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Home | Recipes | Mains | Page 14

Mains

Welcome to our main dishes category page, where you’ll find a variety of delicious and satisfying recipes that are perfect for any occasion. From hearty meat dishes to flavorful vegetarian options, we’ve got you covered.

You can browse by type of food, or simply scroll through them in reverse chronological order. Whether you’re cooking for a special occasion or just looking to switch up your weekly meal rotation, these main dishes are sure to impress.

Sliced skirt steak topped with salsa with a bowl of salsa and charred lime halves on the side.
A carved grilled leg of lamb on a wooden cutting board with a knife resting beside it.

Grilled Leg of Lamb

3 hrs 10 mins

Pieces of pan roasted tarragon chicken arranged in a white serving platter with a glass measuring cup and spoon in the background.

Pan-Roasted Tarragon Chicken

1 hr

A ceramic baking dish filled with baked kofta -- meatballs on top of eggplant slices, all covered in tomato sauce.

Baked Kofta

2 hrs 15 mins

A white bowl filled with Hakka eggplant, garnished with fresh basil.

Hakka Eggplant

45 mins

A ceramic bowl filled with tarka dal and sprinkled with cilantro with a small bowl of chopped cilantro on the side.

Tarka Dal ~ Lentils with Tomatoes and Cilantro

1 hr

A patterned bowl with slices of braised pork with soy sauce on a red tray.

Braised Pork with Soy Sauce

3 hrs 15 mins

A piece of baked fish on a plate with butter sauce, a lemon wedge, and some asparagus spears.

Butter Baked Fish

15 mins

Tuna salad with white beans, red onion, and parsley in a black bowl with a fork, on a wooden table.

Tuna Salad with White Beans

10 mins

A large white bowl filled with Instant Pot beans, with a spoon resting inside and a bay leaf nearby.

Instant Pot Beans

7 hrs

A bowl of shredded Instant Pot chuck roast with a plate of tortillas, a bottle of hot sauce, and some cilantro nearby.

Instant Pot Chuck Roast

2 hrs

Two seared ribeye steaks in a Guinness beer sauce in a cast iron skillet.

Cowboy Steaks with Guinness Sauce

1 hr

A small skillet full with corned beef hash on a dish towel.

Corned Beef Hash

45 mins

A person making baked tilapia with chile and lime by brushing tilapia fillets with a spice mixture.

Baked Tilapia with Chile and Lime

25 mins

A cooked meatloaf with spinach with four slices cut from it.

Meatloaf with Spinach

1 hr 30 mins

Two halves of a leftover meatloaf sandwich stacked on top of each other and held together with a wooden skewer.

Leftover Meatloaf Sandwich

15 mins

A brown bowl of Instant Pot pork stew with hominy with a spoon resting inside and a dish of cilantro and a blue napkin on the side.

Instant Pot Pork Stew with Hominy

1 hr 15 mins

A metal casserole dish filled with a cooked lasagna Bolognese, with three forks and a stack of plates beside it.

Lasagne Bolognese

5 hrs

Sliced skirt steak topped with salsa with a bowl of salsa and charred lime halves on the side.

Seared Skirt Steak with Salsa

50 mins

Braised pork loin with rosemary topped with a mustard-garlic sauce on a white plate on wood

Braised Pork Loin with Rosemary

2 hrs

A bowl of Puerto Rican-style ropa vieja with rice and cilantro on a green mesh serving tray with a linen napkin beside it.

Puerto Rican-Style Ropa Vieja

3 hrs 30 mins

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