Cooking time

1–2 hours Savory Pies

Olena Vasylchuk Updated 04.11.2026

Recipes that take 1–2 hours: 204 dishes with prep, cooking and resting honestly counted in.

Cheese Burek

Cheese burek: a crisp spiral pie of filo pastry filled with feta and soft curd cheese. A Balkan favourite that is far easier to make at home than it looks.

Hands-on time: 1 h 10 min plus waiting time: +10 min Difficulty: Medium

Savory Pies
Beef Empanadas
Hands-on time: 1 h 30 min plus waiting time: +30 min Difficulty: Medium
Savory Pies
Sausage Rolls
Hands-on time: 1 h 5 min plus waiting time: +30 min Difficulty: Easy
Savory Pies
Kurnyk Chicken Pie
Hands-on time: 1 h 30 min plus waiting time: +30 min Difficulty: Challenging
Savory Pies
Spanakopita
Hands-on time: 1 h 35 min plus waiting time: +15 min Difficulty: Medium
Savory Pies
Chebureki
Hands-on time: 1 h 20 min plus waiting time: +40 min Difficulty: Medium
Savory Pies
Shepherd’s Pie
Hands-on time: 1 h 30 min plus waiting time: +10 min Difficulty: Easy

Cheese Burek

Beef Empanadas

Sausage Rolls

Kurnyk Chicken Pie

Spanakopita

Chebureki

Shepherd’s Pie