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Mediterranean Lunch Recipes

Easy and delicious Mediterranean lunch recipes and ideas that are perfect for home or meal prep. Explore light salads, grain bowls, wraps, and vegetable-forward dishes that keep you energized through the day.

The Ultimate One Pot Creamy Beef and Garlic Butter Pasta Recipe

One pot creamy beef and garlic butter pasta in a large cooking pot

Here’s what makes one pot creamy beef and garlic butter pasta so special – when you cook everything together, the pasta actually helps thicken your sauce. As the pasta cooks, it releases starch that makes your sauce creamy without adding flour or other thickeners. The beef juices mix with the garlic butter, and you end up with this rich, flavorful sauce that coats every piece of pasta perfectly.

5 Secrets to Perfect Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp in 15 Minutes

Perfect lemon garlic butter shrimp searing in pan with fresh herbs

Fifteen minutes later, she was asking me to write down the recipe! Now I make this lemon garlic butter shrimp at least twice a week because it’s just so good and so easy.

The thing is, most people think restaurant-quality lemon garlic butter shrimp is complicated. It’s not. You just need to know a few tricks, and I’m going to share them all with you.

5 Amazing Secrets for Perfect Spicy Rigatoni Chicken That Will Transform Your Dinner Tonight

Spicy rigatoni chicken pasta in white bowl with creamy sauce and fresh basil garnish

The best part? You probably have most of these ingredients sitting in your kitchen right now. And if you don’t, they’re easy to find at any grocery store. No hunting down exotic spices or fancy imported cheeses – just good, honest ingredients that work together beautifully in this spicy rigatoni chicken masterpiece.

Mezzi Rigatoni: The Pasta That Changed My Life (And My Kitchen Game)

Mezzi rigatoni pasta with spicy tomato cream sauce and fresh basil

That night, I went home and fell down the deepest pasta rabbit hole of my life. And let me tell you, mezzi rigatoni completely changed everything I thought I knew about pasta. It’s like… have you ever discovered something so perfect that you wonder how you lived without it? That’s mezzi rigatoni for me. Now I’m basically the mezzi rigatoni evangelist in my friend group.

That One Time I Almost Burned Down My Kitchen Making Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes (But It Was Worth It)

golden brown greek lemon chicken pieces nestled am

Here’s the thing about Greek lemon chicken and potatoes – it’s supposed to be this simple, one-pan wonder that makes you look like a culinary genius. Instead, I managed to turn it into a three-alarm fire situation because apparently, I can’t read “350°F” without somehow interpreting it as “surface of the sun temperature.”

How to Cook Perfect Chicken Sausage Air Fryer Style (Without Setting Off the Smoke Alarm Like I Did)

Cooked chicken sausages in air fryer basket ready to serve

Chicken sausage air fryer cooking has literally changed my weeknight dinner game, and I’m about to tell you exactly how to master it (plus all the mistakes I made so you don’t have to).

Okay, so picture this: It’s Tuesday night, I’m standing in my kitchen wearing my favorite ratty sweatshirt (you know the one—it’s probably older than some of my coworkers), and I’m staring at a pack of chicken apple sausage like it holds the secrets of the universe.

Hummus Basar – The Ultimate Guide to the Middle Eastern Meat and Chickpea Delight

Authentic hummus basar topped with savory meat and pine nuts

Hummus basar directly translates from Hebrew and Arabic roots to “hummus with meat.” It’s a beloved dish in many Middle Eastern kitchens, blending two cornerstone ingredients—creamy chickpea hummus and savory spiced ground meat. While classic hummus is often served as a dip or spread, hummus basar takes things up a notch by layering flavorful ground beef or lamb over the smooth hummus base.