2,155 main dish recipes

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.

Cold tuna rice salad with green peas, celery, and scallions in a light lemon and hot sauce dressing. A no-cook, mayo-free lunch that chills in 30 minutes.

Layered sausage and macaroni casserole with mushrooms, cottage cheese, and Italian herbs, topped with bread crumbs. A hearty weeknight bake with big savory flavor.

Grilled burger topped with creamy guacamole and melted Monterey Jack cheese on a toasted bun. A simple Mexican-inspired twist on a classic hamburger.

Grilled Yucatan-style chicken thighs marinated overnight, double-skewered for flat grilling, and served with papaya tomatillo salsa and julienned jicama.

Mom's slow cook chili made with ground beef chuck, tomato sauce, chili beans, and paprika. Works in a crockpot for 8 hours or a pressure cooker in under 30 minutes.

Salm nach Basler Art (Basel-style salmon): Swiss-inspired pan-fried salmon fillets topped with crisp browned onion rings and a quick fish-stock pan sauce. Served with boiled potatoes.

Classic steak au poivre with flank steak: pepper-crusted beef pan-seared in butter, flambeed with brandy, and finished with cream for a bistro steak dinner in 30 minutes.

Salmon en papillote steamed in parchment with seared zucchini, crookneck squash, onion, merlot, lemon butter, and Grand Marnier. A 7-minute oven finish for restaurant-style presentation.

Holiday appetizer quiche baked in a sheet pan with Swiss cheese, ham, scallions, and pimentos in a buttery cracker crust. Cut into 50 small squares for easy party finger food.

Cedar-planked salmon smoked over alderwood, mopped with a sweet-tart-spicy glaze of grilled pineapple, rhubarb, and habanero. A Pacific Northwest cookout centerpiece.

Two-ingredient New Mexico style barbecued salmon. Salmon fillets brushed with red chile barbecue sauce and grilled over wood embers. The Southwestern way to cook a piece of fish.

Seafood paella this style is a streamlined, home-kitchen riff on the Spanish classic. Rice, chicken, and seafood mingle with red pepper, tomato, and jalapeno for a weeknight one-pan dinner.

Mom's chicken piccata with egg-dipped, flour-coated breasts browned in butter and simmered in a tangy lemon broth. A simpler weeknight take on the classic Italian-American dish.

Loaded vegetable stew with dolma simmers fish-and-rice dumplings in a paprika, cumin, and turmeric-spiced broth with carrot, daikon, tomato, and zucchini. A Persian-leaning seafood stew you eat with a spoon.

Easy baked orange chicken with a four-ingredient citrus glaze made from orange juice, zest, brown sugar, and cornstarch. Pours straight onto frozen chicken breasts and bakes hands-off.