One pot chicken and rice dish with loads of Greek flavor. Tomatoes, lemon juice, and oregano simmered with white rice and browned chicken is easy, healthy, and delicious.
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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Greek Chicken and Rice
Spanakopita (Greek Spinach Pie)
Spinach, feta, cottage cheese, and eggs form a creamy and satisfying filling for buttered pastry sheets. Perfect for sharing at a big brunch!
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Aladdin Restaurant Baklava
Aladdin Restaurant has some of the best baklava. The phyllo dough is light and flaky, and the filling is sweet and nutty. The honey syrup adds a touch of sweetness and keeps...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Greek Spinach-Cheese Pie
Spinach is combined with cottage cheese, eggs, and seasonings and baked in pie shells. Serve these spinach pies as a side dish, and entree, or a brunch item. You can also make...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Kefta Kebabs
The kefta kebab (also known as kofta kebab) is a Middle Eastern dish that consists of grilled ground meat, typically lamb or beef. Serve with rice or flatbread.
Method: oven, outdoor grill
Time: 1-2 hours
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Tzatziki Sauce (Cucumber Sauce for Gyros)
This is a traditional sauce served on lamb or beef gyro sandwiches but can also be used as a dip.
Time: 1-2 hours
Greek Easter Cookies
This recipe for Greek Easter cookies is a traditional treat made during the holiday season. These delicious cookies are soft and buttery with a hint of brandy and a crunchy sesame...
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Quick Greek Easter Bread
A delicious and easy way to enjoy traditional Greek Easter bread. This recipe uses refrigerated bread dough, so it's quick and easy to make. It's the perfect addition to any...
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Dolmas - Greek Stuffed Grape Leaves
Stuffed grape leaves are one of the most deliciously kept secrets of Greek cooking. Rice, olive oil, and a ton of of fresh herbs are the path to refreshing and...
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Souvlakia (Greek Marinated Lamb Kebabs)
These are no ordinary kebabs. Mushrooms, peppers, and chunks of lamb get a dip in a Greek-style marinade before getting grilled up. Perfect in a pita with some...
Method: outdoor grill, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Lemon Orzo with Herbs
Savory, broth-cooked orzo with lemon and dill is a great quick lunch or side dish to have in your repertoire.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Dill Tzatziki Sauce
Cucumber, yogurt, and dill make a creamy dipping sauce perfect for kebabs, falafel or pita bread.
Time: 1-2 hours
Festival Kourabiedes (Greek Wedding Cookies)
Made with almonds, pecans or walnuts, butter, confectioners' sugar, egg yolks, vanilla extract, almond extract, cognac or brandy, baking powder, flour
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Beef Eggplant Moussaka
This dish layers ground beef and eggplant, topped with a creamy yogurt mixture, then baked to perfection. The result is a hearty, savory moussaka that pairs perfectly with a...
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chicken Gyro Kits
Delicious chicken gyros, aka Greek chicken tacos, need a couple crucial steps to achieve perfection. First is the marinade for the chicken. Second, the garlic dill sauce to drizzle on...
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Ellinikos Lemoni Patatas (Greek Lemon Potatoes)
Made with lamb stock, chicken broth, black pepper, potatoes, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, dried oregano, sea salt
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Greek Kapama
Made with tomatoes, sugar, butter, cinnamon, lamb leg, onion, pepper, salt
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Mozzarella Saganaki (Greek Flaming Cheese)
Made with lemon, Mozzarella cheese, butter, brandy
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Greek Roasted Potatoes
Made with fresh parsley, water, potatoes, lemon juice, vegetable oil, olive oil, salt, black pepper, dried oregano, garlic
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Greek Style Flounder
Made with non-stick cooking spray, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, dried oregano, olive oil, salt, black pepper, flounder fillets
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Avgolemono Greek Chicken-Lemon Soup With Brown Rice
Made with ground nutmeg, chicken stock, black pepper, lemon juice, lemon zest, brown, egg yolks
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Rizogolo (Greek Rice Pudding)
Made with cinnamon, eggs, vanilla, sugar, white rice, milk
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Greek Stuffed Peppers and Tomatoes (Ntomates kai Piperies Yemistes)
Add a little Greek flavor to stuffed peppers with this recipe calling for ground lamb (or beef), tomatoes, onion, rice, oregano...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Beef And Potato Moussaka
Made with Parmesan cheese, milk, eggs, ground beef, onion, tomato sauce, salt, nutmeg, black pepper, potatoes
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Chicken Kapama
Made with salt and pepper, ground cinnamon, butter, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, water, cinnamon sticks, bay leaf, onions
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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