10,000 main dish recipes

Roast pheasant draped in bacon and basted with a port wine and broth glaze, served with a rich port wine sauce and grapes. An elegant way to keep a lean game bird juicy and tender.

Swedish meatballs made the traditional way with a beef, pork, and veal blend, milk-soaked bread crumbs, and a whisper of nutmeg. Browned in butter and simmered tender. Family-style comfort food.

Classic French blanquette of veal with cauliflower in a velvety white roux sauce finished with sour cream. Slow-simmered tender veal stew, lightly nutmegged. Serve over rice pilaf or buttered noodles.

Quick stir-fried shrimp with garlic, ginger, green onion, and a brandy flambe finish. Butterflied shrimp seared over high heat and ready in under 5 minutes.

Wine-poached salmon fillets on a bed of scallions, gently steamed under buttered foil. Tender, flaky, restaurant-style with five-ingredient elegance.

Hot and sweet pepper beef kabobs marinate tender beef and bell peppers in a teriyaki glaze spiked with ginger, chili powder, and hot sauce, then hit the grill fast. Sweet, smoky, and ready in about 30 minutes.

Soy bourbon chicken breasts marinated overnight in a smoky-sweet glaze of bourbon whiskey, soy sauce, and brown sugar, then oven-baked low and slow until lacquered and deeply browned.

Salmon cakes folded with crunchy coleslaw mix, cilantro and a hit of mustard, pan-seared golden and stacked on soft rolls. A quick salmon burger that comes together in about 30 minutes.

Lasagna casserole with egg noodles, ground beef, cream cheese, and bubbly mozzarella on top. All the comfort of lasagna in a simpler one-dish format that serves six in about an hour.

Mom's cream cheese pie on a vanilla wafer crust, topped with a sweetened sour cream layer and baked in two quick stages. A simple, no-fuss cheesecake-style pie that's been a family favorite for generations.

Slow-simmered Texas-style chili with chunked beef and pork shoulder, no beans, cooked low for 4 hours with chili powder, jalapenos, pale ale, and cayenne. Thick, meaty, and built for serious chili lovers.

Pan-fried fish fillets in a Latin-style island sauce with tomatoes, olives, green pepper, vinegar, and bay leaf. A Veracruz-inspired one-pan dinner.

Southern-style catfish stew with bacon, bell peppers, okra, diced tomatoes, and chunks of catfish in a smoky-savory fish stock broth. A Lowcountry one-pot dinner for chilly nights.

Cheddar corn casserole bakes whole and creamed corn with cornmeal, sharp cheddar, green chilies, and pimentos into a soft, savory side somewhere between cornbread and spoonbread. A Tex-Mex potluck classic.

Whole chicken and lentils baked in a clay cooker with smoked pork, aromatics, red wine, and dry mustard. A one-pot French-style braise with deeply concentrated flavor.

One-pan Italian oven dinner with chicken, Italian sausage, bell peppers, and tomatoes roasted with garlic and olive oil. Minimal prep, maximum flavor from the oven.