices bread (stale or day old if possible)
• Raisins
• cumin
• Bay leaves
• Sugar
• salt
• black pepper