10,000 main dish recipes

Salmon con ternera stacks poached salmon on pounded beef steak with a garlic-herb crust, ham, and shrimp. A dramatic surf-and-turf baked in one dish.

Sicilian-style jumbo shrimp baked in Marsala wine with plum tomatoes, pine nuts, currants, capers, and fennel, finished with grated pecorino. A rustic Italian seafood dish in 35 minutes.

Greek souvlaki with lamb or veal marinated overnight in white wine, olive oil, oregano, and garlic. Broiled on skewers for charred, tender meat cubes.

Halfway House pot roast: beef browned in garlic butter, simmered with dark rum, horseradish, and peppercorns, then finished with whole onions, carrots, and potatoes in rum gravy.

Hoosier goulash made entirely in the microwave with ground beef, elbow macaroni, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and tomato sauce. A Midwest one-dish dinner in 20 minutes.

Grilled Cornish game hens marinated in honey, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and white wine vinegar. Basted frequently and finished directly over charcoal for crispy skin.

A unique and delicious bulgur recipe made with sweet bell peppers and zucchini.

Italian sausage stuffed shrimp with vegetables and homemade seasoning blend. Large butterflied shrimp topped with spicy sausage stuffing and baked until golden.

Couscous with tomato-eggplant sauce simmered with green pepper, garlic, and a Mediterranean herb blend. Hearty, low-fat vegetarian one-skillet dinner.

Oysters Veracruz: Mexican-style baked oysters topped with chipotle sauce and melted quesadilla cheese. A spicy, smoky twist on classic baked oyster appetizers.

Authentic Spanish-American chili con carne made with cubed beef, beef suet, and whole dried red chile peppers reconstituted and pulped into a smoky, deeply flavored bowl of red. A traditional no-bean chili built on real chiles, not powder.

Red beans and rice with ham, a quick Creole-style skillet built on the holy trinity, garlic, and a little jalapeno heat, simmered with canned kidney beans and spooned over rice. Weeknight-fast.

Fruit Cornish hens: classic Chicken Marbella scaled up for small birds. Cornish hens marinated with garlic, oregano, prunes, apricots, green olives, and capers, then roasted until golden with brown sugar glaze.

Scallops broiled with garlic, vermouth, and lemon juice, then topped with a herbed lemon breadcrumb crust browned under the broiler. Quick Italian-inspired seafood dinner.

Broiled portobello mushrooms loaded with chopped garlic, olive oil, oregano, and fresh parsley. Tender and meaty in about 10 minutes with just a handful of simple ingredients.

Posole with hot Italian sausages, golden hominy, green tomatoes, onions, and oregano in a tomato-based broth. A Mexican-Italian fusion stew served in bowls with lime slices and warm tortillas.