Olives Recipes

These recipes with olives are tasty enough to convert any skeptic. Whether you like black olives on your pizza, green olives on your sandwiches or kalamata olives on your salads, there’s lots to love.

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    Chopped Greek Salad in a Jar

    Here's a lunchbox-friendly salad with lots of zesty flair. Prepare the jars on Sunday, and you'll have four grab-and-go lunches ready for the workweek. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

    Greek Salad

    13 reviews

    The heart of a Greek salad recipe is in the olives, feta, cucumbers and tomatoes. Dress it with olive oil...


    Greek Shrimp Orzo

    6 reviews

    This is one of our go-to meals. It's finger-licking good and so satisfying, and it reheats well. My husband would...


    Marinated Cheese with Peppers and Olives

    Cheddar cheese, red peppers and pitted ripe olives make a tasty, rustic appetizer when marinated overnight and served with decorative...


    Taco Salad with Baked Shells

    Instead of using deep-fried salad shells, this recipe calls for baking flour tortillas in the microwave. Doing so keeps all...

    Witch’s Caviar

    I like to serve this dip with triangle-shaped tortilla chips because they look like pointy witch hats. —Darlene Brenden, Salem,...


    Nena’s Papas Rellenas

    6 reviews

    A Cuban classic, these satisfying, crispy-coated potato balls are filled with a savory ground beef mixture known as picadillo. —Nena...


    Skillet Chicken with Olives

    8 reviews

    While I was visiting my cousin Lilliana in Italy, she made this heavenly chicken for lunch. Now it's a family...


    Simple Marinated Shrimp

    17 reviews

    My easy crowd-pleasing recipe is prepared a day ahead of time, cutting down on the need for party-day fuss. I...


    Mom’s Favorite Olive Burgers

    3 reviews

    When she was in her 80s, my mom would reminisce about the olive burgers at Coney Island she loved. I...


    Marinated Almond-Stuffed Olives

    Marinated stuffed olives go over so well with company that I try to keep a batch of them in the...


    Baked Baby Potatoes with Olive Pesto

    These little cuties pack all the appeal of a dinner baked potato into a perfect bite-sized appetizer. I top each...


    Antipasto Appetizer Salad

    3 reviews

    Use a slotted spoon to serve this as an appetizer with baguette toasts, or ladle it over romaine lettuce to...

    Mediterranean Chicken Soup

    2 reviews

    This is my go-to soup when I'm under the weather. It always makes me feel better. This filling dish is...


    Italian Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

    5 reviews

    For an Italian twist on salad, I mix greens with red onion, mushrooms, olives, pepperoncini, lemon juice and Italian seasoning....


    Olive Focaccia

    When I add my own special touches to a basic focaccia recipe—including sun-dried tomatoes, olives and roasted sweet red peppers—the...


    Mediterranean Chicken Orzo

    7 reviews

    Orzo pasta with chicken, olives and herbes de Provence has the bright flavors of Mediterranean cuisine. Here’s a bonus: Leftovers...


    Double-Duty Chicken with Olives & Artichokes

    5 reviews

    My grandmother came from the region around Seville, Spain, where olives are produced. They get a starring role in her...


    Olive and Red Pepper Linguine

    3 reviews

    With 16 grandchildren, I find that someone is always hungry. This is a quick dish to fix. I sometimes serve...


    North African Chicken and Rice

    11 reviews

    I'm always looking to try recipes from different cultures, and this one is a huge favorite. We love the spice...


    Italian Marinated Olives

    1 review

    A friend shared this recipe for Italian marinated olives with me more than 25 years ago, and I still get...


    Tapenade-Stuffed Chicken Breasts

    2 reviews

    I created this recipe for my husband, who absolutely loves olives. I usually make a larger batch of the olive...

    Mama Rachel’s Mediterranean Pizza

    Pizza has been a regular weekend dinner at our house since my pizza-crazy boys, now 21 and 25, were just...


    Mediterranean Pastry Pinwheels

    6 reviews

    These quick appetizers are irresistible. The flavors of sun-dried tomatoes and pesto balance beautifully. —Kristen Heigl, Staten Island, New York


    Chopped Greek Salad

    3 reviews

    While living in San Diego during college, I had a favorite Greek casual dining spot. Now that I'm back in...


    Greek Isle Pizza

    7 reviews

    I wanted to create a pizza that took its inspiration from the salads I enjoyed when I visited the Greek...


    Olive & Onion Quick Bread

    6 reviews

    I’ve been baking for over 50 years and I never get tired of trying new recipes for my family, friends...


    Marinated Olives

    Our son often made these olives for holiday get-togethers. They are simple to make and add a little zest to...