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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

    All Main Courses

    • Spinach Pesto Spaghetti Squash
    • Persimmon Prosciutto Pork Tenderloin
    • Spicy Sriracha Spaghetti and Meatballs
    • Braised Beef Short Ribs with Pumpkin
    • Pineapple Pork Chops
    • Best Vegetarian Enchiladas Ever
    • Grilled Balsamic Coffee Marinated Flank Steak
    • Bistec Encebollado Salvadoreño (Steak and Onions)
    • Cold Carrot Soba Noodle Salad
    • Cannellini Bean Tuna Salad
    • Cold Cucumber Basil Soup
    • Hearty Chicken Vegetable and Rice Soup
    • Grilled Chicken Sandwich from Greg's Grill
    • Mexican Chocolate Chili and Casa Mia Restaurant
    • Miso Tofu
    • Butternut Squash Chili
    • Quinoa Burgers
    • Tofu Chili
    • Potato Chestnut Soup Recipe
    • Chicken Roulade
    • Fall-Apart Dutch Oven Chicken
    • Sheet Pan Honey Sriracha Tofu and Broccoli
    • Red Kuri Squash Soup
    • Creamy Kale Soup with Potatoes
    • Tuscan White Bean Soup or Stew
    • Watermelon Sandwich
    • Easy Tomato Gazpacho
    • Creamy Avocado Gazpacho
    • Chipotle Mango Quesadillas
    • Spicy Sriracha Burger
    • Sheet Pan Tofu and Veggies
    • Ahi Tuna Burger (Sesame-Crusted)
    • Baked Coconut Mango Chicken
    • Vegan Asparagus Soup
    • Stove-Top Meatballs and Gnocchi
    • Crispy Salmon Bites with Broccoli and Potatoes
    • Crustless Chicken Pot Pie with Buttermilk
    • Cream of Mushroom Wild Rice Soup
    • Pan-Seared Chilean Sea Bass (Patagonian Toothfish)
    • Creamy Coconut Shrimp with Gnocchi

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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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