Eastern European Main Dish Recipes

Find traditional Eastern European main course recipes for smoked fish, savory pies, cabbage rolls, sausages and more.
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Romanian Stuffed Cabbage (Sarmale)
Romanian Stuffed Cabbage (Sarmale)
3 hrs
A plate of Polish Kiszka (blood sausage)
Polish Blood Sausage (Kiszka) Recipe
2 hrs
Pagach stuffed with cabbage
Ukrainian and Slovak Pagach Bread (Pagac)
50 mins
Braised Pork Belly
Braised Pork Belly
4 hrs
Traditional Slovenia dish of sausages
Slovenian Carniolian Sausage
2 hrs
Stuffed cabbage
Balandeliai: Lithuanian Stuffed Cabbage
90 mins
Holubtsi: Ukrainian Stuffed Cabbage
Holubtsi: Ukrainian Stuffed Cabbage
2 hrs
Slovak potato sausage recipe
Slovak Potato Sausage (Bobrovecke Droby)
2 hrs
Potato Sausage on plate
Lithuanian Potato Sausage (Vedarai) Recipe
100 mins
Slow Cooker Beef and Chicken Stew
Romanian Pork and Potato Stew
80 mins
Potato lamb moussaka in individual saucepans
Croatian Potato Moussaka (Musaka od Krumpira) Recipe
80 mins
Slovak Halusky Dumplings
Slovak Halusky Dumplings
45 mins
Fresh salmon patties recipe
Fresh Salmon Patties
30 mins
Bone-In Pork Roast
Czech Roast Pork Loin (Veprova Pecene) Recipe
12 mins
drob sarma plate
Bulgarian Drob Sarma
55 mins
Homemade Bean Soup
Hungarian Bean Soup (Bab Leves)
3 hrs
Fresh Sausage and Hot Dogs Grilling Outdoors on a Gas Barbecue Grill
The Ukrainian Kovbasa Sausage That Needs No Casing
35 mins
Jewish Meat Knishes in a bowl and on a plate, with mustard in a bowl
Jewish Meat Knishes
108 mins
Beet and cabbage borscht in bowl
Ukrainian Beetroot Borshch
2 hrs
Stuffed Cabbage
Jewish Stuffed Cabbage (Holishkes)
2 hrs
Kasha Varniskes with buckwheat
Jewish Kasha Varnishkes
50 mins
Plate of crispy duck leg with winter vegetables
Bohemian Roast Duck (Pecena Kachna)
2 hrs
Easy Beef Cube Steak
Easy Beef Cube Steak
35 mins
Kneading dough
Czech Potato Dumplings
45 mins
Slovak sour mushroom soup recipe
Slovak Machanka (Sour Mushroom Soup) Recipe
2 hrs
Česnečka (Czech Garlic Soup)
Česnečka (Czech Garlic Soup)
50 mins
Roasted MacFarlane pheasant
Roast Pheasant
80 mins
Lithuanian Potato Pudding Kugelis Recipe
Traditional Lithuanian Potato Pudding (Kugelis)
2 hrs
Lithuanian Cepelinai (Zeppelin) Dumplings
How to Make Lithuanian Cepelinai (Zeppelin) Dumplings
Lithuanian Potato-Meat Dumplings (Cepelinai)
Lithuanian Potato-Meat Dumplings (Cepelinai)
110 mins
Croatian Bean Soup (Grah i Varivah)
Croatian Bean Soup (Grah i Varivah)
3 hrs
Rack of pork, garnished with parsley and fresh vegetables
Roast Rack of Pork
70 mins
Cold beet soup
Lithuanian Cold Beet Soup (Saltibarsciai)
90 mins
Easter meatloaf
Easter Meatloaf Recipe
2 hrs
Slovenian Bean and Sauerkraut Hotpot or Jota
Slovenian Bean and Sauerkraut Hotpot (Jota)
2 hrs
Stack of pancakes in cast iron dish
Lithuanian Pancake - Blynai or Sklindziai
40 mins
Romanian cornmeal porridge
Romanian Cornmeal Porridge (Mămăligă)
45 mins