Easy Dinner & Main Dish Recipes
The part where we figure out what's actually for dinner.
Browse easy chicken dinners, beef, seafood, casseroles, skillet meals, vegetarian mains and family favorites made for everyday cooking. Whether you need something fast, comforting or just different from what you made last week, start here.
Easy Chicken au Poivre Without Brandy (One Skillet, 35 Minutes)
Chicken au poivre without brandy, cognac, or a trip to the liquor store. Juicy chicken thighs in a creamy cracked pepper sauce, all in one skillet in 35 minutes.
Crispy Chickpea Taco Bowls Recipe with Avocado Ranch
Crispy chickpea taco bowls that eat like a real dinner, not a sad desk salad. Seasoned roasted chickpeas, charred corn, fresh pico, and a homemade avocado ranch you'll want to put on everything. Vegetarian, meal-prep friendly, and on the table in 30 minutes.
Creamy Tuscan White Bean Skillet Recipe
This creamy Tuscan white bean skillet is a cozy 30-minute vegetarian dinner, no pasta required. One pan, pantry beans, and a sauce that makes itself.
Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe with Uncooked Rice
Chicken and rice casserole with uncooked rice that cooks through every time, no crunchy grains, no pre-cooking. One dish, dump and bake, done in an hour.
Brown Sugar Salmon Recipe (Grilled Bourbon Glaze)
A sticky, caramelized brown sugar bourbon glaze on grilled salmon that tastes like a steakhouse and comes together in 20 minutes. The trick is glazing late so the sugar doesn't burn - plus the no-stick method that makes grilling salmon foolproof.
Healthy Bang Bang Grilled Chicken Recipe
All the creamy, sweet-and-spicy bang bang flavor everyone's obsessed with — grilled instead of fried. The trick is when you add the sauce so it doesn't burn. Juicy, fast, and going straight into your summer rotation.
Grilled Steak with Sweet-Heat Marinade Recipe
The sweet-heat marinade that makes a cheap cut taste like a steakhouse — plus exactly how to tenderize, grill, and slice budget steak like sirloin, flank, and flat iron so it's never chewy. Tested on gas, charcoal, Blackstone, and pellet.
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