Main Dish Recipes

If it goes in the center of your plate, you'll find it here. These main dish recipes span just about any cuisine you can think of, with meals for every skill level.
Italian wedding soup in a bowl with vegetables and meatballs
10 Delicious Dinners That Help You Load Up on Vegetables
A dish of roasted cauliflower with grapes herbs and nuts being scooped with a spoon
12 Vegetable-Packed Dinner Recipes That Are Hearty Enough to Be the Main Course
Baked Pot pie with one serving taken out of skillet and on a plate. Skillet is on a white tablecloth and has serving plates around it.
10 Easy Cast Iron Skillet Dinners That Feel Extra Comforting
Bowls of soup with white beans tomatoes and collard greens on a table setting
30-Minute White Bean and Kale Soup With Fire-Roasted Tomatoes
Stir-fried noodles with vegetables on a plate.
Lunch in a Flash: 14 Recipes You Can Whip up in Under 15 Minutes
A closeup of a cooked dish with seasoned rice and chicken topped with a diced tomato mixture
Kabsa (Spiced Chicken and Rice)
A bowl of chickpea stew garnished with herbs and oil served in a decorative plate
5-Ingredient Greek Chickpea Stew (Revithia)
Overhead view of American chop suey being spooned out of the pot
8 Comforting One-Pot Pasta Dinners—Because No One Has Time for Dishes
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The Pasta Dinners Our Readers Relied on Most in 2025
A plate with chicken paillard and a side of greens, placed on a wooden table with a fork and a napkin
The Chicken Recipes Our Readers Cooked (and Saved) the Most in 2025
Overhead view of lifting a bite of farrotto
10 Easy Vegetarian Dinners That Actually Feel Filling in Winter
Closeup of Pollo Guisado served in a bowl with a spoon lifting a bite garnished with cilantro
9 Cozy Chicken and Tomato Dinners to Cook When Winter Won’t Quit
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30-Minute Dinners for the Days Between Christmas and New Year’s
Short ribs served over mashed potatoes with a fork taking a piece
Tamarind-Braised Beef Short Ribs
Plates of hallacas wrapped and unwrapped traditional Venezuelan tamales
Hallacas (Venezuelan Christmas Tamales)
Overhead view of a soup lifting a bite of soup
10 Comforting New Year's Day Recipes Our Readers Love
Lebanese brown lentil soup in a bowl with a dollop of yogurt served with pieces of potato and lentils visible
Our Most-Saved Mediterranean Dinner Recipes of All Time
Side view of honey mustard salmon
10 Flavor-Packed Salmon Recipes That Are Ready in 30 Minutes or Less
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15 Easy Egg Dinners That Aren’t Just for Breakfast
Ham and cheese sliders on a plate garnished with a poppy seed topping with additional sliders on a tray in the background
Ham and Cheese Sliders
A seafood soup served in a white bowl with a spoon garnished with shrimp mussels and herbs placed on a maroon tablecloth
Zuppa di Pesce (Hearty Italian Seafood Stew)
A serving of baked spaghetti on a plate garnished with herbs with a baking dish in the background
Million Dollar Spaghetti
A plate with chicken paillard and a side of greens, placed on a wooden table with a fork and a napkin
8 Easy Skillet Dinners That Cook in 30 Minutes or Less
Salmon encased in pastry on a serving dish with dill sauce and tableware on a blue surface
Salmon Wellington (Salmon en Croûte With Mushroom Duxelles)
A bowl of zuppetta Scarola e Fagioli with croutons and beans a spoon scooping out the soup
The 10 Soup Recipes Are Readers Are Loving the Most Right Now
Rosette al Forno
Creamy Bolognese Lasagna Rolls (Rosettes)
Overhead view of a fork of moussaka on a plate
9 Ground Beef Dinners Way Better Than Tacos or Burgers
A hand squeezing lime onto a shrimp dish with sauce on a plate beer bottles in the background
Camarones a la Diabla (Mexican Deviled Shrimp)
Overhead view of Rosette al Forno
10 Stuffed Pasta Recipes for Creamy, Cheesy, Comfort Food Bliss
A carved slowroasted fresh ham on a wooden serving board with a knife and slices visible
Slow-Roasted Fresh Ham With Maple-Bourbon Glaze
Overhead view of Baked Potato Soup
9 Creamy, Cozy Soups That Warm You Up Fast on Cold Nights
Roast chicken served with rice sauce and garnished with green onions on plates a halved boiled egg included on one plate
5-Ingredient Chicken Dinners Your Family Will Request Again
A closeup of a fork lifting a stuffed pasta piece from a dish of agnolotti with garnish
Agnolotti del Plin (Italian "Pinched" Ravioli With Savory Beef Filling)
Closeup of Pollo Guisado served in a bowl with a spoon lifting a bite garnished with cilantro
Our Readers' 10 Favorite Stews for Cozy Winter Nights
A cooked prime rib roast being carved with a knife and fork on a cutting board
Smoked Prime Rib
A bowl of Mexicaninspired fried rice topped with garnishes and served on a cloth napkin
Easy Mexican Fried Rice With Chorizo and Pickled Jalapeños
Overhead view of a plate of garlic pasta with grated cheese and lime wedges alongside
Creamy Garlic Pasta
Ham and bean soup
Our Readers Have Spoken—These Are the Bean Recipes They Love Most
Overhead view of Baked Potato Soup
Classic Chicken Soup, French Onion, and 13 More of Our Coziest Winter Recipes Yet
Overhead photo of sweet potato soup in a bowl.
Roasted Sweet Potato Soup
A bowl of sotanghon soup with vegetables quail eggs and mushrooms served alongside a plate of quail eggs
Our Readers' 10 Favorite Soup Recipes This Month
A roasted chicken placed on a baking tray photographed in a kitchen setting
Lazy Roast Chicken (the Cold-Start Way)
Butternut squash halves stuffed with a spiced couscous and mixed topping served on a white plate
Roasted Butternut Squash Stuffed with Kefta and Couscous
Skewers served with salad, pita, and tzatziki sauce
7 Easy Greek Chicken Dinners That Bring a Taste of the Mediterranean Home
Sliced steak topped with green chermoula served with chickpea salad on the side
Seared Steak with Green Chermoula and Chickpea Salad
A bowl of sotanghon soup with vegetables quail eggs and mushrooms served alongside a plate of quail eggs
Chicken Sotanghon (Filipino Chicken Soup With Glass Noodles)
Split Pea Soup with a spoon, a green napkin and a drink, with a marble surface
30-Minute Soups That Taste Like They Simmered All Day
Mississippi Roast with mashed potatoes on blue plates and blue surface, Napkins and cups are blue and gold decor
15 Stews, Curries, and Casseroles That Make 5 p.m. Darkness Feel Like a Reward
Sheet pan with roasted chicken thighs tomatoes red onions olives broccolini and feta cheese crumbles
The 10 Sheet-Pan Dinners Our Readers Make on Repeat
Overhead view of butternut squash mac and cheese
Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
A white ceramic dish holding pan-roasted chicken and vegetables in jus.
13 Easy Chicken and Veggie Dinners That Make Weeknights a Breeze
A plate containing a dish of chicken drumsticks served over seasoned rice with a bowl of sauce on the side
Kabsa (Spiced Chicken and Rice)
A serving of lasagna being lifted from a glass baking dish with melted cheese and visible layers
Pumpkin Lasagna
Dish with a glazed pork chop roasted vegetables and a fresh salad on a plate
Pork Chop and Sweet Potatoes With Brussels Sprout Salad
Baked Pot pie with one serving taken out of skillet and on a plate. Skillet is on a white tablecloth and has serving plates around it.
10 Comforting Dinners to Make When the Evenings Turn Cool
Turkey meatballs glazed with maple mustard served on a white plate with a serving tray in the background
Glazed Turkey Meatballs
Freshly baked sweet potato enchiladas topped with melted cheese cilantro and dollops of cream served in a casserole dish
Sweet Potato Enchiladas
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Seupa Vapellenentse (Savoy Cabbage Soup)