Our Most-Saved Mediterranean Dinner Recipes of All Time

These weeknight dinners bring Mediterranean flavor to the table.

By Laila Ibrahim

Published December 22, 2025

Lebanese brown lentil soup in a bowl with a dollop of yogurt served with pieces of potato and lentils visible — Serious Eats / Qi Ai

Mediterranean-inspired cooking is known for bright flavors, simple techniques, and ingredients that pull their weight—think beans, vegetables, olive oil, and lots of herbs. To see which recipes readers actually return to, we looked at the most-saved Mediterranean-inspired dishes on MyRecipes, our free tool for saving and organizing favorites. These are the weeknight-friendly recipes our readers keep coming back to.

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Chicken Souvlaki With Tzatziki Sauce and Greek Salad Recipe

Serious Eats / Julia Estrada

Don't limit your souvlaki to Greek festivals or late night diners. This fresh Mediterranean meal is easy to pull off at home.

Chicken Souvlaki With Tzatziki Sauce and Greek Salad Recipe
Pistou Provençal Vegetable Soup

Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

Soupe au pistou is a rich and hearty summer vegetable soup that features pistou, a French pesto-like sauce.

Pistou Provençal Vegetable Soup
Eggs in Purgatory

Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

This Southern Italian dish of eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce is fantastic for brunch, breakfast, or even a light supper.

Eggs in Purgatory
Musakhan (Palestinian Chicken and Potatoes)

Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

This sheet-pan chicken and potato recipe captures the flavors of Palestinian musakhan with sumac, onions, and warm spices in an easy weeknight meal.

Musakhan (Palestinian Chicken and Potatoes)

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Sheet-Pan Greek Chicken

Serious Eats / Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Sylist: Josh Hoggle

Layered with lemon vinaigrette, herbs, vegetables, and tzatziki, this sheet-pan chicken recipe turns a simple supper into a restaurant-style Greek feast.

Sheet-Pan Greek Chicken
Pasta e Ceci (Pasta With Chickpeas)

Andrew Janjigian

Pasta with brothy chickpeas is Italian comfort food at its best.

Pasta e Ceci (Pasta With Chickpeas)
Lebanese Lentil Soup

Serious Eats / Qi Ai

Adas bi hamoud is the tangy, aromatic, and comforting Lebanese lentil and lemon soup made with brown lentils, cumin, Swiss chard, and fresh lemon juice.

Lebanese Lentil Soup
Roasted Butternut Squash Stuffed with Kefta and Couscous

Serious Eats / Vy Tran

Hearty roasted squash stuffed with spiced kefta, fluffy couscous, and herbed yogurt is an easy, show-stopping fall dinner perfect for weeknights or entertaining.

Roasted Butternut Squash Stuffed with Kefta and Couscous

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White Bean and Tuna Salad

Sasha Marx

The perfect light, protein-packed meal for when you don't want to do any cooking.

White Bean and Tuna Salad
Hearty White Bean and Spinach Soup with Rosemary and Garlic Recipe

J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

White beans in a garlicky rosemary broth with wilted spinach make for a quick and easy, balanced, and delicious 30-minute meal in a bowl.

Hearty White Bean and Spinach Soup with Rosemary and Garlic Recipe

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