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    Home » Recipes

    Lunch and Dinner

    Fresh, flavorful main course recipes for lunch and dinner that are delicious and simple.

    • Chicken

    • Beef

    • Pork

    • Seafood

    Easy homemade lunch ideas and dinner recipes for family dinner, meals for a crowd, camping meals and more. Ideas for lunch at home and and easy lunch box ideas for for kids and adults. Browse the links below for sandwiches, salads, pasta salads, skillet meals, sheet pan dinners, freezer ready meals and more organized by post date. Or search for main course recipes by occasion or ingredient type like chicken, fish, beef, pork, and shellfish.

     

    Shredded Shishito Pepper Braised Beef is a delicious beef recipe made from chunks of stew meat slow cooked until fork tender in a mild shishito pepper braising sauce. pulled beef | braised beef | shredded beef | braising meat | shredded beef tacos | shishito pepper recipe

    Shredded Shishito Pepper Braised Beef

    Pink Pesto 'Heart" Beet Pasta is a naturally bright pink pasta recipe made with balsamic roasted beets, beet greens and beetroot pesto. Valentine's day dinner idea | beet pasta | beetroot pesto | beet greens recipe | pink pasta | heart shaped foods

    Pink Pesto Beet Pasta

    Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs

    Lamb Kleftiko is a Greek lamb stew recipe of diced lamb slow roasted with potatoes and feta cheese in parchment. kleftiko | lamb kleftiko | lamb stew recipe | Greek lamb recipe

    Greek Lamb Kleftiko

    Broiled Lobster Tails are a delicious elegant seafood recipe that actually very easy to make at home. lobster tails| lobster tail recipe | broiled lobster tails

    Easy Broiled Lobster Tails

    A Seafood Platter is such easy upscale party food and it makes the perfect addition to a traditional brunch spread! party food | seafood platter recipe | seafood appetizer

    How to Make a Seafood Platter

    Macadamia Crusted Halibut with Strawberry Salsa is an amazing halibut recipe to cook when looking for a dairy free, healthy dinner recipe for Valentine's Day or any other weeknight dinner. halibut recipe | nut crusted fish | macadamia crusted halibut

    Macadamia Crusted Halibut with Strawberry Salsa

    Close up of pan fried crab cakes recipe with scallions and red onions

    Pan Fried Lemon Scallion Crab Cakes

    Pesto Salmon Sandwiches are a delicious, easy salmon recipe with pesto slathered ciabatta roll, juicy tomatoes, crisp lettuce and more! Pesto salmon | salmon recipes | recipes with pesto | salmon burger

    Pesto Salmon Sandwiches

    This Ultimate List of Hot Dog Toppings Ideas makes it so easy to throw together an easy hot dog bar food station at your next party! hot dog toppings | hot dog ideas | hot dog bar | gourmet hot dog recipes | hot dog menu ideas

    Ultimate List of Hot Dog Toppings Bar Ideas

    Sheet Pan Apricot Chicken and Potatoes is a quick, easy sheet pan meal that turns a few simple ingredients into an amazing meal in only 30 minutes! baked chicken thighs | apricot chicken | sheet pan chicken recipes

    Sheet Pan Apricot Chicken and Potatoes

    Crispy Pan Fried Asian Salmon Cakes are a delicious easy to prepare meal for breakfast, lunch or dinner! salmon patties recipe | salmon cakes canned or fresh salmon

    Crispy Pan Fried Asian Salmon Cakes

    Blue cheese stuffed burger with pretzels on pretzel bun

    Beefy Bacon Cheese Burger with Caramelized Onions

    Shreds of tender beef pot roast and pepperoncini peppers

    Instant Pot Pepperoncini Pot Roast

    simple black pepper pasta on aged wood board

    Super Simple Salt and Pepper Pasta Sauce

    Easy One – Tray Baked Chicken Parmesan with Roasted Tomato Sauce is full of garlic, cheese, fresh herbs, and tomato sauce with bursted tomatoes and deep rich flavor. | easy baked chicken parmesan recipe | parmesan crusted tray bake chicken with lemon, garlic, pasta and spinach recipe #sponsored by @muirglen @thefeedfeed #MyMuirGlen #feedfeed

    Baked Chicken Parmesan with Roasted Tomatoes

    Seasoned with cocoa chili dry rub, braised until fall-apart tender and crispy, bathed in chocolate chili barbecue sauce and piled high with cilantro lime coleslaw and quick pickled onions and radishes

    Mexican Mole Pulled Pork Sandwiches

    Hearty Bacon Corn Chowder

    even without leftover chicken

    Cashew Caesar Chicken Wraps

    This fun Super Crispy Shrimp + Vegetable Tempura Night is a great way to create a delicious spread whether you’re serving two for a date night or a crowd for a party! tempura vegetables | tempura | party food ideas| tempura recipe for a crowd | date night in | best crispy tempura batter #ad

    Crispy Tempura Shrimp and Vegetables

    Chimichurri Baked Salmon is an easy salmon recipe just perfect for busy weeknights! easy salmon recipe | baked salmon | weeknight dinner | chimichurri fish

    Chimichurri Baked Salmon

    Whether grilling in the campground, on the patio, or over the stove top, Chèvre-Stuffed Burgers with Onion Jam and Arugula are delicious, unexpected, and sure to impress. How to make stuffed burgers | chevre goat cheese recipes | @Montchevre® #ad

    Goat Cheese Stuffed Burgers

    Salt Baked Fish is the perfect method for when you find yourself wondering how to cook a whole fish. Because when you make baked fish in salt you honor the whole fish with an equally stunning, but actually very easy preparation. baked fish in salt | salt baked fish recipe

    Whole Salt Crusted Baked Fish

    Chicken Tortilla Soup served with the soup base, chicken and toppings all separately to top as you'd like is perfect to serve a crowd!

    Chicken Tortilla Soup

    White Bean Braised Skillet Chicken topped with homemade Sourdough Bacon Croutons is a quick comforting meal – perfect for weeknights! Skillet chicken recipes | boneless chicken breast | cast iron | stovetop | for dinner | white bean recipes | @Safeway #ad

    Braised Chicken and White Beans Skillet

    This modern take on classic Tuna Casserole is made with a homemade creamy base, fresh produce, loads of flavor and yummy crispy garlic topping. How to make tuna casserole from scratch | easy tuna noodle casserole bake recipe | best tuna casserole without soup recipes.

    Cheesy Tuna Casserole with Garlic Crisp Topping

    Baked Honey Ginger Chicken is an easy weeknight dinner recipe with tender meat, crispy skin and big flavor! baked chicken | legs breast thigh tenders tenderloins | recipes | honey baked chicken | soy | garlic | glazed | easy chicken recipes for dinner | gluten free | baked chicken for a crowd

    Baked Honey Ginger Chicken

    Taco Lasagna is a simple layered pasta dish with no bake noodles, loads of cheddar cheese and cumin-spiked beefy tomato sauce made from frozen taco filling that is sure to become one of your family's favorite weeknight meals! #SealToSavor #CollectiveBias #ad @FoodSaver

    Freezer Ready Taco Lasagna

    Bomb Blueberry Grilled Chicken Quinoa Salad with torn kale, fresh blueberries and homemade Bomb Blueberry Marinade and Dressing made with Brasilia Blueberry Bai for a quick kick of fresh juicy flavor and antioxidants! @DrinkBai #FlavorLife #ad quinoa salad for summer | quinoa salad for lunch | quinoa salad with fruit | quinoa salad easy recipes

    Blueberry Chicken Quinoa Salad

    The cooking method popular with professional chefs is now easier than ever to do yourself at home. With this step-by-step sous-vide guide you’ll be vacuum sealing and sous-viding the most mouthwatering steak, chicken, fish or vegetables perfectly, every time. sous vide steak | sous vide for beginners #ad #SousVidePerfection

    Garlic Rosemary Sous Vide Steak

    Watermelon Caprese Grilled Cheese may make you take a double take. Not only because it's beautiful and pink and absolutely mouth watering, but also because it's a little weird. But trust me, this combination WORKS. Each ingredient adds a little something different in terms of flavor and texture and every bite leaves you wondering what the next has in store. Watermelon Caprese | Caprese Grilled Cheese | How to Make Caprese Grilled Cheese | Recipe from ONEarmedMAMA.com @1armedmama

    Watermelon Caprese Grilled Cheese

    10 Minute Lemon Salmon Rice Bowl

    Tender fall apart corned beef on a fork with blistered cabbage, mustard and potatoes on plate in background.

    Baked Corned Beef and Cabbage

    Asian Shrimp Lettuce Wraps recipe | diy buffet dinner spread | self serve family meal idea | quick weeknight meal #sponsored @CloduBois @SeaPakShrimpCo

    Asian Shrimp Lettuce Wraps DIY Easy Meal Idea

    only smoked sausage and apples. skillet meals | one skillet meal | cast iron skillet meal | sausage and apples recipe

    Fried Sausage and Apples Skillet Meal

    green lentil stew with fresh herbs and sourdough bread

    Green Lentil Soup with Sausage

    Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken | pressure cooker chicken teriyaki in minutes | chicken teriyaki from frozen | slow cooker crock pot chicken teriyaki | meal prep teriyaki sauce bowl | Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki recipe video

    Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken in Minutes

    Thai Beef Curry Noodle Soup | Gluten Free Soup | Beef Noodle Soup | Beef Vegetable Curry | Curry Soup

    Thai Beef Curry Noodle Soup

    #LEMLoveToProcess #CollectiveBias #ad

    Braised Cabbage and Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner

    Gluten Free easy and quick Weeknight Dinner Shrimp Scampi #PastaPerfection #CollectiveBias #ad

    (10 minute!) Garlic Lemon Shrimp Scampi

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