3,910 main dish recipes

Homemade sloppy joes with ground beef, tomato paste, and sweet red pepper in a thick, tangy sauce. Ready in 30 minutes with simple pantry staples. Skip the canned stuff forever.

Tender smoked turkey breast baked low and slow, then glazed with a sweet-tangy homemade apricot mustard made from preserves, cider vinegar and coarse whole-grain mustard. Feeds a crowd.

Bacon-wrapped chicken breasts layered over savory chipped beef, then smothered in a rich mushroom-sour cream sauce and baked low and slow until fork-tender. A retro comfort food casserole that practically makes itself.

Two thick porterhouse steaks rubbed with crushed garlic and olive oil, scored, brightened with lemon, then broiled to a seared, juicy finish. Steakhouse flavor at home with just 6 ingredients.

Open-faced rump roast sandwich on toasted rye with Monterey Jack cheese, sweet relish, and coleslaw dressing. A quick, no-cook way to turn leftover roast beef into a satisfying lunch in 10 minutes.

Barbecued chicken in a fiery citrus marinade of orange juice, scotch bonnet, garlic, and cilantro, grilled until crisp and served with lime-dressed chargrilled spring onions. Pile it into a wrap.

Skillet barbecue franks simmered in a quick ketchup sauce with chili powder, soy sauce, and hot pepper sauce. A 25-minute dinner the whole family will eat.

Daube glace, a classic Cajun cold jellied beef and pork roast braised with bell peppers, lemon, thyme, and bay leaf. A two-day New Orleans holiday tradition.

Barramundi smoked in paperbark, and seasoned with lemon myrtle.

Mayflower meat loaf rolled with ground turkey and mixed vegetables inside, seasoned with thyme. A lighter stuffed meat loaf with a colorful vegetable surprise.

A vibrant Persian beet and yogurt dip with golden butter-fried onions and crushed garlic. Earthy, tangy, and stunning in color, Borani-ye Choghandar is a beautiful addition to any mezze spread.

Oros prawns, a South African favorite: garlic-butter prawns tossed in a sticky-sweet, spicy glaze of orange Oros cordial and Nando's peri-peri sauce. Sweet, hot, and ready in 20 minutes.

Szechwan dry-fried beef: shredded steak fried until dark and chewy, then tossed with hot bean sauce, chiles, ginger, and toasted Sichuan peppercorns for that signature mala numbing-spicy heat.

Chinese family-style shredded beef stir-fried with celery, ginger, chili, and nam yuey in a hot wok. A fast, fiery weeknight dish with layers of savory, tangy heat.

Kibbee with ground lamb and bulgur wheat pressed into a pie plate with a pine nut stuffing center, scored into wedges, and baked until crusted. A Lebanese classic.

This dish certainly requires some work, but the result is so worth it. The lamb is juicy and packed with flavour, and the stuffing is also delicious.