Slavic recipes

These delicious homemade kotleti also known as chicken patties or chicken cutlets, will make your kitchen smell like comfort food heaven.

Solyanka is a hearty Russian soup made with cured meats, olives, pickles, and a rich beef broth. It's an irresistible soup.

This is how to make a Traditional Borscht Recipe. My mom's Ukrainian borscht can be made vegetarian or with beef and I share all the tips and variations to this beet soup! Borscht soup is made of red beets, onions, carrots, potatoes, dill, sour cream, and beef bones (or pork ribs.) Sometimes my mom will add kidney beans or cabbage, but I like it simple and it's still as delicious!

Want to make Ukrainian Galushki? These tasty dumplings are so easy to make while the mushrooms and onions add extra flavor to the dish!

Plov is the ultimate comfort food. It's a one pot chicken and rice dish that is packed with flavors and spices and just takes a few steps to reach ultimate rice perfection. Perfect rice and tender chicken that beg you for just another bite. Plus it's SUPER freezer friendly! How awesome is that!

Golubtsi (stuffed cabbage rolls) are a staple of Ukrainian cuisine. This satisfying vegetarian version features mushrooms and white beans. thenewbaguette.com

This Romanian style slow roasted caramelized cabbage is the caramelized onion of the cabbage world. It's sweet, spicy, smokey, tangy, and full of complex flavours. Through the magic of slow roasting, plain cabbage is transformed into a decadent comfort food that can be served over polenta, in a bun, with potatoes, or even with noodles.

Almost every culture has its version of meatballs. In Ukraine and many other Slavic countries, we call them tefteli. Tefteli (tefteli – plural, teftel’ – singular) are made with a mixture of ground meat, onion, and rice and simmered in tomato or sour cream sauce.

Pelmeni Soup is comforting and healthy. Keep some of our homemade pelmeni on hand for this quick lunchtime favorite.

These delicious traditional Polish Potato Pancakes, also known as Placki Ziemniaczane is a great main dish or side dish to meat and sauces. See how to make the best potato pancakes with our easy recipe for placki ziemniaczane.