10,000 main dish recipes

Japanese-style skewered lamb marinated in soy, honey, sherry, garlic, and ginger, then broiled in just minutes for tender, savory-sweet bites. A lamb take on yakitori, easily gluten-free with tamari.

One-dish baked pork chops on Minute rice with fresh orange juice and chicken-and-rice soup. Four ingredients, one pan, and a citrusy weeknight dinner that practically cooks itself.

Chicken Marengo braises browned chicken pieces with onions, garlic, tomato, and sherry until tender. A French Napoleonic classic with rustic wine-laced sauce in under an hour.

Grilled shrimp skewers marinate in olive oil, lemon, ginger, coriander, and red pepper flakes, then cook in 4 minutes flat over hot coals. Bright, herbaceous summer grilling staple.

Pan-broiled steak with whiskey sauce sears peppercorn-crusted steak on rock salt in a hot cast-iron pan, then spoons over a whiskey-butter sauce. Steakhouse dinner made at home.

Sausage and cornbread cabbage rolls stuff sweet apple, cornbread dressing mix, and pork sausage inside wilted cabbage leaves. Microwave-quick with an apple-cider pan sauce.

Broiled salmon plated with silky celery root puree, dry mushroom puree, and a bright parsley cream. A restaurant-style dinner worth the extra pots.

Peppered beef skewers marinated in garlic and soy, grilled fast and hot, then paired with a sweet-sharp red onion horseradish marmalade. Bold backyard grilling.

Molasses barbecued ribs get a salt-vinegar brine soak, then a grill basting of dark molasses sauce loaded with onion, pepper, celery, tomato, cloves and allspice. Smoky, tangy, sticky, and built for summer.

Poached fish gently cooks salmon, bass, or snapper fillets in seasoned court bouillon for moist, tender results in under 15 minutes. A French classic technique for delicate fish.

Honey mustard grilled steaks and red onions get a five-minute Dijon glaze with honey, cider vinegar, and hot sauce. Sticky, tangy, and ready in under 30 minutes from grill to plate.

Steamed fish and vegetables in stove-top papillotte: halibut and sugar snap peas steamed in plastic over diced tomatoes and basil. A clean, light, restaurant-style dinner in 20 minutes.

Country fried steaks coated in a seasoned flour-cornmeal crust and smothered in herb-laced milk gravy with marjoram and thyme. Classic Southern supper table centerpiece.

Creamy beef stroganoff with sirloin filet, sauteed mushrooms, blanched pearl onions, and a rich creme fraiche sauce spiked with Dijon, paprika, and demi-glace. Restaurant-style dinner over buttered noodles.

Scalloped oysters layered with buttery cracker crumbs, cream, and a drop of Worcestershire. A microwave-quick version of the holiday side that comes together in under 20 minutes without giving up the toasty top.

Italian osso buco with veal shanks braised in white wine, French onion soup, tomato, and lemon, served with potatoes and carrots. Northern Italian comfort with melt-off-the-bone tenderness.