3,381 main dish recipes

Slow cooker beef shanks braised in beer and tomato paste with mushrooms, carrots, red potatoes, and garlic, finished with fresh lemon zest and juice. Set it and forget it for up to 9 hours.

Beans with rare steak and pesto: grilled steak sliced rare over mashed cannellini beans with fresh basil-parsley pesto. A Tuscan-style dinner that's lean, protein-heavy, and deeply savory.

Black and white bean vegetable chili simmers black beans, great northern beans, corn, potato, and green chiles in a quick cumin broth. A 45-minute meatless chili finished with cilantro and lime.

Pork chops with green grapes and mushrooms in a tarragon-lemon pan sauce made from chicken broth. A French-inspired skillet dinner with a sweet-savory fruit sauce.

Vegetarian red bean shepherd's pie with sliced potato layers, garbanzos, red beans, green peas, and bell pepper seasoned with cumin and coriander. A meatless, comforting casserole.

Caribbean guisado loaded with pumpkin, yucca, chickpeas, and pinto beans, slow-roasted with 16 cloves of garlic and fresh cilantro until the vegetables melt into a thick, fragrant sauce.

Palak tofu-paneer combines crispy soy-marinated tofu with simmered spinach and fresh tomatoes, finished with a fragrant chaunce of toasted Indian spices and ghee.

Corn tamale pie with cornmeal, cottage cheese, and whipped egg whites baked until golden, served with a reduced Mexican-style tomato sauce. Light, fluffy, and meatless.

Fresh porcini tomato sauce with white wine reduction, garlic, and ripe tomatoes. A quick vegetarian pasta sauce ready in 30 minutes with earthy, rich flavor.

Create-a-casserole: a customizable baked pasta with your choice of meat, tomato sauce, and cheese. A flexible pantry dinner that uses up leftover cooked beef or chicken in 30 minutes of oven time.

A whole goat rubbed down in a fiery curry paste with habaneros, garlic, and onions, then smoked low and slow for up to 10 hours. Caribbean-meets-pitmaster barbecue that feeds a crowd and rewards patience.

Shepherd's beef pie with diced cooked beef in gravy, peas and carrots, topped with a ring of mashed potatoes and baked until golden. A fast way to use leftover roast beef.

Slow cooker salsa chicken with Brussels sprouts, Ro-Tel tomatoes, jalapeno, and cayenne pepper. Set it and forget it for 7 hours on low for a spicy, hands-off dinner.

Reuben casserole layers crisped rye bread, corned beef, Swiss cheese, Granny Smith apples and sauerkraut with Dijon and mayo for a baked take on the deli sandwich classic.

Vegetarian supreme pizza on whole wheat crust loaded with steamed spinach, zucchini, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, and fresh tomatoes. No cheese, all vegetables.

Ground chicken pizza on a biscuit dough crust with mushrooms, bell peppers, and a three-cheese blend of mozzarella, cheddar, and Parmesan. A lighter take on homemade pizza using toaster oven-friendly portions.