Main Dish Recipes - Lana’s Cooking

Finished fried chicken on a white serving platter.

Main Dish Recipes

These main dish recipes will help you answer the ever-present daily 500-dollar question – what to cook for dinner (or supper as we call it in the south). If you’re looking for a specific sub-category, try these links:

Beef | Eggs and Dairy | Fish and Seafood | Lamb | Meatless | Pasta | Pork | Poultry | Sandwiches | Soups and Stews

Newest Main Dish Recipes

A buffalo chicken wrap showing the chicken and vegetables on the interior.

Grilled Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Creamed chipped beef, also known as SOS, on toast sitting on a white plate.

Creamed Chipped Beef

Finished fried chicken fingers with dipping sauces on the side.

Nana’s Crispy Fried Chicken Fingers

Bacon cheeseburger with blue cheese on a white plate with french fries.

Bacon Cheeseburger

Finished baked ziti with bubbly cheese on top.

Easy Baked Ziti

Finished fried chicken on a white serving platter.

Real Simple Southern Fried Chicken

Popular Main Dishes

A serving of chicken and rice on a dish with a skillet in the background.

Old Fashioned Chicken and Rice

Grilled fish with lemon and parsley on a serving plate.

Simple Seasoned Grilled Fish

Pouring sauce over finished pork loin in a serving dish.

The BEST Marinated Pork Loin

Finished fried chicken on a white serving platter.

Real Simple Southern Fried Chicken

Beef Recipes

A serving of chili topped with shredded cheese in a red bowl.

Quick and Easy Chili

Tacos on a white serving plate.

Carne Asada Tacos

Sloppy Joe sandwich on a white serving plate.

Homemade Sloppy Joes Back to School Dinner

Bacon cheeseburger with blue cheese on a white plate with french fries.

Bacon Cheeseburger

Creamed chipped beef, also known as SOS, on toast sitting on a white plate.

Creamed Chipped Beef

Steak tips with Creamy Mushroom Sauce over rice on a serving plate.

Steak Tips with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

MORE BEEF RECIPES

Soup and Stew Recipes

Finished chicken broth in a glass jar.

Homemade Chicken Broth

Black Eyed Peas and Green Soup in a serving bowl.

Black Eyed Peas and Greens Soup

A serving of oxtail stew over rice on a dinner plate.

Oxtails and Rice

Pork, potatoes, and salsa verde make this delicious southwestern pork stew a Tex-Mex delight! Slow Cooker Southwestern Pork Stew from @NevrEnoughThyme https://www.lanascooking.com/slow-cooker-southwestern-pork-stew

Slow Cooker Southwestern Pork Stew

MORE SOUPS AND STEWS

Pasta Recipes

Finished baked ziti with bubbly cheese on top.

Easy Baked Ziti

Mediterranean Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta - shrimp in a sauce chock full of Mediterranean ingredients served over delicate angel hair pasta. https://www.lanascooking.com/mediterranean-shrimp-with-angel-hair-pasta/

Mediterranean Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta

A Dutch oven filled with macaroni and cheese.

Easy Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese

Finished bolognese sauce with spaghetti in a serving bowl.

Traditional Bolognese Sauce

A traditional Greek recipe, this Pastitsio is adapted to more suit southern tastes. Layers of pasta and meat sauce topped with a creamy, cheesy bechamel. https://www.lanascooking.com/pastitsio/

Pastitsio

The finished dish in a white serving bowl with forks on the side.

Sausage and Leek Pasta

MORE PASTA RECIPES

All Main Dish Recipes

A buffalo chicken wrap showing the chicken and vegetables on the interior.

Grilled Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Creamed chipped beef, also known as SOS, on toast sitting on a white plate.

Creamed Chipped Beef

Finished fried chicken fingers with dipping sauces on the side.

Nana’s Crispy Fried Chicken Fingers

A pan of macaroni and cheese with a spoon inside taking a scoop out.

Classic Macaroni and Cheese

Bacon cheeseburger with blue cheese on a white plate with french fries.

Bacon Cheeseburger

Finished baked ziti with bubbly cheese on top.

Easy Baked Ziti

Finished fried chicken on a white serving platter.

Real Simple Southern Fried Chicken

Grilled fish with lemon and parsley on a serving plate.

Simple Seasoned Grilled Fish

Machaca Burritos on a serving plate.

Machaca Burritos

A serving of steak and eggs with parsley garnish.

Steak and Eggs

Tuna melt sandwich with potato chips on a white plate.

Oven Baked Tuna Melt Sandwich

Two pork tenderloin sandwiches on a wooden board.

Roasted Pork Tenderloin Sandwich