Main recipes

193 recipes tagged “main”.

• Minestrone with Parmesan Rind

  A full pot of vegetables, beans, and small pasta in a broth deepened by a simmered parmesan rind — a ladle-it-yourself weeknight soup.

  Serves 620 min prep45 min cook

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• Crispy Ground Beef Tacos with Homemade Seasoning

  Ground beef browned in a from-scratch spice blend, piled into corn tortillas fried crisp in the same skillet — taco night without a seasoning packet.

  Serves 410 min prep20 min cook

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• Chickpea Chana Masala with Crispy Fried Onions

  Chickpeas simmered in a tomato-onion masala cooked until the oil separates, finished with a fistful of deep-fried onion for crunch.

  Serves 415 min prep40 min cook

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• Takeout-Style Chicken Fried Rice

  Diced chicken thigh seared hard in a screaming-hot wok, then tossed through day-old rice and egg — the fried rice you'd order in, minus the wait.

  Serves 415 min prep15 min cook

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• Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken with Parmesan

  Seared chicken breasts finished in a garlicky sun-dried tomato cream sauce, reduced with parmesan until it coats a spoon.

  Serves 415 min prep25 min cook

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• Pressed Cuban Sandwich with Roast Pork and Ham

  Roast pork, ham, Swiss, and pickles pressed hot between crackling bread until the cheese runs — a heavy skillet does the job of a panini press.

  Serves 410 min prep10 min cook

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• Pan-Seared Ribeye with Garlic-Herb Butter

  A screaming-hot cast-iron sear finished with a butter baste of garlic and thyme — a steakhouse crust with one pan and no grill.

  Serves 215 min prep12 min cook

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• Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple

  Pork shoulder in a cold-water batter, double-fried for a crust that survives the sauce, tossed with bell pepper and pineapple in a ketchup-and-vinegar glaze.

  Serves 425 min prep20 min cook

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• Pasta Primavera with Asparagus and Peas

  Blanched asparagus, peas, and blistered cherry tomatoes tossed with pasta in a light lemon-parmesan cream — built around whatever's freshest, not a specific vegetable.

  Serves 415 min prep20 min cook

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• Pan-Fried Potato and Cheddar Pierogi

  Hand-pleated dumplings boiled until they float, then finished in butter and onions until the edges blister.

  Serves 41 hour prep20 min cook

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• Lamb and Beef Gyro with Tzatziki

  Ground lamb and beef processed to a fine paste, baked as a loaf, then sliced thin and crisped in a skillet the way a spit would — no vertical rotisserie required.

  Serves 425 min prep1 hr 15 min cook

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• Crispy Chicken Katsu Curry

  A roux-based Japanese curry, sweetened with grated apple, ladled over rice beneath a panko-fried chicken cutlet.

  Serves 420 min prep35 min cook

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• Crispy Pork Katsu with Tonkatsu Sauce

  Panko-crusted pork loin cutlets fried until the crust crackles, sliced and fanned over rice with a tangy fruit-and-soy sauce.

  Serves 415 min prep15 min cook

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• Smoky Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili

  A meatless chili built on roasted sweet potato, mashed black beans, and chipotle in adobo — thick enough to eat with a fork.

  Serves 620 min prep45 min cook

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• Southern Buttermilk Fried Chicken

  Bone-in chicken brined overnight in buttermilk, dredged heavy, and shallow-fried in a cast-iron skillet until the crust cracks like glass.

  Serves 420 min (plus overnight brine) prep35 min cook

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• Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breasts

  Butterflied breasts packed with a garlicky spinach-feta filling, seared for a crust, then finished in the oven so the middle stays juicy.

  Serves 420 min prep25 min cook

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• Tuna Noodle Casserole with Crispy Potato Chip Topping

  Canned tuna and egg noodles bound in a from-scratch mushroom cream sauce, finished under a crust of crushed potato chips instead of a can of soup.

  Serves 615 min prep30 min cook

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• Sausage and Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

  A press-in hash brown crust holding sausage, cheddar, and baked eggs together, built to go from the fridge straight into the oven on a busy morning.

  Serves 815 min prep50 min cook

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• Griddled Patty Melt with Caramelized Onions

  A ground beef patty and melted Swiss pressed between buttered rye, griddled like a grilled cheese so every bite is crisp on the outside and molten in the middle.

  Serves 415 min prep30 min cook

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• Fried Shrimp Po'boy with Spicy Remoulade

  Cornmeal-crusted fried shrimp piled onto a toasted roll with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and a mayo-based remoulade that does most of the talking.

  Serves 420 min prep15 min cook

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• Triple-Decker Turkey Club Sandwich

  Three slices of toast, bacon fried until it snaps, and enough turkey and tomato to need a toothpick to hold it together.

  Serves 215 min prep10 min cook

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• Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup with Spinach

  Browned Italian sausage, cheese tortellini, and wilted spinach in a tomato-cream broth — a 30-minute pot that eats like a casserole.

  Serves 610 min prep25 min cook

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• Ground Beef Burrito Bowls with Cilantro-Lime Rice

  Skillet taco beef, lime-cilantro rice, and all the fixings, built to portion into containers for the week.

  Serves 415 min prep25 min cook

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• Ground Beef Enchiladas with Red Chile Gravy

  Browned ground beef and onion rolled into corn tortillas under a from-scratch chili-powder gravy, baked until the edges crisp.

  Serves 420 min prep30 min cook

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• Buttermilk Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

  Warm split biscuits under a peppery pan gravy built from the sausage fat left behind — the diner breakfast that needs a fork.

  Serves 415 min prep25 min cook

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• Sheet-Pan BBQ Chicken Pizza with Smoked Gouda

  Rotisserie chicken and smoked gouda over a barbecue-sauce base, baked hot and fast on a preheated sheet pan instead of a stone.

  Serves 415 min prep15 min cook

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• Instant Pot Mac and Cheese with Sharp Cheddar

  No roux, no drained pot — the pasta cooks in broth and thickens its own sauce under pressure in under ten minutes.

  Serves 65 min prep4 min cook

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• Turkey Meatloaf with Maple-Dijon Glaze

  Ground turkey loosened with grated zucchini and packed into a loaf pan for structure, glazed with maple syrup and Dijon instead of ketchup.

  Serves 615 min prep55 min cook

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• Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Rice Casserole

  Shredded chicken, rice, and blanched broccoli bound in a from-scratch cheddar sauce, no canned soup involved.

  Serves 615 min prep30 min cook

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• Mini BBQ-Glazed Meatloaf Muffins

  Ground beef pressed into a muffin tin and glazed with barbecue sauce — a full meatloaf dinner in the time it takes rice to cook.

  Serves 410 min prep20 min cook

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• Tater Tot Casserole with Ground Beef and Cheddar

  Ground beef and mushrooms in a from-scratch sour cream gravy, buried under a layer of tater tots that crisp instead of steam.

  Serves 615 min prep45 min cook

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• Penne alla Vodka with Pancetta

  A tomato-cream sauce built on rendered pancetta and a splash of vodka, which cooks off but leaves the sauce silkier than tomato and cream alone.

  Serves 410 min prep25 min cook

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• Chili-Lime Skillet Chicken Tacos

  Diced chicken thighs seared hard in a chili-lime rub, piled into charred tortillas with a crunchy lime-cabbage slaw.

  Serves 415 min prep12 min cook

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• Garlic-Ginger Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry

  Velveted chicken thighs and roasted cashews tossed in a glossy soy-garlic sauce — faster than delivery and less sweet than the takeout version.

  Serves 415 min prep15 min cook

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• Slow-Braised Beef Goulash with Sweet Paprika

  Cubed chuck braised low until the sauce is more paprika than tomato, ladled over buttered egg noodles.

  Serves 620 min prep2 hrs 30 min cook

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• Grilled Cheese with Sharp Cheddar and Caramelized Onions

  Slow-caramelized onions and sharp cheddar melted between butter-crisped sourdough — the grilled cheese made worth the extra 20 minutes.

  Serves 410 min prep35 min cook

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• Baked Beef Empanadas with Olives

  A crimped, hand-sized turnover of a lard-butter pastry around cumin-spiced ground beef, green olives, and hard-boiled egg.

  Serves 640 min (plus 1 hr chill) prep25 min cook

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• Pork and Shrimp Wonton Soup with Ginger Broth

  Hand-folded pork and shrimp wontons that float in a clear ginger-scallion chicken broth, no frying or steaming involved.

  Serves 440 min prep20 min cook

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• Cacio e Pepe

  Just pasta, black pepper, and two grated cheeses, emulsified with starchy water into a sauce that clings without a drop of cream.

  Serves 45 min prep15 min cook

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• King Ranch Chicken Casserole with Green Chiles

  Shredded chicken and corn tortillas layered into a spiced sour cream sauce and baked under a blanket of melted cheddar — a Texas potluck fixture, not a can of soup in sight.

  Serves 820 min prep40 min cook

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• Skillet Chicken Marsala with Cremini Mushrooms

  Dredged chicken cutlets seared hard, then simmered in a Marsala wine and mushroom pan sauce reduced until glossy.

  Serves 415 min prep25 min cook

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• Overnight Ham and Cheddar Strata

  A cubed-bread custard casserole assembled the night before and baked straight from the fridge — built for a crowd on a holiday morning.

  Serves 820 min prep55 min cook

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• Skillet Chicken Fajitas with Charred Peppers

  Lime-and-chili marinated chicken thighs seared hard in a cast-iron skillet with peppers and onions until they hit an audible sizzle.

  Serves 415 min prep15 min cook

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• Baked Feta Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes

  A block of feta roasts alongside a pan of cherry tomatoes until both slump into a sauce — mash them together and there's nothing else to cook.

  Serves 410 min prep40 min cook

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• Loaded Baked Potato Soup with Bacon and Cheddar

  Potatoes simmered until they half-collapse into a roux-thickened broth, then loaded with everything that makes a baked potato worth eating.

  Serves 615 min prep35 min cook

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• Grilled Jerk Chicken Thighs

  Bone-in thighs rubbed in a blended scotch bonnet-allspice paste, marinated overnight, then grilled skin-down over two-zone heat until charred and cooked through.

  Serves 420 min (plus overnight marinate) prep30 min cook

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• Crispy Air Fryer Pork Chops with Garlic Butter

  Boneless chops go crackling-brown in under fifteen minutes with no oil spatter, then get a pat of garlic butter that melts straight into the crust.

  Serves 410 min prep15 min cook

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• Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast

  Chuck roast pressure-cooked with pepperoncini, ranch seasoning, and a whole stick of butter until it shreds into a tangy, buttery gravy.

  Serves 610 min prep65 min cook

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• Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

  A tomato-free chili built on poached shredded chicken, white beans, and green chiles, thickened with cream cheese instead of a can of crushed tomatoes.

  Serves 615 min prep6 hr cook

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• Mapo Tofu with Ground Pork

  Silken tofu simmered in a doubanjiang-and-ground-pork sauce until it turns fire-red, ready in less time than the rice underneath it.

  Serves 410 min prep20 min cook

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• Sausage and Ricotta Calzone

  A folded, sealed pizza that eats like a hot pocket with better bread — crisp outside, molten ricotta and sausage inside.

  Serves 425 min (plus 1½ hr rise) prep20 min cook

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• Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Onion Gravy

  Seared ground beef patties simmered in a deep brown mushroom-onion gravy, built entirely in one skillet.

  Serves 415 min prep25 min cook

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• Beef Bibimbap with Gochujang and Fried Egg

  Rice topped with separately seasoned vegetables, glazed ground beef, and a fried egg, stirred together with gochujang at the table.

  Serves 430 min prep25 min cook

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• Chicken Lo Mein with Cabbage and Scallions

  Wok-tossed egg noodles with seared chicken and cabbage in a fast soy-oyster sauce, done quicker than delivery arrives.

  Serves 415 min prep15 min cook

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• Chicken Fried Steak with Peppered Cream Gravy

  Cube steak breaded and pan-fried like fried chicken, then smothered in a black pepper cream gravy made from the drippings.

  Serves 415 min prep20 min cook

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• Grilled Pork Banh Mi with Quick-Pickled Carrots

  Fish-sauce-marinated pork seared hard and piled onto a crackling baguette with pickled carrot, daikon, and jalapeño — no pâté required.

  Serves 425 min prep10 min cook

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• Crispy Black Bean Burgers with Chipotle Mayo

  Mashed black beans formed into a real patty and seared until crusted, not a store-bought puck thawed in a pan.

  Serves 420 min prep10 min cook

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• One-Pot Chicken and Andouille Jambalaya

  Rice cooked directly in a dark, Cajun-spiced stock with browned chicken and andouille, shrimp folded in at the very end so it never turns rubbery.

  Serves 620 min prep45 min cook

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• Oven-Braised French Dip Sandwiches with Provolone

  Chuck roast braised low in broth and red wine until it shreds, piled onto hoagies with melted provolone and a cup of the jus for dipping.

  Serves 415 min prep3 hr cook

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• Southern Chicken and Dumplings

  Bone-in chicken poached and shredded into a roux-thickened stew, finished with buttermilk dumplings steamed right on top.

  Serves 615 min prep50 min cook

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