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    Balkan Lunch Box > Recipes > Recipes By Ingredient > Balkan Ground Meat Recipes

    Balkan Ground Meat Recipes

    Ground meat dishes are integral to Balkan cuisine. 

    From Stuffed Peppers, (and other stuffed vegetables), Beef Patties, Pies, and Soup, minced meat is in almost everything. 

    What do we like the best? Bosnian Meatballs (Ćuftete). 

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    Ground beef phyllo pie. Ground beef (or veal) layered in phyllo sheets softened with butter, then baked until golden. Much pie. Not much fuss. 

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    Ground Beef Pasta (Balkan Style Johnny Marzetti)

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    Ground Beef Risotto [With Vegetables, One-Pan, 1 Hour or Less]

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    Bosnian Meatballs in Sauce (Ćufte)

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    Djulbastije (Ćulbastije) - Rissoles in Bechamel [Ground Meat Patties in White Sauce]

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    Poached Eggs with Ground Meat (Čimbur)

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    Ground Beef and Potato Pie with Phyllo Sheets

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    Klepe: Bosnian Ravioli or Manti-Style Beef Dumplings [From Scratch, No Baking Powder]

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