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Home | Recipes | Mains | Page 49

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.
Pumpkin seed mole verde in a rustic ceramic bowl topped with pepitas, with a wooden spoon alongside.

Pumpkin Seed Mole ~ Mole Verde

35 mins

A grilled vegetable and goat cheese sandwich, made with grilled onion, eggplant, and squash on a cutting board being drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette.

Grilled Vegetable and Goat Cheese Sandwiches

1 hr

An enamel baking dish holding a sliced oven brisket topped with onions with jus on the side.

Edna Lewis’s Oven Brisket

3 hrs 15 mins

Cutting board with a sliced rack of spring lamb with rosemary, knife, bowl of salad

Spring Lamb with Rosemary

1 hr 30 mins

A blue platter filled with rabbit confit, garnished with twigs of rosemary and lemon halves.

Rabbit Confit

3 hrs 30 mins

A whole asparagus tart on a piece of parchment paper.

Asparagus Tart

1 hr

A lamb burger on half a bun topped with grilled Spanish onions.

Lamb Burger ~ Bifteki Arniou

45 mins

Two Hog Island grilled cheese sandwiches in a skillet with some cheese melting from them.

Hog Island Grilled Cheese

30 mins

A white casserole dish filled with slices of semolina gnocchi or gnocchi alla Romana on a stack of linen napkins with a serving utensil beside it.

Semolina Gnocchi ~ Gnocchi alla Romana

1 hr 15 mins

Two bowls, one filled with smoked paprika and chickpea soup, with a spoon resting inside, and the other bowl empty.

Smoked Paprika and Chickpea Soup

30 mins

Casserole dish of root vegetable gratin topped with bubbly brown cheese on wood table

Root Vegetable Gratin

2 hrs

A bowl filled with basic polenta next to a mug of tea, a cloth, and a spoon resting on the side of the bowl.

Basic Polenta

30 mins

Three personal pan lasagnas in glass dishes.

Personal Pan Lasagna

1 hr

An oval plate topped with lobster fra diavolo and a spoon resting on the side.

Lobster Fra Diavolo

1 hr

An earthenware bowl with an open lasagna of mushrooms, pine nuts, and thyme in it and a fork resting in the bowl and a glass of white wine in the background.

Open Mushroom Lasagna

30 mins

A white bowl with two chicken wings with garlic and paprika on a yellow placemat.

Chicken Wings with Garlic and Paprika ~ Pollo al Ajillo

2 hrs 30 mins

Five slices of Spanish pizza on a cutting board

Spanish Pizza with Chorizo and Peppers

1 hr 35 mins

A white casserole dish with a roasted, spiced chicken it in, flanked by a dish of avocado salad and a bowl of lime wedges.

Peruvian Roast Chicken

1 hr 45 mins

A perfectly roasted beef tenderloin with Madeira sauce on the side ion a copper pot

Beef Tenderloin with Madeira Sauce

1 hr 45 mins

An oval platter with roasted and braised turkey, a dish of stuffing, a bowl of cranberry sauce, a bowl of chestnuts, two glasses of wine, and a small pot of gravy on a wooden table.

Roasted and Braised Turkey

6 hrs 15 mins

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