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Main Dish Recipes

Main dishes are - for obvious reason - the main attraction of any meal.  But that doesn't mean they have to be intimidating, or overly complex.

Here are the usual links to some of the superstars of my favorite main dish recipes.

Main dish recipes can be vegetarian like:

  • Easy Red Lentils and Rice - my absolute favorite comfort food and so easy to make.
  • Tofu Coconut Green Curry - Serious yum power
  • 13 Bean Soup - Simple, Affordable, Nourishing

My favorite main dish recipes that center around chicken, beef, pork, lamb, and seafood:

  • Buttery Shrimp with Worcestershire - not the easiest but definitely not the hardest but oh so worth it!
  • BBQ Oven Baked Beef Short Ribs - Takes a long time to cook but so easy to make!
  • Chicken and Stewed Tomatoes - Comfort food delishness.
  • My Mama's Homemade Pork Green Chili - So good the next day!
Romaine lettuce chunked, chunks of tomatoes, red peppers, whole olives and crumbled feta cheese. On a white plate.

Easy Mediterranean Salad with Feta Cheese

Bacon Arugula Tomato Stacked Sandwich on white plate. side view.

Bacon Arugula Tomato Sandwich

sdie View of a Pork Chop on a White plate smothered with chunky mushroom gravy. Fork and knife on the side of plate.

Smothered Pork Chops and Mushroom Gravy

Top view of zucchini noodles with carrots, red onions, red peppers, green onions and cashews on a white plate with chopsticks.

Asian Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles)

Top view. Stainless steel pan filled with thin noodles in a light soy sauce with garlic, chopped peanuts, and sliced green onions.

Soy Sauce Peanut Noodles

Brown Roasted Crispy bacon on an elevated wire rack over an aluminum lined sheet pan.

Easy Mess Free Oven Bacon

3 shelfs of colorful grains in quart size mason jars on stacked wood shelves

20 Easy To Make Pantry Recipes

Top view of dark golden brown whole roasted turkey in a black roasting pan.

Roast Turkey In Cheesecloth

Top View Of Toast with Mashed Avocado, Scrambled Egg, and Hot Sauce On a Cutting Board with tomato Slices

Scrambled Egg and Avocado Tartine (Toast)

Close Up of Beef Short Ribs in a brown sauce with diced carrots, bones sticking out. side view.

Braised Red Wine Short Ribs

Beef Short Ribs and sliced carrots cooked in a rich gravy and plated and garnished with thyme. White plate. Side view.

Crockpot Braised Orange Soy Short Ribs

Whole Fish on a platter sitting on white rice and green beans. Topped with Orange sauce and garnished with sliced green onions.

Orange, Ginger, and Soy Sauce Sea Bass

White shallow bowl filled with white rice and topped with potato, eggplant, green bean tan curry with a sliced green onion garnish.

Mixed Vegetable Curry and Rice

Amberjack Fish On A bed of spinach with kalamata olives, red peppers, lemon zest and lemon wedges.

Mediterranean Amber Jack Fish (Jack Fish)

rectangle white plate full of noodles in a yelow sauce with broccoli florets and chunks of sweet potatoes. Chopsticks resting on plate.

Sweet Potato and Broccoli Udon Bowl

2 white plates with a layer of sliced cooked potatoes, blanched green asparagus spears, spinach, and seared lamb with crumbled feta garnish. Close up.

Greek Lamb, Spinach, & Feta Salad

Multiple bowls of food on a wood cutting board. brie, apples with blue cheese, cornichons, green grapes, slices of ciabatta, green salad.

Picnic on the Piazza

White plate with a layer of sliced tomatoes at the bottom. On top is diced grouper and cucumbers with fresh dill and capers.

Grouper, Cucumber, Tomato Salad

Sliced Pepperoncini, caper, mozzarella cheese, browned pizza topped with fresh sliced basil.

Homemade Pepperoncini & Caper Pizza

Roasted sliced eggplant and red peppers over creamy polenta with fresh cherry tomatoes and garnished with feta and basil

Roasted Eggplant & Peppers w Polenta

¾ of a plate filled with browned gnocchi, sautéed kale, and ground sausage. On a white plate with a white napkin with small colorful flowers. Top view.

Pan Fried Gnocchi with Sausage and Kale

White deep plate of spaghetti with sautéed kale and thin sliced radishes. Topped with grated Parmesan cheese.

Sautéed Radish and Kale Spaghetti

Purple Radicchio, sliced orange bell peppers, chunks of albacore white tuna, and white beans in a white large shallow plate with a fork.

Radicchio, Tuna, White Bean Salad

Bowl of Fresh Littleneck Clams on ice in a stainless steel bowl. clos up.

Linguine with Fresh Clam Sauce

Brown Fried rice with scrambled eggs, toasted almonds, soy sauce, and fresh microgreen salad on top. White plate.

Vegetarian And Egg Leftover Fried Rice

Salmon filet on a white plate on top of zucchini noodles with parsley and caper garnish. close up.

Salmon with Dijon Dill Sauce & Zoodles

Chicken, Oranges, and Toasted Almonds with Brown sauce over a bed of couscous on a white shallow bowl. Garnished with chopped cilantro.

Slow Cooked Citrus Chicken

Brown oval plate of layered yellow rice, arugula, quartered cherry tomatoes, fresh spring peas, and chunks of avocado.

Arugula, Avocado, & Rice Salad

Baked Flaky Cod Fish on a bed of kale greens with a fresh dill and brazil nut pesto garnish.

Baked Cod with Dill & Brazil Nut Pesto

4 small pieces of tuna coated in sesame seeds and fried. One is cut open to expose the rare inside. On a plate with asparagus.

Sesame Tuna With Wasabi Sauce

Chunked Romaine Lettuce on a white platter dusted with Parmesan cheese. Tongs on side. 2 glasses of empty wine glasses on side.

Vegetarian Caesar Salad

Roasted Whole Chicken Recipe in dark deep Roasting Pan

Easy Perfect Roasted Whole Chicken

Plate of Black Beans & Rice W/ Tomato Salsa, Guacamole, Pineapple, and sliced turnips.

Black Beans, Rice, And Fixens

Baked Triangles of Crab Rangood on a tan plate with a side of brown soy dipping sauce. 2 sets of chopsticks.

Baked Crab Rangoon

Stainless steel pot of dry garbanzo beans cooking over an open flame with a wooden spoon sticking out.

Cooking Tips - Cooking Dry Beans

Blue oval bowl of golden brown pan fried gnocchi dumplings. On a white table with a silver fork and white napkin.

Easy Homemade Potato Gnocchi

Small Whole Roasted Pheasant and pheasant breast on white plate to top of roasted onions and carrots.

Easy Whole Roast Pheasant

Wood oval plate with crispy romaine lettuce with cooked chicken, sliced almonds, diced carrots, celery, onions, garlic, and ginger.

Chinese Chopped Chicken Salad

Deep Fried Egg Rolls filled with green chiles, cheese, and mangos stacked on a white platter and served with a bowl of guacamole.

Mango Green Chiles with Guacamole

A cooked chicken Breast coated in browned processed pecans. Garnished with parsley and on a bed of orzo with herbs on a white plate.

Oven Baked Pecan Crusted Chicken

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I’m Beckie Hemmerling. I love food and I think of it on a basic level of providing strength & nourishment. Cooking has helped me *try* to figure out life, not just my own, but also other people's. I have cooked through many joys / sorrows and cooking has always been a meditative place through these highs & lows. More background info →

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