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    Home » Main Courses

    Main Course Recipes

    What's for dinner? With more than 150 main course recipes in this collection, there's something for everyone. From comforting and cozy to light and healthy, slow-cooked to quick and easy, it's here! From chicken, steak and pork, to fish, shellfish and pasta, it's here! Vegan, vegetarian or gluten-free? That's here too! All of these recipes will bring excitement, deliciousness and compliments from your everyone at the table.

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    • Vegan Main Courses
    • Vegetarian Main Courses
    • Beef, Pork & Lamb Main Courses
    • Fish & Shellfish Main Courses
    • Chicken & Turkey Main Courses
    • All Gluten-Free Main Courses

    Top 10 Main Course Recipes

    • Three baked Rockfish Fillets on white platter with fresh thyme and lemon slices.
      Rockfish Recipe (Baked with Lemon)
    • Ceramic bowl filled with slow cooked red cabbage stew with fresh thyme sprig and carrot slices.
      Slow Cooked Red Cabbage Stew
    • Deep purple plate with painted edges with sliced Parmesan-Crusted chicken breast and roasted potatoes.
      Sheet Pan Parmesan-Crusted Chicken
    • Open-salmon burger with slices of avocado tomato, red onion, dill and lemons on white plate.
      Salmon Burgers (Made with Fresh Salmon)
    • Grilled Jalapeno Turkey burger in a bun with tomato and red onion, on a white piece of crumpled parchment paper with half of a jalapeno.
      Jalapeño Turkey Burgers with Pepper Jack
    • Broiled Black Cod (Sablefish) in black bowl
      Miso Broiled Black Cod wtih Bok Choy
    • Large ceramic mug with tomato-based cabbage stew, with an orange green leaves behind it.
      Best Vegetarian Cabbage Stew (with Turmeric)
    • Braised Short Rib Stew with Creamy Gorgonzola Polenta and Swiss Chard in a pretty gold, creamic bowl with fresh thyme sprig.
      Short Rib Stew with Swiss Chard
    • Close up of Braised Brisket stew in a giant bowl mug with bread on the edge.
      Braised Brisket Stew
    • Salmon with chili crunch-honey mixture on top and half of one being held up with a metal spatula.
      Hot Honey Salmon Fillets

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    • One wedge of spaghetti squash filled with squash, sausage and spinach mixture, with melted cheese on top, on an Italian painted plate.
      Stuffed Spaghetti Squash with Sausage
    • Spinach Pesto Spaghetti Squash in a pretty Italian painted pasta bowl.
      Spinach Pesto Spaghetti Squash
    • Persimmon Prosciutto Pork Tenderloin sliced in a white dish with rosemary sprigs
      Persimmon Prosciutto Pork Tenderloin
    • Cast iron skillet full with spaghetti and meatballs with sriracha sauce.
      Spicy Sriracha Spaghetti and Meatballs
    • White bowl filled with polenta, topped with braised beef short ribs in pumpkin sauce.
      Braised Beef Short Ribs with Pumpkin
    • Pineapple Pork chops and sliced with pineapple slices and cilantro, on a white plate.
      Pineapple Pork Chops
    • Two enchiladas on a white plate with thinly sliced avocado and diced tomato.
      Best Vegetarian Enchiladas Ever
    • Large yellow-rimmed white platter filled with slices or grilled coffee balsamic flank steak.
      Grilled Balsamic Coffee Marinated Flank Steak
    • Round serving platter with steak and caramelized onion and tomato and lettuce next to it.
      Bistec Encebollado Salvadoreño (Steak and Onions)
    • Cold Carrot Soba Noodle Salad
    • Cannelllini Bean Tuan Salad i a white bowl with blue trim and red flowers on it.
      Cannellini Bean Tuna Salad
    • Cold Cucumber Soup with a slice of lemon in orange bowl with white rim
      Cold Cucumber Basil Soup
    • Italian yellow-edged bowl full with chicken and rice soup with carrot slices.
      Hearty Chicken Vegetable and Rice Soup
    • Chicken sandwich cut in half on wrinkled parchment paper.
      Grilled Chicken Sandwich from Greg's Grill
    • Chocolate Chipotle Colorado Style Chili in a ceramic golden bowl with cheese and cilantro on top.
      Mexican Chocolate Chili and Casa Mia Restaurant
    • stacked cubes of tofu with miso marinade on white and blue plate on sushi mat
      Miso Tofu
    • 3 bowls of butternut squash chili with fresh oregano sprigs
      Butternut Squash Chili
    • stack of 5 quinoa burgers wiht fresh basil next to it
      Quinoa Burgers
    • Tofu Chili in rainbow striped bowl.
      Tofu Chili
    • Potato Chestnut Soup in cream bowl with crimped rim
      Potato Chestnut Soup Recipe
    • Sliced chicken roulade filled with sun-dried tomato, basil and cheese.
      Chicken Roulade
    • Shredded Fall-Apart Dutch-Oven Chicken in a small square casserole dish on a red-checked cloth.
      Fall-Apart Dutch Oven Chicken
    • Sesame Sriracha Honey Tofu Broccoli in a black bowl with wooden chopsticks.
      Sheet Pan Honey Sriracha Tofu and Broccoli
    • Bright orange Red Kuri Squash pureed soup, in a blue bowl with a small oregano leaf on top.
      Red Kuri Squash Soup
    • White and red floral bowl with light blue rim, filled with Kale Soup with Potatoes.
      Creamy Kale Soup with Potatoes
    • Cream-colored ceramic bowl with crimped edges, filled with Tuscan white bean soup with fresh basil on top.
      Tuscan White Bean Soup or Stew
    • Close up of 2 watemelon Halloumi sandwiches on a white narrow plate with toothpicks and mint leaves.
      Watermelon Sandwich
    • Close up of Easy Tomato Gazpacho recipe in a blue and white bowl with diced avocados, tomatoes and onion on top.
      Easy Tomato Gazpacho
    • Horizontal image of Creamy Avocado Gazpacho in white bowl.
      Creamy Avocado Gazpacho
    • Stacked slices of Chipotle Mango Quesadillas.
      Chipotle Mango Quesadillas
    • Spicy Sriracha Burger with slices of lime on white plate.
      Spicy Sriracha Burger
    • Sheet pan packed with a tofu base and stir-fried colorful veggies on top.
      Sheet Pan Tofu and Veggies
    • Sesame-Crusted Ahi Tuna Burger with tomato and avocado on a cream-colored plate.
      Ahi Tuna Burger (Sesame-Crusted)
    • Chicken pieces on the bone baked in mango coconut sauce in a baking dish with fresh cilantro.
      Baked Coconut Mango Chicken
    • Dark brown ceramic bowl filled with bright green asparagus soup with three asparagus spears on top.
      Vegan Asparagus Soup
    • Turkey meatballs and gnocchi in a large skillet with basil leaves.
      Stove-Top Meatballs and Gnocchi
    • Top view of a black ceramic bowl filled with salmon, broccoli and tiny potatoes.
      Crispy Salmon Bites with Broccoli and Potatoes
    • Close up of a bowl of crustless chicken pot pie (filling) over rice, with sage leaves surrounding them.
      Crustless Chicken Pot Pie with Buttermilk
    • Close up of a brown ceramic bowl with creamy wild rice soup with a red cloth napkin and fresh herbs around. it.
      Cream of Mushroom Wild Rice Soup
    • Top view of one Chilean Sea Bass fillet with a caper butter sauce on top, on a what and blue plate.
      Pan-Seared Chilean Sea Bass (Patagonian Toothfish)

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    Hi, I'm Valentina, certified chef, owner, recipe developer and photographer at Cooking on the Weekends. I'm also a mom of two boys and a Los Angeleno. I use seasonal whole foods to create unique and comforting recipes for casual entertaining.

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