Main Courses
A main course gives a meal its center, whether that is a piece of meat, a seafood preparation, pasta, or a vegetable-based dish. Casseroles, sandwiches, rolled dishes, and filled tortillas bring different serving styles to this collection. Begin with an ingredient or dish type, then choose a preparation suited to the table you are planning.
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Barbecue
Chicken thighs with white barbecue sauce, glazed thigh rolls, and a layered barbecue pie offer different expressions of barbecue flavor. Browse these dishes for the cooking method and serving style described in each recipe.
Beef
Beef carpaccio, stuffed cabbage rolls, steak preparations, and other dishes bring different cuts and cooking methods into this collection. Choose a beef main course by its texture, accompaniments, and preparation.
Burritos
Filled tortillas become a portable meal or a portion to slice in these burrito preparations. Breakfast wraps, Thai peanut chicken, and shrimp Alfredo variations offer different fillings within a rolled form.
Casseroles
A casserole brings several ingredients into a dish that can be portioned at the table. Poblano chicken, chiles rellenos, and barbecue pie offer different flavors and layers within the collection.
Egg Dishes & Entrées
Eggs can anchor a meal beyond breakfast through an omelette, a sandwich filling, or another savory preparation. These dishes offer ways to bring a familiar ingredient into an entrée.
Enchiladas
Sauced tortillas and baked layers are at the center of these enchilada recipes. Mother’s cheese enchiladas, chicken casseroles, and sausage-gravy breakfast variations offer different ways to bring a warm tortilla dish to the table.
Freezer-Friendly Meals
Croissant breakfast casseroles, meatball pasta bakes, and stuffed shells offer dishes to prepare with freezer storage in mind. Follow each recipe’s directions for freezing, thawing, and reheating the finished meal.
Lamb
A raspberry-balsamic and pecan-crusted rack of lamb represents this small collection. Fruit acidity and a nut coating offer contrasts around the lamb in this main-course preparation.
Pasta
Orzo, noodles, and other pasta forms carry sauces and accompanying ingredients in different ways. Browse pasta dishes from a shrimp preparation to chicken and noodle recipes with contrasting cooking styles.
Pork
Pork chops, stuffed cabbage, and tenderloin Wellington bring different cuts into the main-course collection. Browse by the cut, cooking approach, and accompaniments that suit the meal you want to prepare.
Poultry
Chicken, turkey, and pheasant provide several starting points for a poultry meal. Skillet dishes, smoked preparations, pies, and rolled servings give this collection a range of methods and textures.
Quesadillas
A crisp tortilla and a warm filling give quesadillas their appeal in this collection. Egg, crab rangoon, and cheese preparations offer different flavors within a folded or layered tortilla dish.
Roulades
A roulade gathers filling and an outer layer into a rolled serving. Turkey with ricotta and spinach, steak pinwheels, and porchetta offer different approaches to shaping and slicing the main course.
Sandwiches
Egg salad, chicken Parmesan, and other fillings turn bread into the center of a meal. Browse sandwiches for the combination of bread, filling, and sauce that suits the serving you want.
Seafood
Shrimp chowders, salmon preparations, and other fish and shellfish dishes bring seafood into the main course. Browse by ingredient and cooking method for a dish with the texture and accompaniments you want.
Tacos
Jerk shrimp, Kung Pao chicken, and chipotle shrimp offer different fillings for tacos. The collection includes adaptations and fusion dishes alongside other preparations built around a tortilla and its toppings.
Tamales
Vegetables, cheese, and green chiles provide fillings for these tamales. The collection includes calabacitas con queso and poblano preparations, with the method shaping each wrapped serving.
Vegetarian
Vegetable rollatini, butter beans, and pasta dishes offer main-course ideas with a vegetarian direction. Browse by the ingredients and method, checking the full recipe for the suitability you need.
In this collection
Pork Loin, Sauerkraut and Dumplings
To Prepare the Pork Loin: 3 pounds pork loin 2 tablespoons olive oil Salt and pepper, to taste Water (approximately 6 cups), or beef broth if you don’t…
Emeril’s Best Beef Stew
1 tablespoon Essence, recipe follows 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 pound beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, cut into…
The Ultimate Cuban Sandwich
You can do this in a regular Dutch oven, but for convenience and time use a pressure cooker. Cuban Pork: 1 pound boneless pork shoulder Kosher salt and…
Corned Beef and Cabbage
1 3-pound corned beef brisket ½ cup sliced onion (1 small) 1 bay leaf ½ teaspoon whole black peppercorns 3 cups water 1 1½ -pound cabbage, cut into…
Texas Barbecue Pot Roast
½ cup catsup ½ cup apricot preserves ¼ cup dark brown sugar ¼ cup white vinegar ½ cup teriyaki or soy sauce 1 teaspoon crushed dry red pepper…
Corned Beef and Cabbage
1 (4-pound) corned beef brisket 3 tablespoons pickling spice 2 cups water 6 small red potatoes (about 2 pounds) 1 head cabbage, cut into 6 wedges ¾ cup…
Rosemary-Orange Pot Roast
Not quite your mother’s pot roast… This version has the tender meat and robust gravy of childhood memories, but it is distinguished by a subtle accent of rosemary…
Stuffed Pheasant
¾ cups unsalted butter ¼ cup Wild Turkey Bourbon ½ teaspoon thyme ½ teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon sea salt 2 pheasant; 3 pounds each 2 pounds seedless grapes…
Apple Dressing with Texas Pecans
2 medium onions; diced 1 large green pepper; diced 4 cooking apples; diced 8 garlic cloves; minced 2 tablespoon thyme leaves ½ pounds margarine (or more) Sea salt…
Baked Bulgur with Pecans
1 cup bulgur wheat, uncooked ½ teaspoon dried basil ⅛ teaspoon sea salt ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground pepper 2 cups boiling water ¼ cup pecan pieces Preheat oven…
