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    Mediterranean Recipes

    • baked juicy chicken shawarma.
      Sheet Pan Chicken Shawarma
    • fried falafel
      Lebanese Falafel
    • bulgar wheat tabouli
      Lebanese Tabbouleh Salad
    • fire roasted baba ganoush on a plate with olive oil
      Lebanese Baba Ganoush (Fire Roasted Eggplant Dip)

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    Mediterranean Diet Breakfast Recipes

    The Mediterranean diet is plant-based and emphasizes seasonal fruits and vegetables, beans, nuts, grains, olive oil, low-fat dairy, and seafood. Here are some of our favorite Mediterranean Diet breakfast recipes.

    • egg white oatmeal in a bowl
      Fluffy Egg White Oatmeal
    • close up view of maple pecan granola on a spoon.
      Maple Pecan Granola
    • Greek protein yogurt fruit granola bowl
      Greek Protein Yogurt Fruit Granola Bowls
    • baked egg white breakfast casserole with hash browns.
      Egg White Breakfast Casserole with Turkey Sausage

    Welcome to The Matbakh

    lily at the matbakh

    I'm Lily Guidry, a Lebanese American who loves to cook Mediterranean food. My kitchen, or matbakh, is the heart of my home where family and friends come together for a delicious meal.

    Whether you follow the Mediterranean diet or want to try delicious Mediterranean recipes, there's something here for you.

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    Mediterranean Diet Meals

    • authentic taco salad with avocado lime
      Beef Taco Salad with Avocado Lime Dressing
    • chunky chicken noodle soup in a large pot
      Whole Chicken Noodle Soup From Scratch
    • one-pot turkey chili in a bowl with a spoon.
      Three Bean Turkey Chili
    • turkey tacos on a plate
      Easy Lean Ground Turkey Tacos

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    Pasta Night

    • authentic gnocchi with meat pasta sauce.
      Homemade Italian Potato Gnocchi
    • homemade spaghetti noodles from scratch dusted with flour.
      Homemade Spaghetti Noodles
    • close up view of spaghetti sauce on pasta with shaved parmesan and fresh herbs
      Slow Cooker Meat Spaghetti Sauce
    • cut lasagna noodle sheets.
      Homemade Lasagna Noodles (Fresh Pasta Sheets!)
    • Italian 5 layer lasagna with bechamel
      Italian Lasagna With Bรฉchamel (Lasagne Al Forno)
    • blackened cajun shrimp fettucine alfredo.
      Cajun Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo
    • homemade fettuccine noodles from scratch on a counter.
      Homemade Egg Pasta Fettuccine Noodles
    • Homemade meatballs and spaghetti sauce from scratch
      Italian Spaghetti and Meatballs

    Lily's Favorites

    • biscoff banana pudding being scooped out of the trifle dessert bowl.
      Biscoff Banana Pudding
    • crispy chicken thighs and potatoes
      Slow Roasted Crispy Chicken Thighs and Potatoes
    • a side view of the dark chocolate almond covered dates.
      Chocolate Almond Dates with Coconut
    • creamy Italian tiramisu.
      Authentic Italian Tiramisรน

    Pizza Recipes

    • pepperoni pizza with stonefire naan bread.
      Easy Naan Bread Pizza
    • 00 flour pizza dough.
      00 Flour Pizza Dough
    • cast iron skillet pepperoni pizza.
      Cast Iron Skillet Pizza
    • close up of pita bread salami pizza with onion and black olives
      Easy Pita Bread Pizzas

    Lebanese Family Recipes

    Homemade Lebanese dishes are packed with delicious Mediterranean flavors. Try homemade labneh or one of these popular kibbeh recipes.

    • mahshi kousa in a pot
      Kousa Mahshi Lebanese Stuffed Zucchini
    • baked stuffed kibbeh cross section view in a tray
      Lebanese Baked Stuffed Kibbeh
    • kibbeh nayeh Lebanese raw kibbeh appetizer
      Kibbeh Nayeh Recipe (Lebanese Raw Kibbeh)
    • warak enab stuffed grape leaves with lamb chops
      Lebanese Stuffed Grape Leaves (Warak Enab)

    Egyptian Recipes

    • koshari
      Egyptian Koshari Recipe (The Best I've Had)
    • okra and oxtail stew.
      Bamya Middle Eastern Okra Stew
    • meat stuffed pita sandwich
      Hawawshi - Egyptian Minced Meat Pitas
    • Egyptian minced molokhia with roasted chicken
      Egyptian Minced Molokhia with Roasted Chicken

    Mediterranean Seafood Recipes

    • roasted steelhead trout with garlic lime butter
      Baked Steelhead Trout with Garlic Butter Sauce
    • homemade fried calamari using fresh squid
      Italian Fried Calamari (Calamari Fritti)
    • oven-roasted whole fish.
      Mediterranean Baked Whole Red Snapper Fish
    • a close up view of sautรฉed lemon garlic butter shrimp
      Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp

    Mediterranean Diet Lentil Soup Recipes

    • Lebanese lentil soup with toasted pita.
      Simple Lebanese Red Lentil Soup
    • shorbat addis Egyptian red lentil soup.
      Egyptian Red Lentil Soup
    • lentil soup adas bi hamod in a spoon.
      Adas Bi Hamod (Lebanese Lemon Lentil Soup With Chard)
    • curry lentil soup
      Coconut Curry Lentil Soup

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