3,986 main dish recipes

Fresh no-cook crab salad sandwich with crunchy cucumber, celery, and chopped olives tossed in lemon mayo. Five minutes to a cool, satisfying lunch.

Paper-thin pork tenderloin marinated in soy sauce, sherry, and ginger, then stir-fried with broccoli, mushrooms, and carrots. Lean, colorful, and on the table in 30 minutes.

Grilled portobello mushrooms with mango chutney: meaty caps marinated in vinegar, miso, and soy, then crosshatch-grilled and plated on arugula with a fresh diced mango-jalapeño-pepper relish.

Baked pineapple pork chops glazed with brown sugar, nutmeg, and pineapple juice. Covered then uncovered to build a sticky, caramelized coating. Five ingredients and one dish.

New Orleans oyster loaf fills a hollowed, butter-toasted French bread with hot sauteed oysters, Tabasco, and optional cream. La Mediatrice is a classic Gulf Coast peacemaker sandwich.

Chicken tetrazzini: poached chicken and spaghetti baked in a creamy mushroom-sherry-sour cream sauce, topped with melted cheddar. The classic 1950s casserole, freezer-friendly for busy weeks.

Pan-seared pork chops with a sweet-tart red currant and balsamic glaze. Sage-rubbed loin chops finished in a glossy two-ingredient pan sauce.

Country ham fried in a cast iron skillet with redeye gravy made from boiling water and coffee. The classic Southern Appalachian breakfast that turns dry-cured ham into a salty, savory plate.

Rack of lamb coated in coarse-grain mustard and rosemary, crusted with cracker crumbs, and roasted hot and fast. Looks like a showstopper, takes 30 minutes flat.

A bold, no-fuss roasting method where garlic-studded beef gets a high-heat sear, then rests in the closed oven for fork-tender results. Three simple ingredients, one show-stopping centerpiece roast.

Pan-seared strip steaks in a rich Burgundy wine and brandy reduction with shallots, Dijon mustard, and fresh herbs. A romantic French-inspired steak dinner for two, ready in 30 minutes.

Homemade ground beef salami cured with tender quick salt, liquid smoke, mustard seed, and garlic. Shaped into logs, refrigerated 24 hours, then slow-baked in foil.

Easy calzones use refrigerated pizza dough cut into squares, folded over a sausage-mushroom or ham-spinach filling, brushed with egg, and baked golden. Six personal-sized handheld pizza pockets ready in 25 minutes.

Marinated beef tenderloin with red wine, soy sauce, and garlic slivers. Roasted to juicy medium-rare, this is the centerpiece that earns you a standing ovation at dinner.

Bring memories of China into your kitchen with this delicious recipe that uses cream of mushroom soup, bean sprouts and cashew nuts.

Grilled chicken marinated in lime and cumin, then basted with a sticky guava jelly glaze spiked with jalapeño and Worcestershire. Sweet, smoky, and unmistakably Cuban.