Quick Nigerian Dinner Recipes

Tested nigerian dinner recipes you can cook tonight. Every dish on this page includes per-serving cost, calories, and step-by-step instructions designed for a busy weeknight kitchen.

37 recipes match this filter.

Nigerian Jollof Rice

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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

Asun Rice

Asun rice is enjoyed by all parts of Nigeria, Asun, or peppered goat flesh, is another choice when we become sick of eating roasted or fried goat meat. You won't get bored of it if the correct ingredient is added to it.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 6 servings
Cost per serving: $3.20/serving

Smokey Jollof Rice

Long-grain rice simmered in a rich pepper and tomato base until every grain takes on a deep, smoky party-style flavour. The West African classic everyone fights over the bottom of the pot for.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 6 servings
Cost per serving: $3.20/serving

Native Rice

Native Jollof rice originates from Nigeria, but it differs from the traditional Nigerian Jollof in the type of oil used and some of its other

Time: 50 min
Servings: 6 servings
Cost per serving: $3.20/serving

Suya Rice

Suya is enjoyed by all part of Nigeria, and Yes we can incorporate it into our smoky jollof rice or any other rice

Time: 50 min
Servings: 6 servings
Cost per serving: $3.20/serving

Jambalaya Rice

The ingredients for the one-pot cuisine jambalaya are rice, meat or seafood, and veggies. Jambalaya, which has French and Spanish origins, is quite comparable to paella and also similar to our jollof rice.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 6 servings
Cost per serving: $3.20/serving

Atama Banga

There are 3 different regions I have explored that use palm kernels to make soups. For igbo indigens, they call it Ofe Akwu and is primarily eaten with rice, while Delta indigens call it banga soup and it is commonly made with beretete and the soup is quite thick in consistency and lastly Akwa Ibom and Crossriver indigens call it atama soup which is a lot runnier in consistency and is commonly made with atama leaves .Banga soup is popularly consumed by the people of Delta state. it is mostly eaten with starch. Banga soup is very similar to ofe aku of the igbos

Time: 50 min
Servings: 6 servings
Cost per serving: $3.20/serving

Buka Stew

Nigerian buka stew, also known as "bukas," is a delectable palm oil stew created with a combination of tomatoes and peppers that is frequently served alongside simple foods like rice, beans, and soup combinations.

Time: 1 hr 20 min
Servings: 6 servings
Cost per serving: $4.50/serving

Ofe Akwu

I will call this the stew version of banga . just as banga is to the rivers people ofe aku is to the eastern people.

Time: 1 hr 20 min
Servings: 6 servings
Cost per serving: $4.50/serving

Ofada Sauce

One of the many types of stew that we eat in Nigeria is called Ayamase stew, also known as Ofada stew or the Nigerian designer stew. This stew's distinctively excellent flavour comes from the use of green coloured peppers and onions, as well as from the usage of local spices such locust beans.

Time: 1 hr 20 min
Servings: 6 servings
Cost per serving: $4.50/serving

Grilled Fish And Bole

The same marinade used for the grilled fish and grilled turkey recipes can be used As the wet rub for the fish and bole in this recipe

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $5.50/serving

Basmati Rice With Goat Meat

Fragrant basmati rice cooked alongside slow-braised goat meat in a spiced tomato and onion base. The rice absorbs the rich goat stock as it cooks, making every grain savoury and deeply flavoured. A hearty Nigerian-inspired one-pot meal.

Time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.40/serving

Cowtail And Plantain

It is simple to create and requires only basic ingredients. The cowtail is mostly responsible for this dish's distinctive flavour. With a cowtail, you can never go wrong. Although it is greasy, the flavour and aroma are orgasmic. A test will persuade you.

Time: 55 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.80/serving

Fried Beans

This Nigerian porridge builds its flavour on honey beans and onions. Written for real home kitchens, not restaurant pass counters.

Time: 55 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.80/serving

Ekpang Nkukwo

The Efiks (Cross River) and the Ibibios (Akwa Ibom State) have a delectable dish called Ekpang nkukwo, which is made from a mixture of cocoyam, water yam, and leaves. In Cross Rivers, it is heavily eaten by nearly all new mothers or anyone getting ready to get married.

Time: 55 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.80/serving

Banga Rice

Banga Rice is a Nigerian rice dish that lets long grain rice take centre stage. A dependable answer to the what-is-for-dinner question.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Coconut Jollof Rice

Coconut Jollof Rice is a Nigerian rice dish that lets coconut milk take centre stage. Weeknight-friendly and forgiving for newer cooks.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Eba (Vitamin A Garri)

There is real comfort in a porridge like this one, rich with vitamin a garri. Leftovers, if you get any, are even better the next day.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Yellow Fufu Meal

Here vitamin a fufu mash come together in a Nigerian porridge with real depth. Written for real home kitchens, not restaurant pass counters.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Yellow Lafun Meal

An easy, wholesome Nigerian main worth keeping in your rotation.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Vitamin A Cassava Bread

Here nutmeg and milk flavor come together in a Nigerian one-pot main with real depth. Written for real home kitchens, not restaurant pass counters.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Cassavita

An easy, wholesome Nigerian main worth keeping in your rotation.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Cassmoi

Dewatered cassava mash and dehulled wet-milled beans do the heavy lifting in this Nigerian porridge. Simple technique, generous results.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Vitamin A Pap (Ogi/Koko)

Few pairings work as hard as vitamin a pap mash, and this Nigerian porridge proves it. The sort of recipe you stop needing to look up.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Maize and Beans Pottage (Adalu)

Beans and boiled vitamin a maize set the tone for this easygoing Nigerian one-pot main. Cook it low-key or dress it up for guests; it works both ways.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Maize Moi (Ukpo Oka)

Maize Moi (Ukpo Oka) is a Nigerian porridge that lets corn on cob take centre stage. Make it once and it will earn a place in your rotation.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Maize Porridge (Egbo)

Maize Porridge (Egbo) pairs crushed vitamin a maize and onions for a plate that tastes far bigger than its shopping list. Serves 4 without any fuss.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Tuwon Masara

An easy, wholesome Nigerian main worth keeping in your rotation.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Dambu

This Nigerian one-pot main stretches maize grits and curry powder into something quietly special. On the table in about 50 minutes.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Burabusko

Burabusko pairs maize grits for a plate that tastes far bigger than its shopping list. Serves 4 without any fuss.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Gwate

Gwate keeps things honest: maize grits and roasted groundnuts, handled with care. The kind of plate that quietly disappears at dinner.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Maize Grits Porridge

A generous Nigerian porridge where vitamin a maize grits and milk share the bowl. On the table in about 50 minutes.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Orange Sweet Potato Meal (Swallow)

Orange Sweet Potato Meal (Swallow) keeps things honest: good pantry staples, handled with care. Leftovers, if you get any, are even better the next day.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Orange Sweet Potato Bread

Nutmeg give this Nigerian one-pot main its backbone. Cook it low-key or dress it up for guests; it works both ways.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Orange Sweet Potato and Maize Porridge

Orange Sweet Potato and Maize Porridge pairs orange fleshed sweet potatoes and onion for a plate that tastes far bigger than its shopping list. Straightforward steps, dependable results.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Coconut Fried Rice

This Nigerian rice dish builds its flavour on rice and coconut milk. The sort of recipe you stop needing to look up.

Time: 40 min
Servings: 8 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Obe Ata DinDin

Few pairings work as hard as whole tomatoes and red bell peppers, and this Nigerian one-pot main proves it. The sort of recipe you stop needing to look up.

Time: 40 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

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