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

American Omelette
A perfectly tender American omelette made with eggs, butter, and precise Control Freak temperature control. Master the simple 310°F technique, then customize it with favorite cheeses, meats, vegetables,…

Shrimp & Oaxaca Cheese–Stuffed Poblanos with Creamy Chipotle Sauce
Roasted poblano peppers are filled with tender seasoned shrimp and melting Oaxaca cheese, then nestled over a smoky, creamy chipotle sauce. Fresh avocado, red onion, cilantro, and lime…

Classic Chicken Marsala
Golden chicken cutlets, deeply browned mushrooms, and prosciutto are finished in a concentrated dry Marsala pan sauce with shallot, thyme, chicken stock, and cold butter. Rich and silky…

Sous Vide Turkey Roulade with Ricotta, Spinach & Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Tender turkey breast is filled with creamy ricotta, Parmesan, fresh spinach, and savory sun-dried tomatoes, then gently cooked sous vide for exceptional juiciness before a quick sear creates…

Creamy Avocado Egg Sandwich Spread
Creamy avocado and hard-boiled eggs blend with fresh lemon, Dijon mustard, garlic, and chives to make a rich, tangy sandwich spread perfect for toast, sandwiches, wraps, bagels, and…

Furikake Egg Salad Sandwich
Creamy egg salad gets an umami-rich Japanese-American twist with furikake, toasted sesame, and nori, balanced by fresh dill, Dijon, red onion, and tangy pickle. Piled generously onto pillowy…

New York–Style Chicken Scarpariello with Sausage & Cherry Peppers
Crisp-skinned chicken thighs, browned Italian sausage and golden potatoes are roasted with sweet peppers, garlic and fiery cherry peppers in a tangy white-wine pan sauce in this New…
Polish Gołąbki With Butter-Browned Cabbage Rolls
Tender cabbage leaves are wrapped around a deeply savory filling of beef, pork, partially cooked rice, butter-softened bread, onion, garlic, marjoram, and oregano. The rolls are gently braised…

Chicken Parmesan Sandwiches with Alfredo Dipping Sauce
Crispy Parmesan-crusted chicken, rich marinara, and melted mozzarella come together on buttery toasted brioche buns. Cut in half and served upright in a generous pool of velvety, Vitamix-made…

Pork Tenderloin Wellington with Dijon-Mushroom Duxelles
Tender pork tenderloin is seared, brushed with Dijon mustard, layered with savory mushroom duxelles and prosciutto, then wrapped in golden, flaky puff pastry for an elegant and deeply…
