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

Cajun Shrimp Pasta
Ingredients 1 1/2 lb. jumbo shrimp (21 to 25 per lb.), peeled, deveined, and patted dry 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil; more as needed 1 Tablespoons Cajun spice mix…
Choosing Pasta Shapes for Sauce, Soup, and Salad
Pasta shape affects how a dish carries sauce and how it feels to eat. Names vary by region and maker; a large illustrated catalogue is not a single…

One Skillet Shrimp and Pasta Scampi
Ingredients 11 Large Garlic Cloves, Minced – DIVIDED Olive Oil – DIVIDED 3 Tablespoons Parsely, Minced 3 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice 1 Teaspoon Fresh Lemon Zest 1 Pound…

America Goulash
Ingredients 2 Pounds Ground Beef, 80/20 1 Large Yellow Onion 4 Large Cloves Garlic, Minced 3 Cups Water 2 (15 Ounce) Canned Tomato Sauce 2 (14.5 Ounce) Canned…
One Skillet Cheesy Chili Mac
Ingredients 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil 1 Medium Yellow Onion, Chopped 1 Tablespoon Chili Powder 1 Tablespoon Cumin Salt 4 Large Cloves Garlic, Minced 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar, Packed…
Graved Eggs
Well, you can make graved eggs by curing raw egg yolks in sugar and salt. As they do in Scandinavia with raw salmon: Gravlax. We liked the term…
Fried Lasagna
Ingredients 10 lasagna noodles, cooked al dente 1 15- oz. container ricotta 4 eggs, lightly beaten (divided) 2 cloves garlic, minced kosher salt Freshly ground pepper 1 cup…

Classic Bundt Meatloaf
There’s already something retro and charming about a meatloaf. Under usual circumstances, this loaf-shaped supper doesn’t care whether it’s a looker or not, because everyone knows it’s going…

Moroccan Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese Soup with Coconut Ginger Cream & Pistachios
Ingredients 1 head garlic, for roasting (or you may sub 2 cloves garlic, not roasted) 2 tablespoons coconut oil 1 red bell pepper, chopped 4 cups butternut squash,…

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients 1 small butternut squash 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 small white onion, diced 1 to 2 cups vegetable broth 1/2 teaspoon thyme 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Salt,…
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