1,644 main dish recipes

This 15-minute ground beef and macaroni skillet gets its velvety richness from a clever swirl of mayo-style dressing stirred into spaghetti sauce, then crowned with melted cheddar.

Flaky homemade hand pies stuffed with chopped ham, tomato sauce, mustard, and a kick of horseradish. A great way to use leftover holiday ham, perfect for lunchboxes, picnics, or game day.

Fall-off-the-bone Southwestern pork ribs baked low and slow in a tangy homemade sauce with chili sauce, honey, brown sugar, and six cloves of garlic.

Fettuccine with peas, ham, and mushrooms in a Parmesan cream sauce. A rich, one-skillet pasta dinner with browned mushrooms and sweet pops of green peas in every forkful.

Grilled pork tenderloin basted in a Hawaiian-style sauce with brown and yellow mustard, horseradish, honey, brown sugar, and grilled pineapple rings on the side.

Texas-style competition chili with cubed beef, pork, beer, mole, and masa harina. Slow-simmered for three hours with bold spice and no beans. Built for heat lovers.

Vegan twice-baked potatoes stuffed with mashed carrots, sauteed onions, basil, and fresh parsley. A hearty vegetarian main dish with no dairy needed.

Brown lentil loaf made with red lentils, sauteed onions, cayenne, and nutritional yeast. A vegan, high-protein main dish that slices like meatloaf without any meat or eggs.

Pork tenderloin rubbed with toasted cumin, chili powder, and cinnamon for a Latin-spiced crust that grills up smoky and tender.

Sure, you can buy ready-made pizza dough, but often it contains quite a bit of fat and sometimes it’s hydrogenated. This dough is an easy, no-hassle alternative. It takes about five minutes to put together in the food processor, and it’s easy to stretch or roll out. The dough recipe makes enough for two 14-inch pizzas (or three very thin 10- to 12-inch pizzas). You can roll all of it out and freeze what you don’t use, so long as it’s wrapped airtight.

Texas-style beer chili with three meats (beef, pork, ground), masa harina thickening, and bold spices. Simmers for 3+ hours to develop deep, complex flavors.

This recipe is a faily old (circa 1983) but reliable one, somwhere in between competition and eating and chili. It would be a good starter for any novice cook.

A vegetarian "kibbeh" with lentils in place of the meat.

Bohemian beef stew seasoned with paprika, caraway seeds, and dill, simmered until fork-tender and finished with sour cream. Served over warm sauerkraut for a hearty Czech-inspired dinner.

Moroccan beef tagine slow-simmered with saffron, ginger, cumin, and sweet pitted prunes, finished with toasted sesame seeds. Serve over couscous with chickpeas for a fragrant North African feast.

Traditional Turkish bulgur pilaf sauteed with butter, serrano chiles, and tomato, then steamed in stock and finished with fresh mint. An authentic kavurma-style side dish with gentle heat.