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Home | Recipes | Mains | Page 20

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 patty melt sandwich filled with ground beef, caramelized onions and cheese.

Classic Patty Melt

35 mins

Three slow cooker French dip sandwiches on a cutting board

Slow Cooker French Dip

8 hrs

A person lifting the lid off a pot filled with chicken and dumplings.

Classic Chicken and Dumplings

2 hrs 30 mins

An oval serving dish filled with caramelized onion pasta and two large serving spoons nestled into it.

Caramelized Onion Pasta

45 mins

A steak and arugula salad with pesto vinaigrette in a white bowl, with a wooden board and sliced steak next to it.

Steak and Arugula Salad with Pesto Vinaigrette

25 mins

A metal skillet filled with easy skillet lasagna and garnished with basil leaves.

Easy Skillet Lasagna

1 hr

A ball of semolina pizza dough on a floured surface.

Semolina Pizza Dough

2 hrs 15 mins

Crockery filled with bacalhau a Gomes de Sa--layers of salt cod, potato, and, onions; on top, sliced olives, quartered boiled eggs, parsley on wood.

Bacalhau a Gomes de Sa

2 hrs 10 mins

Three bowls of minestrone soup with a small bowl of pesto on the side.

Old-Fashioned Minestrone Soup

1 hr 30 mins

A white bowl filled with blue cheese, sausage, and walnut pasta with a fork resting on the side of the bowl.

Blue Cheese, Sausage, and Walnut Pasta

30 mins

Six salmon cakes on rectangular platters with bowls of avocado spread and chimichurri beside.

Salmon Cakes

1 hr 15 mins

A toasted classic tuna melt on a wooden board with a dish of ketchup next to it.

Classic Tuna Melt

20 mins

Pieces of bourbon buttermilk fried chicken on a metal background.

Bourbon Buttermilk Fried Chicken

2 d 4 hrs

A tray of unbaked bbq meatballs with a set of measuring spoons beside it and a bowl of barbecue sauce in the background.

BBQ Meatballs

1 hr 10 mins

A black bowl of cod, mussels, clams, and shrimp with bread.

Portuguese Fisherman’s Stew

1 hr 35 mins

Four roast chicken thighs with lemon in a cast-iron skillet set on a wooden board with a meat fork resting beside it.

Roast Chicken Thighs with Lemon

40 mins

Two plates with skewered waffle fried chicken bites and maple syrup on them and a small pitcher of spicy bourbon maple syrup on the side.

Waffle Fried Chicken with Spicy Bourbon Maple Syrup

1 hr

Two whole roasted branzino with lemon and shaved fennel salad on a blue plate with a fork, two glasses, and two grey plates beside it.

Whole Roasted Branzino with Lemon and Shaved Fennel Salad

40 mins

A rack of Vietnamese pork ribs on a sheet of parchment on a cutting board with a basting brush and a bowl of lime wedges nearby.

Vietnamese Pork Ribs

3 hrs

A whole pizza marinara on a stack of white plates.

Jim Lahey’s Tomato Pizza ~ Pizza Marinara

1 hr 30 mins

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