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Main Course Recipes

Looking for recipes for lunch or dinner? These main course recipes are seasonal and healthy—perfect for everyday or entertaining!

You'll find main course salads and bowls perfect for lunch, like this Chickpea Tuna Salad. And lots of great recipes that solve the what's for dinner question like Creamy Parmesan Garlic Mushroom Chicken or Tofu Fried Rice. I've got vegetarian recipes, vegan recipes, meat-based recipes, and how about a great roundup of 25 Last-Minute Dinner Ideas?

  • green bean salad with goat cheese toasts on white plate with napkin and platter and glass of wine in background

    Green Bean Salad with Baked Goat Cheese

  • close up of chicken curry with zucchini in bowl next to napkin and fork.

    Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk and Zucchini

  • platter with creamy parmesan garlic mushroom chicken.

    Creamy Parmesan Garlic Mushroom Chicken

  • A bowl of carrot ginger soup topped with creme fraiche, chopped pistachios, and black pepper sits on a blue surface with a spoon in the bowl.

    Carrot Ginger Soup with Crème Fraiche

  • creamy artichoke pasta in serving dish with pine nuts in small bowl and napkin

    Creamy Spinach Artichoke Pasta

  • overhead shot of chickpea tuna salad in lettuce cups on white plate with fork

    Chickpea Tuna Salad

  • small bowl of summer orzo salad with tomatoes, feta, cucumbers, and basil

    Summer Orzo Salad (Risoni Salad)

  • large glass bowl filled with quinoa, chickpeas, cucumbers, spinach, and chunks of brie cheese.

    Quinoa Chickpea Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

  • warm grain bowl with pearl barley, asparagus, mushrooms, and egg in square white bowl

    Warm Pearl Barley Grain Bowl

  • pancetta, corn, and leek frittata with small bowls of ingredients

    Cheesy Pancetta Frittata with Corn and Leeks

  • burrata caprese on green platter with basil, basil vinaigrette, and bowl of pistachios

    Burrata Caprese with Peaches

  • sardines on toast with chickpea salad on plate next to bowl of chickpea salad and sardine tin

    Sardines on Toast with Chickpea Salad

  • overhead shot of bowl of vegan buddha bowl with fork

    Vegan Buddha Bowl with Lemon Tahini Dressing

  • grain bowl with steak, brown rice, broccoli, carrots, and peanut sauce in blue bowl with green napkin

    Grain Bowl with Steak, Brown Rice, and Peanut Sauce

  • vegan chickpea curry with spinach in small bowl next to large pot with ladle

    Vegan Chickpea Curry with Spinach

  • plate of lentil bolognese on fettuccine noodles with cherry tomatoes in background

    Red Lentil Bolognese

  • bowl of spicy scallop scampi with fork and lemon wedge

    Spicy Scallop Scampi

  • Ramen egg rice bowl in bowl with kitchen towel and furikake

    Ramen Egg Rice Bowl

  • bowl of creamy orzo pasta with chicken and red peppers

    Creamy Orzo Chicken with Mushrooms

  • quinoa grain bowl with broccoli, carrots, tofu, and sesame-ginger dressing

    Quinoa Grain Bowl with Sesame-Ginger Dressing

  • Toasted bread topped with chicken parmesan meatballs, melted cheese, and tomato sauce, garnished with fresh basil leaves, on a white plate.

    Easy Chicken Parmesan Meatballs

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