Chilean Main Dish Recipes: Pastel de Choclo & Chorrillana

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Chilean Main Dish Recipes

From corn-crusted casseroles to steak piled high with toppings, discover the entrées that make up the heart of everyday Chilean cooking.

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14 main dishes, each with a recipe ↓

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Chilean main dishes mix hearty, humble ingredients — corn, potatoes, beef — into filling plates built for sharing. Many recipes trace back to home kitchens, favoring generous portions over fuss.

Chile's Iconic Corn Casserole

Pastel de Choclo

A golden casserole of sweet corn pudding baked over a savory beef, onion, and olive filling, pastel de choclo is Chilean comfort food at its most iconic — sweet, savory, and deeply nostalgic.

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More Chilean Main Dishes to Try

Bistec a Lo Pobre

Steak piled with fries, egg & onions

Chorrillana

Loaded fries with steak & fried egg

Churrasco Italiano

Steak sandwich with avocado, tomato & mayo

Chochoca

Traditional layered potato & meat bake

Charquican

Chilean beef and squash stew, mashed and hearty

Chilean Sea Bass

Prized white fish, pan-seared or grilled to order

Paila Marina

Chilean seafood stew loaded with shellfish and fish

Humitas

Fresh corn, basil and onion ground into a paste, wrapped in husks and steamed.

Cazuela

The everyday soup-stew of beef or chicken, potato, corn and pumpkin.

Curanto

Chiloé’s pit-cooked feast of shellfish, meats, potatoes and milcao.

Arrollado de Huaso

Pork roll seasoned with ají and garlic, wrapped in pork skin and poached.

Pernil

Slow-roasted pork leg, the centerpiece of a Chilean family gathering.

Asado

Chilean barbecue: beef, longaniza and chicken over coals with pebre on the side.

A Guide to Chilean Main Dishes

Chilean mains are hearty and often built on corn, beef and potatoes. Pastel de choclo bakes a sweet corn crust over beef, chicken, olives and egg; chorrillana piles beef, onions and eggs on fries; bistec a lo pobre is steak with fried eggs and onions. Churrasco italiano is the beef sandwich with tomato, avocado and mayo, charquicán and chochoca come from the countryside, and paila marina and Chilean sea bass cover the coast.

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