Cornmeal and Polenta Recipes

90 recipes from 58 cuisines. Each one has exact quantities, timings and estimated nutrition.

• Mexico 6
• Venezuela 3
• Zimbabwe 3
• Benin 3
• Nicaragua 3
• Eswatini 3
• Colombia 2
• El Salvador 2
• United States 2
• Kenya 2
• Somalia 2
• Guatemala 2
• Barbados 2
• Jamaica 2

All recipes (Page 1)

• Arepas (Venezuelan Cornmeal Flatbreads)VE55 minEasy
• Empanadas Colombianas (Fried Corn Turnovers with Beef and Potato)CO1 h 35 minMedium
• Fufu (Congolese Cassava and Maize Dough)CD25 minMedium
• Kačamak (Montenegrin Cornmeal and Potato Mash with Kajmak)ME1 h 5 minEasy
• Pastelles (Trinidadian Christmas Cornmeal Parcels)TT2 h 10 minChallenging
• Pupusas (Salvadoran Stuffed Corn Cakes)SV1 hMedium
• Sadza (Zimbabwean Stiff Maize Porridge)ZW35 minMedium
• Shrimp and GritsUS1 hEasy
• Sopes (Thick Corn Cakes with Beans and Toppings)MX55 minMedium
• Southern Skillet CornbreadUS35 minEasy
• Tamales Rojos de Cerdo (Red Chile Pork Tamales)MX4 h 30 minChallenging
• Tortillas de Maíz (Homemade Corn Tortillas)MX30 minEasy
• Ugali (Kenyan Stiff Maize Meal)KE25 minEasy
• Amiwo (Beninese Red Cornmeal Paste with Chicken)BJ1 h 45 minMedium
• Api Morado (Bolivian Hot Purple Corn Drink)BO45 minEasy
• Aseeda (Sudanese Sorghum Porridge Dumpling)SD30 minMedium
• Banku and Grilled Tilapia with Pepper SauceGH1 h 25 minMedium
• Broa de Milho (Portuguese Cornbread)PT1 h 15 minMedium
• Canjeero (Somali Spongy Pancake)SO45 minMedium
• Champurrado (Mexican Hot Chocolate Corn Drink)MX25 minEasy
• Chuchitos (Guatemalan Small Corn Tamales)GT2 h 30 minMedium
• Cornbread-Topped Black Bean Casserole∞1 h 10 minMedium
• Cou-Cou and Flying Fish (Barbadian National Dish)BB1 h 5 minMedium
• Dalmatinski Brudet (Dalmatian Fish Stew with Polenta)HR1 h 20 minMedium
• Fufu Corn (Cameroonian Stiff Cornmeal Dough)CM25 minEasy
• Funge (Angolan Cassava and Cornmeal Porridge)AO25 minEasy
• Fungie and Pepperpot (Antiguan National Dish)AG2 h 15 minMedium
• Hallacas (Venezuelan Christmas Corn Parcels with Stewed Meat)VE4 h 30 minChallenging
• Indio Viejo (Nicaraguan Shredded Beef Stew Thickened with Masa)NI2 h 55 minMedium
• Jamaican Cornmeal PorridgeJM35 minEasy
• Jamaican Festival (Sweet Fried Dumplings)JM35 minEasy
• Mchadi (Georgian Cornmeal Cakes)GE45 minEasy
• Mămăligă (Romanian Polenta)RO40 minEasy
• Mămăligă cu Brânză și Smântână (Moldovan Polenta with Cheese and Sour Cream)MD40 minEasy
• Nacatamales (Nicaraguan Pork Corn Masa Parcels in Banana Leaf)NI5 hChallenging
• Nsima (Malawian Maize Porridge)MW40 minMedium
• Panuchos (Yucatecan Stuffed Fried Tortillas)MX1 h 10 minMedium
• Pap (South African Maize Meal Porridge)ZA35 minEasy
• Polenta e Funghi (Creamy Polenta with Garlicky Mushrooms)IT1 h 5 minEasy
• Posho and Beans (Ugandan Maize Meal with Stewed Beans)UG2 h 25 minEasy
• Reina Pepiada (Venezuelan Chicken and Avocado Arepa Filling)VE45 minEasy
• Sopa Paraguaya (Paraguayan Cheese and Onion Cornbread)PY1 h 30 minEasy
• Tamal Navideño (Costa Rican Christmas Tamales)CR4 h 20 minChallenging
• Tamal Tolimense (Colombian Tamal with Pork, Chicken and Rice)CO5 h 20 minChallenging
• Tamales Colorados (Guatemalan Red Christmas Tamales)GT4 hChallenging
• Tamales de Pollo (Salvadoran Chicken Tamales)SV3 h 20 minChallenging
• Tamales de Rajas con Queso (Poblano and Cheese Tamales)MX3 h 10 minChallenging
• Ugali (Tanzanian Maize Porridge)TZ25 minEasy