3,986 main dish recipes

Front porch fried catfish dipped in buttermilk and coated in seasoned cornbread stuffing mix with garlic, thyme, and red pepper. Deep-fried golden in just 2 to 3 minutes per batch.

Jumbo shrimp and asparagus stir-fried with ginger, soy, and sherry. Light Chinese-style weeknight dinner built on quick-blanched asparagus and a splash of reserved cooking water.

Blackened chicken sliced over creamy linguine with a buttery cayenne sauce, fresh tomato, and green onion. A Cajun-style pasta plate with serious smoke and spice.

Szechuan princess chicken stir-fried with dried chili peppers, Szechuan peppercorns, ginger, and roasted peanuts in a soy-sherry seasoning sauce. Spicy, numbing, and bold.

Impossible ham and Swiss pie makes its own crust from Bisquick, eggs, and milk. Layer ham, Swiss cheese, and onions in a pie plate, pour the batter over, and bake until golden and set.

Broiled salmon fillets with a silky pureed fennel butter sauce seasoned with nutmeg and cayenne. An elegant seafood dinner with a French-inspired anise-sweet accompaniment.

Beverly's spinach quiche is the classic "impossible" style: Bisquick forms its own crust as it bakes. Frozen spinach, onion, peppers, and cheese on the bottom, an egg-and-Bisquick batter on top. No pastry, no fuss.

Pepperoni focaccia panini with garden vegetable cream cheese, provolone, tomato, and bell pepper, baked in foil until melty. Cut into wedges to share.

Pittsburgh Steelers steak: Italian-dressing marinated filet mignon topped with a three-cheese crust of mozzarella, Swiss, Parmesan, and toasted bread cubes. A stadium-inspired steakhouse dinner.

Foil-wrapped fish parcels steamed under the broiler with butter, dill, lemon, and cream. A classic French en papillote technique with no parchment fuss.

Roast pork loin rubbed with caraway, mustard, and sage, finished under a brown sugar applesauce glaze. The bone-deep Sunday dinner roast that fills the house with autumn smells.

A roast beef sandwich spread with herbed cream cheese, dill, and garlic powder, layered with tomato slices and alfalfa sprouts. A quick, no-cook lunch that's a step above your average deli stack.

Rack of lamb coated in a creamy herbed mustard sauce blended from prepared mustard, soy sauce, rosemary, ginger, garlic, egg, and olive oil, then slow-roasted until tender.

Sesame crusted halibut pan-seared in butter with a golden sesame seed coating. Egg white acts as the glue for a nutty, crunchy crust on tender, flaky fish.

Refined beef stroganoff with Dijon mustard sharpening the classic sour cream sauce. Tender beef strips simmered in a butter-flour roux thickened with beef stock for restaurant-quality results.

Mac and cheese stuffed hot dogs baked with extra cheddar on top. Split frankfurters filled with homemade stovetop macaroni and cheese, then broiled golden.