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"This came from a recent issue of Chatelaine, and I'll definitely be making it again. The sauce is really tasty and it's low in fat."

Ingredients: cooked rice, green peppers...

"One of those really 'warming' meals. A bowl of this, either alone or on top of buttered noodles is comfort food to the max."

Ingredients: garlic, olive oil, paprika...

"Pronounced LEH-cho, this is a simple but versatile sauce. It's unique flavor is derived from the hot peppers, which vary immensly in intensity of hotness, so use more or less peppers to match your taste.
Lesco freezes beautifully and makes an excellent base for soups and stews, delicious on fish, or with pasta and rice with a dollop of sour..."

Ingredients: fresh tomatoes, green bell peppers...

"Stuffed peppers made the old fashioned way on top of the stove and enhanced with a rich sour cream gravy. Have loads of crusty bread ready to sop up the juice. Ground pork is optional, you can use all ground beef if you prefer. Mama wont mind if you mess around with her recipe."

Ingredients: condensed tomato soup, ground lean pork...

"This Borscht is not really Hungarian, but tastes like it should be. It has a very unique taste and is exceptionally delicious. I created this recipe 16 years ago and it is part of my cookbook that I published. Most everyone could not believe how well the Kraft Catalina dressing enhances the soup flavor."

Ingredients: beef consomme, red beets...

"This is a family recipe. Not exactly sure where this one originated from. Its great served with rice, or with crusty bread. Or you can get adventurous, and add a couple of spicy sausages to it, (cut into 1/2 inch chunks), for a hearty winter meal."

Ingredients: orange bell peppers, eggs...

"This Hungarian capsicum stew is easy to prepare and yummy. Serves 6 as a side dish, delicious with fried food eg. Schnitzel or fried mushrooms and potatoes."

Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, olive oil...

"A colorful, savory dish that is good with crusty bread or rice. Supposedly a Hungarian dish, try using differently colored peppers, sweet Hungarian paprika and Hungarian smoked sausage called debrecini sausage. But it should be a good dish if you sub with other very mild paprika and kielbasa."

Ingredients: oil, onions, garlic cloves...

"Hungarian tomato and pepper dish. There is a whole variety of ways you can use the basic Lecso recipe, and it can be vegetarian or made with meat. It is great comfort food!"

Ingredients: banana peppers, pepper...

"You can fiddle with a bit using ground chicken and chicken broth, or even ground tofu and vegetable broth for a vegetarian dinner."

Ingredients: small shell pasta, dried thyme...

"Posted in response to a request. This untried recipe is from Gundel's Hungarian Cooking. First published in 1934, this is a compilation of the best recipes of Gundel's, a then famous restaurant, and it's chef Gundel Karoly. The English translation is somewhat broken so I've tried to make it a bit clearer. I am posting the ingredients..."

Ingredients: pepper, catfish fillets...

"Make a fast, inexpensive and amazingly versatile meal out of green or yellow peppers.
This is a vegetarian variation of the world famous Hungarian dish, the Gulash.
If you're not a vegetarian, add some bacon and sausage to the stew.
Serve this tasty dish on a bed of rice, noodles, duplings, or with a slice of fresh bread."

Ingredients: green peppers, oil, onions...

"Here is an ancient dish which originated in Serbia. Lecso is very versatile and essentially, is a stew of onions, various shaped and sized peppers including hot and yellow banana peppers, tomatoes and paprika. By adding sliced Kolbász, it becomes a main dish. Served as a side dish with any breaded meat; veal or pork is a perfect match. Excellent..."

Ingredients: pepper, fat, fresh tomatoes...