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15-Minute Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta

4.9 (84)

Buttery garlic shrimp tossed with linguine, lemon, and chili flakes. the pasta you make when you forgot to plan dinner and want to look like you did.

Time: 15 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 480 kcal
Cost per serving: $4.50/serving

Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup

4.9 (67)

Comfort-in-a-bowl with cheese tortellini, basil, and a velvety tomato broth. twenty-five minutes from pantry to spoon.

Time: 25 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 460 kcal
Cost per serving: $3.10/serving

Nigerian Jollof Rice

4.9 (142)

Smoky, deeply flavored one-pot rice with tomato, scotch bonnet, and bay. the dish that starts arguments in every African household, here in its simplest weeknight form.

Time: 55 min
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 380 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.45/serving

Nigerian Egusi Soup

4.9 (89)

Rich melon-seed stew with leafy greens, smoked fish, and palm oil. the Sunday afternoon soup that anchors a Nigerian table. Serve with pounded yam or fufu.

Time: 1 hr 10 min
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 520 kcal
Cost per serving: $4.20/serving

Suya (Nigerian Spicy Beef Skewers)

4.9 (76)

West Africa's street-grill classic. thinly sliced beef coated in yaji peanut spice mix, charred over fire. Serve with sliced onion, tomato, and lime.

Time: 37 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 410 kcal
Cost per serving: $5.10/serving

Puff Puff (Sweet Nigerian Doughnuts)

4.8 (58)

Pillowy, golden-fried sweet dough balls. the snack at every Nigerian party. Dust with sugar, eat warm.

Time: 1 hr 45 min
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 280 kcal
Cost per serving: $0.60/serving

Moin Moin (Steamed Bean Pudding)

4.7 (41)

Savory steamed pudding from blended black-eyed peas, peppers, and onions. a Nigerian breakfast staple high in plant protein and full of flavor.

Time: 1 hr 30 min
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 290 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.20/serving

Akara (Nigerian Bean Fritters)

4.7 (39)

Crispy outside, fluffy inside. Lagos street-corner breakfast made from peeled black-eyed peas, peppers, and onions, fried golden. Eat with hot pap or bread.

Time: 45 min
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 240 kcal
Cost per serving: $0.90/serving

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