Main Dish Recipes

Walleye fillets seared and simmered in a homemade red wine sauce with garlic, thyme, tomato puree, and capers. A French-inspired freshwater fish dinner ready in 45 minutes.

Rouladen are classic German beef rolls: thin-pounded round steak wrapped around mustard, onion, bacon, and a pickle spear, then braised slowly in a rich pan gravy. Served with red cabbage and boiled potatoes for a proper Sunday supper.

Crustless vegetable quiche made with leftover veggies, cheese and an egg-evaporated milk custard. No-fuss weeknight dinner that uses up whatever's in the fridge.

Potluck chicken casserole layers cooked chicken and rice with a creamy mushroom-mayo sauce under a crunchy cornflake topping. Feeds a crowd from one baking dish.

Meatball bake with beef and sausage meatballs, lima beans, carrots, and onion braised in a thick stewed tomato sauce. A hearty one-dish comfort food casserole.

Crawfish aubergine with crispy breaded eggplant topped by crawfish tails in a Parmesan cream sauce spiked with Tabasco. Where Cajun meets Italian on one glorious plate.

Golden pan-fried lump crab cakes with chives and Dijon, served with a vibrant blanched basil mayonnaise. Triple-breaded for a shattering crisp crust outside, sweet crab inside.

Frankentaters are a one-skillet stovetop scalloped potato dish layered with sliced hot dogs in a creamy milk sauce. Six ingredients, no oven needed, and done in under 45 minutes. Kid-approved comfort food.

Fried rabbit in breadcrumbs: a double-dredged, crisp-coated classic that treats rabbit like fried chicken. Milk-flour wash, then egg, then breadcrumbs. Serves with sautéed potatoes and greens.

Salmonettes are Southern-style fried salmon (or tuna) patties leavened with baking powder and the reserved canning liquid to puff up light and crisp in hot oil. Five-ingredient pantry dinner ready in 15 minutes.

Orange baked chicken breasts with rosemary and paprika in a flour-thickened citrus sauce. Simple weeknight dinner served over noodles or rice with built-in gravy.

Pan-fried tuna patties spiced with cumin, cayenne, coriander, and dry mustard. Made with canned tuna, eggs, and bread crumbs for a quick, budget-friendly dinner.

Garlic scallop saute with mushrooms, shallots, lemon juice, and a sherry pan sauce. Milk-soaked and flour-dusted scallops seared golden in butter and oil in under 25 minutes.

Pizza Swiss steak with pounded round steak braised in pizza sauce, tomato sauce, and oregano in a slow cooker for 8 to 10 hours. Served over spaghetti for a retro Italian-American dinner.

Curried turkey on rice: leftover roast turkey simmered in a creamy curry sauce with apple and onion, served over brown rice. A 30-minute weeknight curry built for the day after Thanksgiving.

Golden lemon chicken with crisp egg-and-flour coating, simmered in herbed soup mix sauce with fresh lemon slices over rice. A quick skillet dinner ready in 25 minutes.