Main Dish Recipes

A scrumptious and succulent chicken casserole made with curry powder, red pepper flakes and cream of celery soup.

A layered French terrine of pureed ground chicken, carrot batons, green beans, and black olives baked in a water bath until firm and sliceable. Elegant charcuterie-board worthy fare with a champagne finish.

Ground beef simmered with ramen noodles, shredded cabbage, green peppers, and scallions in a soy-seasoned broth. A one-skillet Chinese-inspired casserole that's cheap, filling, and on the table in 30 minutes.

Thick salmon steaks gently poached in an aromatic broth of peppercorns, lemon, and bay leaf, then topped with a rich, velvety homemade hollandaise sauce made from scratch with real butter and egg yolks.

Tender, never-dense Italian meatballs from grandma's kitchen: ground beef, egg, and breadcrumbs mixed by hand, browned, then simmered low in tomato sauce. The trick is a little warm water for moisture.

Traditional Dublin-style corned beef and cabbage simmered for 3 hours with potatoes, carrots, and a clove-studded onion. Served on a platter with homemade whipped horseradish cream. A proper Irish Sunday dinner.

Easy chicken pot pie that skips the roux: cream of potato soup, mixed vegetables, and cooked chicken baked between two flaky crusts with thyme. A fast way to use up leftover meat.

Hearty ground beef chili built on tomato juice, two cans of kidney beans, and a generous five tablespoons of chili powder. A weeknight one-pot dinner with serious depth from a long simmer.

I prepared this sans the pork as I had none. I added frozen peas, some fresh diced carrot and rinsed and drained bean sprouts. YUM!

Fight evil and help those who are hungry with this scrumptious casserole that is sure to produce a happy ending.

Very pleasing to the eye and the palate. Easy recipe. I used honey instead of maple syrup and cinnamon instead of mustard. Don't use water when there is all that pineapple juice!

This quick and tasty Tso's chicken is one of the most popular foods in Chinese restaurant or take-out. But when you realize how simple the dish is, you can just make it at your own kitchen within half an hour.

This is lovely, fresh, simple, quick and easy pasta dish that can be served as fast as the spaghetti can cook. Fresh Italian flavor rings through and the ingredients are perfectly matched.

I squeezed a bit lemon juice and grated some fresh lemon zest to give it a zing, which actually worked beautifully. Certainly well satisfied our palate and tummy at the same time. A yummy and healthy way to enjoy a stir-fry pasta.

Lots of flavors, lots of textures. You will love this Indian-inspired dish that's packed with yumminess and goodness.

Make this creamy yet tasty shrimp curry for dinner, serve it with some steamed rice, top with yogurt, and/or some toasted cashew nuts, raisins, cilantros or scallions.