This slow cooked sweet potato lentil stew is a flavorful and nutritious dish packed with protein and veggies. Use vegetable broth to make it vegan-friendly.
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
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Delicious dinners for beef, chicken, vegetarian, seafood, fish, pork, ham and more main dishes. No need for fast food or dining out with these tasty dinners! Whether you are looking for dinner party recipes, healthy dinners, or quick and easy main dishes we have lots of recipes to choose from.
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Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentil Stew
Red Onion Chili
Chili-stuffed red onions are a total show-stopper. Some spicy vegetarian chili turns hollowed out red onions into beautiful, cheesy chili bowls.
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Fried Bologna Sandwich
This hearty sandwich is made by frying thin slices of bologna and onion in a pan, then adding them to a sandwich with your favorite toppings.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Pita Pocket Reuben Sandwich
Made with Swiss cheese, pita bread, deli corned beef, sauerkraut, prepared mustard, Thousand Island salad dressing
Time: under 30 minutes
Korean Meatballs
Korean meatballs are a delicious and easy way to get your Asian food fix. These little meaty balls of goodness are perfect for a party or a quick and tasty weeknight meal.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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Boneless Lamb Loin With Balsamic Garlic Glaze
A great cut of lamb deserves a great recipe. Roasted lamb loin rubbed with herbs and spices gets a blissful baste in reduced balsamic with olive oil and...
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Copycat Bangkok Thai's Lemongrass Chicken Stir-Fry
Made with canola or soy oil, garlic, boneless chicken breast, Thai chile, fresh lemongrass, coconut milk, palm sugar or granulated sugar, fish sauce...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Shrimp & Pasta Stir Fry
Tired of plain ol' stir fries? Try this recipe that adds pasta to the dish along with other more traditional stir fry ingredients.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Beef Tamales
Experience the delicious flavor of traditional Mexican cuisine with these hearty beef tamales. Serve them as a main dish for a family dinner or as a festive party appetizer.
Method: stovetop, rice cooker/steamer
Time: 2-5 hours
Slow Cooker Sausage And Butternut Squash Stew
This hearty and flavorful stew has lots of veggies like squash, potatoes, carrots, and green beans. Using a lighter sausage helps keep the calories down...
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Irish Corned Beef Sandwich Melts
Made with aged sharp cheddar cheese, corned beef, dried thyme, butter, onion, coleslaw mix, mayonnaise, Irish soda bread, stone-ground mustard
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Wild Rice Chili
Made with chili powder, water, condensed beef broth, ground beef, onion, garlic, wild rice, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, kidney beans
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
PB And Pickle Sandwiches
Who doesn't love a good peanut butter and pickle sandwich? The sweet and salty flavors of the peanut butter paired with the tanginess of the pickles is a match made in heaven.
Time: under 30 minutes
Creamy Slow Cooker Chicken Stew
Made with black pepper, basil, skinned and boned uncooked chicken breast, carrots, onion, celery, cream of chicken soup
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Chorizo Empanadas
Spicy chorizo makes a spectacular filling for empanadas. These scratch-made savory bites will make a fun cooking project with a tasty, tasty ending.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Vienna Steak With Braised Onions (Wiener Rostbraten)
If you want to dress up a steak a little without working too hard, onions are the answer. Cook them up while the steak rests, using the same pan...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Easter Three-Meat Italian-Style Pie
Made with Parmesan cheese, prosciutto, unbaked pie crusts, ricotta cheese, eggs, Mozzarella cheese, cooked ham, Genoa salami
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Slow Cooker Fish Stew
Snapper or flounder in a white wine broth with tomatoes, mushrooms, and zucchini nails the balance between warming, hearty soup and light, veggie-based meal.
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Slow Cooker Belgian Beef Stew
The key to this mushroom and carrot packed Belgian stew is the beer, which adds an element of depth you just can't get with broth or water.
Method: stovetop, crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Super Texas Chili
Made with garlic, red bell peppers, green bell peppers, poblano peppers, jalapeno chilies, chipotle chili, diced tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, coriander
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Mexican Pozole With Tomatoes And Hominy
Lean beef is simmered with stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, cilantro, seasonings, and hominy.
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Sloppy Pedros With Spicy Beans
Kidney beans give these Pedros a leg up on the classic sloppy Joe. Perfect recipe to double or triple and serve to a hungry crowd with some sides like slaw or potato...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
15-Minute Chili
Made with black pepper, ground cumin, ground cinnamon, chili powder, ground turkey, kidney or pinto beans, chicken broth, tomatoes, tomato paste
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Bob Evans' Maple Sausage Breakfast Burritos
Bob Evans' Maple Sausage Breakfast Burritos are a hearty take on the traditional breakfast burrito.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Drumstick Skillet with Rice
Looking for a quick and easy dinner? Chicken drumsticks are browned and then simmered in a flavorful rice and vegetable mixture.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chicken and Broccoli Stirfry
Made with red bell pepper, green onions, chicken stock, boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, soy sauce, cornstarch, oyster sauce, sesame oil, vegetable oil, chili...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Grilled Bluefish With Mustard Glaze
One fish, two fish, red fish, (grilled) bluefish. A tangy mustard marinade gives these bluefish fillets some zip before grilling.
Method: outdoor grill
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cheese-Crusted Chicken
Made with lemon, butter, bread crumbs, boneless skinless chicken breast halves, flour, salt, ground nutmeg, black pepper, egg, Swiss, Gruyere, or Emmenthaler cheese
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Thai-Style Spicy Shrimp And Noodles
This noodle dish is loaded with fresh Thai flavors. Coconut milk cools down the hot chili paste for a sensational sauce to cover the shrimp and stir-fried veggies.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Five-Gallon Chicken Pot Pie
This savory pot pie stuffed with chicken, mushrooms, potatoes, and carrots will still be tasty scaled down a bit. But if you need to feed a crowd, you're in the right place.
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
CDKitchen's Favorite Paella
If you want to impress a group of friends, it's really tough to top paella. An array of meat, seafood, and veggies make this one heck of a paella mixta. Slice up some crusty...
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Peanut Butter Chicken
Made with breadcrumbs, milk, black pepper, salt, whole chicken, flour, egg, peanut butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Easy Chicken Stir-Fry Teriyaki
A great way to use up leftover chicken, this tasty dinner is ready in mere minutes and with easy to prepare ingredients.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Burrito Lasagna
Can't decide between a Italian or Tex-Mex dinner? This casserole recipe layers burrito ingredients in between tortillas, Italian-style.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Ciro's Pizza
Made with flour, baker's yeast, olive oil, salt and pepper, egg, water, Roma tomatoes, capers, anchovies in oil
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Slow Cooker Beef Sandwich Au Coke
This distinctive recipe calls for pot roast slow-cooked with a surprising mix of cola, ketchup, and onion soup mix. Once the meat is tender, it's shredded and served...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
4-Hour Beef Stew
This beef stew is hearty and filling, but also has a touch of sweetness from the carrots. The stew is assembled and then slowly cooked for 4 hours in the oven.
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Deep Kettle Chili
Having a good, go-to chili recipe is an absolute must when the weather starts to turn chilly. This beef chili has a great trick for an extra-thick bowl of blending in some of the...
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
You're Not Man Enough Chili
Made with white onion, kidney beans, black beans, stewed tomatoes, jalapenos, curry powder, chili powder, seasoned black pepper, Tabasco sauce, habanero hot sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Pan-Fried Meatloaf In Tricolor Peppers
A new twist on stuffed peppers! In this version, bell pepper rings are filled with a tasty meatloaf mixture, browned in a pan, then baked until cooked through.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pan Seared Whitefish With Orange Caramelized Onions
Made with kosher salt, white fish fillets, naval orange, butter, olive oil, white onion, red onion, garlic, ginger, fresh thyme
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Border Grill Carne Asada Tacos
Step up your taco game with these amazing tacos just like they serve at the Border Grill restaurants. No taco seasoning mix here!
Method: outdoor grill, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Asian Pork Strips
Strips of lean pork stewed in the crockpot with soy sauce, garlic, and BBQ sauce get the perfect complement from little bursts of tropical pineapple flavor.
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Slow Cooker Steak Fajitas
Flank steak is the traditional cut of beef used in fajitas. The crock pot helps make it tender with its low and slow cooking.
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Sloppy Joe Freezer Mix
What is easier than sloppy joes? Sloppy joes made ahead of time. Freeze the saucy ground beef mixture, and when ready to cook just heat, and eat.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Bloody Mary Chicken
Made with chicken thighs, chicken breast halves, Worcestershire sauce, Clamato juice or vegetable juice cocktail, diced or stewed tomatoes, garlic, minced garlic
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pumpkin Bredie (South Africa)
Add a stamp for South Africa to your culinary passport. Lamb stewed until tender with peppers, onion, spices, and pumpkin makes a beautiful dish to serve over rice.
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Hungarian Sauerkraut Goulash Szekely Gulyas
This is a classic Eastern European affair. Plenty of onions and paprika, cooked with pork and sauerkraut, blended with rich sour cream, and ladled over your...
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Hot And Spicy Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
This spicy version of the classic sloppy joes sandwich is made with ground beef and is simmered in the crock pot. It gets its heat from spicy V8 juice, chili...
Method: stovetop, crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Copycat Golden Corral's Sausage and Veggies
If you ever wondered how a few simple ingredients could come together to create something so tasty, look no further. This recipe combines juicy sausage with...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
The name, vodka, comes from the Russian phrase zhiznennaia voda, or "water of life". It can be made from everything from potatoes to beets. It's considered to be fairly flavorless which makes it a great liquor for mixed drinks.
What's the secret ingredient in these cakes? Pudding mix. It not only adds flavor but it gives the cake a richer, creamier texture. No one will know your secret ingredient!
Keeping a can of frozen orange juice concentrate in the freezer means you can make more than just orange juice. Try it in a variety of orange-flavored recipes.





































































