Greek Recipes for Stuffed Vegetables and Leaves
With and without meat, stuffed vegetables and leaves are classic Greek favorites. Fillings are interchangeable, so try them all.
Kaliroi's Vegetarian Stuffed Vegetables - Yemista tis Kaliroi
Stuffed vegetables with a mixture of herbs, rice, and grated vegetables. Vegetables include bell peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, and stuffed potatoes - a real treat!
Stuffed vegetables with a mixture of herbs, rice, and grated vegetables. Vegetables include bell peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, and stuffed potatoes - a real treat!
Meatless Stuffed Cabbage - Lahanodolmathes Orphana
Cabbage leaves stuffed with a mixture of rice and herbs can be made with the full cabbage leaf as a main course, or made into small rolls as an appetizer or side dish using pieces of the leaf.
Cabbage leaves stuffed with a mixture of rice and herbs can be made with the full cabbage leaf as a main course, or made into small rolls as an appetizer or side dish using pieces of the leaf.
Stuffed Cabbage - Lahanodolmathes
Cabbage leaves stuffed with a meat and rice and served with an egg-lemon sauce (avgolemono). A Greek classic.
Cabbage leaves stuffed with a meat and rice and served with an egg-lemon sauce (avgolemono). A Greek classic.
Stuffed Eggplant Little Shoes -Melitzanes Papoutsakia
This is our family's favorite version of eggplant halves filled with a ground beef mixture, topped with a béchamel sauce. "Melitzanes" means "eggplants," and "papoutsakia" means "little shoes." Take a look to learn why.
This is our family's favorite version of eggplant halves filled with a ground beef mixture, topped with a béchamel sauce. "Melitzanes" means "eggplants," and "papoutsakia" means "little shoes." Take a look to learn why.
Stuffed Grape Leaf Wreath w/Meat, Cheese, Rice - Rolo me Abelophylla
Ground beef, rice, and cheese combine to make a tasty filling wrapped in grape leaves and baked in the oven.
Ground beef, rice, and cheese combine to make a tasty filling wrapped in grape leaves and baked in the oven.
Stuffed Peppers with Bulgur & Basil - Piperies Yemistes me Pligouri
A delightful alternative to rice, bulgur is used in this aromatic herb stuffing for bell peppers - green, red, yellow - your choice.
A delightful alternative to rice, bulgur is used in this aromatic herb stuffing for bell peppers - green, red, yellow - your choice.
Stuffed Squash Blossoms with Rice - Kolokythanthoi Yemistoi me Ryzi
Squash blossoms (winter and summer) are Greek favorites and can be cooked in several ways. This version calls for a filling of rice, tomatoes, and herbs, and the blossoms are cooked on the stove.
Squash blossoms (winter and summer) are Greek favorites and can be cooked in several ways. This version calls for a filling of rice, tomatoes, and herbs, and the blossoms are cooked on the stove.
Stuffed Tomatoes with Peas - Domates Yemistes me Araka
A pretty - and pretty unusual - dish, this meatless main course (or side dish) calls for tomatoes stuffed with a mixture of peas, onion, parsley, bread crumbs, and grated cheese.
A pretty - and pretty unusual - dish, this meatless main course (or side dish) calls for tomatoes stuffed with a mixture of peas, onion, parsley, bread crumbs, and grated cheese.
Stuffed Vegetables with Meat and Rice - Yemista me Kima
Stuffed tomatoes, zucchini, eggplants, and green peppers are prepared all over Greece with regional differences in spices and herbs. This recipe is a favorite with my neighbors in Crete.
Stuffed tomatoes, zucchini, eggplants, and green peppers are prepared all over Greece with regional differences in spices and herbs. This recipe is a favorite with my neighbors in Crete.
Stuffed Vegetables with Rice & Almonds - Yemista me Amygthalopsiha
Bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, and potatoes are stuffed with a mixture of rice, vegetable pulp, herbs, and crushed roasted almonds.
Bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, and potatoes are stuffed with a mixture of rice, vegetable pulp, herbs, and crushed roasted almonds.
Stuffed Vegetables with Rice - Yemista me Ryzi
This vegetarian version of stuffed tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, and eggplant is so delicious, you'll never miss the meat.
This vegetarian version of stuffed tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, and eggplant is so delicious, you'll never miss the meat.
Stuffed Zucchini with Sun-Dried Tomatoes - Kolokythakia Yemista
Zucchini are stuffed with a mixture of orzo pasta, cheese, garlic, parsley, and sun-dried tomatoes.
Zucchini are stuffed with a mixture of orzo pasta, cheese, garlic, parsley, and sun-dried tomatoes.
Unstuffed Cabbage with Pork, Rice & Avgolemono
All the ingredients in the classic recipe for Greek stuffed cabbage rolls with avgolemono (egg-lemon sauce) go into this delightful dish, but there's no rolling. Ingredients are cooked together for a lovely main dish.
All the ingredients in the classic recipe for Greek stuffed cabbage rolls with avgolemono (egg-lemon sauce) go into this delightful dish, but there's no rolling. Ingredients are cooked together for a lovely main dish.