10,000 main dish recipes

Thin-crust pizza alla Siciliana loaded with briny black and green olives, capers, anchovies, and parmesan on a simple tomato base. Salty, intense, and ready in 8 minutes from a hot stone.

Make-ahead overnight ham and cheese brunch casserole layered with cubed ham, cheddar, Monterey Jack, and a custard of eggs and milk. Assemble the night before, bake in the morning.

Vegetarian lentil pie in a whole wheat double crust with celery, Brazil nuts, soy sauce, and warming spices of cinnamon and cloves. A hearty meatless main with savory-sweet depth.

Cheese pasties, hand-held British turnovers stuffed with sharp cheddar and diced root vegetables (turnip, carrot, leek, celery) in a flaky butter shortcrust, warmed with mace and cayenne. Crimped, baked golden, and even better the next day.

Microwave broccoli and mushroom scallop with sharp cheddar cheese sauce. A 30-minute one-dish side that cooks entirely in the microwave. No oven required.

Shahi Korma is a rich Mughlai curry with browned lamb or beef simmered in almond-cream sauce with cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, and garam masala. A luxurious slow-cooked Indian feast.

A big-batch freezer casserole with diced chicken, sweet corn, cheddar cheese, and pimientos in a homemade cream sauce, topped with buttered breadcrumbs and baked golden. Makes four pans.

Authentic no-bean Texas red chili spiked with tequila and simmered low and slow. Coarse ground beef, ground chiles, cumin, and cayenne build layers of smoky, fiery heat in every spoonful.

Marinated skirt steak fajitas: juicy, charred Tex-Mex beef marinated in lime, garlic, jalapeño, and cilantro, then grilled hot and sliced across the grain. Authentic, fast, and built for weeknights.

Italian-style jalapeño chili with hot Italian sausage, ground chuck, fennel, red wine, and three kinds of peppers. A sturdy bowl for game day or cold-weather feeding.

Macaroni and cheese with cheddar crumbs builds a classic mustard-spiked cheddar bechamel over elbows, then crowns it with buttered fresh breadcrumbs and more cheddar before baking.

Shrimp, scallops, and crab on a pesto-tomato base with smoked mozzarella, anchovies, kalamata olives, and capers. A Mediterranean seafood pizza baked on a stone in 20 minutes.

Spam carbonara with vermicelli, Parmesan, egg, and fennel seed in a broth-based sauce. A fun, pantry-friendly twist on classic Italian pasta carbonara.

Shrimp pizza with a tangy steak sauce, chutney, horseradish, and lime base instead of tomato sauce. Topped with mozzarella, Parmesan, Vidalia onion, and green pepper.

Monterey spaghetti casserole baked with Monterey Jack, spinach, sour cream, and crispy French fried onions on top. A cheesy, creamy one-dish pasta bake the whole family will love.

Baked white fish topped with a fresh coconut chutney made from cilantro, mint, jalapeño, cumin, and lime. A vibrant Indian-inspired weeknight dinner ready in 40 minutes.