10,000 main dish recipes

Ground beef and cheese pie with cheddar, Swiss, green onions, and a mayonnaise-egg custard baked in a flaky pie shell. A savory one-dish dinner.

Stovetop beef and noodles in a lighter cream sauce made with skim milk, white wine, fresh mushrooms, oregano, and Parmesan cheese. A satisfying weeknight dinner ready in 40 minutes.

Scallop and shrimp dumplings pack a gingery seafood filling into pan-fried potstickers, crisp on the bottom and tender on top. Served with a bright ginger-garlic dipping sauce for dunking.

Beef and root vegetable soup made the slow way: a from-scratch stock from meaty soup bones, then simmered with shank meat, barley, turnip, parsnip, and tomato. Hearty, deeply savory, and better the next day.

Red Wine, Soy, and Scallion Marinated Flank Steak recipe

Sausage and cornbread cabbage rolls stuff sweet apple, cornbread dressing mix, and pork sausage inside wilted cabbage leaves. Microwave-quick with an apple-cider pan sauce.

Jelly-glazed ham scored in diamonds and basted with a sweet-tangy grape jelly, dry mustard, and horseradish glaze that caramelizes into a sticky, burnished crust.

Stir-fried pork with dried black mushrooms, celery, onion, and scallions in soy sauce, ready to toss with chow mein or lo mein noodles. A versatile Chinese noodle topping that comes together in minutes.

Classic German sauerbraten braises rump roast in a 4-day vinegar marinade, then simmers in gravy thickened with crushed gingersnaps and sour cream. Tangy, rich, fall-apart tender.

British leek and potato pie wrapped in crispy phyllo with cider-cream sauce and Hereford cheese. Elegant vegetarian main with layers of buttery, golden pastry.

Classic lamb shepherd's pie with diced cooked lamb, peas, and gravy under a buttery mashed potato crust. A straightforward British comfort dish that uses leftover roast lamb.

Lunch-box handwiches are ham and Swiss cheese pockets baked in bread dough until golden. Freezer-friendly and great warm or cold for school and work lunches.

Grilled swordfish steaks basted with a homemade barbecue sauce of ketchup, lemon juice, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. Marinated an hour then grilled over coals.

Barbecued beef buns simmered in a tangy homemade sauce with ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire, and lemon. A great make-ahead recipe for feeding a crowd at cookouts and potlucks.

Pork loin chops browned and braised with mirepoix, white wine, and tomato paste, then sauced with a strained sour cream, Dijon mustard, and caper finish. Bistro-style elegance in an hour.

Whole red snapper baked in a spiced tomato sauce with jalapenos, capers, and olives. Warm cinnamon and cloves give this Tex-Mex fish a Veracruz-style twist that's bold and bright.