10,000 main dish recipes

A savory dish that is quick and easy to make, and will satisfy your hunger in no time at all.

Slow cooker BBQ beef sandwiches with shredded ground beef simmered all day in a homemade sauce of tomato, brown sugar, mustard, and BBQ spice. Pile it on rolls with cheese.

Curry and mango chutney marinated chicken wings baked until crisp and finished under the broiler, served with a cool cucumber yogurt dipping sauce. Bold Indian-spiced party wings.

Freezer fajitas: marinated sirloin steak frozen with frozen fajita vegetables for a make-ahead Tex-Mex weeknight dinner. Thaw, sear, and serve in flour tortillas with salsa.

Chinese-style tofu stir-fried with salted black beans, mashed red beans, garlic, green chili, and soy sauce. A savory, protein-rich vegetarian main dish.

A show-stopping Italian roast turkey rubbed with rosemary and bathed in white wine, stuffed with a Lombardy-style dressing of Italian sausage, chestnuts, pine nuts, apples, and Parmesan. The holiday centerpiece that changes everything.

Delicious and dramatic, this dish is a mosaic of colors. It's easy enough to make for a simple family dinner but impressive enough to serve to guests.

Cubed chicken and broccoli spears baked under a homemade mushroom cream sauce and bubbly melted cheese. A from-scratch au gratin casserole that serves six in about an hour.

Old-fashioned baked beans with navy beans, smoky bacon, molasses, and brown sugar in a tomato sauce base. The classic New England Sunday-supper bean pot baked low and slow until thick and rich.

Dutch oven pot roast braised in barbecue sauce and apple cider with carrots, potatoes, onions, and okra. Sweet, smoky, and tender enough to cut with a fork. Southern-style Sunday dinner.

Become an Italian and a crockpot chef with this easy to follow recipe that creates a tantalizing dish you will remember.

Polenta pie with a cornmeal crust, pizza sauce, porcini mushrooms, and homemade yogurt cheese topped with capers and parmesan. A low-fat vegetarian take on deep-dish pizza.

From McCall's Great American recipe card collection, Our Italian Heritage 5e, a baked meatball lasagna.

Layered chicken casserole with chicken-flavored rice, broccoli, mushrooms, and cream of mushroom soup, topped with cheddar and seasoned breadcrumbs. One pan dinner.

Eggplant, lamb, and rice casserole layers roasted eggplant with browned ground lamb, cinnamon-spiced tomatoes, white rice, and crumbled feta. A Mediterranean one-dish dinner.

Lemon-sweet crockpot chicken browned in seasoned flour then slow-cooked in frozen lemonade concentrate, brown sugar, ketchup, and vinegar. Tangy-sweet with a glossy sauce over rice.