Main Dish recipe collection

Grandpa's caribou sausage blends lean wild game with ground bacon for richness, then seasons it with garlic, allspice, coriander, and mustard seed before stuffing into casings. A hunter's homemade sausage that works for any lean game.

Granny's chicken and dumplings made the Southern way with rolled, cut flat dumplings and a whole chicken pressure-cooked into rich stock. Old-fashioned scratch comfort food from a hand-me-down recipe.

Old-fashioned chicken pot pie with fluffy biscuit topping baked right on top. Creamy mushroom sauce with peas and tender chicken makes this the ultimate use-up-leftovers weeknight dinner in just 30 minutes.

Granny's slow cooker chili browns four pounds of ground beef with kidney beans, tomatoes, and a spice blend of chili powder, paprika, cumin, and cayenne. Crowd-feeding crockpot classic.

Gravlax, the Scandinavian cured salmon: fresh fillets buried in salt, sugar, dill and white pepper, weighted and cured for days until silky. Sliced thin and served with mustard-dill sauce.

Creamy tuna macaroni bake with cream cheese, mushroom soup, and a buttered cracker crumb topping. A comforting family casserole from scratch.

This Greek beef stew is packed with flavors. Enjoy it with some Greek pilaf or pita bread with a Greek chop vegetable and feta salad.

It's incredibly delicious, and while it's cooking, the smell will have everyone in the house salivating.

Greek pork pita pockets with lemon-oregano marinated pork loin strips and a cool cucumber-yogurt sauce. Stir-fry the meat and stuff into warm pitas.

Greek spanakopita with a savory spinach and feta filling layered between sheets of buttered phyllo for shatteringly crisp tops and bottoms. The classic Mediterranean pie cut into squares for sharing.

Velveted chicken stir-fry seasoned with oregano, lemon pepper, and white wine instead of soy and ginger. The Greek-Chinese mashup that actually works. Two-serving size.

Greek-style macaroni pie (pastitsio) with feta cheese, cinnamon, oregano, mint, and tomatoes, topped with a creamy yogurt-egg-feta bechamel. A vegetarian baked pasta casserole cut into squares.

This meat sauce is great for various dishes: spaghetti, moussaka, and the Greek mararoni dish, Pastitsio. It is also good spooned over tacos or ladled inside avocado half shells. This recipe makes a large quantity and freezes well.

Green bean and turkey casserole bakes leftover turkey, green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and cheddar under a layer of mashed potatoes, finished with crispy fried onions. Holiday leftover one-dish dinner.

Crustless green bean pie with cheddar cheese, mushrooms, and a Bisquick batter that forms its own crust as it bakes. A savory vegetable main dish.

Green bean casserole made in the microwave with canned green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and crispy French fried onion rings on top. The classic holiday side dish ready in just 15 minutes.