stuffed olives with meat

stuffed olives with meat

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Discover this traditional Italian recipe featuring stuffed olives filled with ground meat and Parmesan cheese.

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Olive from Ascoli Piceno are a typical dish from the province of Ascoli Piceno, in Italy. Prepare them for a taste of traditional Italian cuisine.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$16.55 $1.66 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

10 people
  • $7.98
  • $2.31
  • $0.70
  • $0.35
  • $1.81
  • $0.33
  • $0.44
  • $1.00
  • $0.08
  • $0.63
  • $0.92

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the meat into pieces and place it in a large pan.
  2. Add celery, carrots, onion, salt, a little pepper, water, and 1/2 cup of white wine. ≈ 3 min
  3. Once the meat is cooked, put everything in a food processor. ≈ 3 min
  4. Pour the mixture into a bowl and add Parmesan cheese, eggs, chopped walnuts, nutmeg, butter, a pinch of salt, and lemon zest. Mix well by hand. ≈ 4 min
  5. While doing this, remove the pits from the olives, preferably by separating them into spirals with a sharp knife, and then folding them around the mixture. ≈ 3 min
  6. Coat the olives with flour, then with an egg, and finally with breadcrumbs, and fry them in virgin olive oil or vegetable oil.

The bill

stuffed olives with meat

  • 700 g of ground beef$7.98
  • 150 g of turkey (or chicken) meat$2.31
  • 2 whole eggs$0.70
  • Zest of half a lemon, grated$0.35
  • a lot of Parmesan cheese$1.81
  • plain white type 0 flour$0.33
  • breadcrumbs$0.44
  • extra virgin olive oil$1.00
  • salt, as needed$0.08
  • carrot, celery, onion$0.63
  • butter for the dough$0.92

Total$16.55

that's $1.66 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 700 g of ground beef
  • 150 g of pork
  • 150 g of turkey (or chicken) meat
  • 2 whole eggs
  • Walnut and nutmeg, with a flavourful taste.
  • Zest of half a lemon, grated
  • a lot of Parmesan cheese
  • plain white type 0 flour
  • breadcrumbs
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • salt, as needed
  • carrot, celery, onion
  • butter for the dough

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