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Dinners & Main Course

Cooking healthy and delicious family-friendly main course dinner recipes should be both fun and tasty for all!  Whether you are feeding a large group or catering to kids' tastes, you will find the perfect dinner recipe for all diets and occasions here.

For example, some of my family's favorite main course dinner recipes include jambalaya, pozole, and the always easy mahi mahi.

Here you can also learn how to make perfectly cooked Greek chicken or garlic butter pork chop.

Some flavorful popular recipes include Vietnamese pho and Creole red beans and rice.

  • Dinners & Main Course
    • 30 Minutes or Less
    • Air Fryer
    • Beans + Lentils + Legumes
    • Beef + Pork
    • Breakfast for Dinner
    • Buddha Bowls
    • Casserole
    • Chicken + Poultry
    • Comfort Food
    • Easy Recipes
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    • Healthy + Light Dinners
    • Main Course Salads
    • Main Course
    • One Pan Meal
    • Pastas + Risotto
    • Pizzas + Savory Pastries
    • Pizza + Pasta + Noodles
    • Seafood
    • Slow Cooker + Instant Pot
    • Tacos
Overhead image of a white bowl filled with authentic pozole surrounding by plates filled with optional garnishes.

Pozole Rojo Recipe (Red Posole)

Air fryer chicken nuggets on a white plate with a side of buffalo sauce.

Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets

Wooden spoon filled with creamy baked macaroni and cheese in a white baking dish.

Baked Mac and Cheese

Large white skillet filled with cooked frozen meatballs, pineapple, and bell peppers in a sweet and sour sauce.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

White serving bowl filled with chicken tikka masala and basmati rice garnished with fresh cilantro.

Chicken Tikka Masala

Overhead image of orzo pasta in a large white Dutch oven.

Orzo Pasta with Tomatoes and Artichoke Hearts (One-Pot)

A white bowl filled with homemade chicken dumplings garnished with fresh thyme.

Chicken and Dumplings

Overhead image of a white shallow bowl filled with white beans soup made with cannellini beans, carrots, onions, fresh herbs, and bacon.

White Bean Soup

Shallow bowl filled with noodles smothered in a garlic butter and soy sauce and garnished with grated parmesan cheese and green onions.

Asian Garlic Noodles

Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Shepherd's Pie

Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

Close up image of cranberry sauce covered meatballs in a large slow cooker.

Cranberry Meatballs

Close up image of garlic parmesan wings on a small white serving tray.

Crispy Garlic Parmesan Wings

A close up of Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi Recipe

Zoomed in image of a white bowl filled with juicy shrimp and asparagus in lemon and garlic stir fry sauce.

Shrimp and Asparagus Stir Fry

Large white bowl filled with seafood gumbo and white rice.

Gumbo Recipe

Close up image of a large white pot filled with cooked jambalaya made with white rice, chicken, andouille sausage, and shrimp, and garnished with chopped parsley and green onions.

Jambalaya Recipe

Large skillet filled with sauteed pancetta and shallots with cooked sweet peas and garnished with mint.

Peas and Pancetta- Easy Holiday Side Dish

Corn tortillas topped with black beans, sauteed spinach, roasted butternut squash, and drizzled with chipotle lime cream all on a large baking sheet.

Butternut Squash Tacos

White shallow bowl filled with the best chili recipe and topped with shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, and green onions.

The Best Chili Recipe

Close up image of a large skillet filled with seared chicken breast cutlets simmering in a homemade cream sauce with bacon.

Creamy Bacon Chicken

White baking dish filled with homemade turkey tetrazzini and topped with melted white cheddar cheese.

Turkey Tetrazzini Recipe

Big slice of homemade classic shepherd's pie on a white serving plate.

Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

Overhead and close-up image of sliced beef meatloaf recipe.

The Best Meatloaf Recipe

Overhead image of a large Dutch oven filled with homemade chicken and barley soup filled with carrots, celery, and onions.

Chicken Barley Soup

White shallow soup bowl filled with homemade leftover turkey soup filled with veggies, tomatoes, turkey, and barley.

Turkey Soup Recipe

Close up image of cashew Chicken in a large blue and white serving bowl garnished with sesame seeds and green onions.

Cashew Chicken

Overhead image of spaghetti noodles in a cream sauce with bacon and peas.

Pasta with Bacon and Peas

White baking dish filled with four baked chicken breasts covered with homemade honey mustard sauce.

Honey Mustard Chicken Recipe

Overhead view of a white shallow bowl filled with red beans and rice garnished with fresh chopped parsley.

Easy Red Beans and Rice Recipe

Salisbury steak meat patties with mushroom and onions in a rich gravy in a cast iron skillet.

Old Fashioned Salisbury Steak Recipe

Image of a large Dutch oven filled with Fesenjān, a Iranian stew made with walnuts, pomegranate molasses, chicken, and onions.

Fesenjān – Persian Pomegranate and Chicken Stew

Large skillet filled with homemade roasted red pepper sauce and three whole chicken breasts garnished with chopped parsley.

Roasted Red Pepper Pasta with Chicken

White serving plate filled with a single serving of cooked spaghetti noodles and shredded chicken breast that has been mixed in a creamy lemon, garlic, and parmesan cream sauce.

Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta

Fully cooked baked potatoes cut in half and seasoned with salt, pepper, and butter.

Perfect Baked Potato Recipe

Small white plate with penne noodles tossed in a homemade cream sauce and garnished with fresh parmesan and lemon zest.

Creamy Penne Pasta Recipe

Cooked Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole in a white casserole dish.

Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole Recipe

Large white pasta bowl filled with penne pasta and mixed spring vegetables such as asparagus, bell peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, and sprinkled with parmesan.

Pasta Primavera Recipe

Overhead image of a large stainless steel skillet filled with cooked cannellini beans and spinach in a savory lemon and garlic sauce.

Cannellini Beans Recipe

Honey Dijon Chicken Foil Packets with chopped vegetables.

Honey Dijon Chicken Foil Packets

Close up overhead image of a white serving plate filled with one bone-in honey garlic pork chop and a side of green beans.

Easy Honey Garlic Pork Chops

Two thinly sliced parmesan crusted chicken breast pieces on a small white serving plate garnished with chopped parsley and fresh lemon.

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

Image of a white serving plate filled with creamy pesto gnocchi garnished with freshly grated parmesan cheese, red chili flakes, and fresh basil leaves.

Creamy Pesto Gnocchi

Overhead image of a large white ceramic skillet filled with cheesy turkey pasta.

Ground Turkey Pasta Recipe

Image of a plate filled with bacon and broccoli pasta penne tossed in a homemade cream sauce.

Easy Bacon Broccoli Pasta Recipe

Large white pan filled with thinly sliced chicken breasts simmering in a light garlic and rosemary sauce.

Rosemary Garlic Chicken Recipe

A bowl of pasta with Chicken Paprikash

Hungarian Chicken Paprikash Recipe

Large skillet filled with thinly sliced chicken breasts cooked and covered with a mixture of onions, black beans, tomatoes, and sweet corn and smothered in melted cheese.

Santa Fe Chicken Recipe

A pan of Garlic Lemon Honey Chicken

Lemon Honey Ginger Chicken Recipe (15-Minutes)

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