Recipes

Easy recipes, step by step

These are all of foodtastico's recipes: over 25 easy recipes tested at home, with real timings, quantities in grams and cups, and step-by-step photos. You can browse them by category — breakfast, meals, salads and desserts—; most take under an hour from start to finish.

⏱ 35 min
Meals

Creamed Swiss Chard (Acelgas a la Crema)

⏱ 5 min
Salads

Salad Dressing — Classic Vinaigrette and 5 Easy Variations

⏱ 4h 20 min
Drinks

Horchata (Mexican Rice and Cinnamon Drink)

⏱ 2h 15 min
Drinks

Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Iced Tea)

⏱ 25 min
Drinks

Lemon Chia Fresca (Agua de Limón con Chía)

⏱ 1h
Meals

Aji de Gallina — Creamy Peruvian Shredded Chicken Stew

⏱ 5 min
Drinks

Aperol Spritz — the Italian aperitivo with the 3-2-1 rule

⏱ 35 min
Meals

Venezuelan Arepas — the basic recipe with precooked cornmeal

⏱ 18 min
Meals

Garlic shrimp (camarones al ajillo) — ready in 20 minutes

⏱ 45 min
Meals

Shrimp Ceviche — Fresh Lime, Red Onion and Cilantro

⏱ 30 min
Meals

Juicy Pan-Seared Pork Chops (with oven and sauce variations)

⏱ 1h
Desserts

Chocolate Loaf Cake (Panqué de Chocolate)

⏱ 45 min
Meals

Homemade French Fries (Crispy Double-Fried)

⏱ 20 min
Meals

Juicy Pan-Seared Chicken Breasts in 20 Minutes

⏱ 45 min
Meals

Pollo Arvejado (Chilean Chicken and Pea Stew)

⏱ 25 min
Meals

Juicy Baked Salmon with Lemon and Butter

⏱ 20 min
Meals

White Sauce (Bechamel) for Pasta

⏱ 35 min
Meals

Homemade Tomato Sauce for Pasta

⏱ 45 min
Meals

Chicken and Vegetable Stir-Fry for the Whole Week

⏱ 1h
Meals

Chilean Ajiaco — the leftover-steak soup eaten after Independence Day

⏱ 50 min
Desserts

Chilean Alfajores — Crispy Hojarasca Cookies Filled with Manjar (Dulce de Leche)

⏱ 2h 40 min
Meals

Arrollado Huaso — Chilean Marinated Pork Roll

⏱ 20 min
Salads

Chilean Salad (Ensalada Chilena) — Tomato and Onion Salad

⏱ 25 min
Salads

Cracking lentil & tuna salad with crunchy veg

⏱ 35 min
Breakfast

Baked egg muffins with spinach & cheese

⏱ 15 min
Desserts

Gorgeous Greek yoghurt & berry pots

⏱ 4h
Meals

Anticuchos (Chilean grilled marinated beef skewers)

⏱ 50 min
Desserts

Arroz con leche (Latin American rice pudding with cinnamon)

⏱ 40 min
Desserts

Calzones rotos (Chilean fried pastry twists dusted with sugar)

⏱ 25 min
Meals

Completo italiano (Chilean hot dog with avocado, tomato & mayo)

⏱ 1h 10 min
Meals

Baked Chilean beef empanadas (empanadas de pino)

⏱ 4h
Desserts

Leche asada (Chilean baked milk custard) — caramel-bottomed custard with a golden skin

⏱ 3h
Breakfast

Marraqueta (Chilean crusty bread rolls / pan batido)

⏱ 1h
Desserts

Mote con huesillo (Chilean wheat & dried-peach drink)

⏱ 2h 30 min
Breakfast

Pan amasado (Chilean homemade kneaded bread) — the flat, fork-pricked bread of Chile

⏱ 1h 30 min
Meals

Chilean corn pie (pastel de choclo)

⏱ 45 min
Meals

Chilean pebre (fresh tomato, onion & cilantro salsa)

⏱ 45 min
Meals

Chilean sopaipillas (fried pumpkin flatbreads) + sopaipillas pasadas

⏱ 4h
Breakfast

French bread (homemade baguette)

Frequently asked questions about the recipes

Which recipes are easiest to start cooking with?

Pebre (10 minutes, no cooking), no-knead quick bread and arroz con leche are the best entry point: few ingredients and no complex techniques. From there you can work up to the harder recipes in the collection.

Do the recipes give quantities in grams and cups?

Yes. Every recipe lists exact quantities and, where relevant, the conversion to home measures (cups and spoons), so you can cook with or without a scale.

How often are new recipes published?

We publish new recipes regularly, with a focus on seasonal Chilean cooking and tried-and-tested home dishes. They are all added to this page as soon as they're live.