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Spectacular Main Dishes

Seeking wholesome dinner recipes that are family friendly, easy to prepare, and packed with nutrition? You are in great company here!

 

Browse my dinner recipes featuring Beef, Chicken, Pork, Fish & Seafood, and Turkey! Check out my Meatless Meals too for plant-based fare. Looking for something quick? Choose one of my 30-Minute Meals! You can also browse by cooking method such as Slow Cooker, Air Fryer, Oven-Baked and more!

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Medium-rare beef tenderloin sliced into slices in a cast iron skillet
Beef
Two large chicken breasts on a black cutting board, cut into slices.
Chicken
Eggplant Chickpea and Chard Shakshuka - a healthy delicious poached eggs in tomato sauce recipe.
Meatless
Stack of barbecue baked ribs on a platter
Pork
Salmon filets in a skillet with sun-dried tomato sauce.
Seafood
Whole roast turkey on a wooden cutting board with sliced oranges and fresh garlic in the background.
Turkey
large wooden bowl full of rice and orange chicken with chop sticks and a red napkin.
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30-Minute Meals

Easy, nutrient-dense whole food meals that come together quickly for easy weeknight eating! Whip up any of these recipes after a long day for the ultimate way to settle down for the evening.

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close up egg roll in a bowl with chop sticks to the side.

Ground Turkey Egg Roll in a Bowl

4.50 from 10 votes
Finished steak and potato skillet in a cast iron skillet with a napkin to the side

30-Minute Steak and Potato Skillet

5 from 2 votes

Readers’ Favorite Dinners

Fish on a plate with a bite taken out of it with a fork. Cauliflower rice to the side.

Chili Lime Baked Cod

4.47 from 132 votes
Two plates of birria tacos sprinkled with cilantro

Crock Pot Birria Tacos

4.60 from 163 votes
ground turkey skillet with zucchini, spinach, and ginger

Zucchini and Ground Turkey Skillet

4.37 from 134 votes
Wooden bowl of salmon bites and veggies.

Crispy Bang Bang Salmon Bites Bowls

4.53 from 173 votes
Stainless steel skillet with gluten-free dairy-free Chicken Marsala. A napkin to the side. Ready to serve.

Gluten-Free Chicken Marsala (dairy-free)

4.53 from 167 votes
Mediterranean salmon fresh out of the oven, ready to be served.

Mediterranean Salmon in Parchment Paper

4.42 from 173 votes
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Ground Beef Stroganoff - an easy filling dinner recipe that is ultra creamy and satisfying!

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Ground Beef Stroganoff

4.63 from 154 votes
Cast iron skillet with cooked crispy salmon and a creamy dill sauce inside.

Crispy Skillet Salmon with Lemon Caper Dill Sauce

4.44 from 130 votes
Crock pot full of shredded Mexican chicken for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and more.

5-Ingredient Crock Pot Mexican Shredded Chicken

4.43 from 164 votes
Top down photo of a white plate of Roasted Garlic and Kale Spaghetti Squash with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Roasted Garlic and Kale Spaghetti Squash with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

4.60 from 194 votes

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Big white bowl full of ramen noodles with broth, sliced chicken and soft boiled egg. Sprinkled with sesame seeds, red pepper flakes, and parsley with a black soup spoon to the side and a small blue bowl of sesame seeds.

Slow Cooker Chicken Ramen

4 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Large wooden bowl full of yellow rice and beef shawarma meat with tzatziki sauce on top and a wood inlay fork, ready to eat. The skillet with the rest of the meat is in the background.

Easy Beef Shawarma

40 minutes mins
Large blue bowl full of chicken teriyaki on top of white rice, sprinkled with green onions and sesame seeds. Chopsticks and a napkin to the side.

Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki

2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Cast iron skillet full of 10 meatballs that are sprinkled with fresh parsley. A bowl of sliced lemons and a bowl of tzatziki sauce in the background, ready to serve.

Easy Greek-Style Gyro Meatballs

40 minutes mins
Two large wooden bowls full of elk chili with chopped parsley on top and a golden spoon and a gold napkin to the side.

Easy Elk Chili Recipe

1 hour hr
Large wooden bowl of salad with chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, lentils, pecans, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, and red onions. a bowl of dried cranberries to the side and a jar of vinaigrette.

Roasted Sweet Potato Chicken Salad with Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette

50 minutes mins
Creamy vegan mushroom soup in two wooden bowls with fresh parsley sprinkled on top and two glasses of wine to the side.

Dairy-Free Creamy Vegan Mushroom Soup

1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Two wooden bowls full of pasta e fagioli soup with golden spoons and a golden napkin to the side, ready to serve.

Pasta e Fagioli Soup (Olive Garden Copycat Recipe)

55 minutes mins
A big bowl of black eyed pea soup with collard greens, sausage, and a spoon on the side, ready to eat.

Black Eyed Pea Soup with Collard Greens and Sausage

1 hour hr
Instant Pot Lamb Shanks - an easy method for braising lamb shanks in a delicious tomato based sauce.

Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks

8 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Large bowl of chicken, cabbage and white bean soup with spinach and lemon. A gold spoon inside and a bowl of lemon wedges.

Chicken Cabbage and White Bean Soup

1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Slow cooker full of cashew chicken with fresh broccoli and bell peppers, ready to eat.

Crock Pot Cashew Chicken

2 hours hrs 45 minutes mins
Two large Banana Oat Waffles on a white plate with sliced bananas, pecans and honey on top. A ripe banana and pecans in the background.

Flourless Protein Banana Oat Waffles

30 minutes mins
White bowl of white rice and garlic ginger ground turkey with green beans. a small blue bowl of sesame seeds in the background and some fresh cilantro in the foreground.

Garlic Ginger Ground Turkey

30 minutes mins
Turkey salad with fresh greens in a wooden bowl with a golden napkin and a small bowl of pecans to the side. A golden spoon is ready to serve the salad.

Cranberry Pecan Turkey Salad

15 minutes mins
Slices of turkey roast with cranberry relish on top and pan juices being drizzled on top of the meat.

Garlic Butter Turkey Roast

2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Wooden bowl full of butternut squash lentil salad with dried cranberries, pecans, pumpkin seeds, and maple balsamic vinaigrette. A golden napkin to the side, a small bowl full of pecans, and pumpkin seeds to the side. A golden spoon inside the bowl, ready to serve the salad

Roasted Butternut Squash Lentil Salad

50 minutes mins
Mediterranean Chicken Soup with brown rice, Kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes and more in two bowls with a golden napkin.

Mediterranean Chicken Soup

1 hour hr
Slow cooker full of bone in chicken thighs, chopped apples, onion, and apple cider surrounding the cooked chicken.

Crock Pot Chicken and Apples

4 hours hrs 25 minutes mins
Large skillet full of ground turkey, rice, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes and more. Freshly cooked and ready to serve.

Mediterranean Ground Turkey and Rice Skillet

35 minutes mins
Two bowls of birria soup in wooden bowls with a golden spoon, ready to serve.

Birria Soup with Vegetables and Noodles

1 hour hr 40 minutes mins
Lasagna soup in a white bowl with a spoon scooping some of the noodles and cheese out. A fresh basil leaf to the side and another bowl of soup in the background.

Easy Lasagna Soup

45 minutes mins
Salmon Noodle Casserole in a large white casserole dish with a wooden spoon to the side.

Salmon Noodle Casserole

1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Easy Crock Pot Mongolian Beef in a wooden bowl on top of white rice, sprinkled with sesame seeds and green onions. Chop sticks and a napkin to the side and a bowl of green onions.

Crock Pot Mongolian Beef

3 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Chicken Taco Casserole with a wooden spoon scooping some of the casserole. Sliced avocado and chopped tomatoes top the casserole and there's a golden napkin to the side.

Chicken Taco Casserole

1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Large stainless steel skillet full of turkey bolognese sauce with fresh parsley to the side and dried parsley sprinkled on top.

Easy Ground Turkey Bolognese

35 minutes mins
Two parmesan crusted salmon filets on a plate with a fork taking a bite and a lemon wedge to the side.

Parmesan Crusted Salmon

20 minutes mins
Slice of butternut squash lasagna on a blue plate with the rest of the pan of lasagna in the background.

Easy 4-Ingredient Butternut Squash Lasagna

1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Four cooked salmon filets in a stainless steel skillet with creamy sun-dried tomato sauce. Ready to serve.

Marry Me Salmon (Dairy-Free)

40 minutes mins
Slow cooker chicken stew with fresh vegetables inside of a crock pot with a ladle taking some of the stew out.

Crock Pot Chicken Stew

5 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Chicken penne pasta in a skillet with tomatoes and creamy sauce.

Marry Me Chicken Pasta (Gluten-Free)

35 minutes mins
Four chicken birria tacos on a plate with a closeup so you can see the melted cheese and moist chicken. Sprinkled with fresh cilantro.

Crock Pot Chicken Birria Tacos

Chicken in a creamy sauce on a blue plate with Mexican rice and a golden fork, ready to serve.

Dairy-Free Pollo A La Crema (Creamy Chicken)

35 minutes mins
Stainless steel skillet full of chicken breasts with artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, and sun-dried tomatoes.

Mediterranean Lemon Garlic Chicken with Artichoke Hearts and Olives

35 minutes mins
Three salmon filets cooked in a skillet with a fork digging into one of them so you can see the juicy flaky texture. The salmon is surrounded by creamy coconut sauce.

Crispy Coconut Lime Salmon

25 minutes mins
Large blue-rimmed bowl full of greens, rice, cabbage and carrot slaw, fresh cooked flaky fish, and avocado sauce with a spoon to the side. The ultimate fish taco bowl.

Fish Taco Bowls with Slaw & Avocado Sauce

50 minutes mins
Bread with chickpea tuna salad on top on a white plate and the rest of the salad in a bowl in the background. A golden napkin to the side.

Greek Chickpea Tuna Salad

15 minutes mins
New York strip steak with a slice of compound butter on top, melting into the steak.

Grilled New York Strip Steak

20 minutes mins
Two salmon filets on a plate with a golden spoon drizzling honey butter over the salmon.

Hot Honey Salmon

18 minutes mins
Balsamic glazed salmon on a plate with a fresh lemon in the background and a small bowl of glaze.

Balsamic Glazed Salmon

1 hour hr 25 minutes mins
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Medium-rare beef tenderloin sliced into slices in a cast iron skillet
Beef
Two large chicken breasts on a black cutting board, cut into slices.
Chicken
Eggplant Chickpea and Chard Shakshuka - a healthy delicious poached eggs in tomato sauce recipe.
Meatless
Stack of barbecue baked ribs on a platter
Pork
Salmon filets in a skillet with sun-dried tomato sauce.
Seafood
Whole roast turkey on a wooden cutting board with sliced oranges and fresh garlic in the background.
Turkey
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