1,698 filling recipes

Mini cheesecakes with chocolate cookie crusts, creamy ricotta-cream cheese filling, and fresh orange zest topping. These bite-sized treats bake in a water bath for silky texture.

Vegetarian Greek stuffed grape leaves filled with seasoned rice, toasted pine nuts, and sweet currants. Served cold with fresh lemon wedges, these dolmathes make an elegant meze appetizer.

Split peas simmered with chopped turnip, carrots, and onion in vegetable stock until thick and tender. A nourishing, plant-based soup that costs pennies to make and fills you up like a million bucks.

Shrimp stuffed mushrooms with tarragon, cracker crumbs, and a buttered breadcrumb topping baked golden. A classic seafood appetizer that fills 24 caps in 35 minutes.

Brown sugar apple pie thickened with tapioca and spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Granny Smith apples and lemon juice give it a sharp, bright filling.

Imam bayildi, Turkish stuffed eggplant braised in olive oil with a tomato, onion, currant, and allspice filling. Served cold after chilling overnight.

Italian roasted peppers preserved in extra-virgin olive oil with white wine vinegar. Red, yellow, and green peppers layered in a jar for an antipasto staple and sandwich filling.

Caramel-orange Bûche de Noël assembly with Grand Marnier buttercream, almond sponge, and pastry cream filling. The classic French Yule log cake for Christmas.

One-pot rice and black beans with garlic, carrots, thyme, and allspice simmered in stock. Low-fat, filling, and topped with cool yogurt and fresh parsley.

Traditional yeast-raised kolachy with a homemade apricot or prune puree filling. The lemon-scented dough rises light and pillowy around a sweet cinnamon-spiced center.

Tomates Yemistes are Greek stuffed tomatoes filled with arborio rice, pine nuts, currants, mint, and parsley. Baked in their own puréed juice and olive oil, served hot or cold.

Midori melon liqueur chiffon pie with a fluffy gelatin-set filling and honeydew or kiwi garnish. A vintage 1980s cocktail-inspired no-bake summer dessert in a baked pastry shell.

Phyllo fruit nests are an oil-free, low-fat dessert: torn phyllo sheets baked into crisp golden cups, then filled with poached pears or apples and a drizzle of fragrant syrup.

Creamy turkey enchiladas stuffed with corn and broccoli in a sour cream filling, smothered in a cheesy cream of chicken sauce. A smart way to use leftover turkey. Makes 12.

Summer's best fresh peach pie with juicy fruit filling spiced with cinnamon, nestled in a buttery double crust that bubbles with sweet peach nectar as it bakes.

Vegan spinach lasagna with tofu ricotta, miso, and nutmeg in a mushroom tomato sauce. A dairy-free lasagna with fresh blanched spinach and nutritional yeast Parmesan topping.