3,986 main dish recipes

Tender beef cubes simmered low and slow in a tangy tomato sauce spiked with dry mustard and Worcestershire. This hearty, hands-off comfort food serves 4 over rice or egg noodles for a satisfying weeknight meal.

Pork chitterlings: soul food classic of pork intestines simmered with vinegar, onions, and hot peppers until fork tender, then served hot or battered and fried. A Southern holiday tradition.

Buttery crab filling with scallions and dry vermouth, ready to stuff into crepes, pastry shells, mushroom caps, or anything that needs a luxurious seafood center.

Indonesian-style mie goreng with soba noodles, tofu, snow peas, and bean sprouts, tossed in a soy-brown sugar-chili sauce. Vegetarian, low-fat, and on the table in 25 minutes.

Curried apple pork chops baked under a fragrant blanket of tart apples, onion, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and curry powder. A simple oven-braise that turns weeknight chops into something special.

Mini cocktail quiches in pastry cups with ham, tuna, Swiss cheese, and a creamy egg-mayonnaise filling. The retro hors d'oeuvre that disappears off the platter at every party.

Szechuan noodles tossed in a spicy tahini-chili sauce with tamari, sesame oil, bean sprouts, and fresh spinach. Ready in 15 minutes, vegetarian option.

Poached salmon cutlets in white wine with a vibrant pureed basil sauce finished with lemon and butter. An elegant one-dish fish dinner where the poaching liquid becomes the sauce.

Cajun-style grilled pork chops rubbed with a triple-pepper spice blend of white, red, and black pepper plus onion powder. Just 6 ingredients for bold, smoky flavor.

Gourmet pork chops braise center-cut chops in a creamy white wine and mushroom sauce with onion soup mix and a kick of chili-garlic paste. Stovetop dinner finished with sour cream.

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.

Sauteed pork cutlets served over cornbread stuffing with zucchini and topped with salsa. A one-skillet weeknight dinner with big Southwestern flavor.

Easy Swiss steak: pounded round steak braised low and slow with tomatoes, onion, and green pepper into a fork-tender American supper-club classic.

Rustic rabbit and pork terrine studded with pistachios, garlic, and thyme, wrapped in bacon and baked in a water bath. Classic French country pate served with mustard and crusty bread.

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.