Healthy African Recipes

Find healthy, delicious African recipes, from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.
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Seven-Spice Jollof Rice
1 hr 25 mins
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Shorbet Ads (Egyptian Lentil Soup)
1 hr
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Fossolia (Ethiopian-Style Green Beans)
1 hr
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Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Apricots & Olives
40 mins
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Injera (Ethiopian Flatbread)
3 days 1 hr 35 mins
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Slow-Cooker Moroccan-Spiced Chicken Stew
5 hrs 30 mins
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Gomen (Ethiopian-Style Collard Greens)
1 hr
Kefta
Kefta
1 hr 35 mins
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Moroccan-Inspired Chicken & Sweet Potato Soup
1 hr 10 mins
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African Heritage Diet as Medicine: How Black Food Can Heal the Community
Kinche (Cracked Wheat)
Kinche (Cracked Wheat)
20 mins
moroccan vegetable soup chorba
Moroccan Vegetable Soup (Chorba)
1 hr 30 mins
Moroccan-Style Citrus Salad on platter
You Just Started the African Heritage Diet—Here Are the Recipes to Make First
Moroccan Lentil Soup
Moroccan Lentil Soup
1 hr 30 mins
a collage of African Heritage diet greens and a pan with a pattern featured
The 4 Best Leafy Greens from the African Heritage Diet, According to a Dietitian
a collage of various foods that are part of the African Heritage diet
5 Best African Heritage Diet Foods to Combat Chronic Diseases, According to a Dietitian
a photo of a family making food together
Why Cooking & Eating Together Are as Important for Your Health as the Foods You Eat
Red Red in a bowl
Red Red
1 hr 30 mins
a photo of various African foods
What Is the African Heritage Diet?
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Egyptian Edamame Stew
30 mins
Simi Adebago and plantains frying
Chef Simileoluwa Adebajo Is Serving Up Nigerian Comfort Food in San Francisco—Try Her Recipes at Home
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Slow-Cooker Moroccan Chicken, Vegetables & Couscous
4 hrs 25 mins
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Koshari (Egyptian Lentils, Rice & Pasta)
45 mins
Odaa Ethiopian’s Lamb Tibs
Lamb Tibs
20 mins
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Moroccan Chickpea-Stuffed Acorn Squash
1 hr 15 mins
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Moroccan Lentil Salad
40 mins
Shakshuka (Eggs Poached in Spicy Tomato Sauce)
Shakshuka (Eggs Poached in Spicy Tomato Sauce)
40 mins
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Sweet Potato-Peanut Bisque
30 mins
Slow-Cooker Moroccan Lentil Soup in bowls with flat bread
Slow-Cooker Spiced Lentil Soup with Vegetables
5 hrs 30 mins
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Hawawshi (Egyptian Hot Beef Sandwich)
35 mins
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Doro Alicha (Chicken with Onions & Spiced Butter Sauce)
1 hr 45 mins
Chicken Chorba
Chicken Chorba
1 hr 45 mins
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Salmon & Sweet Potato Grain Bowls
45 mins
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Okra & Chickpea Tagine
50 mins
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Bean Salad with Lemon-Cumin Dressing
25 mins
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Moroccan Skirt Steak with Roasted Pepper Couscous
35 mins
Chicken Stew with Collard Greens & Peanuts
Chicken Stew with Collard Greens & Peanuts
50 mins
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Moroccan Lamb Tagine
4 hrs 40 mins
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Spicy Chicken and Snow Pea Skillet
25 mins
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Moroccan Spice Blend
5 mins
East African Curried Cabbage Recipe
Curried Cabbage
40 mins
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Berbere-Spiced Chicken & Lentil Stew
5 hrs
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Hasselback Moroccan Roasted Carrots
45 mins
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Squash, Chickpea & Red Lentil Stew
8 hrs
Caramelized Ripe Plantains with Dark Rum
Caramelized Ripe Plantains with Dark Rum
20 mins
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African Sweet Potato & Chicken Stew
45 mins
gbegiri soup honey bean soup
Gbegiri Soup (Honey Bean Soup)
2 hrs 10 mins
Berbere-Spiced Lentil & Turnip Soup
Berbere-Spiced Lentil & Turnip Soup
5 hrs 20 mins
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Moroccan Chicken Thighs
55 mins
garri cookies
Garri Cookies
45 mins
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Moroccan-Flavored Pork Ragu
1 hr 30 mins
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Roast Chicken with Preserved Lemon & Braised Vegetables
2 hrs 45 mins
Slow-Cooker Overnight Fonio Porridge
Slow-Cooker Overnight Fonio Porridge
8 hrs 5 mins
beef suya tacos
Beef Suya Tacos
45 mins
plantain puff puffs
Plantain Puff Puffs
2 hrs
Multi-generation family lighting Kwanzaa candles
The Origins and Traditions of Kwanzaa—Plus the Delicious Ways People Celebrate Today
egusi potstickers
Egusi Potstickers
1 hr
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Meatball Tagine
1 hr 5 mins
dodo ati efo fried plantains stewed spinach
Dodo Ati Efo (Fried Plantains & Stewed Spinach)
50 mins
Moroccan Mint Tea
Ataya Maghrebi Nana (Moroccan Mint Tea)
15 mins
Moroccan Chermoula
Moroccan Chermoula
10 mins
grilled merguez sausage with minted yogurt dip
I Slather This Minty Tzatziki on Almost Everything, but It's Perfect with Merguez Sausage
1 hr 20 mins
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Fragrant Chickpea Stew
35 mins