Bologna: It’s not just for boring lunches anymore! Get ready to reimagine this classic deli meat.
I’ve compiled a list of 21 incredible recipes that showcase bologna’s surprising range, from hearty salads to comforting stews and beyond.
Prepare to see bologna in a whole new light!
1. Bologna Stromboli
If you’re looking for a flavorful take on an old favorite, this stromboli is the perfect choice. It’s cheesy and a little tangy.
Only seven commonplace ingredients are necessary to craft this tasty dish. With just a can of refrigerated pizza dough, and some bologna, cheese, mayo, mustard, sweet pickle relish, and an egg, you can whip this up in no time.
2. Monkey Meat
This streamlined twist on bologna salad is remarkably simple. Monkey meat calls for a mere three ingredients. It takes only about 15 minutes to make this scrumptious dish.
Simply dice the bologna and baby dill pickles in a food processor and mix them with mayo to create this simple salad.
3. Bologna Stew
This surprisingly wonderful recipe is unbelievably easy to make.
If you’re watching your spending, this meal is ideal. Searing the chopped meat is vital here, as it contributes significantly to the texture and flavor of this dish.
Be sure to purchase a large piece of bologna to chop up. Smaller portions work fine, though I favor using 1-2 inch chunks.
4. Ukrainian Potato Salad (Olivye)
Ukrainian potato salad is a phenomenal side dish for summer barbecues. This creamy, delicious side features tender chunks of potatoes, carrots, onions, eggs, peas, bologna, pickles and more.
For a phenomenal addition to your summer meals, you can’t beat this potato salad.
5. Fried Bologna and Egg Sandwich
If you’re in the mood for something cheesy, salty, and crunchy, then this recipe will really add to your yumminess. This inspired sandwich is reminiscent of a bacon, egg, and cheese toaster, but it swaps in fried bologna instead of bacon and adds more garlic.
Despite these adjustments, it remains absolutely delicious.
6. Ham Salad Recipe with Bologna Option
If you prefer your bologna salad chunkier instead of smooth and creamy, this is the recipe for you.
While this salad still includes bologna, celery, and eggs, it boasts a denser, thicker texture. It’s also fresher and lighter in flavor because of basil leaves.
7. Smoked Bologna
This incredibly easy recipe needs only four ingredients. It’s smoky, a bit tangy, and sweet.
While using your smoker requires a bit of time, the robust flavor is absolutely worth it. Whether eaten straight off your plate or in a bun with condiments, each bite is a savory and delicious pleasure.
8. Southern Bologna Burgers
Check out another tasty sandwich with thick-cut bologna on a bun.
This burger stands out thanks to its pimento cheese topping, an unbelievably scrumptious mix of mayo, pimento peppers, salt, Colby, and cheddar cheese. You’ll discover that it’s the best possible topping for a hot bologna sandwich. Of course, it tastes fantastic on its own too!
9. Fried Bologna Sandwich With & Onion
While it may look like heartburn waiting to happen, this rich and sloppy sandwich is incredibly delicious.
If you’re looking for a convenient lunch option, it’s also super easy and quick to make. This sandwich can be assembled with just five ingredients.
Garlic bologna, ciabatta or rye bread, olive oil, and onions, will suit your tastes with salt and pepper. Once you take that first bite, you won’t mind the mess, even if it isn’t the neatest sandwich to eat.
10. Ground Bologna Spread with Pickles & Onions
Like the monkey meat listed above, this is another bologna spread.
This recipe uses onions, which gives it a more robust taste that takes it to the next level.
11. Ring Bologna and Sweet Corn Fried Rice
This tasty rice meal offers a colorful, appealing appearance, lots of veggies and plenty of protein. It’s also garlicky and zesty, and tastes every bit as good as it looks.
If you need another easy, quick, and filling recipe in your life, here’s the one!
12. French Poodles
Here, the bologna is at the center of teeny tiny corn dogs!
These miniature corn dog bites have a slightly sweet, crunchy crust. They also come in a conveniently small size. Just one or two bites per poodle!
These make a great party appetizer that everyone will love.
13. Gourmet Fried Bologna Sandwich Recipe
This yummy sandwich is simply perfect and a favorite on this list. This thin bologna gourmet sandwich is simply perfection.
Thin bologna allows for the blackest and crispiest edges to form.
That sharp white cheddar and garlic butter, though? They don’t hurt.
14. Bavarian Wurst Salad with Cheese
The novelty of eating stringy bologna is really the only appeal to me here.
I might be stretching things a bit by including this recipe, but some people adore it. They insist that it tastes great, though. If you like bologna, cheese, and pickles, then you’ll probably be alright.
Let me know what you think!
15. Memphis Smoked Bologna Sandwich
This authentic sandwich is remarkably easy to make, whether you’re a novice or grill master. Fire up the grill and grab the wood chips.
You’ll need six thick slices of bologna, coleslaw, BBQ sauce, and buns. You should be able to put these filling sandwiches together in no time.
16. Vegan Baloney (Bologna)
This one will taste remarkably good, particularly fried, but it just won’t taste like bologna. With lots of herbs and spices, you might even prefer it.
This vegan option boasts a rich, layered flavor, thanks to the paprika, garlic, soy sauce, onion powder, nutmeg, and mustard powder! If you like meat, but enjoy lots of herbs and spices, you might prefer this one.
17. Fried Bologna Sliders with Pickle Dijonnaise
If you want a crazy-good appetizer with no nutritional merit, these sliders are the way to go.They’re salty, buttery, cheesy, greasy, and 100% self-indulgent!
This is something you’ll only want to eat now and then.Because you’ll only get to eat them once in a while, you won’t feel guilty about eating three, four, or more.
18. Antipasto Pasta Salad
If you’re looking for a flavor-packed meal or an exciting summer cookout side dish, give this colorful recipe a try. Salty meats, tender pasta, cheesy cheeses, and lots of your favorite fresh veggies fill the dish.
What brings it all together is the sweet and tangy dressing.
19. Burnt End Bologna Bites
Those with a love for fried bologna cooked so much that it’s almost solid black, or for the burnt ends of brisket, need to try these crispy bites. These tender and saucy bites of bologna are also scrumptious, decadent appetizers.
The cubes boast a lovely golden brown color and the crispiest edges imaginable.
20. Breakfast Sandwich Recipe with Buttermilk Biscuits
What else could you possibly ask for in a morning sandwich? It takes less than an hour to fix eight of these. There’s crispy bologna, gooey cheese, thick, fluffy buttermilk biscuits, and a perfectly fried egg.
Next time you want to fix a warm and filling family breakfast, try these out.