The Ultimate Greek Comfort Recipes

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Is there anything better than comfort food? Food has a way of warming your soul and improving your mood, and these Ultimate Greek Comfort Recipes are just that and everything in between. Greek food is what I grew up with in our Greek household, so it is the ULTIMATE comfort food for me, and I think these recipes could genuinely become some of your favorite comfort recipes too!

What Makes Greek Comfort Food So Special

Let’s chat about Greek comfort food and what makes it so comforting. First up, you have the ingredients. Greek food is made with simple, real ingredients that taste great and are good for you. Things like fresh produce, warming spices, perfectly balanced tomato sauces, seasoned olives, and legumes. That’s just for the savory recipes, you also have the exceptional Greek desserts that have me drooling just thinking about them. Sweet pastries and cakes with sweet honey, crunchy nuts, and sometimes even a touch of citrus for brightness and freshness. I could seriously talk all day about why Greek food is so special and what makes this list the ultimate Greek comfort recipes.

Close up of cracker being dipped in spicy feta dip

Appetizers & Dips

There are so many delicious Greek appetizer recipes, including a handful of yummy, creamy dips. I love warm, marinated olives and creamy feta-based dips. These recipes are easy to whip up for your next dinner party or when you are having a cozy night in with your girls.

Easy Marinated Olives
These delicious Marinated Olives are so easy to make and are packed with flavor. Prep them in 10 minutes with under 10 ingredients, and just leave heat them on low on your stove for 40 minutes to really let them soak in the flavors.
Fried Feta Stuffed Olives
Prep this delicious, easy appetizer in only 15 minutes and have them ready-to-serve in just 30. Bonus points for them being so damn good!
Skordalia Recipe (Greek Garlic and Potato Dip)
This Skordalia recipe is the most delicious, comforting Greek garlic and potato dip. You'll want to eat this with just about everything.
Skordalia in a bowl with bread dipping into it
Creamy Baked Feta Dip
This creamy baked feta dip with a yummy tomato topper is the perfect dish for a fall potluck.
Baked feta dip on a cutting board with crackers
Comforting Feta Dip (Autumn-Inspired)
This easy feta dip is perfect for fall with the apples and walnuts on top! Make it for Thanksgiving or your next gathering!
Feta Dip in a bowl on a counter
Greek Flatbread with Spanakopita Topping
Greek Flatbread uses a flatbread with a delicious spanakopita topping that is savory, creamy, and so flavorful. This pizza can be served as a lunch, or a summer appetizer.
Spicy Feta Dip (Tirokafteri)
This spicy feta dip, also known as tirokafteri in Greek, is so easy-to-make and delicious creamy and spicy. 🔥
Greek Meatball Recipe (Keftedes)
This Greek meatball recipe is so easy and quick to make. It's tasty, and I love them served with homemade tzatziki.
Homemade Potato Chips (Loaded Greek-Style) 🥔🇬🇷
These Homemade Potato Chips are crispy, quick, and so delicious. Top them with Greek-style toppings or make them your own.
Greek Tiropita Recipe (Mini Cheese Pies)
This tiropita recipe is so delicious. It's the perfect appetizer. They're little pockets of cheesy goodness.
Greek lentil soup in a bowl with a spoon taking a big scoop out

Ultimate Greek Comfort Recipes: Soups & Stews

Nothing says comfort recipes than soups and stews. Thankfully, these delicious Greek soups and stews are hearty and will stick to your bones in the best way. These bowls of soup (or stew) will warm you right up.

Creamy Greek Chickpea Soup
This creamy Greek Chickpea Soup is a comforting, simple recipe to make that is full of flavor and gut-healthy. You're going to love it!
Greek Lentil Soup (Fakes)
This Greek Lentil Soup aka Fakes just reminds me of growing up. The lentils combined with the flavors of the onion and spices, and tomato broth is just SO comforting for fall!
Greek lentil soup being scooped with a spoon
Greek Lemon Chicken Soup (Avgolemono)
This delicious Greek Lemon Chicken Soup (also known as Avgolemono) is the perfect comfort food. It's creamy, lemony, and hearty. 🍋
Avgolemono soup in a white bowl
Black Eyed Pea Soup (Blue Zone Ikarian Stew)
This delicious, hearty soup is so good for you, Greek-inspired, and will warm you from the inside during the cooler months.
Black eyed pea soup in a bowl
Greek Okra Stew (Bamies)
This Okra Stew recipe is a traditional dish know as Bamies in the Greek culture. It's comforting, unique, and so yummy.
Fasolakia (Greek Bean Stew)
Fasolakia is a Greek bean stew that is incredibly comforting. It's made by stewing green beans with herbs, lots of olive oil, and tomatoes. You'll eat this up this fall!
Easy Beef Stew in Tomato Sauce (Moshari Kokkinisto)
This Easy Beef Stew is made with a warming tomato sauce. This traditional Greek dish is one that is perfect to warm you up on a cold winters night or a rainy day.
Close up of easy beef stew
Moussaka being pulled out of a baking dish

Main Courses

You don’t think I’d forget about the main courses on my ultimate Greek comfort recipes round-up, did you? These main dishes are nutritious, hearty, and so flavorful. They are great for a family dinner, meal prep, or your next get together.

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Greek Shrimp and Orzo Pasta Bake
This Greek shrimp and orzo pasta bake is so delicious. It has olives, it has feta, it is easy to make in less than 30-minutes, what more could you need?
Traditional Greek Pastitsio Recipe (Greek Lasagna)
This delicious dish has a meat sauce made with warming spices, layers of pasta, and creamy bechamel.
Sliced piece of pastitsio coming out of a casserole dish
Fried Feta Pasta (Orzo) with Herb Salad
This isn’t like a feta pasta recipe you have seen before – this is my Greek inspired fried feta pasta recipe!
Greek Moussaka
This delicious Greek Moussaka recipe has layers of meat sauce and eggplant, with creamy bechamel. It's a traditional meal that you won't be able to get enough of.
Moussaka being pulled out of a baking dish
Greek Chicken Gyros (Authentic Cooking Method)
Make authentic Greek Chicken Gyros 🌯 at home in your kitchen. Transport yourself to Greece with this easy, delicious recipe.
Sheet Pan Greek Meatballs & Lemon Potatoes
These Greek Meatballs are made on a single sheet pan with lemony potatoes. They are easy, delicious, and perfect for a busy night!
Greek meatballs on a tray
Greek-Inspired Smash Burger Tacos
These Greek-inspired Smash Burger Tacos are a healthy, delicious meal to make for the whole family. Topped with a delicious cabbage slaw.
Soutzoukakia: Greek Baked Meatballs + Potatoes in Tomato Sauce
Soutzoukakia is a Greek meatball dish that is baked with potatoes and tomato sauce. It is the ultimate comfort food!
A baking dish of Soutzoukakia filled with roasted meatballs, chunks of potatoes, and diced white cheese, all garnished with fresh herbs. A hand holds a spoon, poised to serve the dish. The ingredients are generously covered in a rich red sauce.
Lemon being squeezed onto fried bread

Ultimate Greek Comfort Recipes: Sides & Breads

These side dishes range from stuffed veggies to hearty potatoes and fluffy pita bread. These recipes are great for side dishes but can also be enjoyed on their own or even brought to a cozy potluck!

Greek Potatoes 🥔🇬🇷
These Greek Potatoes are the best. They are so delicious and make a great side dish. You'll also love my lemon variation too for a different twist on them.
Greek Potatoes on a plate with a fork in them
Greek Stuffed Onions (Salantourmasi)
This recipe for Greek Stuffed Onions is one of my favs because it is so comforting. I grew up eating Salantourmasi and I want to share this traditional (and delicious) recipe with you.
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe (Lahanodolmades)
Authentic Greek Food in the comfort food has never been this easy. Dive into these Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe head first with a generous dollop of Lemon Sauce. This will quickly become your family's new favorite.
Greek Tomato Fritters (Tomatokeftedes)
These tomato fritters are known in Greece as Tomatokeftedes and they're perfect to make this summer with in-season tomatoes and fresh herbs.
Tomato fritters on a serving dish
Fluffy Greek Pita Bread 🫓
With my Fluffy Greek Pita Bread, you will never need to buy pita again! It’s so fluffy and so easy to make. The best part? Use this Greek Pita bread recipe to scoop, dip, or wrap – whatever you’re craving!
Greek Pita
Greek Fried Bread Stuffed with Cheese
This Greek fried bread is stuffed with cheese and is delicious. It is a comfort food with me and so tasty dipped in tzatziki.
Greek Stuffed Vegetables (Gemista)
Gemista are a Greek stuffed veggie that can be made in so many tasty ways. They're perfect for summer as a side dish or main course.
Pita Pocket Recipe: The Oven Method
This easy Pita Pocket recipe uses your oven and a few simple ingredients to make an easy Pita Pocket that can be stuffed with everything and anything you want. 🥙
Five freshly baked pita breads are placed on a wooden board in a kitchen setting. In the background, there are white bowls, a small pitcher, a jar with a wooden spoon, and a wicker basket, all on a light-colored countertop.
Greek Roasted Beet Salad (Pantzarosalata)
This Greek roasted beet salad, also known as Pantzarosalata, is earthy, creamy, and so perfect as a lunch or side dish.
Flogeres stacked on a plate

Desserts

Last but not least, we have desserts! My favorite part! These recipes are ones I grew up on. They are so delicious, sweet, and easy-to-make. I love a good, easy dessert recipe that seems so impressive but is so easy to make. The perfect cherry on top of a comforting meal.

Greek Apple Cake
This delicious, homemade Greek Apple Cake, otherwise known as Milopita is the perfect dessert or breakfast. Enjoy with hot coffee or tea.
Portokalopita 🍊 (Greek Orange Phyllo Cake)
Portokalopita is an orange syrup-soaked cake made with phyllo. It's traditionally made in Greece and is so flavorful and impressive to serve to your family and friends.
Vasilopita (Greek New Year’s Cake)
Vasilopita is a fun, traditional Greek cake made for New Year's Day. Hide a coin in the batter for one lucky person to find for good luck going into the new year.
A slice of Vasilopita with pomegranate seeds on top sits on a speckled plate. A hand is holding a one euro coin near the cake. A fork is on the plate with crumbs scattered around. Candles and a blurred background create a cozy atmosphere.
Melomakarona (Greek Christmas Honey Cookies)
Melomakarona are a traditional Greek holiday cookie made with honey and walnuts. These cookies are so delicious and perfect for holiday festivities!
A hand holding a cookie topped with crushed nuts above a plate of similar cookies. The cookies are golden brown, textured, and appear freshly baked. The background is softly blurred, highlighting the cookies as the focal point.
Flogeres: Greek Phyllo & Almond Flutes
These delicious Phyllo and Almond Flutes are known as Flogeres to us Greeks and are sweet and delicious.
Bougatsa (Greek Custard Pie)
Bougatsa is a delicious, traditional Greek custard pie with orange zest. It's crispy, creamy, and fresh, and so good served with coffee or tea.

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