High-Protein Greek Recipes | Kalliopi's Kitchen

Greek cooking accommodates most dietary requirements without special effort, largely because the Orthodox fasting calendar required it for roughly half the year. Dishes developed to meet those restrictions are not diminished versions of anything, they are the tradition itself.

Recipes here include Souvlaki, Kotosoupa avgolemono, Gyros, Kleftiko, Htapodi sta karvouna and Garides saganaki.

Every recipe on Kalliopi's Kitchen carries the dish's Greek name and a pronunciation, its region where that is meaningful, ingredient quantities in both metric and imperial, and an honest note on what commonly goes wrong. Nutrition figures are calculated estimates and are labelled as such.

High-Protein Greek Recipes

30 recipes on the site so far.

Charred pork souvlaki skewers on a wooden board with lemon wedges and oregano

Greek Main CoursesGreek Pork Souvlaki Σουβλάκι · 32m · serves 4

A bowl of pale golden avgolemono soup with shredded chicken, rice and a lemon wedge

Greek SoupsGreek Avgolemono Soup Κοτόσουπα αυγολέμονο · 1h 30m · serves 6

Thin strips of crisped pork gyros piled in a warm pita with tomato, onion and tzatziki

Greek Main CoursesGreek Pork Gyros Γύρος · 2h · serves 6

Slow-cooked Greek lamb kleftiko falling off the bone with potatoes and lemon

Greek Main CoursesGreek Kleftiko Κλέφτικο · 4h 25m · serves 6

Charred grilled octopus tentacles dressed with olive oil, vinegar and oregano

Greek Meze and AppetisersGreek Grilled Octopus Χταπόδι στα κάρβουνα · 1h 30m · serves 4

Prawns baked in tomato sauce with melting feta and parsley in a small pan

Greek Main CoursesGarides Saganaki Γαρίδες σαγανάκι · 37m · serves 4

Golden grilled halloumi slices with lemon wedges and dried mint

Greek Meze and AppetisersGrilled Halloumi Χαλλούμι · 11m · serves 4

A pot of Greek beef stifado with whole small onions in a dark cinnamon-spiced sauce

Greek Main CoursesGreek Stifado Στιφάδο · 3h · serves 6

Greek Main CoursesHirino me Selino Χοιρινό με σέλινο · 2h 5m · serves 6

Greek Breakfast RecipesLountza me Avga Λούντζα με αυγά · 15m · serves 2

Charred Greek paidakia lamb chops on a grill with lemon and oregano

Greek Main CoursesPaidakia Παϊδάκια · 25m · serves 4

Grilled Greek sardines dressed in ladolemono olive oil and lemon

Greek Main CoursesSardeles Ladolemono Σαρδέλες λαδολέμονο · 25m · serves 4

Greek Main CoursesPsari Plaki Ψάρι πλακί · 1h 15m · serves 4

Greek gavros marinatos, marinated anchovy fillets in olive oil

Greek Meze and AppetisersGavros Marinatos Γαύρος μαρινάτος · 30m · serves 6

A bowl of thick Greek yogurt topped with honey and crushed walnuts

Greek Breakfast RecipesGreek Yogurt with Honey and Walnuts Γιαούρτι με μέλι και καρύδια · 5m · serves 1

Grilled yogurt-marinated chicken souvlaki skewers with charred edges

Greek Main CoursesSouvlaki Kotopoulo me Giaourti Σουβλάκι κοτόπουλο με γιαούρτι · 37m · serves 4

Greek SoupsPsarosoupa Ψαρόσουπα · 1h 10m · serves 6

Greek SoupsKakavia Κακαβιά · 1h 10m · serves 6

Greek Main CoursesLamb Souvla Σούβλα αρνί · 4h 30m · serves 10

Greek Main CoursesArnaki Lemonato Αρνάκι λεμονάτο · 3h 40m · serves 6

A plate of golden Greek marides tiganites fried whitebait with lemon

Greek Meze and AppetisersMarides Tiganites Μαρίδες τηγανητές · 23m · serves 4

Golden fried Greek barbouni red mullet with lemon

Greek Main CoursesBarbouni Tiganito Μπαρμπούνι τηγανητό · 25m · serves 4

Greek Breakfast RecipesAvga me Loukaniko Αυγά με λουκάνικο · 17m · serves 2

A whole roasted Greek galopoula turkey stuffed with chestnut rice filling

Greek Main CoursesGalopoula Gemisti me Kastana Γαλοπούλα γεμιστή με κάστανα · 5h · serves 12

Greek Main CoursesKouneli Stifado Κουνέλι στιφάδο · 2h · serves 6

Greek kokoretsi lamb offal wrapped and grilled on a spit

Greek Main CoursesKokoretsi Κοκορέτσι · 3h 30m · serves 8

Greek Dips and SaucesHow to Make Strained Greek Yogurt at Home Γιαούρτι στραγγιστό · 10m · serves 6

Greek astakomakaronada lobster pasta in rich tomato sauce

Greek Main CoursesAstakomakaronada Αστακομακαρονάδα · 1h 15m · serves 4

Greek Main CoursesGopes Tiganites Γόπες τηγανητές · 30m · serves 4

A roasted whole leg of Greek katsikaki goat with lemon and herbs

Greek Main CoursesKatsikaki Lemonato Κατσικάκι λεμονάτο · 3h 40m · serves 6

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