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20 African Dinner Recipes To Try

2 · 30 minutes · Looking for African dinner recipes to try? From soups to stews and one-pot meals, here are 20 insanely good African dinner recipes to make at home.

Ingredients

Meat
  • 1 Chicken tomato stew
  • 1 Jollof rice with chicken
  • 1 Moambe chicken
  • 1 Moroccan chicken tagine
  • 1 Peri peri chicken
  • 1 Poulet dg
  • 1 Poulet yassa or chicken yassa
Produce
  • 1 Moroccan couscous with 7 vegetables
Canned Goods
  • 1 Egusi soup
  • 1 West african peanut stew
Frozen
  • 1 Cape malay curry
  • 1 East african pilau
Other
  • Bobotie
  • Chakalaka
  • Fufu
  • Ful Medames
  • Harira
  • Shakshuka
  • Sukuma Wiki
  • Thieboudienne
West African Fufu

49 · 25 minutes · Fufu - A filling side dish, simple and satisfying and easy to prep. The perfect accompaniment to soups/stews and protein.

Ingredients

Produce
  • 1 Plantain, Green
Liquids
  • 1/4 cup Water
Other
  • 1 Yuca root (cassava)
41 Best African Food Recipes You Need to Try

2 · 30 minutes · In the mood for something exotic and flavorful? Transport your tastebuds with these delicious African food recipes.

Ingredients

Ingredients
  • 1. Beghrir Baghrir
  • 2. African Beignets
  • 3. Fried Plantains
  • 4. Nigerian Coconut Candy
  • 5. Peanut Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Okra
  • 6. Pepper Soup
  • 7. Nigerian Salad
  • 8. Peanut Soup
  • 9. Instant Pot Misir Wot
  • 10. Peppermint Crisp Tart
  • 11. Atakilt Wat
  • 12. Chicken Stew
  • 13. Milk Tart
  • 14. Nigerian Stew
  • 15. Peanut Butter Soup
  • 16. Ghana Jollof Rice
  • 17. Shakshuka
  • 18. Slow Cooker Lamb Tagine with Apricots
  • 19. Beef Stew
  • 20. Bobotie
  • 21. Lamb and Apricot Kebabs
  • 22. Harissa Potato Salad
  • 23. Tagine Style Chicken and Olives
  • 24. Baked Yucca Fries
  • 25. Kachumbari
  • 26. Spiced Carrot Millet
  • 27. Air Fryer Peri Peri Chicken
  • 28. Peanut Yam Stew
  • 29. Pili Pili
  • 30. Aish Baladi
  • 31. Baghrir with Orange Butter Sauce
  • 32. Vegetarian Instant Pot Moroccan Stew
  • 33. Instant Pot African Peanut Stew
  • 34. West African Peanut Chicken Stew
  • 35. Fried Plantains with Vegetables
  • 36. Vegan Peanut Stew with Butternut Squash
  • 37. Chakalaka
  • 38. Peri Peri Rice
  • 39. Peppermint Crisp Tart with a Twist
  • 40. Beef Trinchado
  • 41. Ful Medames
35 Best Nigerian Lunch Ideas - African Recipes, Nigerian Food

From protein-rich soups and stews to desserts and snacks, these Nigerian lunch ideas will take your taste buds on a thrilling roller coaster ride.

Nigerian Chicken Stew

38 · 55 minutes · Nigerian chicken stew is a delightful West African stew made with chicken thighs and simmered in a savory sauce made with tomatoes and peppers. It is so versatile and can be eaten with many different dishes!

Ingredients

Meat
  • 2 lbs Chicken thighs
Produce
  • 1 Habanero pepper
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Red bell pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Thyme
  • 3 Tomatoes
Canned Goods
  • 1 tsp Bouillon powder
  • 1 cup Chicken stock
Baking & Spices
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Curry powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 Salt and black pepper
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/2 cup Olive oil
17 Delicious and Authentic West African Recipes To Try

These are some of the most popular authentic West African recipes from Liberia and other parts of West Africa. Here's a list of West African Dishes to try

Puff Puff (Bofrot): African Drop Donuts

2 · 20 minutes · Puff puff are addictive Nigerian drop donuts (also called bofrot in Ghana). This street snack can be eaten plain, but also go nicely with strawberry jam and nutella.

Ingredients

Baking & Spices
  • 1 1/2 tsp Active dry yeast
  • 2 cups All purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1 Oil
Liquids
  • 3/4 cup Water
African Peanut Stew

46 · 35 minutes · Mafe (or Maafe) is an authentic African peanut stew made in a spicy, creamy peanut and tomato sauce. This is one mouthwatering and appetizing dish you would not be able to get enough of!

Ingredients

Meat
  • 2 lbs Stew beef
Produce
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Red bell pepper
Canned Goods
  • 1 tbsp Bouillon powder
  • 2 cups Stock/broth
  • 2 tbsp Tomato paste
Condiments
  • 1/2 cup Peanut butter
Baking & Spices
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp Salt
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/4 cup Olive oil
Liquids
  • 1 cup Water

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