Main Dishes

Side view of a spooky tray with individual Skull Calzones - pizza dough filled with sauce, cheese, ricotta, and pepperoni and baked in a skull shaped muffin tin.

Skull Calzones

These individual skull calzones are the perfect, gory, macabre, Halloween dinner idea that you need to feed your family and ensure the kids will eat! This recipe is easy – refrigerated pizza crust dough, mini pepperonis, shredded cheese, ricotta cheese, and sauce make these spooky treats even better than the plain personal calzones you get from your local pizza place.

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Top view - Orange pot with Zombie Finger Stew - baked beans, full of vegetables, and hot dogs cut to resemble fingers. Perfect kid-friendly Halloween dinner.

Zombie Finger Stew

Trying to get something nutritious into your kids before they go Trick-Or-Treating and embark on a week-long sugar high is challenging, at best. Luckily, Zombie Finger Stew comes to the rescue – delighting the kids with the gory zombie fingers and satisfying mom’s need to provide a veggie-dense meal they’ll actually eat.

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Better Than Takeout Gyros With Tzatziki Sauce

This is a better-than-take-out recipe that is sure to become one of your favorites. A classic Greek sandwich of soft, pillowy pita bread stuffed with slices of garlicky, savory meat, fresh tomatoes, crunchy onion, and a cool, creamy Tzatziki sauce. This recipe only looks involved. It’s easier than you think!

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White bowl of Braised beef ragu served over ziti and garnished with Parmesan cheese shavings. Side view.

Braised Beef Ragu

Beef chuck is braised in a vegetable and tomato sauce until fork tender and shredded. Serve it over ziti or pappardelle pasta for a stick-to-your-ribs meal that your whole family will love.

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Black baking dish with Poblano And Corn Enchiladas, topped with melted cheese and garnished with sliced scallions with a serving removed and plated on a black plate with a sour cream drizzle on a gray background.

Poblano And Corn Enchiladas

These delicious poblano and corn enchiladas use the summer’s abundance. Poblano and jalapeno chiles are roasted and combined with tomatillos and spices for a flavorful, rich enchilada sauce to top creamy corn and roasted poblano enchiladas. The result is a decadent, flavorful, vegetarian meal that your family will love!

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White soup bowl with Esquites Shrimp Chowder and garnished with corn, Cojita cheese, and cilantro.

Esquites Shrimp Chowder

This delicious soup combines the flavors of Mexican street corn, spicy, smoky grilled shrimp, and velvety corn chowder. Pair it with a green salad and crusty bread for a veggie-forward meal that tastes like summer.

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Side view of a white bowl of Flamin' Hot Nashville Chicken Wings and garnished with pickle slices.

Flamin’ Hot Nashville Chicken Wings

These Flamin’ Hot Nashville Chicken Wings combine two great flavors on one spicy wing. The chicken is breaded with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and baked to crunchy goodness. They’re then glazed with a sweet, hot honey glaze for a taste that will be requested over and over by your friends and family.

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Grilled citrus marinated flank steak, sliced, on a wooden cutting board.

Citrus Marinated Flank Steak

Citrus-marinated grilled flank steak is a tender, flavorful, and juicy way to grill this tough cut of beef for a buttery, fork-tender, inexpensive meal. The marinade is used again in a basting liquid and finishing sauce so each bite is bursting with flavor!

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Silver platter with a whole copycat Kenny Rogers Roasted Chicken.

Copycat Kenny Rogers Roasted Chicken

This copycat Kenny Rogers Roasted Chicken recipe will take you back to the 90s and the tender, flavorful, juicy chicken the chain restaurant was famous for. The chicken is dry brined, marinated, and dry rubbed before being roasted and basted to golden perfection.

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How To Make Classic Mole Poblano Sauce

Classic Mole Poblano is a complex, rich sauce used in dishes for holidays and other celebrations. Four types of chiles, Mexican chocolate, nuts, seeds, and fruit blend together to create a thick sauce that is reddish-brown in color, smoky, earthy, and slightly sweet.

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Side view of a bowl of Thai Coconut Curry Salmon Fillets in a brown bowl and garnished with lime slices, torn basil, and sliced red Thai chiles.

Thai Coconut Curry Salmon Fillets

These Thai Coconut Curry Salmon fillets are a perfect dinner during Lent. The warm spices in the coconut curry sauce are so comforting and full of flavor – just what you need while the weather is still a bit chilly outside.

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The Star of Your Menu

Designing a menu isn’t an easy job! There’re several things you need to consider when shortlisting dishes before you land on the perfect combination. Undoubtedly, the most important item on your menu is the main dish you’ll be serving. It’s the star of your meal! Everything else on your menu is based around it.

We’ve all got our go-to main dishes that we love to fall back on when it’s time to invite guests over for dinner. But hey, serving the same meal over and over again can get a little boring, both for you and your dinner guests. You don’t need a complicated dish to up your game! With our easy-to-prepare main dish recipes, you’re in for a treat! Say goodbye to the same old Turkey roast, and say hello to Seared Sea Scallops, Tex-Mex Fajitas, and Shrimp Paella! Check out our food blog for detailed recipes and guidelines.

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