Main Dish recipe collection

Master Chef BBQ ribs: a peppery homemade spice rub and a from-scratch ketchup-vinegar-molasses barbecue sauce, smoked low and slow until fall-off-the-bone tender. Pitmaster-style ribs worth the all-day cook.

Beef Wellington wraps a roasted beef tenderloin in foie gras, mushroom duxelles, and puff pastry, served with a Madeira-truffle sauce. The classical French restaurant centerpiece for special occasions.

Veal Oscar stacks crisp breaded veal cutlets with tender asparagus, sweet crabmeat and a velvety homemade hollandaise. The classic steakhouse showpiece, and more doable at home than you'd think.

Grilled burger topped with creamy guacamole and melted Monterey Jack cheese on a toasted bun. A simple Mexican-inspired twist on a classic hamburger.

Pantry stir-fry with canned chicken, mushrooms, peas, pimientos, and leftover rice. Ready in 25 minutes from shelf-stable ingredients. The original meal-in-one rescue dinner.

Meat and potato squares layer a savory meatloaf base under fluffy mashed potatoes and melted cheddar, then cut into tidy squares. Like a sliceable shepherd's pie for an easy family dinner.

Tater tot casserole with seasoned ground meat, golden mushroom soup, onions, and red bell pepper baked under a crispy layer of tater tots. Easy weeknight comfort food.

Meatloaf for 120: a scaled-up classic ground beef, oats, and tomato juice meatloaf with tangy ketchup-mustard glaze. 16 loaves for church suppers, reunions, and crowd feeding.

Meat nests made from seasoned ground beef pressed into muffin tins and filled with mashed potatoes. A fun, kid-friendly dinner that's part meatloaf, part shepherd's pie.

Meatballs Kirkland with frozen Italian meatballs in a creamy mushroom and asparagus soup sauce with mushrooms, served over buttered egg noodles.

Beef meatballs in tangy buttermilk gravy served over noodles or homemade spaetzle. Pan-fried with mustard and onion for old-fashioned German-American flavor.

Brookfield's meatloaf with Monterey Jack cheese, sourdough bread soaked in milk, and a bold mix of steak sauce, Worcestershire, and Tabasco topped with chili sauce.

Mexican-style meatloaf with taco seasoning, green chiles, and cheddar cheese, topped with a fresh tomato-salsa topping. Serve with Mexican rice for a Tex-Mex twist.

Meaty ziti casserole with a lean blend of ground chuck and ground turkey, mushrooms, bell pepper, and a from-scratch tomato sauce baked under bubbling parmesan. A weeknight crowd-pleaser that lightens the classic without losing the meat-sauce flavor.

Mediterranean fettuccine with shrimp and spinach cooked right in the pasta water, tossed in a no-cook yogurt-feta-dill-garlic sauce. A 25-minute one-pot Greek-style pasta.

Rustic tomato soup made with very ripe tomatoes, garlic, and oregano, enriched with small pasta. This Mediterranean-style soup relies on peak-season tomatoes for incredible flavor.