Easy Spanish Recipes
By Lisa & Tony Sierra, About.com Guides
Easy Meat
Spanish eat many different first courses and main courses containing meat. The most popular are pork, lamb and veal.
- Albondigas con Salsa de Perejil - Meatballs with Parsley Sauce
- Carne de Vaca con Tomate - Beef Tomato Stew
- Chuletas de Cordero - Lamb Chop
- Catalan Beef Stew - Estofado de Rez a la Catalana
- Cordero Asado - Roast Lamb
- Cochinillo Asado - Roast Suckling Pig
- Chuletas de cerdo a la madrilena - Pork chops a la Madrilene
- Breaded Beef Fillets with Garlic - Filetes Empanados, con Ajo
- Spanish Arab-Style Lamb Recipe - Cordero Moruno
- Pasta in Chorizo and Tomato Sauce - Macaroni en Salsa de Tomate con Chorizo
Easy Seafood
With hundreds of miles of coastline, the Spanish have access to fresh seafood year-round. They eat seafood of all kinds. The Spanish roast, bake, fry or saute seafood and many recipes can be prepared in a half-hour.
- Langostinos Valencianos - Valencian Prawns
- Salmon in Green Sauce - Salmon en Salsa Verde
- Navarra Style Trout - Trucha a la Navarra
- Fish with Onion Sauce Recipe - Pescado con Salsa de Cebolla
- Spaghetti & Shrimp in a Spicy Tomato Sauce - Pasta con Salsa de Tomate, Gambas
- Cod Fish with Vegetables - Bacalao con Samfaina
- Fish in Lemon Sauce - Rape al Limon
- Fish and Clams in Garlic Wine Sauce
- Cod Fish with Tomato Sauce - Bacalao con Tomate
- Fish with Onion Sauce - Pescado Frito con Salsa de Cebolla
- Baked Snapper Roteña - Urta a la Roteña
- Sardines Santander Style - Sardinas a la Santanderina
Easy Poultry and Game
Chicken and hen are eaten often in Spain. However, game birds such as partridge and quail are popular as well. Spanish eat many types of game, depending upon the region. Many dishes are based on traditional recipes that allow you to taste the full flavor of the meat, but are not complicated to prepare.
- Pollo a la Riojana - Rioja-Style Chicken
- Spanish Chicken Stew - Estofado de Pollo
- Arroz con Pollo - Chicken with Rice
- Pollo en Salsa - Chicken in Sauce
- Easy Chicken Breast with Tomato Sauce - Pollo en Salsa de Tomate
- Pollo a la Naranja - Chicken in Orange Sauce
- Game Hen with Mushrooms and White Wine
- Estofado de Conejo - Rabbit Stew
- Chicken and Peppers in Garlic Wine Sauce Recipe
Easy Salads
Vegetable dishes in Spain, including salads are ever-present on the table, as with all the Mediterranean cultures. The Spanish love fresh vegetables and that includes a variety of simple salads, that are not drowned by highly seasoned dressings.
- Mixed Green Salad - Ensalada Mixta
- Ensalada Verde - Green Salad
- Tomato Salad Recipe - Ensalada de Tomate
- Ensalada de Pepino - Cucumber Salad
- Esparragos Blancos en Aceite y Vinagre - White Asparagus in Oil and Vinegar
- Ensalada Tropical - Tropical Salad
- Spanish Summer Pasta Salad - Ensalada de Pasta
- Simple Spanish Salad - Ensalada Sencilla
- Spanish White Bean & Feta Salad
Easy Soups and Beans
The traditional Spanish meal includes a hearty soup for a first or second course. These usually includes fresh vegetables of the season, but are not difficult to prepare.
- Menestra de Verdura
- Andalusian Cold Tomato Soup - Gazpacho
- Cold Tomato-Orange-Raspberry Soup - Sopa Fría de Tomate, Naranja y Frambuesa
- White Gazpacho Soup - Gazpacho Blanco
- White Garlic Soup - Sopa de Ajo Blanco
- White Beans with Chorizo - Alubias Blancas con Chorizo
- Castilian Garlic Soup - Sopa de Ajo
- Manchego Shepherd Soup - Sopa de Pastor Manchego
- Beans and Rice - Alubias con Arroz
- Simple Fabada Asturiana - Simple Asturian Bean and Sausage Casserole
- Creamy Spanish Shrimp Soup Recipe - Crema de Gambas con Mejillones
Easy Desserts
Turron, almond nougat candy and Flan, vanilla custard with caramel sauce are probably the two most famous Spanish desserts, but there are so many other sweets you will find on the Spanish table and many of them are easy to prepare.