1,525 main dish recipes

Chicken braised in dry white wine with oregano, basil, and garlic salt. A simple, flavorful one-pan dinner ready in 45 minutes with just a handful of ingredients.

Georgia-style quail browned in butter and simmered in bouillon gravy until fall-off-the-bone tender. A traditional Southern game bird supper done simply.

Kasha burgers bind toasted buckwheat groats with sauteed mushrooms, onions, and egg whites for a hearty vegetarian patty. A nutty, gluten-free meatless burger with deep earthy flavor.

Smoke-at-home beef brisket with simple salt and pepper rub, cooked low and slow over oak or hickory chips for 8 to 9 hours. The Texas-style technique that turns tough muscle into fall-apart tender.

Don't let your pork chops taste dry, instead use this delicious recipe that will find its place in your cookbook.

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

Chicken tenders stir-fried with a teriyaki vegetable kit and topped with crispy French fried onions. Three ingredients and 40 minutes for a semi-homemade weeknight win.

Grilled marinated pork chops with lime juice, chili powder, and garlic, served with fresh salsa. A simple Southwestern-style pork chop recipe for the grill with a quick marinade and a cool topping.

Mom's oven bag brisket marinated overnight in soy sauce, white vinegar, ketchup, and a heavy coat of coarse black pepper. Low and slow in a cooking bag for fork-tender results.

Nach Waxman's legendary slow-roasted beef brisket with a mountain of caramelized onions and a smear of tomato paste. Four hours in the oven, no liquid added, just pure beefy flavor.

Roast duckling glazed with orange marmalade and concentrated OJ, finished with a luscious cherry-red wine sauce. A sweet-savory showpiece that's surprisingly easy to pull off.

Sweet and sour shrimp tossed in a fresh stone-fruit sauce of pureed nectarines, plums, apricot preserves, Dijon mustard, lemon, and a hit of red pepper flakes. Bright, tangy, and unlike any takeout version.

Orange pepper steaks are beef tenderloin crusted in coarse black pepper and broiled with an orange marmalade, ginger, and vinegar glaze. Five ingredients, big flavor.

Grilled rib eye steaks brushed with a sweet-and-tangy honey Dijon glaze and charred alongside thick red onion slices. A fast, bold grilled steak dinner with a sticky mustard crust.

Pepperoni pizza sticks made with refrigerated breadstick dough, Parmesan, and Italian seasoning, baked golden and served with warm pizza sauce for dipping.

Welsh trout and bacon (Brithyll a Chig Moch) stuffs whole rainbow trout with fresh herbs and butter, wraps it in bacon, and bakes it in foil. Simple, rustic, and brilliant.