1,605 main dish recipes

Vegan spinach pasta casserole with shell pasta, tomato sauce, soy milk, garlic, and basil baked under breadcrumbs until bubbly. Dairy-free comfort food.

These may be served in a sandwich, as an appetizer or as a main dish with pasta and tomato sauce.

When on the go, try this Idaho-style chili that's made with pinto beans, ground beef and tomato sauce.

Crescia, an onion-topped focaccia from Le Marche, Italy, with a soft olive oil dough and slowly sauteed onions baked golden on top. A regional Italian flatbread with a velvety crumb.

One-pot braised pork shoulder with carrots, potatoes, turnips, and parsnips, served with steamed cabbage and a silky pan gravy. Old-fashioned Sunday supper done right.

New Mexican green chili stew of browned beef (or pork) simmered with diced potatoes, onion, garlic, and Hatch green chilies in a brothy, soupy base. A classic Santa Fe and Albuquerque kitchen staple.

Dress up your chicken with this recipe that will add a boost of flavor to your dinner.

Layered salt cod baked with sliced potatoes, sweet peppers, onions, and ripe tomatoes in olive oil. A rustic Portuguese-style casserole topped with hard-boiled egg and fresh parsley.

Bistecca alla Fiorentina: thick T-bone grilled rare with Tuscan herbs, served with garlicky sauteed spinach and a glug of extra-virgin olive oil. Classic Florentine steakhouse plate.

Rolled stuffed chicken wraps a whole boned bird around hot Italian sausage and garlicky spinach, roasts it skin-wrapped, and slices spirals over a bell-pepper jalapeño sauce.

Classic chicken fricassee simmered with carrots, onions, and bay leaf in a thick, savory gravy topped with light, fluffy homemade dumplings. Pure old-fashioned comfort in one pot.

Shortcut calzones made with refrigerated pie crust, hot Italian sausage, mozzarella, ricotta, pine nuts, and roasted peppers. Italian-American takeout flavor at home in under an hour.

Golda's brisket is a Jewish-style braised beef brisket seared and slow-cooked in tomato juice with new potatoes, pearl onions, and carrots. A complete one-pot holiday meal for a crowd.

Golden cod baked over crispy fried potato strips with shredded salt cod simmered in half-and-half and onions, topped with beaten egg and baked until golden. A Portuguese-inspired bacalhau casserole.

Rustic French meatloaf channels country pâté with ground pork, veal, puréed chicken livers, chopped prunes, and pistachios. Served with Dijon mustard for a bistro dinner in loaf form.

This rustic Italian chicken cacciatore simmers with marinated artichoke hearts, earthy mushrooms, and a splash of Madeira wine, all served over tender linguine for a hearty weeknight dinner.