14 Delicious & Easy Mediterranean Recipes

If you love Mediterranean recipes, you’re going to love this list of our faves! We’ve combined our favorite easy and delicious Mediterranean recipe into one place, from easy chicken dinners, to dipping sauces, salads, and everything in between, you’ll find bold flavors, loads of seasonings, and most of these come together in 30 minutes or less. These dishes combine classic Mediterranean elements like Greek yogurt, lemon, feta cheese, & tons of fresh vegetables. 

Easy Mediterranean Recipes

One of my favorite ways to cook when I want something healthy and flavorful is to really lean into Mediterranean style cooking. With fresh ingredients like olive oil, lemon, garlic, fresh vegetables, herbs, you can create super flavorful, healthy meals with not a ton of effort. Mediterranean food focuses on wholesome ingredients, and simple cooking methods, that make cooking a breeze from start to finish, without sacrificing flavor. 

Eating fresh, flavorful food doesn’t need to be complicated. These recipes prove that! 

Why you’ll love these recipes:

• Mediterranean recipes are naturally healthy, and easy to cook. 
  • Focusing on lean proteins, fresh vegetables, the base of these recipes is healthy by nature.
• These recipes are simple, and don’t use a ton of dishes or cleanup. 
  • Perfect for healthy weeknight dinners, these come together in a breeze. 
• Perfect for meal prep, the healthy nature of Mediterranean food is perfect for health conscious recipes. 

Mediterranean Inspired Chicken Recipes

Greek Lemon Chicken with Potatoes

Tender baked chicken thighs, yukon gold potatoes all mixed up in a lemony garlic sauce that comes together in minutes.   Toss, bake and serve.

Greek Yogurt Chicken

We’re big chicken lovers around here and this recipe is one we’ve been making forever! It was due for a formal recipe here on the blog. Greek yogurt, lemon juice, fresh garlic, and herbs coat tender chicken thighs for some of the best, restaurant quality grilled chicken you’ll have. 

Greek Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner

Greek Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner –  A colorful healthy meal with minimal prep.  Packed with lean chicken breasts and fresh vegetables in a classic Mediterranean recipe.  Best of all everything is cooked on one sheet pan which means very little clean up.

Slow Cooker Pulled Greek Chicken

This Slow Cooker Greek Chicken is so versatile and delicious.  It can be topped on a salad or stuffed inside a pita. A mixture of chicken thighs, onion, spices and a bit of lemon juice/olive oil, it’s made entirely in a slow cooker and super simple to set and forget. 

Mediterranean Style Marinaded Chicken

Fast, fresh and tons of flavor!   That’s how we would describe this Easy Greek Chicken Marinade.  Olive oil, lemon juice, fresh herbs and garlic are the backbone of this easy to make chicken marinade! 

Mediterranean Main Course Recipes

Feta and Herb Salmon

Feta and herb crusted salmon is the restaurant quality weeknight recipe you need in your life! This super simple, but impressive main course is not only delicious, but beautiful too. It’s a year round salmon recipe that works great for weeknight meals, dinner parties, and holidays. 

Baked Salmon with Greek Yogurt & Herbs

This easy baked salmon recipe is slathered with a flavorful Greek yogurt topping full of garlic, lemon, and dill. We top it with some fresh red onions for a little crunch and tang. The end result is a super flavorful, easy dinner that will be a welcome addition to your weekly rotation, or an impressive meal for a crowd!

Baked Greek Meatballs

Sign me up for anything Mediterranean; These Greek Meatballs are filled with feta cheese, spinach, and Mediterranean spices for a unique, restaurant quality Greek style meatball.

 

Greek Chicken Burgers

These super fast and fresh Greek Chicken Burgers are made with wholesome ingredients that are stuffed with all the Greek Flavors we love.  Grill indoors or out, enjoy with buns or bunless. You can also use these burgers for meal prep, and make ahead lunches. So much flavor, and the best part? You can enjoy them warm off the grill, or cold in lunches.

Greek Meal Prep Bowls

Easy Greek Salad Meal Prep Bowls with Roasted Garbanzo Beans! All made on one  sheet pan and popped in  your oven!  Yay! Lunch all week made easy.

Mediterranean Side Dish Recipes

Lemon Feta Rice

We are big fans of bright fresh flavor, so this Greek Rice was a no brainer recipe for us! Sautéed with butter, garlic and lemon zest then finished off with feta cheese and fresh parsley, this is an easy 10 minute side dish that the whole family will love.

Greek Orzo Salad

This Greek Orzo Salad is the perfect easy to make pasta salad for all occasions!  Perfect as a side dish or add shrimp and chicken and make it a whole meal!

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

This Crunchy, Easy, Fresh Mediterranean Chickpea Salad is packed with protein.  It makes a big bowl of healthy salad that is as easy as chopping up veggies and tossing them in a bowl.  The Lemon Dijon Dressing takes two minutes.  Perfect for meal prep all week long!

Mediterranean Roasted Artichokes

These gorgeous Purple Artichokes from Ocean Mist Farms are the perfect choice for Mediterranean Roasted Artichokes!  Bright and vibrant and just as easy to prepare as green artichokes, but what a spectacular presentation.

More Mediterranean Recipes:

• Greek Yogurt Dipping Sauce
• Crunchy Mediterranean Couscous Salad
• Shrimp and Orzo Greek Style
• Mediterranean Fish Skillet
• Bean Salad with Feta and Tomatoes
• How to Microwave Couscous
• Mediterranean Salad Dressing

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xoxo Kathi and Rachel