Ground Meat

Homemade Arayes, Levantine-Style Stuffed Pita with Meat

Discover the recipe for arayes, crispy pita breads stuffed with spiced ground meat from the Middle East. An easy, quick, and irresistible dish, perfect for an Israeli dinner or a friendly buffet.

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Yabrak - Kosher Stuffed Romaine Leaves

Romaine lettuce leaves stuffed with meat and herbs. A classic Tunisian Jewish dish served during Passover week.

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Italian-Style Beef Meatballs

Here’s a new recipe for beef meatballs with Italian flavors thanks to a basil tomato sauce. They’re flavorful and light because they cook directly in the sauce, no frying needed!

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Kosher Beef Bolognese Lasagna

Beef Bolognese lasagna is an easy, flavorful, complete dish that reheats perfectly. Today I’m sharing my dairy-free Bolognese recipe. It’s lighter because it contains no béchamel sauce.

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Mhamar - Tunisian Stuffed Vegetables

Mhamar is a specialty of Tunisian Jewish cuisine featuring vegetables stuffed with meat. It’s a complete meal and a different way to use ground meat. You can prepare them ahead and eat them hot or cold with a drizzle of lemon juice! They’re also traditionally made for Passover by replacing breadcrumbs with matzo meal.

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Cumin Beef Meatballs

Cumin beef meatballs are a classic dish from Middle Eastern tables. Some serve them mini-sized as appetizers. Quick to make and tender, here’s a recipe to adopt.

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Khinkali - Georgian Meat Dumplings

Large meat-filled dumplings that are fun to make and so delicious you’ll want to keep eating them…

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Meat-Stuffed Artichokes (Kosher Tunisian Recipe)

Stuffed artichokes are a quick family meal we don’t always think of. I like serving them with a yellow pea sauce.

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Bolognese Sauce

An excellent traditional bolognese sauce recipe. The secret is long, slow cooking, which develops deep flavor.

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Homemade Chicken Nuggets

Chicken nuggets are a fun way to get kids to eat chicken. After several tries, here’s my homemade chicken nuggets recipe, tested and approved by the whole family!

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Passover Lasagna with Tomato Sauce

Passover lasagna, an absolute must! They’re flavorful and comforting, and as a bonus at the end of the recipe, an equally delicious vegetarian variation!

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Japanese Beef Meatballs - Tsukune

Beef meatballs glazed with yakitori sauce that make a delicious change. Enjoy them on skewers as an appetizer or with rice as a main course.

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Chicken Yakitori Meatballs - Tsukune

Chicken meatballs glazed with yakitori sauce, a delicious way to use ground chicken or turkey. Perfect on small skewers or served with rice.

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Chicken Meatballs in Light Tomato Sauce

Tender chicken meatballs in a light red sauce - a simple and flavorful way to use ground chicken or turkey.

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Ashkenazi Stuffed Cabbage - Gefilte Kroyt

Stuffed cabbage is a charming, old-fashioned dish that belongs to the family of comforting home-cooked meals. I discovered it in Israel where it’s deeply rooted in home cooking, an Ashkenazi heritage recipe. It has many cousins as stuffed dishes of all kinds are part of Jewish culinary tradition.

Kosher Hachis Parmentier (French Shepherd's Pie)

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