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    Authentic Lebanese Recipes

    Enjoy making authentic Lebanese recipes like homemade labneh dip, authentic baba ganoush, epic fatoosh salad, chicken tawook kabobs, and tabouli salad.

    Traditional Lebanese Recipes

    Some more traditional recipes are stuffed grape leaves, shish barak, baked kibbeh, namoura, and kibbeh nayyeh. Check out our favorite Lebanese recipes.

    • bulgar wheat tabouli
      Lebanese Tabbouleh Salad
    • mahshi kousa in a pot
      Kousa Mahshi Lebanese Stuffed Zucchini
    • warak enab stuffed grape leaves with lamb chops
      Lebanese Stuffed Grape Leaves (Warak Enab)
    • Lebanese mloukhieh in a bowl
      Lebanese Dried Molokhia With Chicken and Toasted Pita Bread
    • fire roasted baba ganoush on a plate with olive oil
      Lebanese Baba Ganoush
    • kafta bil sanieh
      Kafta Bil Sanieh (Baked Kafta and Potatoes)
    • homemade Lebanese vermicelli rice.
      Lebanese Vermicelli Rice Pilaf
    • fried falafel
      Lebanese Falafel

    Lebanese Chicken Recipes

    • baked juicy chicken shawarma.
      Sheet Pan Lebanese Chicken Shawarma
    • riz w djej on a plate
      Lebanese Chicken and Rice (Riz a Djej)
    • grilled chicken shish tawook skewers in a bowl
      Shish Tawook Lebanese Chicken Kabobs
    • chicken kafta on top of mashed potatoes
      Baked Chicken Kafta Patties

    Lebanese Manakeesh

    • Teta's Manakeesh Dough (Ajeen)
    • cooked manakeesh on a plate
      Lebanese Za'atar Manakeesh
    • cheese manousheh served on a plate
      Cheese Manakish (Manakeesh)

    Lebanese Desserts

    • Lebanese namoura
      Namoura Semolina Cake
    • sfouf turmeric cake
      Sfouf Turmeric Cake
    • meghli lebanese dessert with coconut
      Meghli Lebanese Caraway Pudding
    • stovetop rice pudding with cooked rice
      Stovetop Rice Pudding (Riz Bi Haleeb)

    Lebanese Kibbeh Recipes

    Kibbeh is the national dish of Lebanon. Here are some of our favorite Lebanese kibbeh recipes.

    • baked stuffed kibbeh cross section view in a tray
      Lebanese Baked Stuffed Kibbeh
    • fried kibbeh in a bowl
      Fried Kibbeh Balls
    • potato kibbeh on a plate with olive oil
      Potato Kibbeh (Kibbet Batata)
    • close up view of kibbeh labanieh
      Kibbeh Labanieh (Kibbeh Balls In Yogurt)
    • baked kibbeh on a plate
      Kibbeh Bil Sanieh (Baked Kibbeh)
    • kibbeh nayeh Lebanese raw kibbeh appetizer
      Kibbeh Nayeh Recipe (Lebanese Raw Kibbeh)

    More Lebanese Recipes

    • sumac eggs on a plate with the yolk runny
      Sumac Eggs
    • mujadara and mint shredded cabbage salad
      Mujadara Lebanese Recipe
    • Lebanese toum garlic sauce
      Toum Lebanese Garlic Sauce
    • tahini halva cute on a plate
      Pistachio Tahini Halva
    • tahini sesame paste
      Easy Tahini Sesame Paste
    • Lebanese kibbeh recipes.
      7 Lebanese Kibbeh Recipes
    • sfiha minced meat pieces on a plate
      Lahm Bi Ajeen (Sfiha) Minced Meat Flatbread
    • close up view of cinnamon pecan baklava.
      Cinnamon Pecan Baklava
    • pistachio baklava
      Honey Pistachio Baklava
    • baklava rolls
      Walnut Baklava Rolls
    • quinoa tabbouleh parsley salad close up
      Gluten Free Tabbouleh Salad (with Quinoa)
    • quinoa kibbeh in a baking dish
      Gluten-Free Baked Kibbeh (with Quinoa)
    • pita chips dipping into some labneh with olive oil
      Garlic Labneh
    • homemade pita chips
      Crispy Fried Pita Chips
    • recipe for Shish Barak
      Shish Barak Lebanese Dumplings in Yogurt
    • fatoosh chopped salad with pomegranate and pita chips
      Lebanese Fattoush Salad With Fried Pita Chips
    • lemon mint cabbage salad
      Shredded Cabbage Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
    • Lebanese fasolia lima bean stew
      Fasolia Lebanese Lamb and Lima Bean Stew
    • fried beef sambousek on a plate
      Lebanese Beef Sambousek
    • homemade labneh in a bowl
      Homemade Lebanese Labneh Dip From Milk
    • cucumber mint yogurt in a bowl with fresh mint and dried mint
      Cucumber Yogurt Sauce (Khyar Bi Laban)
    • close up view of squash, rice, minced meat casserole
      Ground Beef Zucchini Rice Casserole
    • ground spices in dishes
      Lebanese 7 Spice Blend (Sabaa Baharat)
    • sheikh el mahshi on a plate
      Sheikh El Mahshi (Stuffed Eggplant)
    • lentil soup adas bi hamod in a spoon.
      Adas Bi Hamod (Lebanese Lemon Lentil Soup With Chard)
    • close up view of fried pita chips with zaatar spice
      Za'atar Pita Chips
    • za'atar labneh in a bowl
      Labneh With Za'atar and Olive Oil
    • fire roasted eggplant dip with garlic and mint
      Mediterranean Grilled Eggplant Dip
    • Lebanese kafta kabob skewers
      Lebanese Kafta Kabobs
    • batata harra garlic and cilantro fried potatoes
      Batata Harra (Lebanese Fried Potato Chunks)
    • eggplant fatteh
      Eggplant Fatteh (Fattet Batinjan)
    • Lebanese lentil soup with toasted pita.
      Simple Lebanese Red Lentil Soup
    • close up view of bazella stew.
      Bazella Pea Stew with Meat Chunks
    • Lebanese kishik soup in a large pot next to radishes.
      Lebanese Kishik Soup (Kishk)
    • the best traditional lebanese food recipes
      The Best Traditional Lebanese Food Dishes (24 Recipes)
    lily at the matbakh

    I'm Lily

    I'm an American Lebanese living in Texas. My kitchen, or matbakh, is a hodgepodge of recipes from the U.S. and Mediterranean region.

    ABOUT ME

    Mediterranean Food

    • koshari
      Egyptian Koshari Recipe (The Best I've Had)
    • chunky chicken noodle soup in a large pot
      Whole Chicken Noodle Soup From Scratch
    • roasted steelhead trout with garlic lime butter
      Baked Steelhead Trout with Garlic Butter Sauce
    • kibbeh nayeh Lebanese raw kibbeh appetizer
      Kibbeh Nayeh Recipe (Lebanese Raw Kibbeh)
    • homemade lasagna tomato sauce in a pot.
      Meat Lasagna Tomato Sauce (From Scratch!)
    • bulgar wheat tabouli
      Lebanese Tabbouleh Salad

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