2,155 main dish recipes

Norwegian meat salad with julienned lamb or veal and ham in a creamy vinaigrette, garnished with sliced egg and pickled beet. A hearty Scandinavian main dish salad.

This is a sweet/tart accompaniment to mild main dishes, or a not-too-sweet dessert with slices of pound cake.

Grilled garlic butter shrimp skewers basted with a white wine, parsley, and red pepper sauce. Serve as a main dish or appetizer straight off the grill.

Coconut fried shrimp with a beer batter and flaked coconut coating, deep-fried golden in under a minute per side. A crispy, tropical appetizer or main dish.

This chicken and rice casserole is full of cheese and creamy goodness. This dish becomes a gluten-free main dish if you use a gluten-free cream of chicken soup, gluten-free sour cream and gluten-free bouillon.

A simple and easy-to-prepare main dish pasta featuring a cooked red pepper sauce that coats the robust and hearty rigatoni pasta topped with olives.

Baked tomatoes with Parmesan, breadcrumbs, and thyme. A 3-ingredient Italian side dish that comes together in 30 minutes and pairs with almost any main course.

Wild rice and zucchini salad with brown rice, grated zucchini, avocado, spinach, tomato, and bell pepper. A colorful vegetarian grain salad that works as a main dish or side.

Roasted asparagus with olive oil, Parmesan, and lemon at high heat for crisp-tender spears in just 20 minutes. A simple, elegant vegetable side dish that works with any main course.

Stir-fried long beans (or green beans) with red bell pepper and nutty wild rice, finished with a touch of sugar for balance. Quick, light side dish for any main.

This light dessert is so refreshing, pavloas is made from egg whites, which is light and fluffy, spiced plum adds the fruity flavor. Perfect dessert after a heavy main dish!