Recipes With Bread Crumbs
Got bread crumbs on hand? Here are 29 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.
Crispy Eggplant
Vegetarian · Filipino
Treacle Tart
Dessert · British
Scotch Bonnet Pepper Poppers
Pork
Milanesa
Beef · Argentina
Jamon & wild garlic croquetas
Pork · Spanish
Ham croquetas
Pork · Spanish
Köfte
Beef · Turkish
Seitan Burger
Vegan
Bitterballen (Dutch meatballs)
Beef · Netherlands
Italian Meatballs
Beef
Cevapi Sausages
Beef · Croatian
Polish patties (kotlety)
Side · Polish
Cauliflower Cheese
Vegetarian
Meatballs (Vegetarian)
Vegetarian
Keftedes
Beef · Greek
Chicken Parmigiana
Chicken
Fašírky
Pork · Slovakia
Katsu Chicken curry
Chicken · Japanese
Rissoles
Beef
Fish fofos
Seafood · Portuguese
Tonkatsu pork
Pork · Japanese
Turkey Meatloaf
Miscellaneous · British
Classic Christmas pudding
Dessert · British
Spaghetti Pie
Beef
Lamb & apricot meatballs
Lamb · Turkish
Christmas Pudding I
Vegetarian
Mushroom & Chestnut Rotolo
Vegetarian · British
Spanish meatballs with clams, chorizo & squid
Miscellaneous · Spanish
Pork Cassoulet
Pork · French
Pairs well with
Eggs Garlic Onion Flour Virgin Olive Oil Parsley Salad Oil Butter
Storing & using Bread Crumbs
Keep dry and sealed in the pantry — check that leaveners (baking powder/soda, yeast) are still active if they've been open a while. Out of Bread Crumbs? panko is a common swap (1:1).
Bread Crumbs recipe FAQs
What can I make with just bread crumbs?
Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on eggs or a few everyday staples alongside it.
What goes well with bread crumbs?
Eggs, Garlic, Onion, Flour, Virgin Olive Oil are the most common pairings in our recipes.
How do I find recipes for bread crumbs plus what else I have?
Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add bread crumbs plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.