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Pastitsio
Greek baked pasta with spiced meat sauce and creamy bechamel topping — the Greek answer to lasagna.
⏱ 80 min🔥 520 kcalMedium
★4.7(1,300)
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Greek Beef Recipes
7 recipes using beef — Moussaka, souvlaki, tzatziki — flavours of the Mediterranean.
These 7 greek beef recipes are ready in about 110 minutes on average, with 520–680 kcal per serving, and 0% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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How Greek cuisine cooks with beef
Greek cooking leans on sun-ripened produce, lashings of olive oil and bright lemon and herbs to keep everything fresh and vivid. When Greek cooks work with beef, they reach for olive oil, lemon, oregano, garlic, feta and fresh dill, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, baking, boiling and frying.
A rich, deeply savoury red meat that rewards both fast, hot searing and long, slow braising depending on the cut. In this collection it's most often cooked with butter, whole milk, onion, crushed tomatoes, ground cinnamon and tomato paste. The dishes here span greek classics ready in as little as 68 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Pastitsio (Greek Baked Pasta) is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 1,860 ratings.
7 Greek Beef Recipes
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Pastitsio
Greece's magnificent baked pasta — layers of tubular pasta and spiced minced meat topped with a thick, creamy béchamel, baked to a golden crust.
⏱ 100 min🔥 550 kcalHard
★4.8(534)
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Moussaka
Layered eggplant, meat sauce, and creamy béchamel, baked until golden
⏱ 100 min🔥 520 kcalHard
★4.8(1,100)
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Greek Beef Stifado (Cinnamon-and-Vinegar Beef Stew)
Greece's beloved Sunday stew: beef braised slowly with whole pearl onions, red wine, cinnamon, allspice, and a splash of vinegar.
⏱ 190 min🔥 580 kcalMedium
★4.9(624)
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Pastitsio (Greek Baked Pasta)
Greece's beloved baked pasta — tubular bucatini layered with cinnamon-scented beef ragu and topped with a thick golden béchamel crust.
⏱ 110 min🔥 580 kcalMedium
★4.9(1,860)
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Greek Moussaka (Classic)
Greece's national casserole — layers of olive-oil-fried aubergine, spiced lamb ragù with cinnamon and red wine, and a thick lemony béchamel baked until deeply golden.
⏱ 125 min🔥 680 kcalHard
★4.9(1,840)
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Pastitsio (Greek Baked Pasta Casserole)
Layered Greek pasta bake with spiced meat sauce, tube pasta, and a golden garlic-scented béchamel top.
⏱ 68 min🔥 620 kcalHard
★4.4(24)
Choosing & preparing beef
How to choose
Tender cuts (sirloin, ribeye) suit quick cooking; tougher, collagen-rich cuts (chuck, brisket, shin) are built for stews and braises. Look for bright-red colour and fine marbling.
Prep & storage
Season generously and let steaks come to room temperature before searing. Rest cooked beef 5–10 minutes so the juices redistribute; slice against the grain to keep it tender.
When is it done?
Steaks: 52°C / 125°F for rare up to 71°C / 160°F for well done. Ground beef should always reach 71°C / 160°F.
Nutrition
An excellent source of complete protein, iron, zinc and vitamin B12; leaner cuts keep saturated fat in check.
Classic flavour partners: onion, garlic, red wine, black pepper, mushrooms, rosemary
Greek Beef Recipes — FAQ
How long do Greek beef recipes take to make?
Most of these 7 Greek beef recipes are ready in around 110 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Pastitsio (Greek Baked Pasta Casserole), takes about 68 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 190 minutes.
How many calories are in Greek beef dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 520 to 680 kcal per serving, averaging 579 kcal — Pastitsio is the lightest option at 520 kcal.
What is the easiest Greek beef recipe for beginners?
Pastitsio (Greek Baked Pasta Casserole) is a great place to start — it's rated hard and comes together in about 68 minutes. 0% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with beef in Greek cooking?
In these recipes, beef is most often paired with butter, whole milk, onion, crushed tomatoes, ground cinnamon and tomato paste. Greek kitchens also lean on olive oil, lemon, oregano, garlic, feta and fresh dill.
How do I know when beef is properly cooked?
Steaks: 52°C / 125°F for rare up to 71°C / 160°F for well done. Ground beef should always reach 71°C / 160°F.
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