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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!

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.

Stuffed Cabbage - Lahanodolmathes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Stuffed Zucchini with Sun-Dried Tomatoes - Kolokythakia Yemista

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.

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