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.
01 of 10
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.
Get Recipe: Chicken Souvlaki With Tzatziki Sauce and Greek Salad Recipe
02 of 10
Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez
Soupe au pistou is a rich and hearty summer vegetable soup that features pistou, a French pesto-like sauce.
Get Recipe: Pistou Provençal Vegetable Soup
03 of 10
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.
Get Recipe: Eggs in Purgatory
04 of 10
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.
Get Recipe: Musakhan (Palestinian Chicken and Potatoes)
05 of 10
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.
Get Recipe: Sheet-Pan Greek Chicken
06 of 10
Andrew Janjigian
Pasta with brothy chickpeas is Italian comfort food at its best.
Get Recipe: Pasta e Ceci (Pasta With Chickpeas)
07 of 10
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.
Get Recipe: Lebanese Lentil Soup
08 of 10
Hearty roasted squash stuffed with spiced kefta, fluffy couscous, and herbed yogurt is an easy, show-stopping fall dinner perfect for weeknights or entertaining.
Get Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash Stuffed with Kefta and Couscous
09 of 10
Sasha Marx
The perfect light, protein-packed meal for when you don’t want to do any cooking.
Get Recipe: White Bean and Tuna Salad
10 of 10
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.
Get Recipe: Hearty White Bean and Spinach Soup with Rosemary and Garlic Recipe
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