38 adobo recipes

Savor easy authentic Filipino Chicken Adobo: tender soy-vinegar braised chicken with garlic and bay leaf. Perfect beginner-friendly dinner recipe for gluten-free meals or quick family weeknights using simple pantry staples.

Filipino pork and chicken adobo braised in vinegar, soy sauce, black pepper, and a whole head of garlic. Browned in lard and thickened with pounded chicken liver.

This spicy marinade owes its unusual flavor to the chipotle, a smoked jalapeno chile. Chipotles are usually sold canned in tomato paste. Look for them at Mexican and Latin American markets. Adobo marinade goes particularly well with pork.

Lentejas en Adobo: Mexican lentils with pork, ancho chilies, sweet plantain, and pineapple. A traditional sweet-savory Oaxacan adobo stew with deep fruit and spice.

Crispy cornmeal-fried soft shell crab sandwiches on sourdough with smoky chipotle adobo mayo and a citrus bell pepper slaw. A restaurant-quality seafood sandwich you can make at home.

Super quick, easy to make, and it's creamy and delicious with some nice crunch and freshness.

A smoky, spicy TLT sandwich with oven-baked tofu glazed in Dijon and adobo sauce. Stacked on toasty whole wheat bread with lettuce and tomato. The plant-based BLT upgrade you didn't know you needed.

Very different sandwich, we use tofu, lettuce and tomato, so healthy and savory, if you have got tired of meat, try this vegetarian sandwich, big hit.

Smoky, hearty lentil tacos loaded with chipotle sour cream, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. A low-fat vegetarian taco night that even meat lovers will devour.

Chile garlic wet marinade paste, a blended rub of jalapeno, chipotle in adobo, garlic, scallion, and olive oil. Smoky, spicy, and garlicky, it tenderizes and flavors beef like flank steak before grilling.

Smoky chipotle tomatillo salsa with charred tomatillos, pureed chipotles in adobo, red onion and cilantro. Tart, smoky and vegan, with a deep building heat that's a world above any jar.

Smoky chipotle pepper in adobo sauce adds delicious smokiness and slightly heat to the cheesy and tasty quesadillas. Easy to make, and these warm quesadillas are great for a quick lunch or supper.

Smoky chipotle mushroom tacos: sauteed mushrooms and onion cooked down with chipotle in adobo and garlic, piled into warm corn tortillas with queso fresco and salsa. A quick, vegetarian taco night winner.

This tasty couscous salad has layers of delicious flavors and great textures. Chipotle chili in adobo sauce adds some smokiness, a touch cumin gives extra tang. Serve it as a side dish or a light and refreshing main course.

Chipotle peppers are getting more popular and many recipes call for only one or two chipotle peppers. Here's a step by step tip on how to not waste the whole can for one pepper.

The flavor was great. Made a few dishes with these refried black beans, burrito and two different multiple-layer dips. Homemade is always the way to go. If you have never tried refried black beans, certainly should add this one to "to-do" list.