Easy Weeknight Meals
Finding dinner is easier when you have plenty of reliable main dish recipes to choose from.
Whether you’re planning a quick weeknight meal or a comforting family dinner, you’ll find everything from chicken and beef recipes to pasta, seafood, casseroles, slow cooker meals, and more.
Browse these easy recipes to find new family favorites and ideas you’ll want to make again and again.
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Beef Recipes
- Bisquick Ground Beef Recipes
- Steak & Potatoes in the Oven
- Beef Gyro Bowls
- Taco Biscuit Cups
- Cheeseburger Biscuit Cups
- Meatloaf Muffins
- Beef Stew
- Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast
Main Dish Vegetable Recipes
Chicken Recipes
- Chicken Recipes for the 4th of July
- Easy Chicken Recipes for Dinner with a Few Ingredients
- Pink Sauce Pasta
Pork Recipes
- Easy Crock Pot Pork Chop Recipes
- Pork Chop Recipes
- Ground Sausage Dinner Recipes
- Italian Sausage Recipes
- Pork & Sweet Potato Stew
- Diced Ham Recipes
- Leftover Ham Recipes
Seafood Recipes
- Stuffed Fish Recipes
- Crab Dinner Ideas
- Recipes Using Canned Crab Meat
- How to Steam Seafood
- Summer Shrimp Recipes
- Leftover Shrimp Recipes
- Flounder Recipes
- Air Fryer Seafood recipes
Holiday Dinners
- Traditional Christmas Dinner Ideas
- Christmas Dinner Ideas
- Christmas Eve Crockpot Dinner Ideas
- Christmas Pasta Recipes
- Best Easter Dinner Recipes
- Valentine’s Day Dinner Ideas for the Family
- 4th of July Chicken Recipes
- 4th of July Crockpot Recipes
More Dinner Ideas:
- Instant Pot Recipes
- Comfort Food Dinner Ideas
- Dinner Ideas for Hot Summer Nights
- Pasta Recipes
- Soup Recipes
- Air Fryer Recipes
- Mini Casserole Recipes
- Sunday Italian Dinner Recipes
- Bisquick Dinner Casserole Recipes
- Hearty Dinner Recipes
- What to Make with Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits
A main dish is the primary course of a meal. It usually includes a protein like chicken, beef, pork, seafood, or beans and is filling enough to serve as the centerpiece of lunch or dinner.
Easy main dishes include casseroles, sheet pan meals, slow cooker recipes, pasta dinners, skillet meals, and one-pot recipes that require minimal prep and cleanup.
Pair your main dish with vegetables, salads, potatoes, rice, pasta, or fresh bread depending on the meal. Adding one or two simple side dishes helps create a balanced dinner.