I love eating Easter candy and tearing the ears off of chocolate bunny rabbits as much as the next guy, but as someone (never) said, man does not live by bread pudding alone.

Sometimes you just have to take a break from eating so much sweet stuff.

Below are 12 Easter recipes to help you celebrate the occasion in a savory style. (However, if you prefer your Easter to be on the sweet side, just see the links at this bottom of this article for some culinary inspiration.)

Enjoy!

• Easter Bunny Brunch Bao (Asian Steamed Buns) Recipe from Just Hungry

• Italian 2 Cheese Easter Pie Recipe With Ham and Hard Boiled Eggs from Rose’s Recipes

• Ecuadorian Easter Egg Soup Recipe (Fanesca Ecuatoriana) from Laylita’s Recipes

• Greek Easter Lamb Roast from Greek Food Recipes and Reflections

• Chorizo Challah Bread Recipe (Definitely Not Kosher) from Delicious Days

• Estonian Marbled Beetroot Eggs Recipe from Nami-Nami

• Italian Easter Bread Recipe from The Italian Dish

• Easter Slovak Egg Cheese Recipe (Hrudka) from Dog Hill Kitchen

• Chinese Spiced Tea Eggs For Easter from Eating Out Loud

• Sirnica (Croatian Easter Bread) Recipe from Make Life Sweeter

• Australian Easter Weetbix Nut Roast Recipe from Green Gourmet Giraffe

• Italian Feast Day Marinated Lupini Beans Recipe from Dish ‘N That

Please join us tomorrow to read our newest daily food and cooking feature on HuggingtheCoast.Com: Gourmet Chicken Salad With Apples and White Wine Vinaigrette Recipe.

If you liked this article on HuggingtheCoast.Com, you might also enjoy:

• The Art of Decorated Easter Eggs: From Hard Boiled to Chocolate
• Sweet and Delicious Recipes For an Easter to Remember
• If the Hitchcock Film, The Birds Was Made With Yellow Peeps

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