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Matanzas Sesame Lime Stew
Matanzas Sesame Lime Stew turns cuban pantry flavors into a complete stew with chicken legs, sour orange, garlic, cumin and oregano, and a fresh cilantro finish.
⏱ 62 min🔥 422 kcalHard
★4.3(8,432)
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Cuban Chicken Recipes
6 recipes using chicken — Ropa vieja, moros y cristianos, lechón — bold, slow-cooked Caribbean flavours.
These 6 cuban chicken recipes are ready in about 63 minutes on average, with 385–480 kcal per serving, and 0% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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How Cuban cuisine cooks with chicken
Cuban cuisine — Ropa vieja, moros y cristianos, lechón — bold, slow-cooked Caribbean flavours — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Cuban cooks work with chicken, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, grilling, braising and searing.
The world's most-cooked protein — mild, lean and endlessly adaptable to almost any spice profile or cooking method. In this collection it's most often cooked with onion, garlic, fine sea salt, sour orange, white rice and cilantro. The dishes here span cuban classics ready in as little as 42 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Cuban Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.7★ from 8,030 ratings.
6 Cuban Chicken Recipes
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Trinidad Green Herb Salad
Trinidad Green Herb Salad turns cuban pantry flavors into a complete salad with grilled chicken, sour orange, garlic, cumin and oregano, and a fresh cilantro finish.
⏱ 56 min🔥 464 kcalMedium
★4.5(8,494)
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Cuban Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl
Cuban Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl brings cuban flavor to a practical rice bowl built with chicken thighs, sour orange, garlic, cumin and oregano, and a fresh cilantro finish.
⏱ 42 min🔥 385 kcalMedium
★4.7(8,030)
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Cuban Mountain Green Herb Salad
Cuban Mountain Green Herb Salad brings cuban flavor to a practical salad built with grilled chicken, sour orange, garlic, cumin and oregano, and a fresh cilantro finish.
⏱ 58 min🔥 469 kcalMedium
★4.5(8,146)
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Cuban Family Lemon-Garlic Chicken Braise (Pollo en Fricase-Style)
Bone-in chicken thighs braised in a lemony garlic-wine sauce with olives, inspired by Cuba's classic pollo en fricase.
⏱ 65 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.7(389)
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Pollo Asado al Mojo con Limón Quemado (Charred Lemon Mojo Roast Chicken)
Whole roast chicken marinated in garlic mojo and finished with a squeeze of broiler-charred lemon for extra depth.
⏱ 95 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.7(268)
Choosing & preparing chicken
How to choose
Look for plump, pinkish flesh with no grey patches and a clean smell. Thighs stay juicier than breasts and forgive overcooking; bone-in, skin-on pieces deliver the most flavour.
Prep & storage
Pat dry before searing for proper browning, and bring it to room temperature for 15 minutes so it cooks evenly. Marinades with acid or yoghurt tenderise lean breast meat.
When is it done?
Cook to an internal temperature of 74°C / 165°F — the juices should run clear and there should be no pink at the bone.
Nutrition
A lean, high-protein choice: a skinless breast delivers roughly 31 g of protein per 100 g with very little saturated fat.
Classic flavour partners: garlic, lemon, thyme, ginger, paprika, yoghurt
Cuban Chicken Recipes — FAQ
How long do Cuban chicken recipes take to make?
Most of these 6 Cuban chicken recipes are ready in around 63 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Cuban Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl, takes about 42 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 95 minutes.
How many calories are in Cuban chicken dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 385 to 480 kcal per serving, averaging 450 kcal — Cuban Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl is the lightest option at 385 kcal.
What is the easiest Cuban chicken recipe for beginners?
Cuban Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl is a great place to start — it's rated medium and comes together in about 42 minutes. 0% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with chicken in Cuban cooking?
In these recipes, chicken is most often paired with onion, garlic, fine sea salt, sour orange, white rice and cilantro. Cuban kitchens also lean on its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends.
How do I know when chicken is properly cooked?
Cook to an internal temperature of 74°C / 165°F — the juices should run clear and there should be no pink at the bone.
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