Category: Pasta

Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo Bowl

  This Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo Bowl is a perfect blend of Mediterranean flavors, combining tender grilled chicken with tangy lemon, creamy yogurt, and fresh vegetables. Served over a bed of orzo and topped with a refreshing mint yogurt sauce, this dish is a healthy and satisfying meal that’s easy to prepare. Whether you’re looking […]

Tiny Greek Pasta with Chickpeas and Greens

Spinach Tagliatelle With Creamy Walnut Sauce

  The concept of using ground nuts, especially walnuts, to help thicken a sauce is rooted in some of the regional Lenten traditions of Greece. It was a brilliant way for cooks to mimic the texture of, say, ground meat, during periods of fasting, and to provide important nutrition. (read more on Notes below)

BEST Greek Pastitsio Recipe

  This really is the best Greek pastitsio recipe I have ever made! It’s rich! It’s aromatic! It’s comforting, and it’s delicious! Pastitsio is a baked pasta dish in which thick tubular pasta, is mixed with an aromatic ground meat sauce and topped with bechamel. It’s one of the best known Greek recipes! Want to […]

Easy Greek Spaghetti with Romansesco and Garlic Paste

  This yummy recipe for Easy Greek Spaghetti with Romanesco and Garlic Paste will become a weekly standard in your kitchen. It's super healthy, too, and you can make it with any pasta, from whole wheat to bean-based, high-protein varieties. Broccoli is rich in many nutrients, including fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, iron, and potassium. […]

​​Orzo Cucumber Greek Salad

  Whenever I want an easy go-to midweek recipe I often turn to pasta, and this orzo cucumber Greek salad is one of my favorites. It’s a great summer dish and can easily be served warm, at room temperature or even chilled.

Spanakorizo with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Feta and Ouzo

  Spanakorizo, or spinach rice, is one of the great Greek-diet plant-based main courses! It speaks the language of a perfect Mediterranean diet recipe because it has all the right components: extra virgin Greek olive oil, greens, in this case spinach, a grain (rice), and a vibrant, fresh flavor profile thanks to the addition of […]

Spiced Beetroot Spaghetti with Cumin, Cloves & Greek Yogurt

  A LITTLE CARDAMOM LORE Cardamom, native to India, was known to the ancient Greeks and used in making perfume, so highly esteemed was its aroma. That very same aroma informs so much cooking all over the world today – cardamom truly is one of the greatest spices on earth. In many parts of the […]

Garlicky Broccoli Spaghetti

  BROCCOLI NUTRITION: Broccoli is rich in many nutrients, including fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, iron, and potassium. It also has more protein than many other vegetables. RED PEPPER FLAKES VS CHILE PEPPER FLAKES: Whereas most red pepper flakes are a mix of peppers, mostly cayenne, chile flakes are generally made from a single type […]

Whole Wheat Spaghetti With Beets, Meltemi Greek Yogurt And Spices

  Greek pasta recipes abound and are a big part of the Greek diet. In the Greek kitchen, pasta and Greek yogurt are natural partners. This whole wheat spaghetti with beets, Meltemi Greek yogurt and spices, fits easily into the boundless category of delicious Greek recipes for vegetarian pasta. The roasted garlic and warm spices […]