Main Dish recipe collection

Sauteed curly endive with garlic and a splash of balsamic vinegar piled over olive oil-tossed spaghetti. A quick vegetarian pasta with a bitter-sweet edge that keeps you coming back.

A rustic Spanish stew of yellow summer squash, potatoes, tomatoes, green peppers, and onions simmered in olive oil with garlic and parsley. Vegan and naturally hearty.

Five-ingredient baked Parmesan chicken topped with melted mozzarella and served with salsa. Minimal prep, maximum flavor, and on the table in 30 minutes.

Sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, Kalamata olives, mushrooms, and pine nuts tossed with fresh spinach and pasta, finished with crumbled feta. A Mediterranean pasta loaded with bold, briny flavors.

Golden and brown on the outside, flakey and tender in the inside. Serve it with this deliciously sweet and sour sauce.

Brown sugar-dredged pork chops braised in a honey-soy-sesame sauce with onions and green pepper. Finished with toasted sesame seeds for nutty crunch. Easy one-dish pork dinner.

Sweet and spicy chicken with taco-seasoned chicken breast simmered in chunky salsa and peach preserves. Five ingredients, one skillet, and dinner over rice is done before you can set the table.

Simple taco filling made with lean ground beef and homemade taco seasoning. Skip the store-bought packets and control the spices yourself. Makes enough saucy meat for 8 to 10 tacos.

One-skillet Tex-Mex chili chicken simmered with stewed tomatoes, rice, and peppers, then smothered in melted Monterey Jack. Dinner in 30 minutes flat.

Six pounds of cubed beef browned in suet, simmered in beef stock with a full cup of chili powder and crushed cumin seeds, thickened with masa harina. No tomatoes. No beans. This is Texas Red in its purest form.

Excellent recipe. The turkey comes out juicy and moist.

Stale bread simmers with Roma tomatoes, garlic, white wine, and marjoram in this hearty Italian peasant stew. Tiny pastina added at the end gives it body. Ready in 45 minutes.

This cake won me First Prize at the county fair last year. It is very chocolaty.

Build authentic mole from dried chilis, cocoa, almonds, and warm spices. This rich, velvety sauce clings to tender chicken with layers of smoky, bitter, and sweet complexity.

Flaked tuna and nutty Swiss cheese layered in a pie shell with green onions, then baked in a rich egg and mayo custard until set. This savory tuna quiche is hearty, simple, and feeds the family on pantry staples.

Spice-crusted seared ahi tuna with Chimayo chile, cumin, and fennel rolled into a bold crust and flash-seared rare. A 10-minute restaurant-quality appetizer you can slice paper-thin.