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Smoked paprika Recipes

64 recipes with smoked paprika for weeknights, meal prep, and quick ingredient searches. Choose by time, cuisine, and what is in your kitchen.

64 recipes

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Cereal and Pasta Dishes

Mac and Cheese

The ultimate American comfort food — elbow macaroni baked in a rich, velvety three-cheese sauce with a golden breadcrumb crust. Creamy on the inside, crispy on top.

40 min540 kcal6 serves

🌿Vegetarian🌶️Spicy

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Meat Dishes

BBQ Pulled Pork

Southern-style slow-roasted pork shoulder, rubbed with a smoky spice blend and cooked low and slow until it falls apart into tender, juicy strands. Served on brioche buns with homemade coleslaw.

240 min520 kcal8 serves

🌶️Spicy💪High protein🥑Keto

🇺🇸USAMedium

Meat Dishes

Chili con Carne

Ground beef simmered with tomatoes, kidney beans and a short list of spices. The tomato paste goes in first and cooks dry — that single step is what separates a flat chili from one with actual depth.

60 min420 kcal4 serves

🌶️Spicy💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

🇲🇽MexicoMedium

Meat Dishes

Carne Asada

Flank steak marinated in fresh lime, orange, garlic and cilantro, then grilled on screaming-hot metal until charred outside and pink inside. The entire flavor lives in the marinade and the char — both take minutes, not hours.

30 min310 kcal4 serves

💪High protein⚡Quick🥑Keto

🇩🇴Dominican RepublicMedium

Meat Dishes

Pollo Guisado

Bone-in chicken thighs browned until dark, then braised in a tomato-based sauce with onion, peppers, garlic and herbs. A one-pot Latin American weeknight staple — the sauce soaks into white rice and makes the whole plate.

60 min380 kcal4 serves

💪High protein🥑Keto

🇨🇺CubaAdvanced

Meat Dishes

Ropa Vieja

Flank steak braised until it pulls apart into long fibrous strands, then simmered in a sofrito of peppers, onion, tomatoes and green olives. Cuba's national dish — the name means 'old clothes', which is exactly what the shredded beef looks like.

150 min350 kcal4 serves

💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

🇺🇸USAMedium

Meat Dishes

Baked Pork Chops

Bone-in pork chops rubbed with smoked paprika, garlic and a touch of brown sugar, then roasted at high heat until the edges caramelize and the inside stays juicy. Ready in 30 minutes — the resting step at the end is non-negotiable.

30 min320 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

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Fish and Seafood Dishes

Baked Salmon

Salmon fillets brushed with garlic butter, Dijon mustard and a touch of brown sugar, baked at moderate heat until the center is just barely opaque. Done in 25 minutes and nearly impossible to get wrong if you watch the temperature.

25 min320 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

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Fish and Seafood Dishes

Honey Garlic Salmon

Salmon fillets coated in a sticky honey-garlic-soy glaze, baked until just flaky and finished under the broiler for caramelized edges. Four ingredients that matter, 20 minutes total — one of the most searched salmon recipes for good reason.

20 min340 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein

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Meat Dishes

Ground Turkey Taco Bowls

Lean ground turkey seasoned with homemade taco spices, served over cilantro-lime rice with black beans, corn, salsa and avocado. Around 40g of protein per bowl — the standard for high-protein meal prep that actually tastes like dinner.

30 min420 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

🇺🇸USAMedium

Meat Dishes

Greek Chicken Bowls

Chicken thighs marinated in Greek yogurt, lemon and oregano, baked until charred at the edges, served over rice with cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, feta and a quick homemade tzatziki. Around 40g of protein per bowl — Mediterranean flavors in one assembly.

40 min490 kcal4 serves

💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

🇺🇸USAAdvanced

Meat Dishes

Chicken Burrito Bowls

Chipotle-spiced chicken breast over cilantro-lime rice with black beans, corn, pico de gallo and avocado. Combines chicken and beans to push protein above 45g per serving — better than Chipotle and ready in 35 minutes.

35 min520 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

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